Transitions: U. of Minnesota President Will Step Down Next Year, Kentucky Community and Technical College System Selects New Leader

Chief executives

Appointments

John D. Groesbeck, former dean of the Robert W. Plaster School of Business at Missouri Southern State University, has been named president of Mesalands Community College. He succeeds Thomas Newsom, who has stepped down.

Todd Shackett, director of operational excellence at Baxter International, in Opelika, Ala., has been named president of Southern Union State Community College. He replaces Mark Ellard, who served as interim president since March.

Kristin Williams, president of Henderson Community College, will become chancellor of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System on August 16. She will succeed Rhonda Tracy, who will step down.

Departures

Eric Kaler, president of the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities since 2011, plans to step down on July 1, 2019. He will serve as president emeritus for a year, then return to his faculty position in the department of chemical engineering and materials science after a sabbatical.

Chief academic officers

Appointments

Ellen Granberg, associate provost at Clemson University, will become provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at the Rochester Institute of Technology on August 19.

Karen Hofmann, interim provost at Art Center College of Design, has been named to the position permanently.

John Muccigrosso, a professor of classics and former dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Drew University, became interim provost and vice president for academic affairs at Holy Names University on July 1.

Charles Taylor, dean of the College of Pharmacy at the University of North Texas system, will become provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at the University of North Texas Health Science Center on August 1.

Other top administrators

Appointments

Karen Archambault, dean of enrollment management at Rowan College at Burlington County, will become vice president for enrollment management and student success on September 1.

Guilherme Costa, general counsel for the South Dakota Board of Regents, will become vice president, general counsel, and secretary to the board of trustees at Ithaca College on September 10.

Chris Kabourek, interim vice president and chief financial officer at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, has been named to the position permanently.

Patrick Love, executive-in-residence at Bowling Green State University and former vice president for student affairs at New York Institute of Technology, will become interim vice president for student affairs and director of the Student Personnel Administration Program at Springfield College on August 6.

Felicia McGinty, vice chancellor for student affairs at Rutgers University at New Brunswick, will become executive vice chancellor for administration and planning on August 1.

Salvador Mena, senior associate vice chancellor for student affairs at Rutgers University at New Brunswick, will become vice chancellor for student affairs on August 1.

Robert Murphy, vice president of enrollment and dean of admissions at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, will become senior vice president for enrollment and strategic initiatives at Niagara University on July 17.

Peter Sennett, executive director affirmative action officer/Title IX coordinator/public records access officer at Greenfield Community College, has been named vice president for human resources and payroll at Mount Wachusett Community College.

The Rev. Tracy Waal, director of admissions and an adjunct faculty member for public relations at Mount Vernon Nazarene University, will become vice president for student life on August 1.

Deans

Appointments

Anne L. Balazs, interim dean of the College of Business at Eastern Michigan University, will become dean of the College of Business and Innovation at the University of Toledo on August 13.

Jeremi Bauer, dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at Post University, has been named dean of the Malcolm Baldrige School of Business.

Michelle Brown, university fellow for academic excellence at Shenandoah University, became dean of the Macricostas School of Arts and Sciences at Western Connecticut State University on July 16.

Gale S. Etschmaier, dean of library and information access at San Diego State University, will become dean of university libraries at Florida State University on September 7.

James C. Ragain Jr., an associate professor of restorative dentistry and interim chair of general practice dentistry at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, will become dean of the College of Dentistry on August 1.

Adrian Tyndall, chairman of emergency medicine and physician-in-chief of emergency medicine at the University of Florida, will become interim dean the College of Medicine on July 30.

Retirements

Lana Carter, dean of the Fremont campus of Pueblo Community College, has retired.

Department chairs

Appointments

Nancy Amato, a professor of computer science and engineering at Texas A&M University, will become head of computer science and a professor of engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on January 7.

Ruth Barratt, an associate professor of education leadership at the Milwaukee School of Engineering, became chair of the Rader School of Business on July 1.

