Top Chief Executives
College of the Ouachitas, Steve Rook
Drury University, James Timothy Cloyd
South Plains College, Robin Satterwhite
St. John’s College of Nursing, Charlene Aaron
University of Nebraska at Lincoln, Ronnie Green
Appointments
Charlene Aaron, assistant professor in the Mennonite College of Nursing at Illinois State University, to chancellor of St. John’s College of Nursing.
Norma Allen, associate vice president for human resources and compliance, to vice president for human resources at Collin College.
Chimay Anumba, professor and head of the department of architectural engineering at Pennsylvania State University at University Park, to dean of the College of Design, Construction, and Planning at the University of Florida.
Rajesh Bellani, dean of experiential learning and career planning for the Hubbard Center for Student Engagement at DePauw University, to assistant to the president for strategic initiatives at Denison University.
Ila Berman, professor of architecture at the University of Waterloo (Ontario), to dean of the School of Architecture at the University of Virginia.
Laura Bernaix, interim dean, to dean of the School of Nursing at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville.
Glenn Bieler, vice president for communications at Johns Hopkins University, to chief communications officer for the School of Medicine at the University of Washington.
Jennifer Blalock, director of CollegeFish.org at the Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society, to vice president for workforce and economic development at Collin College.
Kevin Bott, associate director and director of cultural organizing at Imagining America: Artists and Scholars in Public Life, to dean of civic engagement at Wagner College.
Gina Bovee, co-director of Challenge Scholars at Grand Rapids Community Foundation, to director of endowed and planned giving at Grand Valley State University.
David Brailow, vice president for academic affairs at Franklin College of Indiana, to vice president for development at the Council of Independent Colleges.
Lewis Bryant, director of finance for Campbell County Schools, to vice president for financial and administrative services at Central Virginia Community College.
Charles Cairns, interim dean, to dean of the College of Medicine at the University of Arizona.
Julie Chen, vice provost for research, to vice chancellor for research and innovation at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell.
James Timothy Cloyd, former president of Hendrix College, to president of Drury University.
Kim Davison, district vice president for organizational and systems effectiveness, to senior vice president of organizational effectiveness at Collin College.
Scott Fech, director of educational programs at the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools, to director of the Upper School at Nova Southeastern University’s University School.
Arthur Freeman, professor of clinical psychology, to director of the of the School Psychology program and chair of the graduate department of behavioral science at Touro College (N.Y.).
Montserrat Fuentes, professor and head of the statistics department at North Carolina State University, to dean of the College of Humanities and Sciences at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Ronnie Green, vice president for agriculture and natural resources for the university system and interim senior vice chancellor for academic affairs and vice chancellor for the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, to chancellor of the University of Nebraska at Lincoln.
Jon Hardesty, dean of science, technology, engineering and math for the Preston Ridge campus, to vice president and provost for the Central Park campus at Collin College.
Chris Heavey, vice provost for undergraduate education, to dean of the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas.
Anne Houtman, dean of the School of Natural Sciences, Mathematics, and Engineering at California State University at Bakersfield, to vice president for academic affairs at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.
Yann Hufnagel, former assistant coach for men’s basketball at the University of California at Berkeley, to assistant coach for men’s basketball at the University of Nevada at Reno.
Chris Impey, professor and deputy head of the astronomy department, to associate dean of the College of Science at the University of Arizona.
Allison Jerome, director of retention, advising, and career preparation, to dean of students at Chaminade University of Honolulu.
Abe Johnson, dean of health science for the Central Park campus, to vice president and provost for the Preston Ridge campus at Collin College.
Juan Armando Rojas Joo, associate professor and chair of the department of modern foreign language, to associate dean of diversity and inclusion at Ohio Wesleyan University.
John Katers, professor in natural and applied sciences, to founding dean of the College of Science and Technology at the University of Wisconsin at Green Bay.
Nancy Kheck, assistant dean and director of the curriculum office at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, to associate dean of academic affairs and associate professor of neurobiology and medical education at International American University.
Brenda Kihl, vice president and provost for the Preston Ridge campus, to executive vice president at Collin College.
Shana Levin, professor of psychology, to associate dean of faculty for research at Claremont McKenna College.
Terry Lindsay, dean of diversity and associate professor of cultural studies at North Park University, to vice president for student affairs and campus life at Paul Smith’s College of Arts and Sciences.
