Appointments & Awards

Honors for a Trio of African American Educators

Patricia Lowrie of Michigan State, Denisha Hendricks of Kentucky State, and William B. McLeod, former chancellor of Fayetteville State, are the honorees.

Jerlando Jackson Appointed to Named Professorship at the University of Wisconsin

Professor Jackson is the founder and director of the Wisconsin Equity and Inclusion Laboratory.

Pauli Murray Named a Saint of the Episcopal Church

In 1938, she mounted an unsuccessful legal effort to gain admission to the all-white University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Three Black Scholars Honored With Prestigious Awards

The honorees are Melvin Shipp of Ohio State, G. Reginald Daniel of the University of California Santa Barbara, and Lekan Oguntoyinbo of South Dakota State.

Two Black Scholars Named to Dean Positions

Michael Orok is a new dean at Tennessee State University and DoVeanna Fulton will be a dean at the University of Houston Downtown.

Notable Appointments of African Americans to Higher Education Posts

Here is this week's roundup of key appointments of African Americans at colleges and universities across the United States.

David Williams Taking On a Larger Role in Vanderbilt University Athletics

Williams, who is also a professor of law at the university, is given substantial credit for revitalizing Vanderbilt's athletics programs over the past nine years.

Two New Deans at Florida A&M University

Ann L. Wead Kimbrough was named dean of the School of Journalism and Robert W. Taylor was appointed dean of the College of Agriculture and Food Sciences.

University of Georgia Names Leadership Academy After Longtime Administrator

Vivian H. Fisher was an administrator for 30 years, who retired in 2008 as associate vice president for public service and outreach.

African Americans Named Dean at Connecticut College and University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Carolyn Denard was named dean at Connecticut College and Ray J. Davis was appointed dean of the School of Arts and Professions at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.

Honors for Two Black Scholars

Tonea Stewart of Alabama State University and Babatunde Ogunnaike of the University of Delaware receive prestigious honors.

Seven African Americans Appointed to New Posts in Higher Education

Harriet Davis, Pamela White, Shawn McShay, Kawachi Clemons, Will Sutton, James Spencer, and Emily London-Jones will be taking on new duties.

Cheryl Renee Gooch Named Dean at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania

She was dean of the School of Humanities and Fine Arts and professor of media studies at Gainesville State College in Georgia.

Stephen Mayo Appointed to CalTech’s First Division Chair

Unlike a typical endowed professorship which pays for a faculty member's salary, the division chair will fund research projects at the discretion of Professor Mayo and his successors in the chair.

Creighton University Professor Is the Inaugural Recipient of the Louis Sullivan Leadership Award

Sade Kosoko-Lasaki, an ophthalmologist and surgeon, was honored by the American Association of Physician Specialists.

New Chief Diversity Officer at Buffalo State

Karen A. Clinton Jones was the executive director for equity and access at Virginia Tech.

Hayward Farrar Jr. Appointed to Named Chair at Virginia Tech

A member of the faculty at Virginia Tech since 1992, he has been serving as an associate professor of history in the College of Liberal Arts.

Five African Americans Appointed to New Posts in Academia

Michael Leo Owens, Karissa A. Moore, Terrance J. Tumey, Maurice Cox, and Kennard Brown are taking on new duties.

Two Black Women Academics Honored With Prestigious Awards

Valorie McAlpin of the University of North Carolina Charlotte and Margaret Young of Elizabeth City State University are the honorees.

New Deans at the University of Wisconsin Parkside and Elizabeth City State University

Dr. Otu has been serving as dean of the School of Natural Sciences at Indiana University Southeast in New Albany, Indiana.

Two Faculty Appointments of Note

Cornel West was named professor emeritus at Princeton and Ousame Kane was named to an endowed chair at Harvard Divinity School.

Honors for Two African American Educators

Angela Winstead of Morgan State University receives a teaching award for Black chemists and an endowed chair at Fayetteville State University honors Dudley Flood.

Ten African Americans Named to New Administrative Posts in Higher Education

Carlton Brown, Gerald Coleman, Kimberly Hilliard, Tijuana Hudson, Sheilah Vance, Vanidy Bailey, Patric Simon, Kevin Banks, Ron Price, and Ruffin Bell are all taking on new roles.

Chad Williams to Lead Black Studies Department at Brandeis University

For the past six years, Dr. Williams has been on the history department faculty at Hamilton College in Clinton, New York.

Danette Howard Named Secretary of Higher Education for the State of Maryland

She has been serving as interim secretary since last August and previously held research positions at the University of Maryland and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

Denise M. Linton Named Nurse Educator of the Year

She is the Dudley Joseph Plaisance Sr. BORSF Professor of Nursing at the University of Louisiana Lafayette's College of Nursing and Allied Health Professions.

Tennessee State University Names Three Interim Deans

The new interim deans are Stephanie Coursey Bailey, James A. Ellzy, and Haraldo V. Richards.

Five African Americans Named to Top Administrative Posts in Higher Education

Keith W. McIntosh, Shakeela J. Hunter, Wanda S. Mitchell, Sharon T. Stoddard, and Deborah F. Dent will be assuming new duties.

New Dean at Loyola Marymount University

Bryant Keith Alexander has been serving as professor of communication studies at California State University at Los Angeles.

An Honor for the Africana Studies Department at the University of Cincinnati

The department received the Sankore Institutional Award from the National Council for Black Studies at the council's annual convention in Atlanta.

Columbus State Community College Names Two African American Women to Dean Positions

Renee Hampton is the new dean of student life and Desiree Polk-Bland is the new dean of advising and student support.

Two African American Scholars Named Fletcher Fellows

Rucker Johnson of the University of California at Berkeley and Trey Ellis of Columbia University are members of the 2012-13 class of Fletcher Fellows.

African American Faculty News

Sue Houchins was awarded tenure. Maryemma Graham was named a University Distinguished Professor. Carlos Minor joins the faculty at Northwestern Oklahoma and M. Bernadette Carter was named professor emerita.

Five Black Scholars Taking on New Administrative Roles in Higher Education

E. Janyce Dawkins, Berenecea Johnson Eanes, Nosa O. Egiebor, Quentin R. Tyler, and Donnell Butler have been appointed to new administrative posts.

Black Student Dominates Awards at Graduation Ceremony of Lehman College

Olu Onemola, son of Nigeria's deputy ambassador to the United Nations, received seven honors at the graduation ceremony of Lehman College of the City University of New York.

Bernard Richardson Inducted Into the Washington, D.C. Hall of Fame

Rev. Richardson, dean of the Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel at Howard University, was recognized for his work and contributions to the city and faith-based community.
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