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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.
New High-Level Administrative Posts in Higher Education for Eight Women
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
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.
New Administrative Posts for 22 Women 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.
Five Universities Appoint Women to Dean Posts
The new deans are Farzaneh Razzaghi at Western Carolina University, Ann Cudd at Boston University, J. Paige Carney at West Virginia State University, Wendy M. Likes at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, and Laurie Mullen at Towson University in Maryland.
Five Women Announce Their Retirements From Higher Education Posts
The five women leaving their positions are Carol Geary Schneider of the Association of American Colleges and Universities, Gianna Marrs at the University of Maine, Patricia Biesiot at the University of University of Southern Mississippi, Mimi Fenton of Western Carolina University, and Betty Porzuczek of Misericordia University.
University Study Finds Gap in Perception and Reality of Gender Differences
A new study by researchers at Iowa State University, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and Western Carolina University finds that despite popular perceptions, men and women aren’t that different after all.
Western Carolina University’s Catherine Carter Honored for Her Poetry
Catherine Carter, an associate professor of English at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina, won the Jacar Press Chapbook Contest for her collection of poetry entitled Marks of the Witch.
New Administrative Positions in Higher Education for 11 Women
The women taking on new administrative roles are Jocelyn Evans, Alison Bell, Brenda I. Johnson, Wanda Raby Spurlock, Sarah Shupenus, Pamela Beemer, Olivia S. Goodheart, Barbara Ann Gill, Helen Hartnett, Sharon Beales, and Ling Gao LeBeau.
Five Women Scholars Honored With Prestigious Awards
The five honorees are Karyn Tomczak of Western Carolina University, Marlene Salas-Provance of New Mexico State University, Cara Blue Adams of Coastal Carolina University, Marilyn Skrocki of Saginaw Valley State University, and Carol Lorenzen of the University of Missouri.
Four Women Earn Academic Honors
The honorees are Rebecca Tsosie of Arizona State University, Janelle Masters of Bismarck State College in North Dakota, Susan M. Abram of Western Carolina University, and Jessica Perea-Houston of New Mexico State University.
New Administrative Posts at Universities for Six Women
The appointees are Lindsey Douglas at the University of Kansas, Elizabeth Wark at Western Carolina University, Lori McElroy at the University of Wisconsin, Martha Connolly at the University of Maryland, Kesha Williams at Clemson University, and Natasha Cupps at Vanderbilt University.
The Next Provost of Western Carolina University
Alison Morrison-Shetlar is a professor of biology and dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Elon University in Elon, North Carolina. She has 33 years of experience in higher education, working at eight institutions in three countries.
Six Women in New Faculty Roles
The women in new teaching roles are Madeline Henry at Purdue University, Karyn Ogata Jones at Clemson University, Debra DeLaet at Drake University, Kerri Remmel at the University of Louisville, Cynthia Gordon at Syracuse University and R. Turner Goins at Western Carolina University.
Six Women Named to Dean Positions
The new deans are Sherry Glied at New York University, Debbie Storrs at the University of North Dakota, Kelly Cleary at Haverford College, Catherine Krause at the University of New Mexico, Mimi Fenton at Western Carolina University, and Kathleen Brook at New Mexico State.
In Memoriam: Angela Laird Brenton, 1953-2013
Dr. NGI Brenton had served as provost at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina, since August. Previously, she was dean of the College of Professional Studies at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
Five Women Scholars Honored With Awards
The honorees are Gunda Georg of the University of Minnesota, Jill Manners of Western Carolina University, Barbara Selby of the University of Virginia, Hong Gang Jin of Hamilton College, and Joan Teno of Brown University.
Eight Women Taking on New Administrative Positions in Higher Education
The appointees at Irma Becerra-Fernandez at Florida International, Makaela Kingsley at Wesleyan, Geneva Henry at George Washington, Debra Fickler at Villanova, Lisa McBride at PCOM, Diane Paukstelis at Kansas State, Melissa Wargo at Western Carolina, and Barbara Jones at Boston College.
Nancy Helms-Estabrooks Honored by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
A professor emerita of communication disorders at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina, she was the leader of the team overseeing the language therapy program of former congressional representative Gabby Giffords.
Angela Brenton Named Provost at Western Carolina University
Dr. Brenton has been serving as dean of the College of Professional Studies at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
