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Eight Women Faculty Members Appointed to New Posts

Eight Women Faculty Members Appointed to New Posts

Here is this week’s roundup of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions.

Six Women Named to Dean Positions in Higher Education

Six Women Named to Dean Positions in Higher Education

The new deans are Michelle Sabick at St. Louis University, Michelle Nuss at the University of Georgia, Dana Heller at Old Dominion University, Elizabeth D. Liddy at Syracuse University, Abigail Tilton at Texas Woman’s University and Mindy J. Deardurff at Macalester College.

Cornelia Bargmann to Receive the $125,000 Edward M. Scolnick Prize in Neuroscience

Cornelia Bargmann to Receive the $125,000 Edward M. Scolnick Prize in Neuroscience

Cornelia Bargmann is the Torsten N. Wiesel Professor and the director of the Lulu and Anthony Wang Laboratory of Neural Circuits and Behavior at Rockefeller University in New York City. She will be honored at MIT on March 30.

New Assignments for Nine Women Faculty Members

New Assignments for Nine Women Faculty Members

Here is this week’s roundup of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions.

Seven Women Scholars Are Named to Dean Positions at Major Universities

Seven Women Scholars Are Named to Dean Positions at Major Universities

The new deans are Judy Neubrander at Illinois State, Bonita Stanton at Seton Hall University, Elizabeth Moje at the University of Michigan, Margaret Fitzgerald at North Dakota State, Anna Scheyett at the University of Georgia, Mariale Hardiman at Johns Hopkins University, and Amanda Moore McBride at the University of Denver.

Ten Women Faculty Members Taking on New Roles in Higher Education

Ten Women Faculty Members Taking on New Roles in Higher Education

Here is this week’s roundup of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions.

Nine Women Who Have Been Appointed to Administrative Posts at Colleges and Universities

Nine Women Who Have Been Appointed to Administrative Posts at Colleges and Universities

Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.

Virginia Carson to Step Down as President of South Georgia State College

Virginia Carson to Step Down as President of South Georgia State College

Dr. Carson became interim president of South Georgia College in 2008 and president in 2009. In 2013, South Georgia College merged with Waycross College to form South Georgia State College with Dr. Carson named to lead the merged institution. She will step down as president on June 30.

Two Women Among the Four Finalists for Dean of the School of Social Work at the University of Georgia

Two Women Among the Four Finalists for Dean of the School of Social Work at the University of Georgia

Among the candidates are Judy L. Postmus, an associate professor of social work and the founder of the Center on Violence Against Women & Children at Rutgers University in New Jersey, and Anna Scheyett, a professor and dean of the College of Social Work at the University of South Carolina.

Director Announced for New Legal Clinic on Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation

Director Announced for New Legal Clinic on Child Endangerment and Sexual Exploitation

Emma M. Hetherington, a graduate of the University of Georgia School of Law, was named as the inaugural director of the new clinic at the law school. She had been in private practice representing clients in child welfare dependency proceedings and sexual exploitation cases.

The First Woman President of Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania

The First Woman President of Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania

Kathy Brittain Richardson currently serves as provost and professor of communication at Berry College in Georgia. When she becomes president of Westminster College in July, she will be the first woman to the lead the liberal arts college in its 164-year history.

New Duties for Five Women Faculty Members at State Universities

New Duties for Five Women Faculty Members at State Universities

Taking on new roles are Elizabeth Jakob at the University of Massachusetts, Kilkka Kenttamaa at Purdue University, Karen J.L. Burg at the University of Georgia, Amy Rupiper Taggart at North Dakota State University, and Sarah Bergbreiter at the University of Maryland.

Six Women Appointed to New Administrative Posts at Major Universities

Six Women Appointed to New Administrative Posts at Major Universities

The appointees are Andrea Tawney at New Mexico State University, Sarah Scalese at Syracuse University, Eva K. Pickens at Texas Southern University, Paula Arce-Trigatti at Rice University, Alison Bracewell McCullick at the University of Georgia, and Erin Robinson Swink at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Georgia Regents University/University of Georgia Medical Partnership Announces Dean Candidates

Georgia Regents University/University of Georgia Medical Partnership Announces Dean Candidates

Angela Sharkey, associate dean for faculty affairs and professional development and a professor of pediatrics at the Saint Louis University School of Medicine in Missouri, is one of two finalists for the post.

University of Georgia Program Aims to Train Women Faculty Members for Leadership Posts

University of Georgia Program Aims to Train Women Faculty Members for Leadership Posts

The goal of the Women’s Leadership Fellows program is to have women faculty members hone their leadership skills in order to gain a deeper understanding of the challenges and opportunities available to women at leading research universities.

New Administration Posts for 10 Women in Higher Education

New Administration Posts for 10 Women 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.

The New President of the Ecological Society of America

The New President of the Ecological Society of America

Monica G. Turner, the Eugene P. Odum Professor of Ecology and the Vilas Research Professor of Zoology at the University of Wisconsin, was elected president of the Ecological Society of America.

