All Entries Tagged With: "University of Southern Mississippi"
Monic Ductan Receives Inaugural Tennessee Book Award in Fiction
Monic Ductan was honored for her first book, Daughters of Muscadine: Stories. She currently teaches creative writing and literature at Tennessee Tech University.
New University Faculty Positions for Eight Women Scholars
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new faculty 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.
Six Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Duties
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new faculty 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.
Ten Women Leaders Appointed to Dean Positions
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new dean 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
Seven Women Scholars Appointed to New Faculty Positions
The seven women named to new faculty posts are Christina L. Boyd at Washington University in St. Louis, Sonya Smith at Howard University, Jeanie Murphy at Goucher College in Baltimore, Christine Julien at Virginia Tech, Kim Grainger at North Carolina State University, Kelly Lester at the University of Southern Mississippi, and Kathleen Gallagher at the University of Oklahoma.
Eight Women Appointed to Dean Positions at Universities
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new dean 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.
Rebecca Tuuri Appointed President of Mississippi Historical Society
“I’m honored to be the president of this dynamic organization that celebrates local and statewide history projects that uplift a more honest historical narrative that can serve as an inspiration to our state and nation,” said Dr. Tuuri.
Association of Women in Mathematics Honors Baylor University’s Trena Wilkerson
Trena Wilkerson, a professor of mathematics education at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, received the Louise Hay Award from the Association for Women in Mathematics.
Connie Walton Is the New Leader of Grambling State University in Louisiana
Dr. Walton has been serving as the institution’s provost and vice president for academic affairs and has worked at Grambling for over 30 years. Dr. Walton has been a professor of chemistry at the university. Her research focuses on the synthesis and characterization of molecules that exhibit liquid crystalline behavior and polymer synthesis. She holds two U.S. patents.
Seven Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New Roles at Universities
Taking on new duties are Keiki Kawaiʻaeʻa at the University of Hawai’i at Hilo, Maureen Edobor at the Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, Joanna Bosse at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Chileatha Wynn at North Carolina A&T State University, Kimberly Juanita Brown at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, Kelly Darnell at the University of Southern Mississippi, and Joli Livaudais at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
Four Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Duties
The women faculty members who are taking on new roles are Kathleen Horvath at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Patricia White at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, Brenda Jacobs at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, and Bridget Hayden at the University of Southern Mississippi.
Five Women Scholars Who Have Been Designated for New Assignments
The women assigned to new roles are Toddi Steelman at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, Sheria D. Rowe at Saint Augustine’s University in Raleigh, North Carolina, Borislava Iltcheva at the School of Music at the University of Southern Mississippi, Heather DuBois in the School of Theology and Ministry at Boston College, and Melissa Holt at Boston University.
Chatham University in Pittsburgh Names Rhonda Phillips as Its Twentieth President
Dr. Phillips has been serving as dean of the Honors College at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. Earlier, she was associate dean for the Honors College, at Arizona State University, where she also served as professor and director of the School of Community Resources and Development.
In Memoriam: Nancy McKenzie Dupont
Dr. Dupont joined the journalism faculty at the University of Mississippi in 2006 after spending 17 years as a broadcast journalist and 13 years as a journalism educator at Loyola University in New Orleans. She was promoted to full professor in 2015.
Jinx Coleman Broussard of Louisiana State University Honored for Her Mentoring Work in Public Relations
Jinx Coleman Broussard, the Bart R. Swanson Endowed Memorial Professor in the Manship School of Mass Communication at Louisiana State Univerity, has been selected as the 2021 Bruce K. Berger Educator Honoree from the Plank Center for Leadership in Public Relations. The center is housed at the University of Alabama.
Five Women Scholars Who Have Been Named to Dean Positions in Higher Education
Taking on new roles as deans are Jin Wang at Florida State University, Carla Panzella at the University of Pittsburgh, Tywana Hemby at Voorhees College in Denmark, South Carolina, Ashley C. Benson at Luther College in Decorak, Iowa, and Sabine Heinhorst at the University of Southern Mississippi.
Ten Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New Duties at Major Universities
Here is this week’s listing of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions, have been assigned new duties, or have been promoted.
