Top Chief Executives
Ashford University, Craig Swenson
Contra Costa College, Mojdeh Mehdizadeh
University of North Dakota, Mark Kennedy
Wheelock College, David Chard
Appointments
Brett Andrews, executive vice president and dean of the School of Adult and Graduate Studies at Tabor College, to dean of the School of Business at Newman University.
Michael Austin, provost and vice president for academic affairs at Newman University, to executive vice president for academic affairs at the University of Evansville.
Lorraine Bernotsky, interim provost and vice president for academic affairs, to provost and vice president for academic affairs at West Chester University of Pennsylvania.
Jennifer Bott, interim dean, to dean of the Miller College of Business at Ball State University.
David Chard, dean of the Simmons School of Education and Human Development at Southern Methodist University, to president of Wheelock College.
Helen Clougherty, chief of staff, to an additional post, vice chancellor at Lone Star College.
Leslie Davidson, director and associate professor in the division of occupational therapy at Shenandoah University, to chair of the department of clinical research and leadership in the School of Medicine and Health Sciences at George Washington University.
Peter DeAngelis Jr., partner in the strategic execution division at IMA Consulting, to executive vice president and chief financial officer at Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health.
Mindy Deardurff, director of the Undergraduate Business Career Center in the Curtis L. Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota, to dean of the Career Development Center at Macalester College.
Alison DeCinti, interim assistant vice chancellor for development, to assistant vice chancellor for advancement at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke.
Roberta Diaz Brinton, professor of pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences in the School of Pharmacy, professor of neurology in the Keck School of Medicine, and professor of biomedical engineering in the Viterbi School of Engineering at the University of Southern California, to director of the Center for Innovation in Brain Science at the University of Arizona Health Sciences.
Doreen Edwards, acting vice president for statutory affairs and dean of the Kazuo Inamori School of Engineering at Alfred University, to dean of the Kate Gleason College of Engineering at the Rochester Institute of Technology.
William Falls, interim dean, to dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Vermont.
David Fish, associate professor of anesthesiology at Rowan University, to director of critical care in the department of anesthesiology at the hospital and professor of clinical anesthesiology at Temple University.
Elizabeth Gill, director of the honors program and director of the Women’s Leadership Network at Randolph-Macon College, to dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Canisius College.
Kyomi Gregory, recipient of a doctorate in communication sciences and disorders at Louisiana State University, to assistant professor in the College of Education and Rehabilitation at Salus University.
Elaine Heath, professor of Evangelism at Southern Methodist University, to dean of the Duke Divinity School at Duke University.
Michael Johnson, dean of the School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University, to provost at Babson College.
Mark Kennedy, director of the Graduate School of Political Management and professor of political management at George Washington University, to president of the University of North Dakota.
Micah Kleit, editor-in-chief at Temple University Press, to director of Rutgers University Press.
Mark Komdat, dean of administration at the State University of New York Ulster, to vice president for business and financial services at Georgia Piedmont Technical College.
David Kotter, associate professor of New Testament, to dean of the School of Theology at Colorado Christian University.
Benjamin Krevsky, director of endoscopy at the hospital and professor of medicine in the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, to an additional post, chief of the gastroenterology section at Temple University Hospital.
James Kvaal, deputy assistant to the president and deputy director of the Domestic Policy Council at the White House, to policy maker in residence at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.
Mary Lopez, associate dean of research and administration in the College of Graduate Nursing and director of the RN and MSN programs, to interim dean of the College of Graduate Nursing at Western University of Health Sciences.
Amos McDonald, senior vice president at BBVA Compass, to vice chancellor for government and public relations at Lone Star College.
Paul McGuinness, vice chancellor for enrollment management and student affairs at Purdue University North Central, to vice president for enrollment management and student affairs at Roosevelt University.
Mojdeh Mehdizadeh, interim president, to president of Contra Costa College.
Ronnie Myers, vice dean of administration for the College of Dental Medicine at Columbia University, to senior associate dean of academic and administrative affairs for the Touro College of Dental Medicine at New York Medical College.
Camille Nelson, former dean of the law school at Suffolk University, to dean of the Washington College of Law at American University.
Rajeev Parikh, dean of the Walker College of Business and Management at Mercyhurst University, to executive vice president for academic affairs at American International College.
Suzanne Petrusch, vice president for enrollment management at St. Mary’s University (Tex.), to vice president for enrollment and financial aid at Presbyterian College.
Raul Reis, dean of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Florida International University, to dean of the School of Communication at Emerson College.