Randal O. Dull, professor and vice chair of anesthesiology at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, became professor and chair of anesthesiology at the University of Arizona College of Medicine at Tucson on July 2.

Margie Lee, a professor of population health and infectious diseases in the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Georgia at Athens, has been named professor and head of biomedical sciences and pathobiology in the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech.

Other administrators

Appointments

Meghan Abella-Bowen, associate dean for STEM initiatives at Bristol Community College, will become associate dean of the New Bedford campus of the college on July 30.

Amy Armstrong, executive director of philanthropic operations at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, will become associate vice president of alumni engagement at Baylor University on July 23.

Bill Beekman, interim director of athletics at Michigan State University since February, has been named to the position permanently.

Scott J. Blair, director of student diversity and inclusion initiatives at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, has been named chief diversity officer at Northampton Community College.

Angela M. Callahan, owner of the business and leadership coaching firm, PESSCE Unlimited, became senior associate vice chancellor for talent and diversity at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth on July 2.

Shaneil Ealy, assistant vice president for the Division of Outreach and Community Engagement at the University of Central Arkansas, became associate vice president of the division on July 16.

Nicola Foote, associate dean for university-wide programs and faculty engagement at Florida Gulf Coast University, has been named vice dean of Barrett, The Honors College at Arizona State University.

Scott Stevenson, director of operations for Northwest Connecticut Public Safety, has been named director of campus safety and emergency management at Post University.

Jonathan T. Weinberg, a professor of law at Wayne State University, has been named associate dean for research and faculty development for the law school.

Sherree Wilson, dean of cultural affairs and diversity initiatives for the Carver College of Medicine at the University of Iowa, has been named associate vice chancellor and associate dean for diversity and inclusion for the School of Medicine at Washington University in St. Louis.

Faculty

Appointments

Adam Fisher, an animation artist with LAIKA, has been named an assistant professor of animation and game art at Maine College of Art.

Michele Bratcher Goodwin, a professor of law and director of the Center for Biotechnology and Global Health Policy at the University of California at Irvine School of Law, will become a visiting professor of biotechnology and law at the University of Virginia School of Law this fall.

Kimberly J. Robinson, a professor of law at the University of Richmond, will become a visiting professor of education law and policy and education law survey at the University of Virginia School of Law this fall.

Robert Taylor, a recent master’s of library science recipient from Valdosta State University, became an assistant professor and acquisitions/cataloging librarian in the Odum Library at Valdosta on July 1.

Changes in rank

Professors’ new ranks follow.

Merrimack College

Kevin Finn, associate professor of health sciences, to professor

Christina Hardway, associate professor of psychology, to professor

Janine M. LeBlanc-Straceski, associate professor of biology, to professor

Raritan Valley Community College

Lori Austin, assistant professor of mathematics and computer science, to associate professor

Mary Ann Balut, associate professor of health science education, to professor

Charlie Bondhus, assistant professor of English, to associate professor

Lauren Braun, assistant professor of humanities, social science, social work, and education, to associate professor

Michelle Brazier, assistant professor of English, to associate professor

Patrice Case, associate professor of health science education, to professor

William Crosbie, assistant professor of visual and performing arts, to associate professor

Loretta Fois, associate professor of visual and performing arts, to professor

Eric Iannacone, assistant professor of science and engineering, to associate professor

Gina Kuijlaars, counselor I in advising and counseling, to counselor II

Alisa Shapiro, instructor of business and public service, assistant professor

John Sichel, assistant professor of visual and performing arts, to associate professor

Kathryn Suk, assistant professor of humanities, social science, social work, and education, to associate professor

Richard (Bick) Treut, associate professor of communication and languages, to professor

Derek Weber, associate professor of science and engineering, to professor

Deaths

Joseph Thomas Durham, president of Baltimore City Community College from 1985 to 1990, died on June 26. He was 94. Durham was a professor at Coppin State University before and after his tenure as president, and also served on the Maryland State Board of Higher Education.

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