Chukwuka Onwumechili has been named interim dean of the Cathy Hughes School of Communications at Howard University in Washington, D.C. He has previously served in several positions with the historically Black university including professor, chair of the department of strategic, legal, and management communications, and an earlier stint as interim dean of the College of Communications. He has authored or served as editor for more than 10 books, most recently Africa’s Elite football: Structure, Politics, and Everyday Challenges (Routledge, 2019).
Dr. Onwumechili is graduate of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, where he majored in mass communications. He holds a master’s degree in advertising from Northwestern University in Illinois and a Ph.D. in human communications from Howard University.
Myra Bozeman has been selected to serve as interim dean of liberal arts, communication, and social sciences at Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio. She brings nearly three decades of experience to her new role, previously serving in several positions such as instructor of communications and assistant dean.
Bozeman holds a bachelor’s degree in social and industrial communication from Wright State University in Ohio and a master’s degree in administration from Central Michigan University.
Joan S. Tilghman has been promoted from interim dean to permanent dean of the College of Health Professions at Coppin State University in Baltimore. She has held several academic leadership positions with the university including program chair, associate dean, and founder of the university’s doctor of nursing practice degree program.
Dr. Tilghman holds a bachelor’s degree in nursing science from North Carolina A&T State University. Sh earned a master’s degree in nursing from Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana, and a Ph.D. in transcultural nursing from the University of Miami.
Omolola Eniola-Adefeso has been named dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Illinois. She comes to her new role from the University of Michigan, where she currently serves as the Vennema Endowed Professor, a University Diversity and Social Transformation Professor, and associate dean for graduate and professional education for the College of Engineering. She has taught chemical engineering, biomedical engineering, and macromolecular science at the university for nearly two decades.
Dr. Eniola-Adefeso received her bachelor’s degree in chemical and biomolecular engineering from the University of Maryland Baltimore County. She holds a master’s degree and Ph.D. in chemical and biomolecular engineering from the University of Pennsylvania.
