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New Administrative Duties for Nine 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. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
In Memoriam: Reaner Shannon, 1936-2022
Dr. Shannon began her career at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine as the main research lab technologist. In 1990, she left the lab to become director of the minority affairs office at the school, becoming the school’s first associate dean for minority affairs in 1998, a post she held until she retired in 2008.
Four Women Who Have Been Appointed to Diversity Officer Positions at Universities
The new diversity officers are Tina Simpson at the School of Medicine at Tulane University in New Orleans, Alisa Macksey at La Salle University in Philadelphia, J. Camille Hall at the University of Missouri Kansas City, and Greneda Johnson at the University of Arkansas School of Law.
Cottey College Enters Partnership With the University of Missouri-Kansas City
The University of Missouri-Kansas City and Cottey College, a women’s college in Nevada, Missouri, have partnered together to offer Cottey students an easy transfer into the university’s School of Computing and Engineering.
Two Women Scholars Named Poet Laureates of Their Home States
Maryfrances Wagner, a retired English professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, is the new poet laureate of the state of Missouri and Ashley M. Jones who teaches at Converse College in South Carolina and the Alabama School of Fine Arts was named poet laureate of the state of Alabama.
University of Missouri-Kansas City Revamps Its Women’s and Gender Studies Offerings
The University of Missouri-Kansas City announced it is combining its Black studies, Latin American studies, and women’s studies programs into a new academic department. The new Race, Ethnic, and Gender/Sexuality department.
Anne Williamson to Direct the School of Public Affairs at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Dr. Williamson joins the University of Arkansas at Little Rock from the University of Missouri–Kansas City, where she served as the Victor and Caroline Schutte/Missouri Professor of Urban Affairs and director of the L.P. Cookingham Institute of Urban Affairs. Earlier, she taught at the University of Texas at San Antonio and the University of Alabama.
Two Universities Join Forces to Develop an Educational Program for Women Exiting Prison
The new initiative is led by Hyunjin Seo, an associate professor in the School of Journalism at the University of Kansas and Baek-Young Choi, associate professor of computer science and electrical engineering at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
The University of Kansas Has Appointed Barbara Bichelmeyer as Its Next Provost
Dr. Bichelmeyer is currently a professor of management and the provost and executive vice chancellor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, where she also served as interim chancellor. Prior to that, she held numerous leadership roles at Indiana University-Bloomington.
Colleges and Universities Announce the Appointments of Eight Women to Administrative Positions
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Eight Women Elected Members of the American Academy of Arts and Letters
The American Academy of Arts and Letters recently inducted 11 individuals into the 250-member honorary society. New members are elected only upon the death of other members. Of the 11 new members, eight are women.
Boston College Psychologist Honored With Two Lifetime Achievement Awards
Janet E. Helms, the Augustus Long Professor at the Lynch School of Education at Boston College, was presented with the Lifetime Achievement in Mentoring Award in Counseling Psychology by the Society of Counseling Psychology and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity and Race.
New Administrative Posts for 15 Women 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.
Deans by the Dozen: Twelve Women Appointed to New Positions
Twelve college and universities across the United States have recently announced the appointments of women to dean positions.
Nine Women Who Have Been Appointed to Dean Positions at Universities
Thew new women deans are Debra Satz, Michele H. Jackson, Kelly M. Smith, Sandra Miles, Vanessa Beasley, Courtney Bentley, Stephanie Hartwell, Camelia Moses Okpodu, and Dorothy L. Hodgson.
In Memoriam: Jane Warren Meeks Hager, 1946-2018
A native of Longview, Texas, Dr. Hager joined the faculty at Old Dominion University in 1977 and taught in the College of Education for 33 years. The university has established the Jane Hager Endowed Scholarship in Literacy in the College of Education.
New Roles for Five Women Faculty Members in Academia
The five women in new posts are Kristin Stephens-Martinez at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, Janet Tate at Oregon State University, Kathryn Coyne at the University of Delaware, Kathleen Foley at the North Atlanta campus of Brenau University in Georgia, and Ann Cary of the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
A Quartet of Women in New Faculty Positions at Major Universities
The four women in new faculty posts are Pajarita Charles at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Daphne A. Bascom at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, Rena Robinson at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, and Miriam Rocah at Pace University in New York.
