Colorado State University has announced the appointment of Mr. Brendan Hanlon as its new Vice President for University Operations and Chief Financial Officer. He will be join CSU on August 1, 2022. Mr. Hanlon served most recently as the Deputy Mayor and CFO for the City of Denver. He has worked for the city and county of Denver for the last 20 years in various roles, the last six as the city's CFO. He holds both a BA in History and MPA from the University of Connecticut. Read more here.
Emmanuel College has announced the appointment of Dr. Mary K. Boyd as its 13th President. Dr. Boyd previously served as Provost at Berry College, and as the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of San Diego.
The University of the District of Columbia has announced the appointment of Dr. Sharon Beasley as the university's new Director of Nursing Education. Dr. Beasley joins UDC from the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), where she has served as a Director since 2015. Prior to her work at ACEN, she was Director of the Nursing Program at Technical College of the Lowcountry. She earned her Ph.D. in Education from the University of South Carolina and her Master of Science in Nursing Administration from Armstrong Atlantic State University. She has been a registered nurse since 1997. Dr. Beasley will be responsible for helping to ensure UDC meets the District of Columbia Board of Nursing and the ACEN professional standards and that students are provided quality instruction and a supportive environment that will help lead them to successful careers in nursing. She will begin her new role on August 1, 2022.
The Kansas Board of Regents announced the appointment of Mr. Ken Hush as the 18th President of Emporia State University, effective immediately. Mr. Hush has been serving as Interim President of ESU since November 2021. Mr. Hush is an ESU alum and his prior roles include CEO of BLI Rentals, President and several executive roles at Koch Minerals and Carbon, and General Manager and Director at Senior Commodity Company. He holds a BS in Business Administration and Marketing from Emporia State University. Read more here.
George Mason University has appointed Mr. Ken Turchi, J.D. as Assistant Dean for Strategic Communications and Marketing of the Antonin Scalia Law School. He begins on June 27, 2022. Mr. Turchi joins George Mason University from his most recent role as Assistant Dean of Communications and Administration at Indiana University Maurer School of Law, where he served for 12 years. Prior to his time in academia, he worked in the private sector in the real estate and banking industries. He also founded a marketing and leadership development consulting practice for small businesses and nonprofit organizations. He received his A.B. from Wabash College and his J.D. from Indiana University Maurer School of Law.
Point Park University has appointed Mr. Andrew Clayton Hughey, J.D., as the General Counsel for Point Park University. He will begin in his new role on August 8th, 2022. Mr. Hughey is currently serving as Vice President and General Counsel at Ohio Northern University. He received his Juris Doctor from Duquesne University School of Law and a BA in Rhetoric and Communications from The University of Pittsburgh. PPU’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion is critically important, and Mr. Hughey will bring a wealth of knowledge and experience with him. Prior to his time at Ohio Northern, Andrew served as special assistant to the president for diversity and inclusion at the Community College of Allegheny County. While there, he managed an office that included the Title IX coordinator and a civil rights investigator. He also developed and executed programs promoting diversity and inclusion. He is a leader in the National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA), having completed in June 2019 a three-year term as Board Secretary and otherwise served NACUA in numerous ways over three decades.
Marist College has announced the appointment of Dr. Will Lamb as the new Dean of the School of Management. Dr. Lamb currently serves as Dean of Graduate and Adult Learner Recruitment for EAB, Inc., a provider of educational research, marketing, and consulting services to colleges and universities, where he helped colleges and universities improve the strength of their academic programs and grow their enrollments. He will begin July 1, 2022. Previously, Dr. Lamb served as Dean of the LaPenta School of Business for Iona College, Dean of the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business for Babson College, Associate Dean for Graduate Programs at Ohio University, as well as teaching positions at both Millsaps College and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He holds a Ph.D. in Business from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and a Master of Education in Instructional Technology and a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology from the University of Virginia. Read more here.
The California State University Los Angeles has announced the appointment of Dr. Stephen M. Trzaskoma as its new Dean of the College of Arts & Letters. He will begin on August 1st, 2022. Dr. Trzaskoma currently serves as the Director of the Center for the Humanities and Professor and former Chair of the Department of Classics, Humanities & Italian Studies at the University of New Hampshire (UNH), where he teaches ancient Greek literature, culture, and language. Throughout his 24-year career with UNH, Dr. Trzaskoma has focused on making his discipline and higher education in the arts and humanities more accessible and inclusive, particularly for members of historically marginalized communities. As the Center’s Director, he has been committed to strengthening UNH’s relationships with community partners such as the New Hampshire Indigenous Collaborative Collective and the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire. He has experience growing capacity for equitable arts and humanities collaborations between faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates from higher education institutions and communities. He holds a Ph.D. in Classical Philology and an A.M. in Classics from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an A.B. in Classics and Anthology from Stanford University.
Delaware Valley University has announced the appointment of Mr. Curtis M. Topper as the new Vice President for Finance and Administration. He will take up the position in July. Currently serving as the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of General Services, Mr. Topper is a member of the Governor’s cabinet of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. In this role, he has overseen the state government operating agency responsible for the procurement of goods and services, management of non-highway capital projects, management of the commonwealth’s real estate portfolio, increasing and advancing contracting opportunities for small and diverse businesses and the maintenance and protection of state-owned buildings and facilities. Mr. Topper is an experienced financial and shared services executive with a unique combination of government, corporate and higher education experience spanning over 25 years. Prior positions include AVP Purchasing, Contracts and Accounts payable at Georgetown University, Director of Shared Services and Outsourcing Advisory at KPMG and Chief Operating Officer of the Neiman Group in Philadelphia. As a Ph.D. candidate at Carnegie Mellon University, he holds a Master of Philosophy from Carnegie Mellon University and an A.B. in Political Science from Brown University. Read more here.