The University of Texas at San Antoino has recently named Whitney Campbell, professor of modern languages and literatures, and Rosalind Horowitz, professor of interdisciplinary learning and teaching, as Ricardo Romo PhD Endowed Professors. In this role, they will develop new courses for students enrolled in the university's Honors College.
The women taking on new endowed faculty roles are Avery Willis Hoffman at the University of Chicago's Court Theatre, Rosalind Horowitz at the University of Texas at San Antonio, Jennifer Mueller at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Indiana, and Jungmeen Kim-Spoon at Virginia Tech.
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.
Dr. Weirsema's award-winning book, The History of a Periphery, provides insight into a over-looked part of the Spanish empire through analyzing rare, hand-drawn maps from Columbia's Pacific Lowlands.
The new deans are Teresa Tritt at Union University in Jackson, Tennessee, Stephanie Santorico at the University of Texas at San Antonio, and Kristina Boone at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
The dean appointments are Stephanie Woods at Texas Woman's University, Felisa Higgins at Purdue University, Alexis Abramson at Columbia University, Jianwei Niu at the University of Texas at San Antonio, and LaReesa Wolfenbarger at Michigan Technological University.
The new provosts are Lois Agnew at Syracuse University, Georgina Dopico at New York University, Michelle Kiec at Commonwealth University in Pennsylvania, Heather Shipley at the University of Texas at San Antonio, and Regina Stovall Robinson at Jarvis Christian University in Texas.
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.
"Rita's absence will leave a void that will be deeply felt by all who had the privilege of working alongside her," said University of Texas San Antonio vice provost and university librarian, Dean Hendrix. "Her legacy of excellence and the positive impact she had on our library and its patrons will be remembered with great admiration."
Dr. DelliCarpini has been serving as chancellor and dean of Pennsylvania State University Abington. Earlier, she was vice provost for strategic educational partnerships and dean of the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Texas at San Antonio. She previously served as professor and dean of the College of Education at Morehead State University in Kentucky
Cathy Yang Liu has been named the Michael and Enid Mescon Endowed Chair in the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University. Alexandra Boltassev was named the Ron and Dotty Garvin Tonjes Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University and Erika Tatiana Camacho has been appointed the inaugural holder of the BerriozaÌbal Endowed Chair at the University of Texas at San Antonio.
A dedicated administrator, faculty member, and colleague, Dr. Smith’s 22-year career at the university included stints serving as interim dean of the College of Business from 2021 to 2022; associate dean of administration and faculty from 2019 to 2023; and associate dean for graduate studies from 2016 to 2019.
