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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
Gloria Thomas, Associate Director, Office of Women in Higher Education
Siobhan DeLoatch, Program Coordinator
Connie Banks, Administrative Assistant

Term Ending June 30, 2009

Erika Fleming, President
Miami International University of Art & Design (FL)

JoAnn W. Haysbert, President
Langston University (OK)

Karol A. LaCroix, President
Granite State College (NH)

Susan Mangels, President
Lexington College (IL)

Jerilyn S. McIntyre, President
Central Washington University

Agnes Mojica, Chancellor
Inter American University of Puerto Rico, San Germán Campus

Larry E. Penley, President and Chancellor
Colorado State University

John G. Peters, President
Northern Illinois University

Lt. Gen. John F. Regni, Superintendent
U.S. Air Force Academy (CO) 

Term Ending June 30, 2010

Josefina Castillo Baltodano, President
Marian University (WI)

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 College (DE)

Term Ending June 30, 2011

Stan L. Albrecht, President
Utah State University

Joseph A. Chapman, President
North Dakota State University

C. Brent DeVore, President
Otterbein College (OH)

Dale Knobel, President
Denison University (OH)

Mary J. Meehan, President
Alverno College (WI)

Lois Margaret Nora, President and Dean
Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy

LaVerne E. Ragster, President
University of the Virgin Islands

Donna M. Randall, President
Albion College (MI)

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

Anna Solley, President
Phoenix College (AZ)

James C. Votruba, President
Northern Kentucky University

Richard F. Wilson, President
Illinois Wesleyan University

Special Appointment

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

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

Martha Ellis, Associate Vice Chancellor for Community College Partnerships
Lee College (TX)

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

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

Anita Levy, Associate Secretary
Department of Academic Freedom and Governance
American Association of University Professors (DC)

Caryn McTighe Musil, Senior Vice President
Program on the Status and Education of Women (PSEW)
Association of American Colleges and Universities (DC)

Karen W. Morse, President Emerita
Western Washington University

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)