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IEM

1978

William Craft is Founding Partner of the Eaton Cummings Group in Ipswich,

Massachusetts.

1987

Richard Hurley, Acting President and former Executive Vice President at the University

of Mary Washington (VA), has been named the permanent President at that institution.

1988

Julius Erlenbach, Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin at Superior, has announced

his retirement effective August 1, 2010.

1989

Judy Hample has resigned as President of the University of Mary Washington (VA),

effective June 30, 2010.

1992

Manuel Carreiro is Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students at Quinnipiac

University (CT).

Class Correspondent Peg Lee, President of Oakton Community College (IL), provided news

about one of her classmates. On October 22, 2009, the U.S. Department of Education

announced the appointment of Frank Chong as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for

Community Colleges in the Office of Vocational and Adult Education. Prior to this

assignment, Frank had served as President of Laney College within the Peralta Community

College District (CA).

1994

William Sipple, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Bay Path College

(MA), will retire in June 2010 after more than a decade of service to the college. Bill has

been working with Carol Leary, Bay Path President and fellow IEM ’94 classmate.

1997

Guy Altieri is President of Hagerstown Community College (MD).

1999

Michael Battle, former President of The Interdenominational Theological Center (GA),

has accepted the invitation of President Obama to serve as United States Ambassador to the

African Union. Stationed at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, he is

working with 53 nations on the African continent.

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Laurie Pohl (Kelsh) is now Vice President for Enrollment and Student Affairs at Boston

University (MA).

2002

Thomas Lindsay recently stepped down as President of Shimer College (IL).

Jack Payne has been named Senior Vice President for Agriculture and Natural Resources

at the University of Florida.

2004

Jeff Abernathy has been named the 13th President of Alma College (MI), effective July 1,

2010.

Claudette Williams, President of Edward Waters College (FL), has announced her

resignation, effective May 15, 2010.

2005

Glenda Gallisath is Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs at the College of DuPage

(IL).

Tim Hynes, Interim President at Clayton State University (GA), has been appointed to that

post on a permanent basis. Susan Herbst (Chief Academic Officer for the University

System of Georgia and IEM ’06 alum) was the individual who announced Tim’s

appointment.

Tom Jackson, Vice President for Student Affairs at the University of Louisville (KY), is

currently serving as President of the American College Personnel Association (ACPA).

Eduardo Ochoa, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Sonoma State

University (CA), has been nominated by President Obama as Assistant Secretary for

Postsecondary Education. Ochoa will lead the Education Department office that administers

most federal government programs for colleges and college students. The Assistant

Secretary also serves as the chief adviser to the U.S. Secretary of Education on higher

education issues.

2006

Michael Harris has been appointed Chancellor of Indiana University Kokomo.

2007

Patrick Finnegan has been named President of Longwood University (VA).

Joe Urgo, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty at Hamilton College

(NY), has been named President of Saint Mary’s College of Maryland. His appointment

begins on July 1, 2010.

Joe Dieker has been selected to become the next Vice President for Academic Affairs and

Dean of Cornell College (IA).

2008

Joe Bertolino, Vice President for Student Affairs and Chair of the Department of Student

Personnel at the City University of New York Queens College, has been named an ACE

Fellow for the 2010–2011 academic year by the American Council on Education.

Adelaide Ferguson retired from the interim Vice Presidency of International Affairs at

Temple University (PA) and launched a consulting practice to work with colleges and

universities on their globalization planning and implementation.

Marcus Lingenfelter has accepted a position at the College Board, where he will be

serving as Director of State Government Relations for the Middle States Region. He will be

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representing the policy interests of the College Board before the legislatures and

administrations of six mid-Atlantic states.

Michael Miller has been named President of Northland College (WI), effective July 2010.

He is succeeding Karen Halbersleben (IEM ’00 and NP ’02).

Thomas Wallace has been named Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs at the

University of Nebraska at Omaha.

2009

Jim Hart, President of the Robert E. Webber Institute for Worship Studies (FL), recently

reported that his school was granted initial accreditation by the Commission on

Accreditation of the Association for Biblical Higher Education. It is the first stand-alone

graduate school in the association.

Patricia Hsieh, President of San Diego Miramar College (CA), has been selected as a 2010

Fulbright Scholar. She is scheduled to visit Russia, where she will share experiences about

the U.S. community college system and explore potential partnerships with Russian

institutions.

LIAL

2003

Susan Fliss is Associate Librarian of Harvard College (MA) for Research, Teaching and

Learning.

2007

Blanche Sanders has been promoted to Dean of University Libraries at Alcorn State

University (MS).

MDP

1990

George Gilmore is now Associate Provost and University Registrar at Strayer University

(VA).

1991

Gretchen Bataille has resigned as President of the University of North Texas.

1995

Nancy Cooley is now President of the Open Campus, Florida State College at Jacksonville.

Ricardo Maestas has been appointed President of Sul Ross State University (TX).