Five Women Who Are Taking on New Faculty Roles at Major Universities
Taking on new faculty assignments are Jodi Byrd at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, Liza Comita at Yale University School of the Environment, Stacy Creel at the University of Southern Mississippi, Michelle Scherer at the University of Iowa, and Beth Wahler at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
New Faculty Assignments at Colleges and Universities for Six Woman Scholars
Taking on new roles are Yara González-Justiniano at Vanderbilt Divinity School, Emily A. Gasser at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, Anna Storti at Duke University, Grace Marie Bochenek at the University of Central Florida, Amy Wendt at the University of Wisconsin, and Jessica Kastler at the University of Southern Mississippi.
Ten Women Who Have Been Appointed to Administrative Positions in Higher Education
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
In Memoriam: Jacqueline E. Fuller Certion, 1972-2020
Jacqueline Certion was the assistant director of the Foundations for Academic Success Track, or FASTrack, in the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Mississippi. In her position, Certion served as an adviser and mentor for thousands of students over the past 19 years.
New Assignments in Higher Education for Six Women Faculty Members
Taking on new assignments are Miriam Felton-Dansky at Bard College in New York, Kyna Shelley at the University of Southern Mississippi, Anita Hazelwood at the University of Louisiana Lafayette, Matilde Bombardini at the University of California Berkeley, Filiz Garip at Princeton University, and Ke Dong at Duke University.
Five Women Who Have Been Appointed to New Administration Positions at Universities
Taking on new administrative roles are Kelly Lucas at the University of Southern Mississippi, Azmera Hammouri-Davis at Tufts University in Massachusetts, Rachel James-Terry at Jackson State University in Mississippi, Keiko Price at Emory University in Atlanta, and Kimberly Reese at Xavier University in New Orleans.
New Positions or Roles for Eight Women Scholars in Higher Education
Here is this week’s listing of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions or have been assigned new duties.
Seven Women Faculty Members Are Given New Assignments in Higher Education
Here is this week’s listing of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions or have been assigned new duties.
Colleges and Universities Announce the Appointment of Ten Women to Administrative Posts
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Baylor University’s Trena Wilkerson is the New Leader of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The council, which has more than 30,000 members, is headquartered in Reston, Virginia, and publishes books for educators, as well as journals, including the Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12 and Mathematics Teacher Educator.
Connie Walton Appointed Provost at Grambling State University in Louisiana
Dr. Walton is a professor of chemistry at the university. Her research focuses on the synthesis and characterization of molecules that exhibit liquid crystalline behavior and polymer synthesis. She holds two U.S. patents. Dr. Walton has served as interim provost since May 2019.
University of Southern Mississippi Scholar Honored by the Medical Fitness Association
Melissa Ziegler, who has taught in the kinesiotherapy program in the School of Health Sciences at the University of Southern Mississippi for the past 13 years, was presented with the 2019 Marla Richmond Memorial Education Award from the Medical Fitness Association.
In Memoriam: Patti J. Shock, 1941-2019
Professor Shock began her academic career at Georgia State University. After 10 years on the faculty, she joined the faculty in the William F. Harrah College of Hospitality at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 1988. She served as chair of the department of tourism and convention administration for 18 years.
Leila Hamdan Chosen to Lead the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation
Dr. Hamdan is an associate professor of coastal sciences and interim associate director of the School of Ocean Science and Engineering at the University of Southern Mississippi. She will become president of the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation in 2021.
Four Women Who Have Stepped Down From Their Posts at Colleges and Universities
The four women who have retired from their posts in higher education are Tommie Stewart at Alabama State University, Diane Windham Shaw at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, Filomina C. Steady at Wellesley College in Massachusetts, and Alfreda Horton at the University of Southern Mississippi.
Amy Rosonet LeBert Chosen to Lead the Council of State Speech-Language-Hearing Association Presidents
Amy Rosonet LeBert will serve as president-elect for 2019 before transitioning to president in 2020. She is a clinical instructor and director of the Speech Pathology Clinic at the University of Southern Mississippi. She has taught at the School of Speech & Hearing Sciences at the university for the past 11 years.
A Half Dozen Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking On New Assignments at Universities
Here is this week’s listing of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions or have been assigned new duties.
University of Southern Mississippi Scholar Receives 2019 STEM Educator Ada Lovelace Award
Dr. Julie Cwikla was honored for her efforts at advancing STEM opportunities for her students at the University of Southern Mississippi.
