All Entries Tagged With: "Florida State University"
In Memoriam: Mary Theresa Somers Urbano, 1944-2015
She was a clinical professor of pediatrics emerita at the Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. Before joining the faculty at Vanderbilt in 1999, she taught at the University of Miami for 20 years.
Seven Women Scholars Honored With Prestigious Awards
The seven women scholars who have been selected to receive national awards are Beverly Ann Chin, Stephanie Simmons Zuilkowski,, Candice L. Odgers, Darcia F. Narvaez, Sandra D. Lane, Heather J. Conrad, and Katherine C. Hendrix.
The New Provost at the University of South Carolina
Joan T.A. Gabel has been serving as dean of the Trulaske College of Business at the University of Missouri in Columbia since 2010. Previously, she taught at Florida State University and Georgia State University.
Girls’ Misperception of Their Mathematic Abilities Leads to Low Participation in Some STEM Fields
New research by three women scholars at Florida State University finds that women and girls tend to shy away from the physical sciences because they have a misperception that they do not have the ability to excel at advanced mathematics.
Five Universities Appoint Women to Dean Positions
The women appointed to dean posts are Valerie Sheares Ashby at Duke University, Marianne Lewis at the University of Cincinnati, Shannon O’Brien at the University of Montana, Carol D. Edwards at Florida State University, and Mary Margaret Farrell at Clemson University in South Carolina.
A Dozen Women Taking on New Administrative Duties in Higher Education
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been named to key administrative positions at colleges and universities across the United States.
Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education
Here is this week’s news of grants and gifts that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.
President Judith Bense Maps Out Her Future at the University of West Florida
The board of trustees has extended the contract of President Judith Bense until December 31, 2016. She will have a one-year sabbatical and return to the university in 2018 to teach and conduct research in anthropology and archaeology.
Four Women Named to Lead Academic Associations
Taking on leadership roles for academic organizations are Marti Rice of the University of Alabama Birmingham, Marcy Driscoll of Florida State University, Janet Lindemann of the University of South Dakota, and Jennifer Cushman of Ohio University.
Three Women Professors Win Prestigious Book Awards
The book award winners are Kathryn Hellerstein of the University of Pennsylvania, Annika A. Culver of Florida State University, and Benedicte Boisseron of the University of Montana.
Two Women Are Finalists for Dean of the College of Business at Colorado State University
Beth Walker is chair of the department of marketing at the School of Business at Arizona State University and Caryn Beck-Dudley is dean of the College of Business at Florida State University.
Sixteen Women Who Have Been Appointed to New Administrative Positions in Higher Education
Here’s is this week’s roundup of appointments of women to high-level administrative posts at colleges and university across the United States.
Ten Women Receive Appointments to University Administrative Posts
The women in new administrative posts are Maigan Larsen, Cristal Thomas, Usha Rodrigues, Wendy Plant, Tanya Barnes-Jones, Lisa Calvert, Alyson A. Gill, Becky Degen, Meredith Evans, and Charlene E. Wolf-Hall.
Six Women Faculty Members Honored With Prestigious Awards
The honorees are Lindsay R. Wilkerson of Baylor University, Holly Goddard Jones and Chiaki Takagi of the University of North Carolina Greensboro, Nancy J. Miller of Colorado State, Nancy de Grummond of Florida State, and Laura Laster of LeTourneau University.
New Administrative Posts in Higher Education for Nine Women
The women taking on new administrative roles are Elizabeth D. Liddy, Sherrill Berry Scott, Sally E. McRorie, Cinda Scott, Tracee de Hahn, Meredith Gurley Johnson, Deborah M. Wiltrout, Jona Burton, and Nanci Tessier.
In Memoriam: Charlotte Edwards Maguire, 1918-2014
Charlotte Maguire was a pioneering pediatrician who was a major force in the establishment of the medical school at Florida State University. She was the only woman in her class at the University of Arkansas College of Medicine.
Garnett Stokes Named Provost at the University of Missouri
Dr. Stokes has been serving as provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at Florida State University in Tallahassee. She is a former dean at the University of Georgia. Dr. Stokes will begin her new role on February 1.
Jennine Capo Crucet to Receive the 2015 Hillsdale Award for Fiction
Jennine Capo Crucet, an assistant professor of creative writing at Florida State University in Tallahassee, will be honored with the 2015 Hillsdale Award for Fiction at the Celebration of Southern Literature in Chattanooga, Tennesse, this coming April.
