All Entries Tagged With: "Virginia Tech"
Four Women Who Have Been Appointed to Diversity Positions in Higher Education
Taking on new roles in diversity are Tacquice Wiggan Davis at the College of New Jersey in Ewing, Michelle Carter at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Nickey Woods at the Gould School of Law at the University of Southern California, and Shawnboda Mead at the University of Mississippi.
Three Women Who Have Been Appointed to University Diversity Positions
Taking on new roles as diversity officers are Kendra Riley at the University of West Florida in Pensacola, Renée Stewart at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and Margo R. Foreman at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Ten Women Who Have Been Assigned 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.
Colleges and Universities Announce the Appointments of Ten 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.
Mary Gutierrez Named Chancellor of the Taos Campus of the University of New Mexico
Dr. Gutierrez has been serving as vice president of instruction at Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill, California. She also was an instructor in educational leadership at San Francisco State University. Earlier, Dr. Gitierrez was dean of language arts and as acting president at Skyline College in San Bruno, California, and associate dean at Cascadia College in Bothel, Washington.
Universities Announce the Appointments of Seven Women to Dean Positions
The new deans are Amaney Jamal, at Princeton University, Dayna Cunningham at Tufts University in Massachusetts, Rosemary Blieszner at Virginia Tech, Cynthia Lietz at Arizona State University, Alexandra Murphy at Depaul Univerity in Chicago, Julianne Malveaux at California State University, Los Angeles, and Diane H. Petrella at Kent State University in Ohio.
Five Women Who Will Be Assuming New Faculty Roles at Major Universities
Taking on new assignments are Natalia Henao-Guerrero at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Kristin Lee at the University of Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, Ranit Mishori at Georgetown University, Felicia Griffin-Fennell at the University of Massachusetts, and Kathleen Clark at Florida State University.
In Memoriam: Elizabeth Anne Flanagan, 1952-2021
Elizabeth A. Flanagan was the first woman to lead fundraising efforts at Virginia Tech. She served as vice president for development and university relations from 2000 to 2015.
Ten Women Who Have Been Appointed to Administrative Positions 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.
Five Women Who Have Been Appointed to New Administrative Positions in Higher Education
Taking on new administrative roles are Heather M. Messina at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania, Sherri Braxton at Bowdoin College in Maine, Shana L. Warkentine Meyer at McPherson College in Kansas, Pepper Jo Six at the University of Wyoming, and Elizabeth McClanahan at Virginia Tech.
Beena Ajmerea Is a Rising Star in the Field of Soil and Rock Slope Stability
Beena Ajmera, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at North Dakota State Univerity, has been selected as the inaugural recipient of the Oldrich Hungr Award from the International Consortium on Landslides. She will deliver the keynote address at the Fifth World Landslide Forum to be held in Kyoto, Japan in November 2021.
Hollins University Creates Graduate Opportunities for Its Alumnae
Hollins University, the liberal arts educational institution for women in Roanoke, Virginia, has finalized admission agreements with Murphy Deming College of Health Sciences at Mary Baldwin University in Staunton, Virginia, and the Virginia Tech College of Engineering.
Jacqueline Bixler Named Director of the School of Performing Arts at Virginia Tech
Professor Bixler, who served as chair of the department of modern and classical languages and literatures from 2012 to 2018, is an internationally recognized scholar of contemporary Latin American theatre, with a focus on Mexican performance art.
American Society of Civil Engineers Honors North Dakota State University Scholar
Beena Ajmera, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at North Dakota State University, has been awarded the 2020 Thomas A. Middlebrooks Award by the American Society of Civil Engineers Geo-Institute.
Five Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Roles at Major Universities
The five women scholars taking on new assignments are Melanie K. Prusakowski at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Cheryl Holder at Florida International University, Ashley Steffens at the University of Georgia, Kim Warren at the University of Kansas, and Camille Wilson at the University of Michigan.
Six Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Duties in Higher Education
Taking on new roles are Amy Kirschke at Virginia Tech, Donyell Roseboro at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Marilyn Chin at Hollins University in Roanoke, Virginia, Angela Jordan Davis at American University in Washington, D.C., Anne O’Leary-Kelly at the University of Arkansas, and Michelle M. Duguid at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.
Colleges and Universities Appoint 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.
In Memoriam: Cheryl Anne Peterson, 1966-2020
Peterson executive assistant to provost Tim Sands at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. After Sands was named president of Virginia Tech, she moved to Blacksburg in January 2015 at President Sands’ request to become executive director of his office staff.
New Administrative Positions for Women at Nine 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.
Seven Women Faculty Members Are Given New Assignments in Higher Education
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 or have been assigned new duties.
Virginia Tech’s Carol Mullen Honored by the International Council of Professors of Educational Leadership
Carol Mullen, a professor of educational leadership in the Virginia Tech School of Education, was named as the recipient of the 2020 Theodore “Ted” Creighton Publication Innovation Award from the International Council of Professors of Educational Leadership.
New Assignments for Seven Women Faculty Members at Colleges and Universities
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 or have been assigned new duties.
Four Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Assignments
The four women faculty members who are taking on new roles are Dorothy Y. Ko of Barnard College in New York City, Erica Cooper at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Suzannah Clark at Harvard University, and Rebecca Cunningham at the University of Michigan.
Christina McIntyre of Virginia Tech to Lead the National Collegiate Honors Council
The organization’s mission is to support and strengthen the community of educational institutions, professionals, and students who partake in collegiate honors education worldwide. McIntyre will serve a year as vice president and a year as president-elect, before becoming president of the Council in 2022.
Eight Women Who Have Been Appointed to New Administrative Positions 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.
Four Women Scholars Who Are Leaving Their University Posts
Stepping down from their positions are Patricia M. Lampkin at the University of Virginia, Karen P. DePauw at Virginia Tech, Endia Beal at Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina, and Jeanne H. Balsam at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
New Administrative Appointments for Eight Women at American 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 Women Scholars at Virginia Tech Granted Emerita Status
Helene Renard was named associate professor of interior design emerita. Ruth Grene is professor of plant science emertia in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and Jill Kiecolt was named professor of sociology emerita in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences.
In Memoriam: Cynthia Lou Koziol, 1951-2020
Cynthia Koziol worked at Virginia Tech for 35 years. As the only full-time academic advisor in the department of psychology, she would work at any given time with 800 undergraduate majors.
Colleges and Universities That Have Appointed 10 Women to New 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.
Thirteen Women Who Have Been Assigned 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 Women Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed University Chairs
The three women appointed to endowed professorships are Sandy McKeown at the University of South Dakota, Kathryn Edin at Princeton University in New Jersey and Brandy Faulkner at Virginia Tech.
New Assignments in Higher Education for Six Women Scholars
Faculty members with new assignments are Elmira Bayrasli at Bard College in New York, Brenda S. Faison at North Carolina Central University, Jacquelyn Meshelemiah at Ohio State University Linda Wallace at Virginia Tech, Tera Jordan at Iowa State University, and Yvette Butler at the University of Mississippi.
Five Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Roles in Higher Education
The women faculty who are taking on new roles are Ching-Hsun Huang at Virginia Tech, Varsha Castro Gusman at Xavier University of Louisiana, Francesca dePasquale at the Oberlin Conservatory in Ohio, Penny Yee at Hamilton College in Clinton, New York, and Tracy V. Dunbar at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.
Two Women Appointed Pulte Homes Professors of Practice at Virginia Tech
The Pulte Homes Professorships were established in 2003 by a gift from Pulte Homes to help with the recruitment and retention of outstanding faculty members. newly appointed to these endowed professorships are Aleksandra Graff and Lindsay Lally.
