Top Chief Executives
Westminster College (Pa.), Kathy Brittain Richardson
Sonoma State University, Judy Sakaki
Taylor University, Lowell Haines
Appointments
Paul Alivisatos, director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, to vice chancellor for research at the University of California at Berkeley.
Jason Anderson, director of development, to area director for Kansas City operations at Park University.
Denise Anderson, professor of parks, recreation, and tourism management, to an additional post, associate dean of undergraduate studies for the College of Behavioral, Social, and Health Sciences at Clemson University.
Darrell Bazzell, vice chancellor for finance and administration at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, to senior vice president and chief financial officer at the University of Texas at Austin.
Ravi Bellamkonda, professor and chair of the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, to dean of the Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University.
Jane Birkholz, dean of student services and enrollment management at North Central State College, to dean of student success at Central Lakes College.
Kristine Blair, professor and former chair of English at Bowling Green State University, to dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences at Youngstown State University.
Michael Joseph Brown, dean, to interim president of Payne Theological Seminary.
Jan Clayton, associate vice president for student affairs, to senior student affairs officer at Tulsa Community College.
Peter Conn, professor emeritus of English and education at the University of Pennsylvania, to executive director of the Athenaeum of Philadelphia.
Sandra Cooper, former assistant vice president for human resources at Oklahoma State University at Tulsa, to chief human resources officer at Tulsa Community College.
Kari Culp, director of marketing and social media, to senior director of marketing and communications at Tulsa Community College.
Ron Dempsey, vice president for advancement and university development at Southern Polytechnic State University, to vice president for advancement and executive director of the foundation at Winona State University.
Peter Caborn Edelman, assistant vice president for campaigns and planning at American University, to senior director for alumni relations and executive director of the alumni association at Wayne State University.
Howard Federoff, vice chancellor for health affairs, to chief executive of the health system at the University of California at Irvine.
Christopher Fiorentino, vice president for external operations, to interim president of West Chester University of Pennsylvania.
Susan Fiorito, professor of business, to an additional post, founding director of the Jim Moran School of Entrepreneurship at Florida State University.
Sean Francis, interim chair, to chair of the department of obstetrics, gynecology, and women’s health at the University of Louisville.
David Gregory, vice chancellor for administration and facilities development, to acting chancellor of the Tennessee Board of Regents Office.
Lowell Haines, partner at Faegre Baker Daniels, to president of Taylor University.
Peyton Randolph Helm, president emeritus of Muhlenberg College, to interim chancellor of the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth.
David Hilmey, associate professor and chair of the chemistry department, to dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at St. Bonaventure University.
Gaetane Jean-Marie, professor and chair of the department of educational leadership, evaluation, and organizational development at the University of Louisville, to dean of the College of Education at the University of Northern Iowa.
Sally Johnstone, vice president for academic advancement at Western Governors University, to president of the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems.
Eileen Kenney, director of development, to assistant vice president for enrollment management at Tulsa Community College.
Tyson King-Meadows, chair of Africana studies and associate professor of political science, to dean of the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County.
Debi Kleiman, managing director and executive vice president at Havas Media, to executive director of the Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship at Babson College.
Timothy Klocko, senior vice president for administration and finance at Thomas University, to vice president for finance at Sweet Briar College.
Christopher Kops, vice president and associate dean for administration and finance for the division of biological sciences at the University of Chicago, to senior vice president for finance and administration and chief operating officer at the Medical College of Wisconsin.
James LaPlant, interim dean, to dean of the Graduate School at Valdosta State University.
Ian Lapp, associate dean of strategic educational initiatives for the T.H. Chan School of Public Health at Harvard University, to dean of the undergraduate school at Babson College.
Gerald LeBlanc, professor and interim head, to head of the department of biological sciences at North Carolina State University.
Anita Leffel, director of entrepreneurship programs at the University of Texas at San Antonio, to director of social impact at Claremont Lincoln University.
Lawrence Lewandowski, co-director of clinical training and professor of psychology, to interim chair of the department of psychology at Syracuse University.
Charles McCullough II, founder and principal of CoMcCo, a government operations and policy consultancy, to director of the North American Liaison Office at Australian National University.
Chippy McLain, dean of humanities, to dean of Walters State Community College.
Eric Muth, professor of psychology, to an additional post, associate dean of research and graduate studies for the College of Behavioral, Social, and Health Sciences at Clemson University.
Michael Navarre, group account director at R&R Partners, to assistant vice president for institutional marketing and communications at Salt Lake Community College.
Michael Nutter, former mayor of the City of Philadelphia, to professor of professional practice in urban policy at Columbia University.
John Pearson, associate vice president for academic affairs at Stetson University, to provost at Point Park University.
Jason Perry, interim director, to director of the Hinckley Institute of Politics at the University of Utah.
Kathy Brittain Richardson, provost at Berry College, to president of Westminster College (Pa.).
Edward Rosick, associate professor in the College of Osteopathic Medicine, to an additional post, director of the Healthy Campus Initiative at Michigan State University.