John Romans, interim associate dean of academic affairs and administrative support, to dean of the College of Education at Oklahoma State University.
Aldemaro Romero Jr., professor of biological sciences and former dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, to dean of the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences at the City University of New York Bernard M. Baruch College.
Lars Ola Sjoholm, medical director of the trauma program at Temple University Hospital, to chief of trauma and surgical critical care in the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University.
Jerald Spotswood, assistant dean and professor of English at Fort Hays State University, to dean of the Graduate School and Distance Education at Emporia State University.
Craig Swenson, interim president of the University of the Rockies, to president of Ashford University.
Michelle Tafel, chief innovation officer, to chief strategy and advancement officer at College Summit.
Martha Tedeschi, deputy director for art and research at the Art Institute of Chicago, to director of the Harvard Art Museums at Harvard University.
Doris Tegart, executive vice president, to interim president of Bellarmine University.
Maria-Claudia Tomany, vice provost at Saint Xavier University, to dean of the College of Graduate and Interdisciplinary Studies at North Dakota State University.
Marc-Olivier Wahler, founding director of the Chalet Society in Paris, to director of the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University.
Barbara Wolfe, associate dean of research in the Connell School of Nursing at Boston College, to dean of the College of Nursing at the University of Rhode Island.
Leon Wyden Jr., vice president for finance and administration at Tiffin University, to vice president for business affairs at the University of Findlay.
Resignations
Sujit Choudhry, dean of the School of Law at the University of California at Berkeley.
Karen Hanford, founding dean of the College of Graduate Nursing at Western University of Health Sciences, effective April 15.
Mark Newcomb, executive vice president at Mount Saint Mary College, effective April 18.
Lawrence Schook, vice president for research at the University of Illinois, effective in August.
Victor Ukpolo, chancellor of Southern University at New Orleans, effective June 30.
Retirements
Daniel Armitage, associate vice president for student affairs and dean of students at the University of Memphis, effective April 22.
Kevin Manning, president of Stevenson University, effective in June 2017.
Roderick McDavis, president of Ohio University, effective June 30, 2017.
Robert Randolph, chaplain at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, effective in August.
Barbara Veazey, president of West Kentucky Community and Technical College, effective June 30.
Deaths
Ben Bagdikian, 96, former dean of the Graduate School of Journalism at the University of California at Berkeley, died March 11 in Berkeley, Calif.
Leslie Raymond Bassett, 93, professor emeritus of music at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, died February 4 in Oakwood, Ga.
Michael Brattain, 68, associate director of basic research for the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, died March 5 in Omaha.
Cyril Benjamin Brown, 95, former professor of agronomy at Purdue University, died March 8 in Scottsdale, Ariz.
James Chambers, associate dean of reasearch and graduate programs in the School of Engineering at the University of Mississippi, died March 13.
David Kay Clawson, 88, former dean of the College of Medicine at the University of Kentucky, died March 11.
Nancy Comer Tobin, 89, professor emeritus of nursing at Monroe Community College, died March 9.
Father Virgilio Elizondo, 80, founding president of the Mexican American Catholic College and former professor of pastoral and Hispanic theology at the University of Notre Dame, died March 14 in San Antonio.
David Gates, 94, former director of the biological station and professor emeritus of botany at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, died March 4.
Dora Henley Going, 99, former professor of microbiology in the dental school at the University of Texas, died March 10 in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Russell Hamilton, 81, professor emeritus of Spanish and Portuguese at Vanderbilt University, died February 27 in Minneapolis.
Melvin Landsberg, 89, professor emeritus of English at the University of Kansas, died March 5.
Richard Levins, 85, former professor of population sciences at Harvard University, died January 19 in Cambridge, Mass.
Frank Perkins, 82, former dean of the graduate school and professor emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, died March 5.
Edwin Rabinowitz, 89, former dean of instruction at Thames Valley State Technical College (now part of Three Rivers Community College), died March 12.
Rev. Gerard Reedy, 76, former president of the College of the Holy Cross, died March 11.
William Rowe, 89, former professor of anthropology at the University of Minnesota, died February 16 in Chicago.
Glenn Sebastian, 74, professor emeritus and former chair of the department of earth sciences at the University of South Alabama, died March 11 in Mobile, Ala.
Lloyd Shapley, 92, professor emeritus of economics and mathematics at the University of California at Los Angeles, died March 12.
Robert Welch, 71, former dean and acting president of Goucher College, died February 28 in Baltimore.
Richard White, 90, former executive director of the Minnesota State Community College system, died March 10.
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