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Lynn Pasquerella Named President of Mount Holyoke College

Mount Holyoke College appointed Lynn Pasquerella, an accomplished scholar, its 18th President of the College. Lynn, who holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy from Brown University, is currently Provost at the University of Hartford. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Carolyn Karlson Made Director of Hillman Entrepreneurs Program

The University of Maryland's Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute, or Mtech, appointed Carolyn Boulger Karlson, Ph.D., Director of the Hillman Entrepreneurs Program, an educational initiative that fosters entrepreneurship and community leadership in transfer students who begin their study at Prince George's Community College and complete their bachelor's degrees at the University of Maryland. Carolyn, who holds a master of science in journalism from the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism, had been Dean of Graduate Studies at College of Notre Dame in Baltimore, Md, and has also taught at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Renu Kulkarni to Run Georgia Tech's "Future Media Initiative"

Georgia Tech appointed Renu Kulkarni as Head of its "FutureMedia Initiative". Renu, who holds an MBA from Emory University’s Goizuetta Business School, had been Vice President for Technology Partnerships at Motorola. Read more about it in the Business Wire press release.

NewsonWomen Women College Presidents List Completed

These states complete the NewsonWomen Women College Presidents List. Having completed all fifty states is just the beginning. Let us know about any changes or updates you hear about. This is the only comprehensive list of women college presidents available. Thanks to the many people who have contributed. Let me know if I missed anyone!

Nebraska- Bellevue University - Mary Hawkins (pictured); College of Saint Mary - Maryanne Stevens; Dana College - Janet Philipp; Chadron State College - Janie C. Park

Oklahoma - Cameron University - Cindy Ross; Langston University - JoAnn Haysbert; Northwest Oklahoma State University - Janet Cunningham; Southern Nazarene - Loren P. Gresham;

Arizona - Midwest University - Kathleen Goeppinger; The Art Institute of Tucson - Karen Habblitz

Nevada and Wyoming - None found. Do you know any?

Women College Presidents Getting Ready for New School Year

Women College Presidents like Cheryl Norton (pictured) are getting set for the return of students this month. Here are more of those outstanding women on the NewsonWomen College Presidents List:

Connecticut - Southern Connecticut State University - Cheryl J. Norton; Albertus Magnus College - Julia M. McNamara; Eastern Connecticut State University - Elsa Nunez; Saint Joseph College - Pamela Trotman Reid; Mitchell College - Mary Ellen Jukoski; Rensselaer @Hartford - Shirley Ann Jackson

Alaska – Didn’t find one. Do you know any?

Arkansas - The Art Institute of Tucson - Karen Habblitz; Lamson College - Donna Green;

Colorado - University of Northern Colorado - Kay Norton;

Hawaii - University of Hawaii @ Hilo - Rose Tseng; University of Hawaii @ Manoa - Virginia Hinshaw

Idaho - North Idaho College - Priscilla Bell; Lewis-Clark State College - Dene Kay Thomas

Kansas - Baker University - Patricia Long; Haskell Indian Nations University - Linda Sue Warner; Newman University - Noreen M. Carrocci; University of Saint Mary Kansas - Sr. Diane Steele

Louisiana - Dillard University - Marvalene Hughes; Our Lady of the Lake College in Baton - Sandra S. Harper

Maine - Bates College - Elaine Tuttle Hansen; University of Maine @ Augusta - Allyson Hughes Handley; University of Maine @ Machias - Cynthia E. Higgins; University of New England - Daneille N. Ripich; University of Southern Maine - Selma Botman

Minnesota - St. Catherine University - Andrea J. Lee; Concordia College - Linda N. Hanson; College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University - MaryAnn Baenninger; Metropolitan State University - Sue K. Hammersmith; Minnesota State University Morhead - Edna Mora Szymanski; Winona State University - Judith Ramaley;

Missouri - Missouri Valley College - Bonnie L. Humphrey; Stephens College - Dianne Lynch; Central Methodist University - Marianne Inman; William Woods University - Jahnae H. Barnett; Lincoln University of Missouri - Carolyn R. Mahoney; Cottey College of Medicine and Bioscience - Karen L. Pletz;

Montana – Didn’t find one. Do you know any?