Thomas Malloy, interim executive director of enrollment management services and admissions, to associate vice president for enrollment management at Widener University.
Lawrence Mandarino, director of the Mayo/ASU Center for Metabolic and Vascular Biology at Mayo Clinic Arizona and director of the Center for Metabolic Biology at Arizona State University, to chair of the division of endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism in the College of Medicine and head of the Center for Disparities in Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism at the University of Arizona Health Sciences.
Anne McCall, dean of the Harpur College of Arts and Sciences at Binghamton University, to provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Xavier University of Louisiana.
Jeffrey Milem, director of the Arizona Medical Education Research Initiative in the Colleges of Education and Medicine and professor at the University of Arizona, to dean of the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education at the University of California at Santa Barbara.
Linda Nowak, interim dean, to dean of the Bertolon School of Business at Salem State University.
Scott Parke, associate vice chancellor for research and analytics for the Florida College system, to vice president for policy and planning at Collin College.
Kenneth Ramos, associate vice president for precision health sciences, to interim dean of the College of Medicine in Phoenix at the University of Arizona.
Meg Reiss, managing director of the Office of the Monitor at HSBC Holdings, to executive director of the Institute for Innovation in Prosecution at the City University of New York John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
Steve Rook, vice president for academic and student affairs at Rich Mountain Community College, to president of the College of the Ouachitas.
Robin Satterwhite, vice president for academic affairs, to president of South Plains College.
Shlomit Schaal, clinician-scientist specializing in the medical and surgical treatment of complex vitreoretinal diseases at the University of Louisville, to chair of the department of ophthalmology at the University of Massachusetts.
Sherry Schumann, vice president and provost for the Central Park campus, to senior vice president for academic, workforce, and enrollment services at Collin College.
Dawn Shinew, interim dean, to dean of the College of Education and Human Development at Bowling Green State University.
Miriam Siegel, chief human resources officer, to director of human resources at Springfield College (Mass.).
Albert Tezeno, vice chancellor for student affairs at Baton Rouge Community College, to vice president for student enrollment services at Collin College.
Howard Tyler, professor of animal science, to assistant dean of student services for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Iowa State University.
Deryck van Rensburg, former president of global ventures at Coca-Cola Company, to dean of the Graziadio School of Business and Management at Pepperdine University.
Gennifer Weisenfeld, professor in the department of art, art history, and visual studies, to dean of the humanities in the Trinity College of Arts and Sciences at Duke University.
Neil Weissman, provost and dean, to interim president of Dickinson College.
JeffriAnne Wilder, associate professor of sociology, to founding director of the Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnic Relations at the University of North Florida.
Pamela Nolan Young, former director of institutional diversity and equity at Smith College, to director for academic diversity and inclusion at the University of Notre Dame.
Resignations
Jordi Canals, dean of the IESE Business School at the University of Navarra, effective in August.
Tilahun Mendedo, president of Concordia College Alabama, effective June 30.
Nancy Roseman, president of Dickinson College, effective June 30.
Michael Vincent, dean of the College of Arts and Letters at Northern Arizona University.
Retirements
Stephanie Bergeron, president of Walsh College, effective in 2017.
Marlene Johnson, chief executive of the NAFSA: Association of International Educators, effective December 31.
Steven Rosenstone, chancellor of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system, effective in July 2017.
Deaths
Esmael Adibi, 63, professor of economics at Chapman University, died April 8.
David Ahlers, 78, former professor of entrepreneurial management at Cornell University, died March 28.
John Capozzola, 94, professor emeritus of public administration at New York University, died January 29.
Cecil Cone, 78, former president of Edward Waters College, died March 31 in Atlanta.
Tony Conrad, 76, former professor of media study at the University at Buffalo, died April 9.
Charles Richard Gillespie, 85, founder of the theater program at Towson University, died April 2.
Peter Jannetta, 84, former professor and chair of the department of neurological surgery at the University of Pittsburgh, died April 11.
John Moore, 92, professor emeritus of mathematics at Princeton University, died January 1 in Rochester, N.Y.
Melvin Palmer, 85, former dean emeritus of academic affairs and professor of comparative literature at McDaniel College, died April 7 in Westminister, Md.
John Marshall Smart, 81, vice chancellor emeritus at California State University, died March 19.
James Wayne, 76, former dean of continuing education and professor of business at the Community College of Baltimore County, died March 30 in Towson, Md.
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