cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.HBCUsMAKOLA ABDULLAHMAKOLA ABDULLAH has been named president of Virginia State University, effective February 1. He was provost and senior vice president at Bethune-Cookman University. Abdullah earned a bachelor’s from Howard University, and a master’s and a doctorate from Northwestern University.January 28, 2016Faculty & StaffMARIE JOHNSONMARIE JOHNSON has been named dean of the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at California State University, Fullerton. She is a professor of geology and director of the Environmental Program at the United States Military Academy. Johnson earned a bachelor’s from Harvard College, and a master’s and a doctorate from Brown University.January 28, 2016StudentsLILLIAN SCHUMACHERLILLIAN SCHUMACHER was named chancellor of Pennsylvania State University Beaver, effective February 1. She is vice president for academic affairs at Tiffin University in Ohio. Schumacher earned a bachelor’s from Allegheny College in Pennsylvania, and two master’s and a doctorate from Bowling Green State University.January 28, 2016HBCUsRAMON TORRECILHARAMON TORRECILHA has been named president of Westfield State University. He was a professor of sociology at California State University, Dominguez Hills. Torrecilha earned a bachelor’s and a master’s from Portland State University, and a doctorate from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.January 28, 2016HBCUsEVA K. PICKENSEVA K. PICKENS was named vice president for university advancement at Texas Southern University. She is interim vice president for university advancement at Texas Southern. Pickens earned a bachelor’s from Southern University.January 28, 2016Faculty & StaffLYNN PASQUERELLALYNN PASQUERELLA has been appointed president of the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U), effective July 1. She is president of Mount Holyoke College. Pasquerella earned a bachelor’s from Mount Holyoke College and a doctorate from Brown University.January 28, 2016Faculty & StaffANDREA TAWNEYANDREA TAWNEY was appointed vice president for university advancement at New Mexico State University. She has served as interim vice president for university advancement at New Mexico State. Tawney holds a bachelor’s and a master’s from Northern Arizona University, and a doctorate from Texas Tech University.January 28, 2016Community CollegesTERRENCE CHENGTERRENCE CHENG has been named campus director of the University of Connecticut-Stamford. He was associate provost for academic programs and a professor of English at Brooklyn College (City University of New York). Cheng earned a bachelor’s from Binghamton University of the State University of New York and a master’s from the University of Miami.January 28, 2016African-AmericanVIVIAN-LEE NYITRAYVIVIAN-LEE NYITRAY has been appointed associate vice provost and executive director of the education abroad programs for the University of California system. She is founding dean of Prospect Colleges in Chongqing and Taigu, China. Nyitray earned a bachelor’s from Syracuse University, and a master’s and adoctorate from Stanford University.January 28, 20162016‘Professor of Place’January 28, 2016Previous PagePage 784 of 3224Next Page
