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Three Women Appointed to New Faculty Positions

Three Women Appointed to New Faculty Positions

Taking on new faculty assignments are Isabel Rambob at the University of Oklahoma, Rebecca Dingo at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and Sez Atamturktur Russcher of Clemson University in South Carolina.

New Administrative Role for Six Women in Higher Education

New Administrative Role for Six Women in Higher Education

Taking on new administrative duties are Sharon P. Pitt at Virginia Tech, Dawn Medley at Drexel University in Philadelphia, d’Andre Willis at the University of Colorado Boulder, ZeNai Brooks at Martin University in Indianapolis, Jill Stephens Walton at the University of Georgia, and Susan Thompson at the University of Oklahoma Polytechnic Institute in Tulsa.

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.

The University of Oklahoma Named the Best Place for Women to Work in the United States

The University of Oklahoma Named the Best Place for Women to Work in the United States

Of all workplaces in the United States with 1,000 or more employees, Forbes magazine found the very best place for women to work was at the University of Oklahoma. Other universities that ranked high in the Forbes survey were the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2nd), the University of South Florida (15th), the University of Virginia (21st), and North Carolina State University (22nd).

Kayla Hale Named the Thirteenth President of the University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma

Kayla Hale Named the Thirteenth President of the University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma

An alumna of the University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma, Dr. Hale has spent 25 years at the University of Tulsa, most recently as vice president of university advancement and alumni engagement. Earlier, she served on the staff at the University of Oklahoma-Tulsa and Rogers State University in Claremore.

Ten Women Who Have Been Appointed to New Administrative Positions at Colleges and Universities

Ten Women Who Have Been Appointed to New Administrative Positions 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. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.

Kathleen Poorman Dougherty Selected as the Next Provost at Marietta College in Ohio

Kathleen Poorman Dougherty Selected as the Next Provost at Marietta College in Ohio

Dr. Dougherty was the provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Alma College in Michigan from 2018 to 2022 and has been on sabbatical this past year. Earlier, she served as the inaugural dean for the School of Humanities and subsequently led the School of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Education at Mount Mary University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Four Women Scholars Assigned to New Faculty Roles in Higher Education

Four Women Scholars Assigned to New Faculty Roles in Higher Education

Taking on new duties are Erin Rothwell at the University of Utah, Katie Fanning at Salem College in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Jeanette Davidson at the University of Texas at Austin, and Krista D. Glazewski at North Carolina State University.

A Trio of Women Who Are Taking on New Roles in Higher Education Relating to Diversity

A Trio of Women Who Are Taking on New Roles in Higher Education Relating to Diversity

Vernese Edghill-Walden will be the inaugural vice president of equity and inclusive excellence at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. Angela Byars-Winston, a professor in the medical school was appointed chair of the newly established Institute for Diversity Science at the University of Wisconsin and Shawna Watkins is the new director of diversity, equity, and inclusion at the Tulsa campus of the University of Oklahoma.

A Trio of Women Who Have Been Named to Endowed Chairs at Major Universities

A Trio of Women Who Have Been Named to Endowed Chairs at Major Universities

Hannah Stolze was appointed the inaugural William E. Crenshaw Endowed Chair in Supply Chain Management at Baylor University in Texas. Teri K. Reed has been named to the George Kaiser Family Foundation Chair at the University of Oklahoma Polytechnic Institute in Tulsa and Heidi Hehnly was named the Renée Crown Honors Professor in the Sciences and Mathematics at Syracuse University in New York.

Sue Ott Rowland Will Be the Next President of Randolph College in Lynchburg, Virginia

Sue Ott Rowland Will Be the Next President of Randolph College in Lynchburg, Virginia

Rowlands is a professor of theatre at Northern Kentucky University. From 2014 to 2020, she was provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at the university. Earlier, she was a professor of theatre and dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia Tech.

Colleges and Universities Announce the Appointments of Ten Women to Administrative Posts

Colleges and Universities Announce the Appointments of Ten Women to Administrative Posts

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

Mautra Jones Appointed the Eleventh President of Oklahoma City Community College

Mautra Jones Appointed the Eleventh President of Oklahoma City Community College

Dr. Jones has been serving as vice president of institutional advancement and external affairs at Langston University. She is the site administrator for the university’s Oklahoma City campus, as well as the executive director of the Langston University Foundation. She will become president of Oklahoma City Community College on March 1.

Three Women Who Have Been Selected to Serve as University Diversity Officers

Three Women Who Have Been Selected to Serve as University Diversity Officers

Ivy Banks was appointed vice president for institutional diversity and inclusion at Xavier University in Cincinnati. Patricia Bradley was named vice president for inclusion and institutional equity at Towson University in Maryland and Christine Taylor is the new institutional equity officer, equal opportunity officer, and Title IX coordinator at the University of Oklahoma.

Eleven Women Who Have Been Assigned New Administrative Roles in American Higher Education

Eleven Women Who Have Been Assigned New Administrative Roles in American 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.

Six Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New Assignments at Major Universities

Six Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New Assignments at Major Universities

The six women faculty members in new roles are Kelsey Slater at North Dakota State University, Cynthia Russell at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, Kalenda Eaton at the University of Oklahoma, Lesley Reed at the University of Alabama, Geraldine McGinty at Cornell University, and Alice Stemle at the University of Mississippi.

New Administrative Positions for 11 Women at Colleges and Universities

New Administrative Positions for 11 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.

A Quartet of Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Dean Positions

A Quartet of Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Dean Positions

The new deans are Kathleen Guzman at the University of Oklahoma College of Law, Kymberly Pinder at the Yale School of Art, Mary Ellen Poole at the Collge of Fine Arts at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, and Henrietta Williams Pichon at the new College of Health, Education and Social Transformation at New Mexico State University.