Washington – Bellevue - B. Jean Floten; University of Washington Tacoma - Patricia Spakes; Art Institute of Seattle - Barbara A. Singer; Pacific Lutheran University - Dr. Loren Anderson; Matteo Ricci College - Jodi Olsen Kelly (interim)

Wisconsin - Alverno College - Mary J. Meehan; Cardinal Stritch University - Helen Sobehart; Lawrence University - Jill Beck; Marian University - Sr. Mary Mollison; Mount Mary College - Eileen Schwalbach; Northland College - Karen Halbersleben; Aurora University - Rebecca Sherrick; Rasmussen College

List of Women College Presidents Continues to Grow

The Women College Presidents List continues to grow as I find impressive women like Jackie Jenkins Scott (pictured) of Wheelock College in Massachusetts at the helm of many institutions. I am about halfway through the states and look forward to finding more women college presidents as I move around the U.S. I thank the many people who have sent me more names and corrections. Here is the next installment:

New Hampshire - Granite State College - Karol LaCroix; Keene State College - Helene Giles-Gee; New England College - Michele Perkins; Plymouth State University - Sara Jayne Steen: University of New Hampshire Manchester - Kristen Woolever;

New Mexico - didn't find any. Do you know of one?

North Dakota - Lake Region State College - Sharon Etemad

Oregon - George Fox University - Robin E. Baker; Marylhurst University - Judith Johansen; Oregon College of Art and Craft - Bonnie Laing-Malcolmson; Pacific University - Lesley M Hallick; Southern Oregon University - Mary Cullinan; Warner Pacific College - Andrea Cook;

South Dakota - Black Hills State University - Kay Schallenkamp

Texas - Texas A&M University San Antonio - Maria Hernandez Ferrier; Texas State University San Marcos - Denise Trauth; University of Houston - Renu Khaton; University of North Texas - Gretchen M. Bataille; University of Texas @ Bronsville and Texas Southmost College - Juliet V. Garcia; University of Texas El Paso - Diana Natalicio; Texas Woman’s University - Ann Stuart; Amberton University - Melinda H. Reagan; Texas Lutheran University - Ann Svennungsen; Austin College - Marjorie Hass; Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine - Nancy W. Dickey.

Read about more women college presidents.   

MLive Features the Women College Presidents List by NewsonWomen

Thanks MLive, the Michigan news website owned by Advance Publications, for the article on the NewsonWomen.com Women College Presidents List! See what they say about NewsonWomen. And to show how much I care, here are a few more states as we try to compile all fifty. Remember this is a community effort so feel free to add names and keep us up to date:

Florida - University of Miami - Donna Shalala (pictured); University of South FL - Judy Genshaft; University of West FL - Judith A. Bense; Northwest Florida State College - Jill White; Barry University - Sister Linda Bevilacqua; Florida Southern College - Anne B. Kerr; Miami International University of Art and Design - Erika Fleming; Beacon College - Deborah Brodbeck; Bethune-Cookman University - Trudie Kibbe Reed; Carlos Albiza University - Ileana Rodriguez-Garcia; - Edward Water College - Claudette Williams; Rasmussen College - Kristi A. Waite; Stetson University - Wendy B. Libby;

Alabama - Marion Military Inst. - Susan Stevenson; University of Alabama @ Birmingham - Carol Z. Garrison; Wallace State Hanceville - Vicki P. Hawsey

Ohio - Bowling Green State University - Carol A. Cartwright; University of Cincinnati - Monica Rimai; Shawnee State University - Rita Rice Morris; Central Ohio Tech College - Bonnie L. Coe; Columbus State College - Debra L. McCurdy; Case Western Reserve University - Barbara R. Snyder; Marietta College - Jean Scott; Wilberforce University - Patricia Hardaway; Ursuline College - Sister Diana Stano; Otterbein College - Kathy Krendle; Muskingum College - Anne c. Steele

