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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)

Commission Vice Chair

Karen A. Stout, President
Montgomery County Community College (PA)

ACE Staff

Diana Córdova, Interim Director, Office of Women in Higher Education
Debra Louallen-Cole, Program Manager
Consuela "Connie" Banks, Associate Program Assistant

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)

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)

Nancy McCallin, President
Colorado Community College System

Keith T. Miller, President
Virginia State University

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

Bjong Wolf Yeigh, President
SUNY Institute of Technology

Term Ending June 30, 2013

Jill Beck, President
Lawrence University (WI)

Priscilla J. Bell, President
North Idaho College

Donald Betz, President
Northeastern State University (OK)

John C. Cavanaugh, Chancellor
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education

James P. Clements, President
West Virginia University

Robert "Bob" O. Davies, President
Eastern Oregon University

Joanne K. Glasser, President
Bradley University (IL)

Bernadette Gray-Little, Chancellor
The University of Kansas

Lorraine Hale, President
Presentation College (SD)

Marjorie Hass, President
Austin College (TX)

Valerie A. Hepburn, President
College of Coastal Georgia

Elizabeth A. Hill, President
St. Joseph's College (NY)

Nancy Kleniewski, President
SUNY College at Oneonta (NY)

Carolyn R. Mahoney, President
Lincoln University (MO)

Pamela Trotman Reid, President
Saint Joseph College (CT)

Danielle N. Ripich, President
University of New England (ME)

Ileana Rodriguez-Garcia, President
Carlos Albizu (FL, PR)

Dianne Boardley Suber, President
Saint Augustine's College (NC)

Kuniko Tanioka, President
Shigakkan University (Japan)

Herbert "Holden" Thorp, Chancellor
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Denise M. Trauth, President
Texas State University-San Marcos

Special Appointment

Josefina Castillo Baltodano, Founder and Executive Director, Executive Leadership Academy, Center for Studies in Higher Education
University of California, Berkeley

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

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

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

Marie Foster Gnage, President
West Virginia University at Parkersburg
(Chair, OWHE Network Executive Board)

Madlyn L. Hanes, Vice President for Commonwealth Campuses and Chancellor, University College
The Pennsylvania State University
(Immediate Past Chair, OWHE State Network Executive Board)

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

Anita Levy, Associate Secretary
American Association of University Professors (DC)

Caryn McTighe Musil, Senior Vice President, Department of Academic Freedom and Governance
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, Center for Equity and Diversity
American Dental Education Association (DC)