Five Women Who Have Been Appointed to Dean Positions at Major Universities

Five Women Who Have Been Appointed to Dean Positions at Major Universities

The five women who have been named to dean positions are Stacy Reeder at the Univerity of Oklahoma, Linda Plank at Baylor University in Texas, Amy Schweinle at the Univerity of South Dakota, Joanna Grabski at Arizona State University, and Sonia Altizer at the University of Georgia.

Five Universities That Have Appointed Women to Dean Posts

Five Universities That Have Appointed Women to Dean Posts

The new deans are Rhonda M. Gonzales at the Univerity of Denver, Yvonne Gaudelius at Pennsylvania State University, Sara Sanders at the University of Iowa, Christina Christie at the University of California, Los Angeles, and Denise Stephens at the University of Oklahoma.

Three Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to University Dean Positions

Three Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to University Dean Positions

Jane Endsley Wilson was appointed dean of the College of Allied Health at the University of Oklahoma. Veronica McComb has been appointed dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Bryant University in Rhode Island, and Erin Klingenberg was named interim dean of student affairs at Valley City State University in North Dakota.

Three Women Appointed to Diversity Positions at Colleges and Universities

Three Women Appointed to Diversity Positions at Colleges and Universities

The three women who have been appointed to serve as diversity officers are Linda Strong-Leek at Haverford College in Pennsylvania, Enobong “Anna” Branch at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and Shaniqua Crawford at the University of Oklahoma.

American Society of Engineering Educators Honors Oklahoma State's Ashlee Ford Versypt

American Society of Engineering Educators Honors Oklahoma State’s Ashlee Ford Versypt

Ashlee Ford Versypt, an assistant professor in Oklahoma State University’s College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology, has been selected as the recipient of the 2020 Ray W. Fahien award from the Chemical Engineering Division of the American Society of Engineering Educators.

Nine Women Who Are Taking on New Administrative Roles at Colleges and Universities

Nine Women Who Are Taking on New Administrative Roles 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.

Three Universities Announce the Appointments of Women to Dean Positions

Three Universities Announce the Appointments of Women to Dean Positions

Deidré Keller will be the next dean of the Florida A&M University College of Law. Martha Banz was appointed as dean of the College of Professional and Continuing Studies at the University of Oklahoma and Michele Marcolongo was appointed dean of the College of Engineering at Villanova University in Pennsylvania.

A Trio of Women Scholars Appointed to University Dean Positions

A Trio of Women Scholars Appointed to University Dean Positions

Julie Hoff will serve as dean of the Fran and Earl Ziegler College of Nursing of the University of Oklahoma’s Health Science Center in Oklahoma City. Beverly Keel is the new dean of the College of Media and Entertainment at Middle Tennessee State University and Amy Sueyoshi was appointed dean of the College of Ethnic Studies at San Francisco State University.

New Administrative Duties for Nine Women at Colleges and Universities

New Administrative Duties for Nine 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.

In Memoriam: Carol Wolfe Konek, 1934-2019

In Memoriam: Carol Wolfe Konek, 1934-2019

Dr. Konek was associate dean of the Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Wichita State University in Kansas for 19 years. She served on the faculty of the English department and the women’s studies department for 35 years until her retirement in 2005.

Seven Women Scholars Who Have Been Selected to Receive Notable Awards

Seven Women Scholars Who Have Been Selected to Receive Notable Awards

The honorees are Tayari Jones of Emory University in Atlanta, Jamilla Lyiscott at the University of Massachusetts, Susan Dresser at the University of Oklahoma, Bertha Hidalgo at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Sherry Farra at Wright State University in Ohio, Eranda Nikolla at Wayne State University in Detroit, and Camelia Maier at Texas Woman’s University.

Five Women Who Have Been Appointed Deans at Colleges and Universities

Five Women Who Have Been Appointed Deans at Colleges and Universities

The five women appointed to dean positions are Whitney Witt at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Lesley Reid at the University of Alabama, Julia Moffitt at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, Jill Irvine at the University of Oklahoma and Sonya Cooper at New Mexico State University.

Study Examines the Political Perspectives of College Students by Gender and Sexual Orientation

Study Examines the Political Perspectives of College Students by Gender and Sexual Orientation

The study found that liberal political views may be more common among lesbian, gay and bisexual people as a group, and especially among lesbian and bisexual women. The study found a distinct “lavender liberalism” among mostly heterosexual, lesbian, gay and bisexual college students. Exclusive heterosexuals, on the other hand, are significantly less liberal.

Five Women in Academia Who Have Been Selected to Receive Notable Honors or Awards

Five Women in Academia Who Have Been Selected to Receive Notable Honors or Awards

The honorees are Alexandra Ros at Arizona State University, Michele Eodice at the University of Oklahoma, Rohini Pande at the Kennedy School at Harvard University, Susan Fullerton of the University of Pittsburgh, and Michelle Petri at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.

Nine Women Who Have Been Named to New Administrative Posts in Higher Education

Nine Women Who Have Been Named to New 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 Leader of the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics at Iowa State

The New Leader of the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics at Iowa State

Dr. Kedrowski is a professor of political science at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, South Carolina. She is also the director of the Center for Civic Learning and co-director of the John C. West Forum on Politics and Policy at the university. She will begin her new job at Iowa State University in January.

In Memoriam: Jacqueline D. St. John, 1934-2018

In Memoriam: Jacqueline D. St. John, 1934-2018

Professor St. John joined the faculty at the University of Nebraska-Omaha in 1968. She taught classes in Russian and Soviet history there for nearly 30 years.