Indiana - Ball State University - Jo Anne M. Gora; University of Southern Indiana - Linda LM Bennett; Hanover College - Sue Dewine; Saint Mary College Indiana - Carol Ann Mooney; Manchester College - JoYoung Switzer; Martin University - Algeania W. Freeman; University of Indianapolis - Beverley Pitts; University of St. Francis (Ind) - Sister M Elise Kriss; Purdue University - France Cordova

Kentucky - Kentucky State University - Mary Evans Sias; Asbury College - Sandra Gray; Kentucky Wesleyan College - Cheryl D. King; Thomas More College - Sister Margaret Stallmeyer; Spalding University - Jo Anne Rooney; Webster University - Elizabeth J. Stroble

 

See my post on women college presidents in other states and another post on more states.

Women College Presidents - More States

Women College Presidents like Beverly Daniel Tatum of Spelman College (pictured) make a difference in the lives of students. The NewsonWomen list of women college presidents continues:

 

North Carolina - University of NC @ Asheville - Chancellor Anne Ponder; University of NC @ Greensboro - Chancellor Dr. Linda P Brady; University of NC @ Wilmington - Chancellor Rosemary DePaolo; Bennett College - Julianne Malveaux; Meredith College - Dr. Maureen A Hartford; Warren Wilson College - Sandy Pfeiffer; Queens University of Charlotte - Dr. Pamela Lewis Davies; St. Augustine College (Raleigh) - Dr. Diane Boardley; Shaw University - Dr. Dorothy Yancy; College of the Abemarle - Lynne M. Bunch; Craven Community College - Catherine Chew; Gaston College - Dr. Patricia Skinner.

 

South Carolina - Columbia College - Caroline Whitson; Converse College - Elizabeth A. Fleming; University of SC Beaufort - Chancellor Jane T. Upshaw; University of SC Salkehatchie - Dean Dr. Ann Carmichael; Aiken Technical College - Dr. Susan A Winsor; Orangeburg Methodist College - Dr. Colleen Perry Keith; Trident Technical College - Dr. Mary Thornley.

 

Georgia - Agnes Scott College - Elizabeth Kiss; Spelman College - Beverly Daniel Tatum; Wesleyan College - Ruth Austin Knox; Art Institute of Atlanta - Janet S. Day; Savannah College of Art and Design - Paula S. Wallace; Young Harris College - Cathy Cox; Armstrong Atlantic State University - Linda M. Bleicken; Georgia College and State University - Dorothy Leland; Southern Polytechnic State University - Dr. Lisa Rossbacher; College of Coastal Georgia - Valerie A. Hepburn; Gainesville State College - Dr. Martha Nesbitt; South Georgia College - Dr. Virginia Mcarson; Athens Technical College - Flora N. Tydings; Gwinnett Tech - Sharon J. Bartels; Moultrie Tech College - Dr. Tina K. Anderson; Ogeechee Tech College - Dawn H. Cartee; Southeastern Tech College - Cathryn T. Mitchell.

 

Michigan - University of Michigan - Mary Sue Coleman; Michigan State University - Lou Anna Simon; Albion College - Dr. Donna M. Randall; Alma College - Saundra J. Tracy; Kalamazoo College - Eileen Wilson-Oyelaran; Madonna University - Sr. Rose Marie Kujawa; Siena Heights University - Peg Albert; Walsh College - Stephanie W. Bergeron; Central Michigan University - Kathy Wilbur Interim; Delta College (Michigan) - Dr. Jean Goodnow; Eastern Michigan University - Susan Martin

 

Tennessee - University of Memphis - Dr. Shirley Gillian; Aquinas College - Sister Mary Peter; Tusculum College - Nancy B. Moody, Watkins College of Art Design and Film - Ellen Meyer

