A scholar of leadership, communication, and organizational behavior, Dayle Smith has extensive experience as a business educator in academia. She currently serves as dean of the College of Business Administration at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.
Dr. Fung has been officially appointed provost of the University of San Francisco after holding the role in the interim for the past year. She has been a faculty member with the university for over two decades.
Dr. Hill joined the faculty at the University of San Francisco in 1970 as an instructor in English and ethnic studies. Dr. Hill retired as a full professor in 2015 after teaching at the University of San Francisco for 45 years.
Dr. Tran comes to Columbia College from San Jose City College, where she has served as vice president of strategic partnerships and workforce innovation for more than four years. Previously, at Evergreen College in San Jose, she was dean of business and workforce development.
Dr. Oparah has served on the faculty at Mills College in Oakland, California, for more than 20 years. In 2017, she was named provost and dean of the faculty at Mills College. She will assume her new duties at the University of San Francisco on July 12.
Mary Ann Mason was the first woman to serve as dean of the Graduate Division at the University of California, Berkeley. She was a profssor of social welfare at the university for two decades.
A first-generation immigrant from the Philippines, Dr. Tomaneng has been an educator in the California Community College system for nearly 25 years, serving most recently as president of Berkeley City College. Dr. Tomaneng will begin her presidency of San JoseÌ City College on January 6.
Since 2014, Dr. Kahanov has served as dean of the College of Health Sciences and Education at Misericordia University in Dallas, Pennsylvania. Prior to that, she held various positions at Indiana State University, San Jose State University, and San Francisco State University.
Shabnam Koirala-Azad is the new dean of the School of Education at the University of San Francisco. Elizabeth Smith, a professor of biological sciences, was named dean of the faculty at Dartmouth College, and Hallie Hunt was appointed dean of students at California State University, Fullerton.
Sister Mary Aquin O'Neill was a theologian who taught at many colleges and universities and was the co-founder of Mount Saint Agnes Theological Center for Women in Baltimore, Maryland,
Dr. Jamillah Moore was selected from among 47 applicants for the job as president of Cañada College. She had been serving as interim vice chancellor of educational services and planning for the San Mateo County Community College District.
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