1998

Frederick Law is Executive Vice President, Provost and Dean of Faculty at Lakeland

Community College (OH).

2000

Michael Hemphill has been named Provost and Dean of the College at Centenary College

(LA).

Marilyn Hopkins is now serving as Provost and Chief Operating Officer at Touro

University–California.

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2001

John Beehler has been named the inaugural Provost and Vice President for Academic

Excellence and Student Success at the University of North Texas at Dallas, a new institution

that is the first public university in Dallas.

Michael Harris has been appointed Chancellor of Indiana University at Kokomo.

2002

Janet Evelyn-Dorsey has been named Dean of the School of Business at Ivy Tech

Community College of Indiana–East Central.

Stuart Sigman, Vice President for Academic Affairs at Naropa University (CO), has also

been named Provost of the university.

Wendy Paterson is now Dean of the School of Education at Saint John Fisher College

(NY).

Paul Starkey has been appointed Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost at

Pennsylvania College of Technology.

2006

Adrienne Bloss, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and General Education at Roanoke

College (VA), has been named an ACE Fellow for the 2010–2011 academic year by the

American Council on Education.

Jeffrey Frick has been named Dean and Academic Vice President at Saint Norbert College

(WI).

Sandra Haynes, Dean of the School of Professional Studies at Metropolitan State College

of Denver (CO), has been named an ACE Fellow for the 2010–2011 academic year by the

American Council on Education.

Troy Paino has been named President of Truman State University (MO).

Dereck Rovaris has been named Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic and

Multicultural Affairs at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center–New Orleans.

2007

Larry Thomas is now serving as the inaugural Director of the Frederick Douglass

Distinguished Scholars Program at American University (DC), an honors program for

students dedicated to careers in social justice and uplifting underserved, under-resourced

populations in the United States and abroad.

2008

William Crawley, Associate Dean of the College of Community and Public Services at

Grand Valley State University (MI), has been named an ACE Fellow for the 2010–2011

academic year by the American Council on Education.

2009

Josie Cajipe has been appointed Vice President for Finance and Administrative

Services/Chief Finance Officer at the College of the Marshall Islands.

Kimberly Halbur has been appointed Associate Dean for Diversity Affairs in the School of

Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia. She is also an Associate Professor in the

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health.

Shortly after completing MDP last summer, Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah accepted a position

as Vice Chancellor and Chief Executive of Kwara State University, a new public university in

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north central Nigeria.

Frank E. Ross has been named the Associate Provost for Student Success at the University

of North Texas at Dallas.

Kimberly Vess Halbur has been named Associate Dean for Diversity Affairs and

Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health in the School of Medicine at the

Medical College of Georgia

MLE

2001

Robert Nava is Associate Vice President for Development and Alumni Relations at the

University of Texas at El Paso.

Donald Tucker is now Dean of Arts and Sciences at Malone University (OH).

2002

Sarah Perkins is Vice President of Instruction at Cañada College (CA).

2003

Patricia Hsieh, President of San Diego Miramar College (CA), has been selected as a 2010

Fulbright Scholar. She is scheduled to visit Russia, where she will share experiences about

the U.S. community college system and explore potential partnerships with Russian

institutions.

2004

Phillip Ray is Associate Vice President for Finance and Chief Contracting Officer at Texas

A&M University.

2008

Gerald Bacza, Dean for Business, Aviation and Technology at Pierpont Community and

Technical College at Fairmont State University is serving as Interim Chief Academic Officer

this summer.

Harvey Kesselman has been named Provost and Executive Vice President at The Richard

Stockton College of New Jersey, an institution with which he has been associated for over 30

years.

Lynette Olson has been named the permanent Provost and Vice President of Academic

Affairs at Pittsburg State University (KS). Previously, she had been serving in this role on an

interim basis.

Barry Pearson has been appointed Vice President of Academic Affairs at Millikin

University (IL).

NP

1992

Janet Holmgren, President of Mills College (CA), has announced her resignation, effective

at the end of the 2010–2011 academic year.

1999

Mark Schulman, President of Goddard College (VT), has been named President of

Saybrook University (CA).

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2002

John Fry, President of Franklin & Marshall College, has been selected as the 14th

President of Drexel University (PA).

Donald Tuski, President of Olivet College (MI), has been named President of Maine

College of Art.

2004

Rita Cavin, has been named the Howard Cherry Outstanding Community College

Administrator of the Year. This award is given to those whose contributions bring

recognition to community colleges in Oregon. Cavin served as President of Linn-Benton

Community College from 2003 until her retirement in January 2010.

2007

Claudette Williams, President of Edward Waters College (FL), has announced her

resignation, effective May 15, 2010.

2008

Jeff Fowler, Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy, will be retiring after

what he described as “three wonderful years” in his current role and 32 years of military

service. He plans to transition to the civilian work sector.

2009

Nancy Cooley is President of the Open Campus, Florida State College at Jacksonville.

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