Iowa - University of Iowa - Sally Mason; Ashford University - Jane McAuliffe; Briar Cliff University - Beverly A. Wharton; Clarke College - Sister Joanne Burrows; Saint Ambrose University - Sr. Joan Lescinski

Mississippi - Mississippi University - Dr. Claudia Limbert; Mississippi Valley State - Donna H. Oliver; University of Southern Mississippi - Martha Dunagin Saunders; Blue Mountain College - Bettye Rogers Coward; Millsaps College - Frances Lucas; Tougaloo College - Beverly Wade Hogan

See my post on women college presidents in other states and another post on more states.

Dr. Kate Steffens Made Dean of The Richard W. Riley College of Education

Walden University appointed Dr. Kate Steffens Dean of The Richard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership. Kate, who holds a Ph.D. in educational psychology, and an M.Ed. in special education from the University of Minnesota, is a former Dean of the College of Education at St. Cloud State University. Read more in the prnewswire press release.

Women College Presidents Deserve our Attention

Women College Presidents like Jane Margaret O'Brien (pictured) are an important part of our colleges and universities. NewsonWomen is working to come up with a comprehensive list of women college presidents in the U.S. People often ask about it and if you have a list, please send me the link. I will keep posting states, although the names may have changed. Please send me any updates, additional names or corrections you may know of since this is a community effort. We should all recognize the many great women in education. Here are a few more states:

Maryland - Salisbury University - Janet E. Dudley-Eshbach; St. Marys College of Maryland - Jane Margaret O’Brien; University of Maryland East Shore - Thelma Thompson; University of Maryland University College - Susan C. Aldridge; College of Notre Dame of Maryland - Mary Pat Seurkamp.

New Jersey - Caldwell College - Sister Patrice Werner; Centenary  College - Barbara Lethwaite; Felician College - Sister Theresa Mary Martin; Georgian Court University - Rosemary E. Jeffries; Princeton University - Shirley M. Tilghman; The College of NJ - R. Barbara Gitenstein; Montclair State University - Susan Cole; Assumption College of Sisters - Sister Mary Joseph Schultz SCC; College of Saint Elizabeth - Sister Francio Raftery S.C.

West Virginia - WV Wesleyan College - Dr. Pamela Balch; Shepard University - Suzanne Shipley; West Liberty State College - Robin C. Capehart; WV University @ Parkersburg - Marie Foster Grage; James Rumsey Tech Institute - Vicki Jenkins.

Delaware - Strayer University - Sondra Stallard; Widener University School of Law - Dean Linda Ammons

Illinois - Blackburn College (Illinois) - Miriam Pride; Aurora University - Rebecca L. Sherrick; Bradley University - Joanne K. Glasser, Esq; Dominican University (Illinois) - Donna M. Carroll; MacMurray College - Dr. Colleen Hester; Midwestern University - Kathleen H. Goeppinger; Rasmussen College - Kristi A. Waite; St. Xavier University - Judith Dwyer; Governors State University - Elaine P. Maimon; Northeastern Illinois University - Dr. Sharon K. Hahs.

 

Virginia - Averett University - Dr. Tiffany McKillip Franks; Eastern Mennonite University - Loren Swartzentruber; Emory and Henry College - Dr. Rosalind Reichard; Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine - Dixie Tooke Rawlins; Hollins University - Nancy Oliver Gray; Jefferson College of Health and Science - Carol M. Seavor; Mary Baldwin College - Dr. Pamela Fox; Shenandoah University - Tracey Fitzsimmons; Sweet Briar College - Jo Ellen Johnson Parker; Longwood University - Patricia P Cormier; Norfolk State University - Dr. Carolyn Meyers; Radford University - Penelope W. Kyle University of Mary Washington - Judy G. Hample.

 

Read previous posts on women college presidents.

