Top Chief Executives
Maine Community College, Lisa Larson Eastern
Marygrove College, Elizabeth Burns
Montgomery County Community College, Kevin Pollock
Pitzer College, Melvin Oliver
State Center Community College District, Dale Paul Parnell Jr.
University of Maine at Fort Kent, John Short
Appointments
Monica Allen, associate vice chancellor, deputy general counsel, and chief litigation counsel, to vice chancellor and general counsel at Washington University in St. Louis.
Lloyd Armstrong, provost emeritus at the University of Southern California, to director of research for the Minerva Institute for Research and Scholarship at the Keck Graduate Institute.
Kim Schafer Astroth, associate professor, to interim assistant dean of the undergraduate programs for the College of Nursing at Illinois State University.
Heather Baker, director of outreach for the Indiana Department of Education, to vice chancellor for student affairs for the Columbus and Southeast campuses at Ivy Tech Community College.
Sonja Bennett-Bellamy, vice president for institutional advancement and university relations at South Carolina State University, to associate vice president for advancement at Shaw University.
Mitchell Berbrier, interim dean, to dean of the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences at the University of Alabama at Huntsville.
Dirk Bohmann, professor of biomedical genetics, to senior associate dean of basic research at the University of Rochester Medical Center.
Diana Bourke, chief information officer, to chief operating officer at the Association of American Medical Colleges.
Bonita Brown, vice chancellor and chief of staff at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, to director of higher education practice at the Education Trust.
Elizabeth Burns, interim provost, to president of Marygrove College.
Deb Bushway, interim associate dean at the University of Wisconsin-Extension, to provost at Northwestern Health Sciences University.
Dani Byrd, executive vice dean, to interim dean of the Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences at the University of Southern California.
José Cabrales, program manager for community engagement at Excelencia in Education, to senior associate of higher education practice at the Education Trust.
Rohit Chopra, former assistant director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, to senior adviser at the U.S. Department of Education.
Shelly Coleman-Martins, executive director of university marketing in strategic communications, to chief operating officer at Wichita State University.
Ralph Davis, professor and chair of the department of geosciences, to an additional post, associate vice provost for research and economic development at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.
William Dichtel, associate professor of chemistry and chemical biology at Cornell University, to professor of chemistry at Northwestern University.
Marta Elena Esquilin, director of intercultural resources and social justice programs at Columbia University, to associate dean of Honors Living-Learning Community and assistant professor of professional practice in American Studies at Rutgers University at Newark.
Kimberly Ferguson, dean of students at Spelman College, to vice president and dean of students at Allegheny College.
Karen Fisher, senior health counsel at the U.S. Senate Finance Committee, to chief public policy officer at the Association of American Medical Colleges.
Helen Garrett, dean of enrollment management systems at Lane Community College, to registrar and chief officer for enrollment information services at the University of Washington.
Stephanie Graham, deputy general counsel, to associate vice president and deputy general counsel at Northwestern University.
Atul Grover, chief public policy officer, to executive vice president at the Association of American Medical Colleges.
Dean Hendrix, associate university librarian for research, education, and outreach at the University at Buffalo, to dean of libraries at the University of Texas at San Antonio.
Clothilde Hewlett, partner at Nossaman, to executive director of the alumni association at the University of California at Berkeley.
Max Hibbs, interim dean, to dean of mathematics, business, engineering, and technology at Blinn College.
Richard Holman, professor of physics at Carnegie Mellon University, to dean of the College of Computational Sciences for the Minerva Schools at the Keck Graduate Institute.
Melissa Howard, clinical assistant professor, to interim assistant dean of student and alumni affairs for the Stempel College of Public Health and Social Work at Florida International University.
Chaur-Dong Hsu, professor and chair of the department of obstetrics and gynecology at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, to professor and chair of the department of obstetrics and gynecology at Wayne State University.
William Ingram, manager of instructional technology for the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Texas at San Antonio, to associate vice president and chief information officer at Belmont University.
Kendall Isaac, former chief legal officer and chief human resources officer at Darton State College, to chief of staff to the president at Fort Valley State University.
Elise Italiano, director of communications at the Catholic Diocese of Arlington, to executive director of university communications at Catholic University of America.
Leisa Julian, associate vice president for business and auxiliary services at Ball State University, to vice chancellor and chief financial officer at the University of Kansas.
Lisa Kessler, interim associate dean, to associate dean of the College of Agriculture at California State Polytechnic University at Pomona.
Jon Korfmacher, associate professor, to director of the child development doctoral program at the Erikson Institute.
Joshua LaBaer, director of the Virginia G. Piper Center for Personalized Diagnostics, to an additional post, interim executive director of the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University at Tempe.
Lisa Larson, vice president for academic and student affairs at Hennepin Technical College, to president of Eastern Maine Community College.
Evelyn Leathers, vice president for institutional advancement at Wiley College, to vice president for institutional advancement at Bennett College.
Patrick Limbach, professor of chemistry, to vice president for research at the University of Cincinnati.
Camille Lizarribar, dean of Ezra Stiles College, to dean of student affairs at Yale University.
William Mammarella, assistant professor of fine art, to an additional post, chair of the department of fine art at Pennsylvania College of Art & Design.
Ana McClanahan, dean of the NC BioNetwork Capstone Center, to dean of the School of Applied Technology at Alfred State College.
Achille Messac, dean of engineering at Mississippi State University, to dean of the College of Engineering, Architecture, and Computer Sciences at Howard University.
