Top Chief Executives
Alverno College, Andrea Lee
Bishop State Community College, Reginald Sykes
Delaware Valley University, Maria Gallo
Elmhurst College, Troy VanAken
Harrison College at Fort Wayne, Luke Knoke
Lesley University, Jeff Weiss
Miami University (Ohio), Greg Crawford
Rockford University, Eric Fulcomer
Saint Mary’s College (Ind.), Janice Cervelli
Southern University at Shreveport, Rodney Ellis
University of Houston-Victoria, Victor Morgan
Appointments
Richard Arum, chair of the sociology department at New York University, to dean of the School of Education at the University of California at Irvine.
James Barry, interim vice president for advancement at Elmira College, to interim president of Alderson Broaddus University.
Ed Bashaw, dean of the College of Business at Arkansas Tech University, to dean of the School of Business at Emporia State University.
Ashley Baudouin, interim assistant dean of students and director of fraternity and sorority affairs, to assistant dean of students and director of fraternity and sorority affairs at Lehigh University.
James Beeby, professor and chair of the history department at Middle Tennessee State University, to dean of the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Southern Indiana.
Jay Bernhardt, interim dean, to dean of the Moody College of Communication at the University of Texas at Austin.
Craig Caldwell, director of the InnovaBio program, to dean of the School of Science, Mathematics, and Engineering at Salt Lake Community College.
Joseph Cerami, senior lecturer in national security and director of the public service leadership program at Texas A&M University at College Station, to director of the Center for Ethical Leadership at the University of St. Thomas (Tex.).
Janice Cervelli, dean of the College of Architecture, Planning, and Landscape Architecture at the University of Arizona, to president of Saint Mary’s College (Ind.).
Isabelle Cherney, associate dean of the graduate school at Creighton University, to dean of the School of Education and Social Policy at Merrimack College.
Debra Connick, statewide IT strategic planner at the California Department of Technology, to chief information officer and vice chancellor for technology, research, and information systems for California Community Colleges.
Greg Crawford, vice president and associate provost at the University of Notre Dame, to president of Miami University (Ohio).
Satyajit Dattagupta, vice president for enrollment management at Washington College, to vice president for enrollment management at Tulane University.
Erin Dougherty, executive director of alumni relations and annual giving, to assistant vice president for advancement at the University of Dallas.
Ray Eldridge, senior associate dean and professor of management, to dean of the College of Business at Lipscomb University.
Rodney Ellis, a higher-education consultant and former chancellor of Central Louisiana Technical Community College, to chancellor of Southern University at Shreveport.
Steve Evered, former vice president for government affairs at Michelin North America, to senior associate at the Riley Institute at Furman University.
Eric Fulcomer, vice president for enrollment management, to president of Rockford University.
Alec Gallimore, professor of aerospace engineering, to dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.
Maria Gallo, dean of the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources at the University of Hawaii-Manoa, to president of Delaware Valley University.
Hayden Greene, director of student life at the City University of New York Medgar Evers College, to director of multicultural affairs at Manhattan College.
Cheryl Hayek, provost, to an additional post, interim president of Grantham University.
Dana Heller, chair of the English department, to interim dean of the College of Arts and Letters at Old Dominion University.
Gretchen Hofmeister, professor of chemistry, to associate dean at Carleton College.
Luke Knoke, dean of academic affairs, to president of Harrison College at Fort Wayne.
Tim Kring, professor of entomology, to head of the department of entomology at Virginia Tech.
Andrea Lee, president of St. Catherine University, to president of Alverno College.
Laura Lindenfeld, head of the Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center and professor of communication at the University of Maine, to director of the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science at the State University of New York at Stony Brook.
Terry Magnuson, professor and founding chair of the department of genetics, to vice chancellor for research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Jacquelyn Malcolm, executive director of marketing and communications at Delaware State University, to associate vice president for marketing and communications at Catholic University of America.
Michael Millstone, former director of dissertation management at Northcentral University, to dean of academics at the University of Fairfax.
Thomas Montine, professor and chair of the department of pathology at the University of Washington, to professor and chair of the department of pathology at Stanford University.
Victor Morgan, interim president, to president of the University of Houston-Victoria.
Amanda Kay Moske, data analyst at the University of North Texas, to director of institutional research and effectiveness at Hartwick College.
Judy Neubrander, director of the School of Nursing at Western Carolina University, to dean of the Mennonite College of Nursing at Illinois State University.
Lyle Nevels, former assistant vice chancellor for information technology, to executive director of the campus strategic initiatives at the University of California at Berkeley.
Paul Patterson, associate dean of instruction for the College of Agriculture, to dean of the College of Agriculture at Auburn University.
Enrico Pontelli, interim associate dean of planning and academic resources in the College of Arts and Sciences, to interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at New Mexico State University at Las Cruces.
Melanie Prusakowski, director of pediatric emergency education at the Carilion Clinic, associate chief of emergency services for Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, and assistant residency director for the Carilion Clinic Department of Emergency Medicine, to assistant dean of admissions for the Carilion School of Medicine at Virginia Tech.
