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Bonita Brown Named the Fourteenth Chancellor of Winston-Salem State University
Earlier in her career, Bonita Brown served as an assistant attorney with Winston-Salem State University. On July 1, she will return to the university as its fourteenth chancellor.
Stacia Haynie Chosen as the Thirteenth President of Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas
In 2019, Dr. Haynie was named executive vice president and provost at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. Earlier, Dr. Haynie was dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences and the J.W. Annison Jr. Family Alumni Professor in the department of political science. She joined the faculty at LSU in 1990.
Nine Women Who Have Been Appointed to Administrative Posts at Colleges and Universities
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
University of North Texas Is Launching an Esports Team for Women
In 2018, the University of North Texas became the first public educational institution in the state to offer an esports program. A year later, the university began offering scholarships to esports players. Now the University of North Texas is launching an esports team dedicated to women players and will offer scholarships to members of the team.
Michigan State University’s Angela K. Wilson Wins Major Award for Women in Chemistry
Angela K. Wilson is John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at Michigan State University. Dr. Wilson also serves as associate dean for strategic initiatives in the College of Natural Science and she is the current president of the American Chemical Society.
Jennifer Evans-Crowley Named President of the University of Texas at Arlington
Dr. Evans-Crowley has been serving as provost and vice president of academic affairs at the University of North Texas. Earlier, she was a member of the faculty at Ohio State University. She served there as vice provost for capital planning and regional campuses, associate dean for academic affairs and administration in the College of Engineering, and department chair and professor in the department of city and regional planning.
Angela K. Wilson Is the New President of the American Chemical Society
Angela K. Wilson is the John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor of Chemistry at Michigan State University. She is a prominent scholar in the fields of theoretical and computational chemistry. Before joining the faculty at Michigan State, Dr. Wilson was the director of the Chemistry Division at the National Science Foundation from 2016 to 2018.
In Memoriam: Edra Charlotte Bogle, 1934-2021
Dr. Bogle began her career in the academic world as a librarian at what is now Western Oregon University. Dr. Bogle joined the English department faculty at the University of North Texas in 1968 and continued to teach there until 2004.
Colleges and Universities Announce the Appointments of Seven Women to Dean Positions
The new deans are Rose Cuison-Villazor at Rutgers Law School in Newark, New Jersey, Ramona Denby-Brinson at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Cecilia Konchar Farr at West Liberty University in West Virginia, Danielle Dennis at the University of Rhode Island, Karen C. Goff at Oberlin College in Ohio, Pamela Padilla at the University of North Texas, and Melissa Lubin at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
University of Virginia Scholar Wins the 2021 Rilke Prize Awarded to a Mid-Career Poet
Since 2012, the University of North Texas’s department of English has awarded the annual Rilke Prize to recognize exceptional artistry and vision by a mid-career poet. The prize is named after the German poet Rainer Maria Rilke (1875-1926).
Texas Woman’s University to Offer Joint Master of Social Work Degree With the University of North Texas
Students of the program are considered members of both university communities, and they will have access to resources on both campuses. Upon successful degree completion, program graduates will be jointly awarded a degree from Texas Woman’s University and the University of North Texas.
President Emerita Nancy Oliver Gray Returns to Lead Hollins University as Interim President
Gray served as the 11th president of Hollins University for 12 years before her retirement in 2017. Now she will return after her successor, Pareena Lawrence, announced that she was stepping down after only two years “to pursue her long-standing interest in international education and development.”
Donde Plowman Named Chancellor of the University of Tennessee
Currently Dr. Plowman serves as executive vice chancellor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Earlier in her career, Dr. Plowman served as a professor of management at the University of Tennessee and was head of the university’s management department from 2008 to 2010.
Four Women Who Have Been Appointed to Dean Posts at State Universities
The new deans are Elizabeth Kronk Warner at University of Utah Law, Verna Williams at University of Cincinnati Law, Mei Wei at the College of Engineering and Technology at Ohio University, and Tamara Brown at the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences at University of North Texas.
Stacia Haynie Appointed Provost and Executive Vice President at Louisiana State University
Dr. Haynie has been serving as interim provost. Earlier, Dr. Haynie was dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences and is the J.W. Annison Jr. Family Alumni Professor in the department of political science. She joined the faculty at Louisiana State University in 1990.
Kilgore College’s First Woman President Has Her Contract Extended for Five Years
Dr. Kays was appointed as the educational institution’s ninth president in 2016. She is the first woman to serve as president in the college’s history. In the past, the college had only given its president two-year deals.
Nine Women Appointed to Dean Positions at Major Universities
The women appointed to dean positions are Laura Mosqueda, Rochelle L. Ford, Elizabeth Theiss-Morse, Jana Hawley, Emile M. Townes, Deborah Ward, Laura Kohn-Wood, Amy B. Henley, and Hilary Godwin.
In Memoriam: Suanne Davis Roueche, 1942-2017
Suanne Roueche, served for than 20 years as director of the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development and was senior lecturer emerita in the department of educational administration at the University of Texas. She was a leading advocate of community college education.
In Memoriam: Mary Evelyn Blagg Huey, 1922-2017
Mary Evelyn Blagg Huey was the only alumna and the first woman to serve as president of Texas Woman’s University. She was named president of the university in 1976 and served in that role until her retirement in 1986.
One Woman Among the Three Finalists for Provost at the University of Arkansas
Sheryl Tucker is the associate vice provost for academic affairs and dean of the Graduate College at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater. She is also a professor of chemistry at the university.
The First Woman President of Kilgore College in Texas
Dr. Brenda Kays has served as vice president for student learning and success at Guilford Technical Community College in North Carolina and as dean of instructional services and chief academic officer at Vernon College in Texas.
The Next Chancellor of the Eunice Campus of Louisiana State University
Kimberly A. Russell was named chancellor of Louisiana State University Eunice. The university enrolls about 2,700 students and women make up 70 percent of the student body, according to the latest data from the U.S. Department of Education.
Women Appointed to Administrative Posts at Colleges and Universities
The appointees are Letizia Gambrelle-Boone at Virginia State, Evangeline Cummings at the University of Florida, Karen Nelson Moore at Harvard, Audrey Marcus Berkman at Wellesley College, Joanne Woodward at the University of North Texas, Marsha Mailick at the University of Wisconsin, and Hemlata Jhaveri at the University of Texas.
Dara Dunn Named Acting Chancellor at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Since 2013, Dr. Dunn has served as provost and executive vice chancellor at the university. Previously, she was provost at the University of Texas at Arlington. Dr. Dunn holds a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of North Texas.
Three Women in New Faculty Roles at American Universities
The women in new teaching posts are Keisa W. Mathis at the University of North Texas Health Science Center, S. Ilgin Guler at Pennsylvania State University, and Margaret Skurka at Indiana University Northwest in Gary.
Seventeen Women in New Higher Education Administrative Positions
Here is this week’s summary of appointments and promotions of women to high-level administrative posts at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
College of Fine Arts at Ohio University Names Finalists for the Position of Dean
Two of the three finalists are women: Jean Miller, an associate dean in the College of Visual Arts and Design at the University of North Texas, and Margaret Kennedy-Dygas, an associate dean in the College of the Arts at the University of Louisiana Lafayette.
Bonita Jacobs Is a Finalist for Presidency of North Georgia College and State University
The board of regents for the University System of Georgia has announced that Bonita Jacobs is one of two finalists for the presidency of North Georgia College and State University in Dahlonega.
