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Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education

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.

In Memoriam: Elizabeth Delmore, 1921-2018

In Memoriam: Elizabeth Delmore, 1921-2018

Sister Delmore served on the faculty at St. Catherine University for 20 years and was library director for 10 years. After retiring in 1984, Sister Delmore served for seven years as chaplain in the cardiac unit at a local hospital.

In Memoriam: Margery Smith, 1928-2018

In Memoriam: Margery Smith, 1928-2018

Margery Smith served for a quarter century on the English department faculty at Saint Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota. She then spent 18 years as university archivist.

In Memoriam: John Christine Wolkerstorfer, 1931-2017

In Memoriam: John Christine Wolkerstorfer, 1931-2017

Professor Wolkerstorfer taught American history at Saint Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota, for 24 years. She retired in 1997.

In Memoriam: Mary Thompson, 1928-2017

In Memoriam: Mary Thompson, 1928-2017

Sister Mary Thompson joined the faculty at Saint Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1964. She taught there for 36 years until her retirement in 2000. She chaired the chemistry department there for 21 years.

Five Women Who Are Stepping Down From Their Current Posts in Higher Education

Five Women Who Are Stepping Down From Their Current Posts in Higher Education

Stepping down from their current posts are Nasrin Jewell at St. Catherine University, Mary Spilde at Lane Community College in Oregon, Carol M. Swain at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Deborah Jenson at Duke University in North Carolina, and Nancy Winship at Brandeis University in Massachusetts,

In Memoriam: Patricia Ann Hvidston, 1944-2016

In Memoriam: Patricia Ann Hvidston, 1944-2016

Patricia Hvidston was a former administrator and trustee of Saint Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota. After a successful career in banking, she led a $80 million fundraising drive at the university as its vice president for development and external relations.

Eight Women Taking on New Administrative Duties in Higher Education

Eight Women Taking on New Administrative Duties 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.

Women's College Graduate Named to the Minnesota Supreme Court

Women’s College Graduate Named to the Minnesota Supreme Court

Anne McKeig, a graduate of Saint Catherine University in St. Paul, was appointed an associate justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court. Minnesota is now one of only two states where women make up a majority of the justices on the state’s highest court. She is also the first American Indian justice to serve on Minnesota’s highest court.

In Memoriam: Jean Francine Dummer, 1932-2016

In Memoriam: Jean Francine Dummer, 1932-2016

Dr. Dummer served as a faculty member in the department of education at Saint Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota, from 1973 until her retirement in 2005. She was the first director of the university’s master’s degree program in education.

Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education

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.

Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education

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.

Eight Women Are Appointed to Dean Positions

Eight Women Are Appointed to Dean Positions

The eight women appointed to dean posts are Marie Hardin, Chandice Covington, Erika Hayes James, Shelley F. Conroy, Wanda J. Blanchett, Cynthia Berg, Marion E. Broome, and Joann Bangs.