Arthur Ross III, former dean of the School of Medicine at West Virginia University, to interim dean of the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University.
Robin Saunders, director M.L.T./phlebotomy programs at River Valley Community College and adjunct professor of cybersecurity at Norwich University, to director of the master’s program in communications and information management at Bay Path University.
Larry Snyder, interim dean, to dean of the Potter College of Arts and Letters at Western Kentucky University.
Bonita Stanton, vice dean of research for the School of Medicine at Wayne State University, to founding dean of the School of Medicine at Seton Hall University and Hackensack University Health Network.
Reginald Sykes, president of Alabama Southern Community College, to president of Bishop State Community College.
Geoffrey Talmon, associate professor of pathology and microbiology, to director of the Interprofessional Academy of Educators at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
Dixie Thompson, associate dean of research and academic affairs in the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences, to vice provost and dean of the Graduate School at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville.
Troy VanAken, president of Thiel College, to president of Elmhurst College.
Archie Vanderpuye, associate provost, to provost and vice president for academic affairs at Huston-Tillotson University.
Cindy Walker, associate dean of research and engaged scholarship in the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, to dean of the School of Education at Duquesne University.
Jeff Weiss, founding partner and co-leader of the Alliance Practice and Healthcare Group at Vantage Partners, to president of Lesley University.
Derek Wesley, vice president for institutional advancement at Carlow University, to vice president for institutional advancement at Niagara University.
Craig Wheeland, associate vice president for academic affairs, to vice provost for academic affairs at Villanova University.
Josh Whitman, athletic director at Washington University in St. Louis, to athletic director at the University of Illinois.
Michelle Williams, chair of the department of epidemiology and professor of public health, to dean of the School of Public Health at Harvard University.
Emily Williams, professor at Morehouse College, to dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of the Virgin Islands.
Annice Yarber-Allen, professor, to chair of the department of sociology, anthropology, and geography at Auburn University at Montgomery.
Dean Yohnk, campus dean and chief executive of the University of Wisconsin Barron County, to dean of faculties and graduate studies at the University of Wisconsin at Superior.
Retirements
Rick Artman, president of Viterbo University, effective June 30, 2017.
Robert Head, president of Rockford University, effective June 30.
William Messner, president of Holyoke Community College, effective July 31.
Deaths
Susan Aronica, professor and chair of biology at Canisius College, died February 9.
Patricia Bayles, 75, former dean of nursing at Butler County Community College (Kan.), died February 19.
Francis Truesdale Bonner, 94, former professor and founding chair of the chemistry department at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, died February 15.
James Lee Chapman, 83, former president of West Liberty State College (now West Liberty University), died February 20.
Eduardo Chirinos, 55, professor of Spanish at the University of Montana, died February 17.
Dachang Cong, 65, associate dean of undergraduate studies in the School of Interdisciplinary Studies at the University of Texas at Dallas, died January 21.
James Charles Dickinson, 82, professor emeritus in the department of social and psychological foundations at the University of South Florida, died February 9.
Robert Edgar, 85, professor emeritus of biology at the University of California at Santa Cruz, died February 1.
Maureen Esteves, associate dean in the School of Nursing at Rutgers University, died February 15.
William Brock Faulkner, 34, assistant professor of agricultural engineering at Texas A&M University, died February 17.
John Ford, 94, former president of Mount Saint Agnes College, which joined with Loyola University Maryland in 1971, died February 20.
Bettye Grigsby, chair of the department of leadership and policy analysis and associate professor of educational leadership at the University of Houston-Clear Lake, died February 7.
Coryce Ozanne Haavik, 82, former associate dean of graduate studies and research at the Medical College of Wisconsin, died February 18.
David Garrison Harkrider, 84, professor emeritus of geophysics at the California Institute of Technology, died February 16 in Concord, Mass.
Moses Alfred Haynes, 94, president emeritus of Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, died February 8.
Robert West Hopkins, professor emeritus of medical science at Brown University, died February 22 in Milton, Mass.
Ray Hostetter, 88, former president of Messiah College, died February 12 in Fort Myers, Fla.
Michael Jura, 68, professor of astronomy at the University of California at Los Angeles, died January 30.
George Pearsall, 82, professor emeritus of mechanical engineering and professor of public policy studies at Duke University, died February 21 in Albany, N.Y.
Roger Peverley, professor emeritus of physics at George Washington University, died February 6.
Albert Loren Rhoton Jr., 83, former professor and chair of the department of neurological surgery at the University of Florida, died February 21.
Jane Stallings, 87, former dean of the College of Education and Human Development at Texas A&M University, died January 31.
Steve Stucky, 66, professor emeritus of music at Cornell University, died February 14 in Ithaca, N.Y.
John Tinker, 74, former professor and chair of anesthesiology department at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, died February 17 in Iowa City.
R. Hal Williams, 74, professor emeritus of history at Southern Methodist University, died February 10 in Dallas.
