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Appointments, Resignations, Deaths (7/8/2016)

Compiled by Anais Strickland July 3, 2016

Top Chief Executives

Briar Cliff University, Hamid Shirvani

Franklin Pierce University, Kim Mooney

Lamar Institute of Technology, Lonnie Howard

Marywood University, Sister Mary Persico

Pamlico Community College, Jim Ross

Richland Community College, Cristobal Valdez

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Top Chief Executives

Briar Cliff University, Hamid Shirvani

Franklin Pierce University, Kim Mooney

Lamar Institute of Technology, Lonnie Howard

Marywood University, Sister Mary Persico

Pamlico Community College, Jim Ross

Richland Community College, Cristobal Valdez

Schreiner University, Charlie McCormick

Scripps College, Larissa Tiedens

St. Charles Community College, Barbara Kavalier

University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, Paul Katz

Walla Walla Community College, Derek Brandes

Wayland Baptist University, Bobby Hall

Appointments

Stephanie Adams, professor and head of the engineering education department at Virginia Tech, to dean of the Frank Batten College of Engineering and Technology at Old Dominion University.

William Aiken, president of Sampson Community College, to interim president of Robeson Community College.

Osaro Airen, director of multicultural affairs at Stephen F. Austin State University, to dean of student retention and Title III administrator at Cedar Valley College.

Cliff Allen, associate dean of graduate programs, to dean of the School of Business Administration at Portland State University.

Michael Anderson, vice president for academic affairs at Wayne State College, to interim provost and vice president for academic and student affairs at Bemidji State University and Northwest Technical College.

Valencia Beaty, director of human resources for the Stanton and George campuses, to vice president for human resources at Delaware Technical Community College.

Marjory Blumenthal, former associate provost at Georgetown University, to director of the science, technology, and policy program at RAND.

Bettyjo Bouchey, associate professor of business and management, to program director of the undergraduate business programs in the College of Professional Studies and Advancement at National Louis University.

John Bradac, director of career services at Ithaca College, to dean of student life at Tompkins Cortland Community College.

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Derek Brandes, vice president for instruction at Green River College, to president of Walla Walla Community College.

Roland Bullard Jr., executive dean in the division of student success at Florida State College at Jacksonville, to vice president for student success at Dillard University.

Cynthia Rice Carroll, interim associate dean, to associate dean of student services at MiraCosta College - San Elijo campus.

Jean Chappell, dean of health and public safety at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, to dean of the health and life science division at Piedmont Virginia Community College.

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Laure Christensen, special assistant to the president, to chief of staff at Park University.

Sherrilene Classen, professor and director of the School of Occupational Therapy at Western University, to chair of the department of occupational therapy in the College of Public Health and Health Professions at the University of Florida.

Michelle Clements, senior vice president for human resources at REI, to vice president for human resources at Seattle University.

Shawna Cooper-Gibson, assistant dean of the School of Communication at Loyola University Chicago, to dean of students for the School of Social Service Administration at the University of Chicago.

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Laurie Couch, associate professor of psychology, to interim associate vice president for academic affairs at Morehead State University.

Paul Cramer, vice president for enrollment at Elizabethtown College, to vice president for enrollment management and dean of admission at Albright College.

Anthony Davis, director of the Center for Forest Nursery and Seedling Research and associate professor of native plant regeneration and silviculture at the University of Idaho, to associate dean of research for the College of Forestry at Oregon State University.

Allison McBee Dawson, associate vice president for institutional advancement and executive director of major gifts, to vice president for institutional advancement at Austin College.

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Marcheta Evans, interim vice president for academic affairs, to provost at Our Lady of the Lake University.

Roger Fegan, head coach for baseball at Freeport High School, to head coach for baseball at Highland Community College (Ill.).

Mike Fino, interim dean, to dean of math and science at MiraCosta College.

Susan Gallagher-Lepak, professor and chair of the nursing programs, to dean of the College of Health, Education, and Social Welfare at the University of Wisconsin at Green Bay.

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Steven Gammon, academic vice president at Rocky Mountain College, to vice president for academic affairs at the University of Maine at Fort Kent.

Jane McBride Gates, provost and vice president at Western Connecticut State University, to provost and senior vice president for academic and student affairs for the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities system.

Kenneth Gold, associate professor and former chair of the education department, to dean of the School of Education at the City University of New York College of Staten Island.

Kathleen Gorski, director of assessment at National Louis University, to assistant dean of outcomes assessment at Waubonsee Community College.

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Allison Gulati, associate dean of students and director of strategic initiatives at Lehigh University, to vice president for student affairs and dean of students at Muhlenberg College.

Bobby Hall, provost and executive vice president, to president of Wayland Baptist University.

Josh Hayden, executive director of general education and assistant professor of leadership studies at Cumberland University, to director of executive programs for Spark, an idea center at Lipscomb University.

Franz Heukamp, associate dean for master’s programs in the IESE Business School, to dean of the IESE Business School at the University of Navarra.

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Alan Hill, dean of professional development at Wabash College, to vice president for student academic life and dean of experiential learning at DePauw University.