 

Karen Gould Named President of Brooklyn College

The Board of Trustees of The City University of New York appointed Dr. Karen L. Gould President of Brooklyn College. Karen, who holds a Ph.D. in Romance Languages from the University of Oregon, had been the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs at California State University, Long Beach. Read more about it in the article on cuny.edu.

Read about other women college presidents.

Martha Minow Made Dean of Harvard Law School

Harvard University appointed Martha Minow Dean of Harvard Law School. Martha, who holds a Master’s degree in education from Harvard and her law degree from Yale, has been a Professor of Law at Harvard Law School since 1981. Read more about it in the school announcement.

Natacha DePaola Made Dean of IIT Armour College of Engineering.

Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) appointed Natacha DePaola, Ph.D., Dean of IIT Armour College of Engineering. Natacha, who holds a Master of Science in mechanical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a Ph.D. degree in Medical Engineering and Medical Physics from the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, had been Chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). Read more about it in the prnewswire press release.

Data on Women Professors "Standing Still"

Inside Higher Ed is reporting on a new study that shows male english and foreign language associate professors being promoted to full professors sooner than women associate professors in the field by a year or more. And it has nothing to do with having kids. Read the article on the study done by the Modern Language Association.

Jeanne Allen Made an Alliance Trustee to America's Promise Alliance

Jeanne Allen was appointed an Alliance Trustee to the America's Promise Alliance, the partnership alliance comprised of corporations, nonprofit organizations, foundations, policymakers, and advocacy and faith groups committed to ensuring that children receive the fundamental resources they need to lead successful, healthy and productive lives and build a stronger society. Jeanne is the Founder and President of the Center for Education Reform. Read more about Jeanne's career in the prnewswire press release.

Read about other women in education.

Is Secret Donor Giving to Colleges with Women Presidents?

Rumor has it that secret college donations made recently are being given to institutions that have a woman as the college president. A reported $68million dollars in such gifts have been given of late. Read Justin Pope's article about it on yahoo.com.

It would be really exciting if this were true. I wonder if they used my lists?! I have been making a list of women college presidents by state over the past months because I can't find one available. Since people searching Newsonwomen.com are interested in women college presidents, I decided to start a list of my own (still have several states to go if you want to help!) Check out women college presidents in my women and education category.

Harvard Students try an "Alternative Spring Break"

A young woman sent  me a link to the Harvard "Alternative Spring Break" Blog. The "Alternative Spring Break" is series of social service trips, allowing students to spend the week performing volunteer service at different projects. The dedication of these young women and men is amazing and I loved reading their blog posts. As a mother I was particularly touched by the one about the little boy demanding TV during Hurricane Katrina! Read the blog and meet some amazing people. (Photo: Chloe Goodwin.) Read more about the "Alternative Spring Break" Program run by the volunteer association Phillips Brooks House at Harvard. 

Patricia White Made Dean of UMiami Law School

The University of Miami appointed Patricia White Dean of the University of Miami School of Law. Patricia, who holds BA, MA, and JD degrees from the University of Michigan, is currently the Jack Brown Professor of Law at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University where she served as Law Dean from January 1999 to July 2008. Read more in the Business Wire press release. 

Read about other women in education.

Cherry Murray Made Dean of Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Harvard University appointed Cherry Murray Dean of Harvard's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Cherry will also become the John A. and Elizabeth S. Armstrong Professor of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Cherry, who holds a Ph.D. in Physics from MIT, is Principal Associate Director for Science and Technology at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and before that had been a leading scientist at Bell Laboratories. Read more about it in the Harvard announcement. 

Joan Petersilia Named Law Professor at Stanford Law School

Stanford Law School appointed preeminent criminologist Joan Petersilia as Professor of Law. Joan had been Professor of Criminology, Law and Society in the School of Social Ecology at the University of California, Irvine, where she directs the Center for Evidence-Based Corrections. Read more about Joan's career in the Business Wire press release on yahoo.

Read about other women in education.