Duke University has awarded distinguished professorships to 22 faculty members in the School of Medicine. The distinction honors faculty who have demonstrated extraordinary scholarship in advancing science and improving human health. Nine of the 22 new Distinguished Professors are women.

The Southern African Society for Plant Pathology recently presented its Christiaan Hendrick Persoon Medal to Washington State University's Lindsey du Toit. The award is the society's highest honor.

Dr. Frey was affiliated with the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania for three decades. During her tenure, she served as the college's assistant dean and director of advising.

Here is this week’s roundup of women scholars who have been appointed to new positions in the academic world. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.

The Society for Public Health Education has announced awards for Amy Thompson of Oakland University in Michigan, Elizabeth England-Kennedy of New Mexico State University, Angela Carman of the University of Kentucky, and Megan Williams of Texas A&M University.

The new deans are Laila J. Richman at Towson University, Tiece M. Ruffin at Fort Lewis College, Suzanne Reading at Butler University, Stephanie Reid-Arndt at the University of Missouri, Amy Elliott at Marietta College, and Kristina Callis Duffin at the University of Utah.

A Clemson University faculty member since 1990, Dr. LaBerge is the author of numerous publications and the holder of several patents related to the design of orthopedic and vascular implants.

The appointments are Marquita Graves at North Carolina A&T State University, Christine Hutchins at James Madison University, Aurali Dade at George Mason University, Karen Eye at Western Carolina University, Dee Dee Mayer at Pepperdine University, Mary Czech-Mrochinski at Marquette University, Neela Rajendra at Reed College, and Rachael Honig at the University of Rochester.

Cristina M. Rodríguez was appointed dean of Yale Law School earlier this year. The National Hispanic Bar Foundation recently honored Professor Rodríguez for her outstanding academic leadership and contributions to the legal profession.

The seven women promoted and awarded tenure at Hamilton College in New York are Nadya Bair and Arathi Menon in art history, Charlotte Botha in music, Anna Huff in digital arts, Amy Koenig in classics, Heather Kropp in environmental sciences, and Mahala Dyer Stewart in sociology.

In countries with higher scores on the 2017 Human Development Index, women represent a larger share of the workforce in care-economy jobs, such as teachers, nurses, or social workers.

Dr. Fallon comes to her new role from St. John Fisher University in Rochester, New York, where she has served as dean of the School of Arts and Sciences since 2018. Previously, she was provost at Marylhurst University in Oregon.