CHIEF EXECUTIVES Appointments Yamileth Bazan, associate dean of student affairs at the Loma Linda University School of Medicine, has been named president of Union College, in Nebraska, which is being renamed Union Adventist University.
Hubert Benitez, president and chief executive of American International College, in Massachusetts, has been named president of Saint Peter’s University, in New Jersey.
Patrick Cate, interim president of Lakes Region Community College, in New Hampshire, has been named to the post permanently.
Lisa Coleman, senior vice president for global inclusion and strategic innovation at New York University, has been named president of Adler University.
James Cousins, provost and vice president for academic affairs at Kentucky Wesleyan College, has been named president of the college.
Larry Dietz, former president of Illinois State University, has been named interim president of St. Cloud State University, in Minnesota.
Travis L. Frampton, provost and vice president for academic affairs at Schreiner University, in Texas, has been named president of the University of Dubuque, in Iowa.
Robert Gervasi, chair of the Fulbright Association, in Washington, D.C., has been named president of Mount Saint Mary College, in New York.
Ruth Ray Jackson, interim president of Langston University, in Oklahoma, has been named to the post permanently.
Heather Hulburt Norris, provost and executive vice chancellor at Appalachian State University, in North Carolina, has been named interim chancellor.
Shari Olson, former president of South Mountain Community College, in Arizona, has been named interim president of Northland Community & Technical College, in Minnesota.
David Potash, president of Wilbur Wright College, of the City Colleges of Chicago, has been named president of the State University of New York’s Sullivan County Community College.
Sarmad Saman, chief of staff and deputy academic officer at Bristol Community College, in Massachusetts, has been named president of White Mountains Community College, in New Hampshire.
G. Devin Stephenson, president of Northwest Florida State College, has been named president of Florida Polytechnic University.
Vicky Wood, president of Washington State College of Ohio, has been named president of Trident Technical College, in South Carolina.
Sheahon Zenger, interim president of the University of New Haven, has been named president of Illinois Wesleyan University.
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Ruth Ray Jackson, interim president of Langston University, in Oklahoma, has been named to the post permanently.
CHIEF EXECUTIVES Appointments Yamileth Bazan, associate dean of student affairs at the Loma Linda University School of Medicine, has been named president of Union College, in Nebraska, which is being renamed Union Adventist University.
Hubert Benitez, president and chief executive of American International College, in Massachusetts, has been named president of Saint Peter’s University, in New Jersey.
Patrick Cate, interim president of Lakes Region Community College, in New Hampshire, has been named to the post permanently.
Lisa Coleman, senior vice president for global inclusion and strategic innovation at New York University, has been named president of Adler University.
James Cousins, provost and vice president for academic affairs at Kentucky Wesleyan College, has been named president of the college.
Larry Dietz, former president of Illinois State University, has been named interim president of St. Cloud State University, in Minnesota.
Travis L. Frampton, provost and vice president for academic affairs at Schreiner University, in Texas, has been named president of the University of Dubuque, in Iowa.
Robert Gervasi, chair of the Fulbright Association, in Washington, D.C., has been named president of Mount Saint Mary College, in New York.
Ruth Ray Jackson, interim president of Langston University, in Oklahoma, has been named to the post permanently.
Heather Hulburt Norris, provost and executive vice chancellor at Appalachian State University, in North Carolina, has been named interim chancellor.
Shari Olson, former president of South Mountain Community College, in Arizona, has been named interim president of Northland Community & Technical College, in Minnesota.
David Potash, president of Wilbur Wright College, of the City Colleges of Chicago, has been named president of the State University of New York’s Sullivan County Community College.
Sarmad Saman, chief of staff and deputy academic officer at Bristol Community College, in Massachusetts, has been named president of White Mountains Community College, in New Hampshire.
G. Devin Stephenson, president of Northwest Florida State College, has been named president of Florida Polytechnic University.
Vicky Wood, president of Washington State College of Ohio, has been named president of Trident Technical College, in South Carolina.
Sheahon Zenger, interim president of the University of New Haven, has been named president of Illinois Wesleyan University.
Resignations Jeff Abernathy, president of Alma College, in Michigan, will step down at the end of the 2024-25 academic year. Following a yearlong sabbatical, he plans to return to the English-department faculty.
Retirements Joanne Berger-Sweeney, president of Trinity College, in Connecticut, since 2014, will retire in June 2025.
Rebecca M. Bergman, president of Gustavus Adolphus College, in Minnesota, plans to retire in the summer of 2025.
J. Bradley Creed, president of Campbell University, in North Carolina, will retire in the summer of 2025.
Kirk Schulz, president of Washington State University since 2016, plans to retire in June 2025.
David Munson, president of the Rochester Institute of Technology, in New York, will retire in June 2025.
CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICERS Appointments Jessica Clark, a former vice president for instruction at Walla Walla Community College, has been named provost and vice president for academic affairs at Bellevue College, in Washington.
Christine J. Gardner, dean of the School of Graduate, Professional, and Extended Studies at Gordon College, in Massachusetts, has been named provost at Messiah University, in Pennsylvania.
Hitesh Rai Kathuria, provost and senior vice president for academic and student affairs at the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities system, has been named provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at Empire State University, in New York.
Kathy Lustyk, vice chancellor and associate chief academic officer at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, in Arizona, has been named vice president for academic affairs and chief academic officer at Seattle Pacific University, in Washington.
Cathy Monteroso, interim provost and vice president of academic affairs of West Liberty University, in West Virginia, has been named to the post permanently.
