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Three Women Who Have Been Appointed to Named Professorships at State Universities

Three Women Who Have Been Appointed to Named Professorships at State Universities

Olga F. Jarrín Montaner has been appointed to the Hunterdon Endowed Professorship in Nursing Research at Rutgers University in New Jersey. Shadi Nazarian is the inaugural holder of the H. Ralph Hawkins, FAIA, Chair in Architecture at the University of Texas at Arlington and Jessica Larsen is the Carol and John Cromer ’63 Family Endowed Associate Professor in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Clemson University in South Carolina.

In Memoriam: Marilyn Faye Marek Schroer, 1956-2022

In Memoriam: Marilyn Faye Marek Schroer, 1956-2022

Dr. Schroer taught for four years at the University of Texas at Arlington. After marrying, she moved to South Carolina and worked as a skills enhancement coordinator at Piedmont Technical College while raising a family. In 1999, she joined the psychology faculty at Newbury College and taught there for 20 years.

Jennifer Evans-Crowley Named President of the University of Texas at Arlington

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.

Waded Cruzado is the New Chair of the Board of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities

Waded Cruzado is the New Chair of the Board of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities

Dr. Cruzado has been president of Montana State since January 2010. Prior to coming to Montana State, Dr. Cruzado served as executive vice president and provost at New Mexico State University. She served as NMSU’s interim president from 2008-2009. She also served as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at NMSU from 2003 to 2007.

New Appointments or Duties for 10 Women Faculty Members

New Appointments or Duties for 10 Women Faculty Members

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.

Dara Dunn Named Acting Chancellor at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro

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.

Four Women in New Teaching Roles

Four Women in New Teaching Roles

The women in new teaching roles are Lydia Bourouiba at MIT, Sonja Stephenson Watson at the University of Texas at Arlington, Leah Hager Cohen at the College of the Holy Cross and Xiaohong Chen at Yale University.

Five Women Academics Win Awards

Five Women Academics Win Awards

Kimberly Ruebel, Estela Mara Bensimon, Jill Beech, Dedra Cantrell, and Karyn Purvis are honored.