Kent Millard, senior pastor at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, to interim president of United Theological Seminary.
Zachary Moon, commissioned officer and chaplain in the United States Navy, to assistant professor of pastoral theology and care at the Chicago Theological Seminary.
Michelle Morgan, candidate for a doctorate in American studies, to interim dean of Ezra Stiles College at Yale University.
Melvin Oliver, executive dean of the College of Letters and Science at the University of California at Santa Barbara, to president of Pitzer College.
John Opperman, vice chancellor for academic affairs, to interim president of Texas Tech University.
Dale Paul Parnell Jr., president of Norco College, to chancellor of the State Center Community College District.
Billi Patzius, associate professor and chair of the department of criminal justice, to interim dean of the School of Human Services at Lindenwood University.
James Pennebaker, professor of psychology, to executive director of Project 2021 and special advisor to the provost for educational innovation at the University of Texas at Austin.
Kevin Pollock, president of St. Clair County Community College, to president of Montgomery County Community College.
Michael Reed, interim dean, to dean of the School of Sciences, Humanities, and Visual Communications at Pennsylvania College of Technology.
Charles Ruffing, former vice president for health, safety, environment, and sustainability at Kodak, to director of the New York State Pollution Prevention Institute at Rochester Institute of Technology.
Curtis Sartor, dean of the School of Art, Design, and Architecture, to assistant to the president for diversity and spiritual development at Judson University (Ill.).
Matthew Schwartz, director of the military education program, to assistant vice president for outreach and engagement at Vincennes University.
Judith Sebesta, director of innovation for the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, to executive director of the Institute for Competency-Based Education at Texas A&M University at Commerce.
John Short, dean of the of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Millersville University of Pennsylvania, to president of the University of Maine at Fort Kent.
Shanni Simmons, director of the distance education program, to assistant vice president for lifelong learning at Vincennes University.
Basil Andrew Stewart, controller at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, to senior vice president and chief financial officer at Merrimack College.
Todd Still, dean of Truett Theological Seminary, to interim provost at Baylor University.
Dawn Stoneking, assistant director of enrollment and degree management at Virginia Tech, to director of Lifelong Learning at the University of Southern Indiana.
Ashok Subramanian, dean of the Harold Walter Siebens School of Business at Buena Vista University, to dean of the College of Business at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith.
Jarrod Tudor, interim dean, to dean and chief administrative officer at Kent State University at Geauga.
Russell Douglas Whitman, interim dean, to dean of the College of Education at Wayne State University.
Michael Wiles, former dean of clinical affairs at Texas Chiropractic College, to dean of the College of Chiropractic at Keiser University at West Palm Beach.
Ruqaiijah Yearby, associate director of the Law-Medicine Center and professor of law, to an additional post, associate dean of institutional diversity and inclusiveness at Case Western Reserve University.
Resignations
Margaret Carney, president of St. Bonaventure University, effective July 31.
Jaan Holt, director of the Washington-Alexandria Architecture Center at Virginia Tech.
Tom Rochon, president of Ithaca College, effective July 1, 2017.
Edwin Trevathan, provost and executive vice president at Baylor University.
Retirements
James Miller, dean of admission at Brown University.
Deaths
Paul Louis Abel II, 89, former assistant dean of the School of Music and professor of trumpet and theory at Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge, died January 12.
William Anlyan, 90, former chancellor of health affairs and dean of the School of Medicine at Duke University, died January 17.
Robert Charles Cammarata II, 58, professor of materials science and engineering at Johns Hopkins University, died January 13.
Glinda Crawford, 67, former professor of sociology and head of the home economics education program at the University of North Dakota, died January 13 in Missouri.
John Fennessy, 82, professor emeritus and former chair of the department of radiology at the University of Chicago, died January 3.
Aaron Gellman, 85, former professor of management and strategy and director of the Transportation Center at Northwestern University, died January 11.
Dennison Griffith, 63, former president of Columbus College of Art & Design, died January 18.
Frederick Hartmann, 92, former professor of political science at the University of Florida, died November 15.
Cheney Joseph, 72, vice chancellor for academic affairs for the Law Center at Louisiana State University, died December 18.
Phillip Kaplan, 85, former president of the University of New Haven, died January 13.
Irving Kelter, 67, professor of history at the University of St. Thomas (Tex.), died January 8.
Michael Mikolajczak, 64, professor emeritus of English at the University of St. Thomas (Minn.), died January 11.
Dan Foster Penney, 80, former professor and chair of the biology department at San Jacinto College Central, died January 11.
John Pruis, 92, former president of Ball State University, died January 15.
Alfreda Robinson, former assistant dean of the Graduate School of Business at Rutgers University, died January 14.
Charles Rogovin, 84, professor emeritus of law at Temple University, died January 10.
Claire Rudolph, 89, professor emerita of social work at Syracuse University, January 5.
Lloyd Rudolph, 88, professor emeritus of political science at the University of Chicago, died January 16 in Oakland, Calif.
Homer Schamp Jr., 92, founding provost for the University of Maryland-Baltimore County, died January 12 in Towson, Md.
Sei Tokuda, 85, professor emeritus of medicine at the University of New Mexico, died January 2.
Herbert Weitman, 89, director of photographic services at Washington University in St. Louis, died January 12 in St. Louis.
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Correction (2/12/2016, 2:18 p.m.): The original listings incorrectly described the background of William Mammarella, the new chair of the department of fine art at Pennsylvania College of Art & Design. He is an assistant professor of fine art at the college, not a professor and chair of the photography department.