Appointments & Awards

Four Notable Appointments of African Americans in Higher Education

Lynette Overby, Gary Miller, Linda Melvin, and J. Brenton Stewart will be taking on new assignments.

Jeffrey Ogbar Named Vice Provost for Diversity at the University of Connecticut

He is a professor of history and has been serving as associate dean for the humanities in the university's College of Liberal Arts and Studies.

The New Dean of the College of Education at the New York Institute of Technology

Satasha L. Green has been serving as associate dean and associate professor of counseling and special education at the University of Alaska at Anchorage.

Cathy Cohen Honored for Her Undergraduate Teaching

The Quantrell Award, established in 1938 at the University of Chicago, is considered the nation's oldest prize for undergraduate teaching.

Leonard L. Haynes III Honored for a Lifetime of Service in Higher Education

The senior director of institutional services for the Office of Postsecondary Education at the U.S. Department of Education, was elected into the Education and Human Ecology Hall of Fame at Ohio State University.

Danyale Taylor to Lead the Black College Dance Exchange

She is the artistic and executive director of the Classic Dance Ensemble at Prairie View A&M University in Texas.

Lane College Promotes Three African Americans

John R. Arnold, Penny Brown Minter, and Darrell Listenbee were promoted to new administrative posts.

New Dean of the College of Pharmacy at Florida A&M University

Michael Thompson has been serving as assistant dean for clinical affairs at the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.

Two Faculty Appointments of Note

Derek M. Griffith joins the faculty at Vanderbilt University and Thomas Epps III is named to an endowed chair at the University of Delaware.

Eight African Americans With New Administrative Duties in Higher Education

The new appointees are Fran Scarlett, Sheneka Williams, Kimberly Andrews, Gwendolyn Caples, Patricia Brewer Hairston, Courtney Davenport, Dwayne White, and Tammy Brooks.

Cheryl Waites Is the New Dean of the School of Social Work at Wayne State University

She joined the School of Social Work in 2007 as associate dean. Previously, she was associate chair of the department of social work at North Carolina State University.

Sylvester James Gates Named a Member of the American Philosophical Society

Of the 27 new members of the society elected this year, Professor Gates is the only African American.

University of Miami Names New Graduate School Dean

M. Brian Blake has been serving as associate dean for strategic initiatives and professor of computer science and engineering at the University of Notre Dame.

Anthony Bogues Named Director of the Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice at Brown University

Creation of the new center was one of the recommendations made by the steering committee that investigated the university's historical ties to slavery.

Two Black Scholars Win Prestigious Awards

Victor Mbarika of Southern University was honored by the Cameroon Association of Engineers and Computer Scientists and Timuel Black won the Benton Medal from the University of Chicago.

Faculty News: Two African American Scholars Taking on New Roles

Tyrone Porter was promoted at Boston University and Myra Sabir will assume a faculty position at Binghamton University.

Five African Americans Taking on New Duties in Higher Education

Deborah Buchanan, Earl Wright II, Edward Adams Jr., Harold Tate, and Stephanie Chatman are all taking on new assignments.

University of San Francisco Political Scientist Wins Book Award

James Lance Taylor was honored for his book Black Nationalism in the United States: From Malcolm X to Barack Obama.

University of Georgia Chemist Wins Humboldt Research Award

Gregory Robinson will receive a cash award of 60,000 euros and conduct research with chemists at Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg and the Technical University of Berlin.

Gail Bowman Takes New Post at Berea College

Since 1998 she has served as chaplain at Dillard University in New Orleans.

A Trio of Black Professors Win Awards

The honorees are Geralyn Stephens of Wayne State University, Donald Anadu of South Carolina State University and Lee David Legette of Winston-Salem State University.

Two African American Women Scholars Taking on New Roles

Jacqueline O'Bryant joins the administration at the University of Memphis School of Law and Florida A&M professor Jennifer Taylor was appointed to the National Organic Standards Board.

Pamela Anthony Named Dean of Students at Iowa State University

Since 2003, she has been assistant dean of students at Georgia State University.

Jose Cossa Receives the 2012 Joyce Cain Award

The Comparative and International Education Society was honored for his research on education in southern Africa.

Some Notable Appointments of African Americans to Higher Education Posts

Joyce Jenkins, Sharon Butler, Tryan McMickens, Bill Hawkins, and Getchel Caldwell II are assuming new roles in higher education.

Honors for Three African American Scholars

Mina Jones Jefferson, William H. Harris, and Sandra C. Brown are the honorees.

The New Director of the Africana Studies and Research Center at Cornell University

Gerald Aching has been a professor of Romance studies at Cornell since 2009. Previously, he taught at New York University.

Mario Small Named Dean of Social Sciences at the University of Chicago

Dr. Small has been serving as a professor of sociology and chair of the department of sociology at the university.

Nanotechnology Scholar Named Provost at the University of Illinois

Ilesanmi Adesida is a respected scholar in the field of nanotechnology and has been serving as dean of the university's College of Engineering.

Four African Americans Named to Administrative Posts in Higher Education

Katrina Reynolds, Crystal Rae Coel Coleman, Tammara Durham, and Marcus Burgess are the new appointees.

African American Faculty News

Kristi Isaac Rapp was promoted at Xavier University in New Orleans and William Adams Jr. will be teaching at Albany State University.

Four African Americans Presented With Awards

M. Christopher Brown II, Sonja Trent-Brown, Isabel Wilkerson, and Nell Russell are honored for their work in higher education.

A Milestone Appointment in Mathematics at Howard University

This fall Talitha Washington will become the second Black woman to hold a tenured position as an associate professor of mathematics at Howard University.

The New Dean of the University of Pittsburgh School of Law

William M. Carter Jr. is currently a professor at the Beasley School of Law at Temple University in Philadelphia.

The New Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church at Harvard University

Jonathan Walton is filling the position previously held by the late Peter J. Gomes, who was pastor of Memorial Church at Harvard for more than 40 years before his death last year.

Ronald Jackson Named Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Cincinnati

He is currently professor of media and cinema studies and the former director of the African American studies program at the flagship campus of the University of Illinois.
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