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Commission on Women in Higher Education

Since the inception of the Office of Women in Higher Education (OWHE), members of the Commission on Women in Higher Education have served as advisers. The Commission, whose members are appointed by the president of ACE, provides counsel to OWHE and ACE on policies and programs related to women in higher education. It also assists with the evaluation of current programs, suggests new programs for consideration, and advises on matters concerning advancement and equity for academic women.

Commission Chair

Carol A. Moore, President, Lyndon State College (VT)
Term Ending June 30, 2010

Commission Vice Chair

Karen A. Stout, President, Montgomery County Community College (PA)
Term Ending June 30, 2010

ACE Staff

Donna Burns Phillips, Director, Office of Women in Higher Education
Debra Louallen-Cole, Program Associate
Siobhan DeLoatch, Program Coordinator
Connie Banks, Administrative Assistant

Term Ending June 30, 2010

Dianne F. Harrison, President
California State University, Monterey Bay

Elizabeth Kiss, President
Agnes Scott College (GA)

Jolene Koester, President
California State University, Northridge

Marilynn "Marsi" Liddell, President
Aims Community College (CO)

Cynthia Lindquist, President
Cankdeska Cikana Community College (ND)

Elsa M. Nuñez, President
Eastern Connecticut State University

Patricia M. O'Brien, Deputy Director of the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education
New England Association of Schools & Colleges (MA)

Mary Evans Sias, President
Kentucky State University

Jack P. Varsalona, President
Wilmington University (DE)

Term Ending June 30, 2011

Stan L. Albrecht, President
Utah State University

Dale T. Knobel, President
Denison University (OH)

Mary J. Meehan, President
Alverno College (WI)

Donna M. Randall, President
Albion College (MI)

Lisa A. Rossbacher, President
Southern Polytechnic State University (GA)

Anna Solley, President
Phoenix College (AZ)

Richard F. Wilson, President
Illinois Wesleyan University

Term Ending June 30, 2012

Bettsey L. Barhorst, President
Madison Area Technical College (WI)

Cynthia Bioteau, President
Salt Lake Community College (UT)

Leah L. Bornstein, President
Coconino Community College (AZ)

Dario A. Cortes, President
Berkeley College (NJ)

Linda Edmonds Turner, President
Urban College of Boston (MA)

Pamela Fox, President
Mary Baldwin College (VA)

Sharon K. Hahs, President
Northeastern Illinois University

Michelle Howard-Vital, President
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania

Jackie Jenkins-Scott, President
Wheelock College (MA)

Elaine P. Maimon, President
Governors State University (IL)

Kathryn A. Martin, Chancellor
University of Minnesota Duluth

Nancy McCallin, President
Colorado Community College System

Keith Miller, President
Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania

Bjong Wolf Yeigh, President
SUNY Institute of Technology

Special Appointment

Ann W. Caldwell, President Emerita
MGH Institute of Health Professions (MA)

Josefina Castillo Baltodano, Senior Advisor to the President, External Relations
California State University East Bay

Paul R. Corts, President
Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (DC)

Martha M. Ellis, Associate Vice Chancellor for Community College Partnerships
The University of Texas System

Madlyn L. Hanes, Chancellor
Penn State Harrisburg (PA)
Chair, OWHE Network Executive Board

Susan E. Lennon, President
Women's College Coalition (DC)

Anita Levy, Senior Program Officer
American Association of University Professors (DC)

Caryn McTighe Musil, Senior Vice President
Association of American Colleges and Universities (DC)

LaVerne E. Ragster, Professor of Marine Biology
University of the Virgin Islands

Bernice Sandler, Senior Scholar
Women’s Research and Education Institute (DC)

Jeanne Sinkford, Associate Executive Director
American Dental Education Association (DC)