Matt Schmit, dean of manufacturing and skilled trades and interim executive director of work-force development at Eastern Iowa Community College, has been named provost at Marshalltown Community College, in Iowa.
OTHER TOP ADMINISTRATORS Appointments Brad Bohlander, senior vice president and chief communications and marketing officer at the University of Arizona, has been named senior vice chancellor for university relations at the University of Denver.
Toby J. Brooks, assistant dean of faculty success and program director of athletic training at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, has been named director of the Academy for Teaching and Learning at Baylor University, in Texas.
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Jasmine Buxton, associate vice chancellor for student affairs and dean of students at the University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh, has been named vice president for student affairs at West Chester University, in Pennsylvania.
Heath Einstein, dean of admissions at Texas Christian University, has been named vice provost for enrollment management at the university.
Kathleen Gray, a former assistant vice president for academic affairs and dean of undergraduate studies at St. Francis College, in New York, has been named associate provost for teaching, learning, and student success at the City University of New York’s Baruch College.
John T. McLaughlin, associate vice president and dean of admission at Hamilton College, has been named vice president for enrollment management and dean of admission.
Hoa Nguyen, chief strategy and finance officer at Heidelberg University, in Ohio, has been named chief financial officer at Cleary University, in Michigan.
Tracey A. Reeves, vice president for communications and marketing at Bates College, in Maine, has been named vice president for communications and marketing at University of Maryland-Baltimore County.
Gerald Shields, former interim vice president for finance and administration at Kentucky State University, has been named interim vice president for finance and administration at Southeast Missouri State University.
Laird Veatch, vice president and director of intercollegiate athletics at the University of Memphis, has been named athletic director at the University of Missouri.
DEANS Appointments Gaylene Armstrong, director of the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, has been named dean of the university’s College of Public Affairs and Community Service.
Renée Baernstein, a professor of history and senior associate dean of the College of Arts and Science at Miami University, in Ohio, has been named dean of the college.
Patricia A. Findley, a professor of social work and associate dean of academic affairs in the School of Social Work at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J., has been named dean of the School of Social Work at Loyola University Chicago.
Lisa Grimm, interim dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at the College of New Jersey, has been named dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Widener University.
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Anne F. Hogan, founding dean of the School of Music, Theater, and Dance at Ithaca College, has been named dean of the College of Performing Arts at Chapman University.
Jeffrey Jackson, interim dean of the Washburn University School of Law, has been named to the post permanently.
Ashby Kinch, dean of the Graduate School at the University of Montana, has been named vice provost and dean of the Graduate School at the University of New Hampshire.
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Anne Magro, a professor and former interim dean of the Costello College of Business at George Mason University, has been named dean of the College of Business, Innovation, Leadership, and Technology at Marymount University, in Virginia.
Manoj K. Malhotra, professor at Case Western Reserve University, in Ohio, has been named dean of the college of business at Lehigh University, in Pennsylvania.
Jennifer Mueller-Phillips has been named dean of the Raymond J. Harbert College of Business at Auburn University, in Alabama. She has been serving as interim dean since September 2023.
Rae Ette Newman, interim dean of the College of Education at Eastern Oregon University since July 2022, has been named to the post permanently.
Alicia Ouellette, president and dean of Albany Law School, in New York, has been named dean of the Law School at Lewis & Clark College, in Oregon.
Jennifer Reynolds, a professor at the University of Oregon School of Law, has been named interim dean of the school.
Kate Sheeran, executive director of Kaufman Music Center, in New York, has been named dean of the University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music, in New York.
Dirk Vanderwall, interim dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine at Utah State University since August 2022, has been named to the post permanently.
LaReesa Wolfenbarger, dean of natural sciences and research in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, has been named dean of the College of Sciences and Arts at Michigan Technological University.
OTHER ADMINISTRATORS Appointments Carrie Charley, interim vice president for student affairs and assistant vice president for campus living, dining, and auxiliary services at Stephen F. Austin State University, has been named associate vice president for campus services at the University of Texas at San Antonio.
Aki Ishida, an associate professor and interim associate director of the School of Architecture at Virginia Tech, has been named director of the College of Architecture and Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis.
FACULTY Retirements A. E. Dick Howard, a professor in the University of Virginia’s School of Law, will retire after 60 years. He is the longest-serving professor in the university’s history.
ORGANIZATIONS Appointments Mary Dana Hinton, president of Hollins University, in Virginia, has been elected chair of the Board of Directors for the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities.
DEATHS The Rev. William J. Byron, president of the University of Scranton from 1975 to 1982, died on April 9. He was 96.
Anne Innis Dagg, a Canadian zoologist who taught at the University of Guelph and the University of Waterloo, in Ontario, died on April 1. She was 91. Dagg was the subject of a 2018 documentary, The Woman Who Loves Giraffes.
Daniel Dennett, professor emeritus at Tufts University, has died at age 82.
O. Jerome Green, president of Shorter College, in Arkansas, has died at age 69.
Barbara Joans, an anthropologist who taught at San Jose State University and wrote Bike Lust: Harleys, Women, and American Society (2001) about her study of motorcycle culture, died on March 6. She was 89.
Ellen Ash Peters, the first woman on the faculty of Yale Law School, the first female justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court, and, more recently, a visiting professor at the University of Connecticut Law School, has died at age 94.
Julia Piper, a data coordinator, compiles Gazette and manages production of the Almanac and Executive Compensation. Email her at julia.piper@chronicle.com.
