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Fannone Jeffers Wins the 2018 Harper Lee Award From the Alabama Writers’ Forum
Fanonne Jeffers, a tenured full professor of creative writing at the University of Oklahoma, will receive the honor during a gala dinner at the Alabama Writers Symposium in Monroeville, Alabama, on April 19.
In Memoriam: Barbara Buchanan Lewis, 1938-2017
Barbara Buchanan Lewis was the first woman to serve as dean of the Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville. Prior to her career in academia, Professor Lewis worked as an attorney for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
In Memoriam: Ann Jennalie Cook Calhoun, 1934-2017
Ann Cook Calhoun, an expert on Shakespeare, was a professor of English emerita at Vanderbilt University. in 1982, she became the first woman in the English department at Vanderbilt to earn tenure after being promoted through the ranks.
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.
Six Women Scholars Have Been Selected to Receive Notable Awards
The honorees are Heather Shotton of the University of Oklahoma, Jackie Luedtke of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Monica Olvera de la Cruz from Northwestern University, Severine Van Slambrouck from South Dakota State University, Leah Ceccarelli of the University of Washington, and Leona Sevick of Bridgewater College in Virginia.
Ten Women Faculty Members Taking on New Assignments
Here is this week’s listing of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions.
In Memoriam: Helen Elizabeth Garrett, 1963-2016
Elizabeth Garrett was the 13th president of Cornell University and its first woman president. She had served as Cornell’s president for only eight months. Earlier, she was a professor of law, provost, and senior vice president for academic affairs at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.
Seven Women Taking on New Faculty Roles at U.S. Universities
Taking on new roles are Tameka E. Lester at Georgia State, Paula Grammas at the University of Rhode Island, Althema Etzioni at Tuskegee University, Karrie Shogren at the University of Kansas, Amber McLendon at Campbell University, Leslie Greenberg at the University of Nevada, and Alicia Kae Koger at the University of Oklahoma.
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 Next President of the International Society for the History, Philosophy, and Social Studies of Biology
Marsha L. Richmond is an associate professor of history at Wayne State University in Detroit. Dr. Richmond will serve as president-elect until the society’s biennial meeting in Sao Paulo, Brazil in 2017. She will then serve a two-year term as president.
SUNY Geologist Named the New York State Paleontologist
Lisa Amati will be the second woman and the first since 1954, to serve as New York State Paleontologist. In this role, Dr. Amati will be the curator of the New York State Museum’s paleontology collections.
New Project Aims to Make Mechanical Engineering Programs Better for Women
The universities selected to participate in the program funded by the National Science Foundation are Purdue University, Michigan Technological University, Oregon State University, Texas Tech University, and the University of Oklahoma.
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.
Three Women Announce They Are Leaving Their University Posts
The women who announced they are stepping down are Susan Buckley at the University of Iowa, Emily Ballew Neff of the University of Oklahoma, and Cynthia Griggs Fleming at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville.
Five Women Appointed to Positions as Dean at Colleges and Universities
The new deans are Renee Johnson-Thornton at Wesleyan University, Mary Margaret Holt at the University of Oklahoma, Karin Ruhlandt at Syracuse University, Valerie Martin Conley at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, and Tania Sheldahl at Yavapai College in Arizona.
In Memoriam: Paulette Gail Burns, 1949-2014
Since 2006, Paulette Burns was dean of the Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth. Before joining the faculty at TCU, she was director of the Tulsa campus of the University of Oklahoma College of Nursing.
Donna Nelson to Lead the American Chemical Society
Donna Nelson is a professor of organic chemistry at the University of Oklahoma. In addition to teaching, Dr. Nelson was science adviser for the television series Breaking Bad. She has also done extensive research on faculty diversity in STEM fields.
Professor Linda Zagzebski to Give the Gifford Lectures at the University of St. Andrews
Dr. Zagzebski serves as the George Lynn Cross Research Professor in the department of philosophy at the University of Oklahoma. The prestigious honor is given to a leading intellectual to encourage the public discussion of philosophy.
Four Women Stepping Down From Key Higher Education Posts
Sue DeWin is retiring as president of Hanover College in Indiana in 2015. Also, Carla Sanderson, provost of Union University, Nancy Meglar, provost at the University of Oklahoma, and Connie Vinita Dowell, dean at Vanderbilt University are stepping down.
New Posts for Five Women at Major Universities
The women taking on new administrative roles are Shelley M. Moss at Mississippi University for Women, Katie Giacalone at Clemson University, Emily Ballew Neff at the University of Oklahoma, Amy Noah at Purdue University, and Jennifer Peluso at Florida Atlantic University.
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.
University of Oklahoma Scholar Named President of National Organization
Alicia Knoedler, associate vice president for research and director of the Center for Research Program Development and Enrichment at the University of Oklahoma, was elected as the next president of the National Organization of Research Development Professionals.
In Memoriam: Dorothy Truex, 1915-2013
After a 27-year career at the University of Oklahoma, Dr. Truex joined the administration at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in 1974. At the time she was the highest ranking women administrator at a college or university in Arkansas.
In Memoriam: Gloria Richardson Smith, 1934-2013
She was the former dean of the nursing schools at the University of Oklahoma and Wayne State University was the first nurse to be named director of the Michigan Department of Public Health.
Four Women Named to Dean Posts
The new deans are Suzette Grillot at the University of Oklahoma, Celia Hooper at the University of North Carolina Greensboro, Rachel Van Cleave at Golden Gate University, and Susan Elrod at Fresno State University.
A Dozen Women With New Administrative Appointments in Higher Education
Here are 12 women who will be taking on new administrative responsibilities at colleges and universities across the nation.
A Quartet of Women Who Have Been Chosen for Major Awards
The honorees are Deborah Canter, M. Bernadine Dias, Andrea Deaton, and Mary Thompson.
Four Women Named Deans
The new deans are Jendia Grissett at Faulkner University, Nicole Campbell at the University of Oklahoma, Leigh Weisenburger at Bates College and Cheryl Waites at Wayne State University.
New Scholarship Program for Women Journalism Students at the University of Oklahoma
The program was endowed by the estate of Mildred Nichols Hamilton who broke the all-male barrier in the press box at the university’s football games.
Linda J. Rainbolt-Forbes Elected Chair of the Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma
She is a former assistant clinical professor of dermatology and adjunct assistant clinical professor of perdiatrics at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine.
Donna Nelson Named Oklahoma Chemist of the Year
She has taught organic chemistry to nearly 10,000 students at the University of Oklahoma.
Two Women Promoted at the University of Oklahoma
Loretta Early is the new chief information officer and Laura Palk will direct institutional equity and Title IX programs.
In Memoriam: Rose Emby McCoy (1914-2011)
In 1963 she earned a Ph.D. in psychology at the University of Oklahoma and she taught at Jackson State University for more than 35 years.
University of Oklahoma Names Its School of Drama for Former Hollywood Starlet Who Became a Major Benefactor
Former movie actresss Peggy Dow Hemerich and her husband recently gave $2.5 million to the school.
Valerie Williams to Lead the Association of American Medical Colleges
After serving for a year as chair-elect, she will direct the organization in 2013.