Six Women in New Faculty Roles at Colleges and Universities
The women in new faculty roles are Mary Ziegler at Florida State University, Sally Cockburn at Hamilton College, Christa Jackson at Iowa State University, Kelly Klump at Michigan State University, Cassi Pittman at Case Western Reserve University, and Laura Lindenfeld at the University of Maine.
Michele Wheatly Is the Only Woman Candidate for President of Florida State University
Dr. Wheatly is one of four candidates for the post of president of Florida State University. She is the former provost and vice president for academic affairs at West Virginia University.
How to Retain Women in High Tech Fields
A new study by researchers at Baylor University and Florida State University finds that employers have been focusing on the wrong challenges facing women in the informational technology field. Occupational culture and informal social networks at IT firms are what need to be addressed if women are to ever feel welcome in IT.
Thirteen Women in New High-Level Administrative Roles in Higher Education
The women taking on new assignments are Viji Murali, Tonia Moody, Pamela Ray, Megan Wilkinson, Mary Purvis, Angie Freeman Shephard, Kim Sims, Jeanette Kowalik, Naomi Powell, Megan Sanders, Lisa Cruces, Andrea Jenkins, and Judith E. Bergtraum.
Two Women Scholars Honored With Awards
Carol Bocetti, an associate professor at California University of Pennsylvania was recognized by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Mirja Perez de Calleja, a doctoral student in philosophy at Florida State University, has won the 2014 Philosophical Explorations Essay Prize.
Fourteen Women Taking on New Administrative Duties at Colleges and Universities
The appointees are: Nancy L. Jones, Melissa Sanders, Venessa Funches, Joanna Young, Kenyatta Tatum Futterman, Zella Palmer, Linda Allen, Patricia M. Alvarez McHatton, Valerie Day, Nina King, Angela Simmons, Lisa Liseno, Loretta A. Moore, and Erinn Barcomb-Peterson.
Florida State University Scholar to Lead New UTeach STEM Educators Association
Ellen Granger, director of the Office of Science Teaching Activities in the department of biological sciences at Florida State University, has been named the inaugural president of the executive board of UTeach STEM Educators Association (USEA).
In Memoriam: Eliza Timberlake Dresang, 1941-2014
Dr. Dresang worked for 16 years as a librarian and administrator for the public school district in Madison, Wisconsin, before joining the faculty at Florida State University in 1996. She held endowed chairs at Florida State and later at the University of Washington.
Fifteen Women in New Administrative Roles at U.S. Colleges and Universities
Here is this week’s roundup of new on appointments of women to key administrative positions at colleges and universities across the United States.
Does Facebook Use Increase the Risk of Eating Disorders Among College Women?
The research, led a psychology professor at Florida State, found that spending 20 minutes or more on Facebook per day contributes to the risk of eating disorders by reinforcing college women’s concerns about weight and shape and increasing anxiety.
New Administrative Posts in Higher Education for Nine Women
The women taking on new administrative roles are Enku Galaye, Gild Gely, Sally E. McRorie, Jessica W. Kennedy, Susan Grover, Kristine Paranica, Susan Wilson, Susan Boswell, and Alicia Betsinger.
Ten Women Assuming New Administrative Roles at American Universities
The women with new administrative posts are Amy Wohlert, Jana Jasinski, Kimberly Lamparelli, Susie Brubaker-Cole, Jennifer Heisey, Carla Peterson, Diana Jergovic, Apryle M. Cotton, Sara Childs, and Ellen Amsel.
Three Women Competing for a Dean Position at Virginia Tech
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University has selected three finalists for the position of dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences. All three candidates are women.
Garnett Stokes to Lead Florida State University
The new interim president of Florida State University has served since 2011 as provost and vice president for academic affairs at Florida State. Previously, she was dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Georgia.
Four Women Scholars Presented With Awards
The honorees are Sonya Douglass Horsford at George Mason University, Billie J. Collier at Florida State University, Janice Haggart at North Dakota State University, and Virginia Derryberry at the University of North Carolina at Asheville.
Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education
Here is this week’s news of grants and gifts that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.
Honors for Seven Women Academics
The honorees are Mary Savina of Carleton College, Patricia Cramer of Utah State, Eundeok Kim of Florida State, Peggy Schwartz of the University of Massachusetts, Doris Helms of Clemson University, Bethany Schultz-Hurst of Idaho State, and Sera Young of Cornell University.