Jonathan Hill, interim dean, to dean of the Seidenberg School of Computer Science and Information Systems at Pace University - New York campus.

Lonnie Howard, president of Clover Park Technical College, to president of Lamar Institute of Technology.

Patricia Hswe, associate librarian and co-department head in publishing and curation services at Pennsylvania State University Libraries, to program officer in scholarly communications at the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

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Jenny Jones, chair of the department of social work at Florida A&M University, to dean of the Whitney M. Young Jr. School of Social Work at Clark Atlanta University.

Paul Katz, founding dean of Cooper Medical School at Rowan University, to president of the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia.

Barbara Kavalier, president of Narvarro College, to president of St. Charles Community College.

Justin Keaton, career strategist at the Jewish Family Services in Columbus, Ohio, to director of career services for the Grove City campus at Harrison College at Columbus.

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K. Craig Kent, chair of the department of surgery at the University of Wisconsin, to dean of the medical school at Ohio State University.

Lee Kliewer, executive director in the office of the president, to dean of Baptist Bible Seminary at Summit University.

Anthony Kline, assistant professor, to interim dean of the Franks School of Education at Trine University.

J. Todd Kuenstner, clinical assistant professor in the School of Medicine at West Virginia University, to chief of clinical pathology and associate professor of pathology and laboratory medicine and medical director of clinical laboratories in the hospital at Temple University.

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Scott Lane, associate professor of accounting at Quinnipiac University, to director of the School of Accountancy and associate professor of accounting at Auburn University.

Sydney Rose Leo, vice president for finance and administration and chief financial officer at Fisk University, to vice president for finance at Hartwick College.

Andy Lockett, professor of strategy and entrepreneurship, to dean of Warwick Business School at the University of Warwick.

Laurel Lueders, adjunct professor, to chair of the department of visual merchandising at LIM College.

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Michael Malloy, dean of the Worchester campus at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, to dean for the proposed pharmacy school at William Carey University.

Forrest Maltzman, interim provost, to provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at George Washington University.

Angelique Mannella, an independent consultant, to associate vice principal for innovation at McGill University.

Jennifer Mason McAward, associate professor of law, to director of the Center for Civil and Human Rights at the University of Notre Dame.

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Charlie McCormick, provost and vice president for academic affairs, to president of Schreiner University.

Keith McIntosh, chief information officer and associate vice president for digital instruction and information services at Ithaca College, to vice president and chief information officer at the University of Richmond.

Barbara McNeil, professor of healthcare policy and professor of radiology, to acting dean of the faculty of medicine at Harvard Medical School.

Kim Mooney, provost and vice president for academic affairs, to president of Franklin Pierce University.

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Mitch Moore, vice president for advancement, to an additional post, senior vice president at Shenandoah University.

Brad Moore, director of major gifts, to associate athletics director of external operations at Kentucky Wesleyan College.

Samuel Mukasa, former dean of the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences and professor of geochemistry at the University of New Hampshire, to dean of the College of Science and Engineering at the University of Minnesota.

Steve Nail, vice president for human resources at Hubbell Lighting, to dean of the College of Business at Anderson University (S.C.).

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Tom Ormond, interim provost and vice president for academic affairs at Darton State College, to provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at the University of North Georgia.

Richard Ortega, vice president for university advancement at Holy Names University, to vice president for university advancement at Texas A&M University at San Antonio.

Paul Paese, dean of the School of Education at Indiana University at Kokomo, to dean of the School of Education and Human Services at the University of St. Thomas (Tex.).

Cynthia Page, director of finance at Shenandoah County Public Schools, to vice president for finance and administration at Blue Ridge Community College (Va.).

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Rupendra Paliwal, acting provost, to provost and vice president for academic affairs at Sacred Heart University.

Donald Palm, associate provost for undergraduate education at Florida A&M University, to provost and vice president for academic affairs at Virginia State University.

Phyllis Paul, associate dean in the School of Music and Dance at the University of Oregon, to dean of the College of Creative Arts and Communication at Youngstown State University.

Ralf Peetz, faculty member in the chemistry department, to interim associate provost for undergraduate studies and student success at the City University of New York College of Staten Island.

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Nicholas Pennings, director of the health center and assistant professor of family medicine and osteopathic manipulative medicine instructor, to vice chair of family medicine at Campbell University.

Sister Mary Persico, executive vice president for mission integration at Trinity Health, to president of Marywood University.

Christophe Pierre, vice president for academic affairs at the University of Illinois, to provost and vice president for academic affairs at the Stevens Institute of Technology.

Margaret-Ellen Pipe, acting assistant provost for planning and special projects at the City University of New York Brooklyn College, to associate provost for graduate studies, research, and institutional effectiveness at the City University of New York College of Staten Island.

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V. Hunter Pittman, associate professor of architecture, to interim director of the School of Architecture and Design at Virginia Tech.

Leigh Poirier, director of the Graduate Resource Center, to director of the UCI+One program, which prepares undergraduate alumni for life after graduation at the University of California at Irvine.

Sasan Poureetezadi, vice president for information technology, to interim president of Mesa Community College.

Martin Pritikin, associate dean at Whittier Law School, to dean of Concord Law School at Kaplan University.