Judy Sakaki, vice president for student affairs at the University of California, to president of Sonoma State University.
Mandara Savage, interim director, to executive director of the extended campus at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.
Rebecca Shortridge, professor of accountancy, to an additional post, chair of the department of accountancy at Northern Illinois University.
James Shriver, southeastern regional manager for strategic military and community relations, to director of strategic university alliances at Trident University International.
Michael Siftar, chief technology officer at U.S. Auto Parts, to chief technology officer at Tulsa Community College.
David Simon, executive vice president and chief legal officer for Jefferson Health System, to chief legal affairs officer at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Janet Steverson, professor of law, to dean of diversity and inclusion at Lewis & Clark College.
Robin Stewart, senior project manager in the Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs at Ohio University, to grants, corporate, and foundation gifts officer at Marietta College.
Nancy Targett, acting president of the University of Delaware, to provost and vice president for academic affairs at the University of New Hampshire.
Eunice Tarver, student development director for the Metro campus, to assistant vice president for diversity and inclusion at Tulsa Community College.
Carla Tharp, associate vice president for student life and development at Saint Peter’s University, to dean of students at Salem State University.
Anthony Tillman, assistant provost at Southern Methodist University, to associate provost at Washington University in St. Louis.
John Unruh, chair of the food science undergraduate program at Kansas State University, to dean of the College of Agriculture at California State University at Chico.
Johannes Vieweg, director of the Prostate Disease Center at the University of Florida, to founding dean of the College of Allopathic Medicine at Nova Southeastern University.
Michael Witherell, vice chancellor for research at the University of California at Santa Barbara, to director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Lori Worm, associate vice chancellor, to interim vice chancellor for administrative services at the University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh.
Deborah Ziring, director of pathophysiology for problem integrated learning and introduction to clinical medicine at Drexel University, to associate dean of academic affairs and undergraduate medical education in the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University.
Resignations
Paul Ferguson, president of Ball State University.
Stephen Friedman, president of Pace University, effective June 30, 2017.
Lea Johnson, president of Maria College of Albany.
Lawrence Pintak, founding dean of the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication at Washington State University.
Retirements
Pete Goldsmith, vice provost for student affairs and dean of students at Indiana University at Bloomington, effective June 30.
Margaret Hallock, founder and co-director of the Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics at the University of Oregon.
Leonard Haynes III, director of institutional service at the U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education, effective February 29.
Jack Miller, president of Central Connecticut State University, effective September 15.
Tom Sonnleitner, vice chancellor for administrative services at the University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh.
Karin Trainer, university librarian at Princeton University.
Bryan Wilson, president of McDowell Technical Community College, effective August 1.
Deaths
Herbert Leroy Abrams, 95, professor emeritus of radiology at Stanford University, died January 20 in Palo Alto, Calif.
Francisco Alarcon, 61, director of the Native Speakers Program and lecturer in Spanish at the University of California at Davis, died January 15.
Robert Charles Cammarata II, 58, professor of materials science and engineering at Johns Hopkins University, died January 13.
Richard Cooper, 79, former dean of the Medical College of Wisconsin, died January 15 in New York City.
Thomas Cunningham, 88, former professor of philosophy at Grand Valley State University, died January 20.
Laurence Finberg, 92, former professor and chair of pediatrics at the State University of New York Downstate Medical University, died January 22.
Richard Gilman, 92, former president of Occidental College, died January 15 in Pasadena, Calif.
Rev. Edward Glynn, former president of Saint Peter’s University, died January 23 in Baltimore.
George Ioup, 76, professor emeritus of physics at the University of New Orleans, died January 20 in New Orleans.
Augustus Jones, professor of political science at Miami University (Ohio), died December 3.
John Keiser, 79, former president of Boise State University, died January 21.
Jordan Kurland, 87, associate general secretary at the American Association of University Professors, died January 23.
William McDonald, 88, professor emeritus of English at the University of Toledo, died January 13.
Forrest McDonald, 89, professor emeritus of history at the University of Alabama, died January 19.
Marvin Minsky, 88, co-founder of the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory and professor emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, died January 24.
Arthur Murphy, 93, professor emeritus of law at Columbia University, died January 16.
Alexander Nagy, 90, former dean of the School of Mass Communication at Middle Tennessee State University, died January 17.
Peter Schoderbek, 83, former professor of management at the University of Iowa, died January 19.
M. Erol Ulucakli, 78, professor emeritus of mechanical engineering at Lafayette College, died January 20 in Binghamton, N.Y.
Gay Wakefield, 63, associate professor of communication studies at Tarleton State University, died January 25.
Donald Welch, 84, former vice president at Wesleyan College, died January 22.
Correction (2/1/2016, 4:30 p.m.): The listings originally misidentified the name of the institution that Kathy Brittain Richardson was appointed to lead. Ms. Richardson, who is provost at Berry College, was named the next president of Westminster College (Pa.), not Berry.
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