Two Women Sociologists Honored by the American Psychology Association

Two Women Sociologists Honored by the American Psychology Association

Kathleen Slevin of the College of William and Mary and Toni Calasanti of Virginia Tech are the first non-psychologists to win the Florence L. Denmark Award for Contributions to Women and Aging from the American Psychology Association.

The University of Georgia Looks to Increase the Number of Women in Leadership Roles

The University of Georgia Looks to Increase the Number of Women in Leadership Roles

The percentage of women in leadership posts at the University of Georgia has remained flat for the past decade. A new Women’s Leadership Initiative aims to provide training and other resources so that women have more opportunities for leadership posts.

Clemson University Scholar Is the New Leader of the American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners

Clemson University Scholar Is the New Leader of the American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners

Patty B. Scharko is a professor of animal and veterinary sciences and a field and extension veterinarian at Clemson University in South Carolina. She has been on the staff at Clemson since 2008. Previously, she was an extension veterinarian at the University of Kentucky.

One Woman Among Four Finalists to Lead the University of Georgia-Griffin

One Woman Among Four Finalists to Lead the University of Georgia-Griffin

Luanne Lohr is the national program lead for economics at the United States Forest Service. She has served in this post since October 2014. Previously, Dr. Lohr was a professor of agricultural and applied economics at the University of Georgia.

Nineteen Women Appointed to Administrative Posts in Higher Education

Nineteen Women Appointed to Administrative Posts 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.

The New Provost at the University of South Carolina

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.

Flora Tydings is the New President of Chattanooga State Community College in Tennessee

Flora Tydings is the New President of Chattanooga State Community College in Tennessee

Since 2003, Dr. Tyding has served as president of Athens Technical College in Georgia. Earlier in her career, she was vice president of academic affairs at Central Georgia Technical College in Warner Robins.

One Woman Finalist to Lead the Georgia Regents University / University of Georgia Medical Partnership

One Woman Finalist to Lead the Georgia Regents University / University of Georgia Medical Partnership

Klea Bertakis is a professor and chair of the department of family and community medicine at the University of California, Davis School of Medicine in Sacramento. She is one of four candidates for dean of the Georgia medical school.

Nineteen Women With New Administrative Posts at U.S. Colleges and Universities

Nineteen Women With New Administrative Posts at U.S. Colleges and Universities

Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.

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.

Five Women Appointed to High-Level Administrative Posts in Higher Education

Five Women Appointed to High-Level Administrative Posts in Higher Education

The women appointed to new administrative positions are Jennifer deHart at Unity College, Kerry Chaplin at Vassar College, Erica J. Hashimoto at the University of Georgia, Evelyn Gaiser at Florida International University, and Kelli Thomas at the University of Kansas.

Hollins University Professor Wins Book Award

Hollins University Professor Wins Book Award

Elizabeth O. Dulemba, the author of more than two dozen children’s titles who teaches picture book design and creative writing at Hollins University in Roanoke, Virginia, has received the Green Earth Book Award from the Nature Generation.

Mary Ann Johnson of the University of Georgia to Lead the American Society for Nutrition

Mary Ann Johnson of the University of Georgia to Lead the American Society for Nutrition

Mary Ann Johnson is the Bill and June Flatt Professor in Foods and Nutrition in the College of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Georgia. She has been on the faculty at the university since 1983.

Thirteen Women Taking on New Administrative Duties in Higher Education

Thirteen Women Taking on New Administrative Duties in Higher Education

Here we present this week’s roundup of news that includes the appointments of 13 women who have been named to administrative posts at colleges and universities across the United States.

Women Named to Dean Posts at Seven Universities

Women Named to Dean Posts at Seven Universities

The new deans are Maria Toyoda at Suffolk University, Nancy McIntyre at West Virginia University, Carol Ann Gittens at Santa Clara University, Robin P. Newhouse at Indiana University, Ellen Nerenberg at Wesleyan University, Suzanne Barbour at the University of Georgia, and Gloria Culver at the University of Rochester.

Six Women Academics Honored With Prestigious Awards

Six Women Academics Honored With Prestigious Awards

The honorees are Juanita Johnson-Bailey of the University of Georgia, Rae Silver of Barnard College, Maria Harrison of Cornell University, Lois Zook-Gerdau of Muskingum University, Barbara E. Hagler of Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, and Wanda Heading-Grant of the University of Vermont.

A Dozen Women With New Administrative Jobs in Higher Education

A Dozen Women With New Administrative Jobs in Higher Education

The appointees are Janice Tawney, Lori S. White, Lorraince Acker, Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg, Janice Lewis, Kirsten Waarala, Laura Simmelink, Nicole Edwards Evans, Sue Roberts, Sarah Covert, Ruth Jacobs Jackson, and Shannon Jackson.

Rose-Marie Muzika Is a Finalist for Dean of Forestry and Natural Resources at the University of Georgia

Rose-Marie Muzika Is a Finalist for Dean of Forestry and Natural Resources at the University of Georgia

Rose-Marie Muzika is a professor of forest ecology and associate director of the School of Natural Resources at the University of Missouri in Columbia.