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Freddy Ramirez, general counselor, to interim dean of admissions and student support at MiraCosta College.

Manian Ramkumar, head of the department of manufacturing and mechanical engineering technology, to interim dean of the College of Applied Science and Technology at the Rochester Institute of Technology.

Susan Riseling, associate vice chancellor and chief of police at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, to executive director of the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators.

Jim Ross, vice president for institutional advancement and development at Piedmont Virginia Community College, to president of Pamlico Community College.

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Laurie Santos, professor of psychology at Yale University, to head of Silliman College.

Suzanne Sears, associate dean of public services at the University of North Texas, to dean of libraries at Texas Woman’s University.

Hamid Shirvani, senior fellow at the American Association of State Colleges and Universities and former president of California State University-Stanislaus, to president of Briar Cliff University.

Kate Smith, dean of the academic foundations division at Monroe Community College, to vice president for academic affairs at Rio Salado College.

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Ne’Keisha Stepney, assistant dean of business and career technologies, to dean of business and career technologies at Waubonsee Community College.

Vish Subramaniam, professor of mechanical engineering and director of the Applied Physics Laboratory, to an additional post, chair of the department of mechanical and aerospace engineering at Ohio State University.

William Taylor, professor of economics, to dean of the School of Business, Media, and Technology at New Mexico Highlands University.

W. Eric Thomas, associate vice chancellor at Elizabeth City State University, to interim president of Roanoke-Chowan Community College.

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Colleen Thompson, director of advising and student success, to assistant dean of student services in the School of Health Sciences at Quinnipiac University.

Larissa Tiedens, senior associate dean of academic affairs in the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University, to president of Scripps College.

Timothy Trainor, dean of the academic board at the United States Military Academy, to interim president of Mount St. Mary’s University (Md.).

Cristobal Valdez, president of Central Wyoming College, to president of Richland Community College.

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Chris Van Liew, chief information officer at Weyerhaeuser Company, to chief information officer and vice president for information technology at Seattle University.

Michael Voss, associate dean of allied health and diagnostic programs at Central New Mexico Community College, to dean of career and technical education at Mesa Community College.

Joseph Ward, professor of history at the University of Mississippi, to dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Utah State University.

Farrell Webb, associate dean in the College of Health and Human Services at California State University at Los Angeles, to dean of the College of Health and Human Development at California State University at Northridge.

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Artanya Wesley, senior academic planner for student affairs, to dean of students at the University of Wisconsin at Whitewater.

James Wilkerson, associate professor of business administration, to dean of the School of Business at Charleston Southern University.

Jack Witt III, vice president for human resources and administration at Owens Community College Toledo, to vice president for human resources at Kent State University.

Helen Wussow, dean of Lifelong Learning at Simon Fraser University, to dean of the College of Continuing Education at California State University at Sacramento.

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Susan Yochum, acting provost, to provost at Seton Hill University.

Carole Young, professor of psychology, to dean of natural and behavioral sciences at Bethel University (Minn.).

Resignations

Andrew Card, president of Franklin Pierce University, effective August 1.

Jimmy Cheek, chancellor of the University of Tennessee at Knoxville.

Eileen Ely, president of Green River College.

Barbara Hanson, chancellor of Louisiana Delta Community College.

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Willie Larkin, president of Grambling State University.

Thomas McNamara Jr., founding president and chief executive officer of the Virginia Tech Applied Research Corporation.

Roy Pickerill, director of sports information at Kentucky Wesleyan College.

Christophe Pierre, vice president for academic affairs at the University of Illinois system, effective August 31.

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Dan Smith, president of Vermont Technical College, effective in August.

Edward Stricker, dean of the University Honors College at the University of Pittsburgh.

Retirements

Jeff Brown, associate dean of research in the College of Arts and Sciences at New Mexico State University at Las Cruces.

Richard Meisinger Jr., associate vice president for academic resource management at the University of Illinois, effective July 31.

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Dennis Stover, regional vice chancellor for university advancement at the University of South Florida, Sarasota-Manatee, effective September 3.

Paul Szuch, president of Lamar Institute of Technology, effective July 31.

Deaths

Thomas Graves Jr., 91, former president of the College of William and Mary, died on June 17.

James Green, 71, professor emeritus of history at the University of Massachusetts at Boston, died on June 23.

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Gillett Griffin, 87, curator emeritus of Pre-Columbian and Native American art at Princeton University Art Museum, died on June 9 in Princeton, N.J.

Robert Paine, 83, professor emeritus of zoology at the University of Washington, died on June 13 in Seattle.

Earl Potter III, 69, president of St. Cloud State University, died on June 13.

Simon Ramo, 103, former professor of electrical engineering at the University of Southern California, died on June 27.

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Thomas Robinson, vice president emeritus for student services at Purdue University, died on May 28.

Leo Ryan, 89, former dean of the College of Commerce and Kellstadt Graduate School of Business at DePaul University, died on June 22 in Arlington Heights, Ill.

Thomas Skidmore, 84, professor emeritus of history at Brown University, died on June 11 in Westerly, R.I.

A version of this article appeared in the July 8, 2016, issue.
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