Gannon University Professor Wins the 2017 John Ciardi Prize for Poetry
The John Ciardi Prize for Poetry is awarded by BkMk Press at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. The press was founded in 1971 and in 1983 became affiliated with the College of Arts and Sciences at the university. Professor Moore was honored for her manuscript Sweet Herbaceous Miracle, which will now be published by BkMk Press.
Five Women Scholars Honored With Prestigious Awards
The honorees are Julie Williams of Wright State University, Deborah O’Bannon at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, Maria Tamargo of the City College of New York, Jean Giddens of Virginia Commonwealth University, and Gloria Chuku of the University of Maryland Baltimore County.
Barbara A. Bichelmeyer to Lead the University of Missouri-Kansas City
Barbara A. Bichelmeyer was named interim chancellor the University of Missouri-Kansas City. In 2015, Dr. Bichelmeyer was appointed provost and executive vice chancellor at the university. Earlier, she taught for nearly two decades at Indiana University.
Nine Women Appointed to Dean Posts at American Colleges and Universities
The new women deans are Elaine Clark, Shailey Menon, Evelyn B. Harrell, Sharon Meagher, Stacy A. Duhon, Elizabeth Dumont, Diane Helfers Petrella, Toni Doolen, and Jeannette Riley.
In Memoriam: Beth Kulakofsky Smith, 1921-2017
Beth Smith taught leadership and management courses at the Henry M. Bloch School of Management at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. An endowed chair at the School of Management was named in her honor. Smith and her husband also endowed a chair in Jewish studies at Wellesley College.
In Memoriam: Elizabeth Winans, 1965-2016
Elizabeth Winans was a clinical associate professor in the School of Pharmacy at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. She had served on the university’s faculty since 2007.
Lake Michigan College President Suspended, May Be Terminated
Jennifer Spielvogel became president of Lake Michigan College in Benton Harbor, Michigan, in January 2016. The board of trustees unanimously voted to suspend her and to hold a just cause hearing to determine if she should be fired. Among other criticisms, the board questioned some expenses President Spielvogel authorized.
Laurie Roades Is a New Dean at California State University, Fullerton
Laurie A. Roades was appointed dean of the College of Health and Human Development at California State University, Fullerton. She was a professor and associate dean in the College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences at California State Polytechnic University in Pomona.
Four Women Scholars Honored With Prestigious Awards
The honorees are Linda P.B. Katehi, chancellor of the University of California, Davis, Gwendalyn J. Randolph of Washington University, Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis of the University of Arkansas, and Michelle Boisseau of the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Six Women Faculty Members Taking on New Assignments
The women scholars in new roles are Jennifer Waddell at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, Deborah Reed at the University of Iowa, Brenda L. Hosley at Arizona State University, Kiran Asher at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Min Zou at the University of Arkansas, and KiTani Parker Lemieux at Xavier University in New Orleans.
Six Women Scholars Presented With Major Awards
The honorees are Hadara Bar-Nadav of the University of Missouri-Kansas City, Nanette Santoro of the University of Colorado-Denver, Amy H. Sturgis of Lenoir-Rhyne University, Marie Chisholm-Burns of the University of Tennessee, Amy S. Gladfelter of Dartmouth College, and Patricia Bowyer of Texas Woman’s University.
Five Women Scholars Selected for Honors From National Associations
The honorees are Elizabeth Belding of the University of California, Santa Barbara, Yolanda T. Moses of the University of California, Riverside, Isis Carbajal de Garcia of Florida International University, Elena T. Carbone of the University of Massachusetts, and Lynda Bonewald from the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Two Women Appointed to Positions as Provost
Frances Rose Blase was named provost at Haverford College, the high-ranking liberal arts college in suburban Philadelphia and Barbara A. Bichelmeyer was appointed provost and executive vice chancellor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Three Women Faculty Members Honored With Awards From National Associations
The honorees are Tammy Than of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Stephanie Lusk of the University of Arkansas, and Joan McDowd of the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
New University Administrative Posts for Seven Women
The new appointees are Sally Stone Richmond, Mikah K. THompson, Victoria Wright, Jewel Washington, Diane Marie Amann, Taniecea Arceneaux Mallery and Gretchen R. VanValkenburg.
University of Missouri-Kansas City Economist Heading to Washington
Stephanie Kelton, an associate professor and chair of the department of economics at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, has been named chief economist representing Democratic members of the Senate Budget Committee.
A Dozen Women Appointed to New Administrative Positions in Higher Education
Here is this week’s roundup of news of appointments of women to high-level administrative posts at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
