Life
Abi-Nader was born in 1961 and raised near Uniontown,Pennsylvania in a Lebanese American family of six children. [1] [2] She earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Pittsburgh. [3] She completed a master's degree and Ph.D. in computer engineering from North Carolina State University. [3] Her 1993 dissertation was titled,Dependability Evaluation of Large Systems with Dependent Failures Using a Hierarchical Network Model. [2]
Dahlberg worked at IBM for ten years. [4] [3] From 1995 to 2013,she was the associate dean of the college of computing and informatics at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. [4] [3] She was a principal investigator who researched computer education,computing,and wireless networking. [5] She worked as the chief academic officer and dean of the Albert Nerken School of Engineering at Cooper Union from 2013 to 2015. [4] [3] From 2015 to 2019,Dahlberg worked as the dean of the college of engineering and computer science at Syracuse University. [4] [3] She was also a professor of electrical engineering and computer science while at Syracuse. [6] On March 1,2019,Dahlberg became the provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs of Texas Christian University. [7] In December 2023,she was named as the incoming eleventh president of the University of Tampa. [4] She succeeds Ronald L. Vaughn on June 1,2024. [4]
Texas Christian University (TCU) is a private research university in Fort Worth, Texas. It was established in 1873 by brothers Addison and Randolph Clark as the AddRan Male & Female College. It is affiliated with the Christian Church.
Larry King Monteith was a North Carolina electrical engineer and academic leader. He retired from North Carolina State University following a distinguished career of leadership positions, culminating with service as the university's eleventh chancellor from 1989 to 1998.
Wesley Kent Fuchs is an American university professor and academic administrator. He was the 12th president of the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, serving from 2015 to 2023. He previously served as the provost of Cornell University from 2009 through 2014.
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Steve C. Currall is an American psychological scientist and academic administrator, and served as the seventh president of the University of South Florida. He previously served as provost and vice president for academic affairs at Southern Methodist University from January 1, 2016. From 2009 to 2014, Currall served as Dean of the UC Davis Graduate School of Management. He has also held leadership roles at University College London and Rice University. On March 22, 2019, Currall was named to succeed Judy Genshaft as president of the University of South Florida, and took office July 1, 2019. He announced his resignation due to health and family reasons on July 19, 2021.
Bruce Eisenstein is an engineering educator serving as the Arthur J. Rowland Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He was formerly Interim Dean and Vice Dean of the College of Engineering at Drexel University. He has published nearly 50 papers in the areas of digital signal processing, pattern recognition, deconvolution, along with biomedical engineering. He also served as president of the IEEE in 2000.
The University of Missouri College of Engineering is one of the 19 academic schools and colleges of the University of Missouri, a public land-grant research university in Columbia, Missouri. The college, also known as Mizzou Engineering, has an enrollment of 3,204 students who are enrolled in 10 bachelor’s programs, nine master’s programs and seven doctorate programs. There are six academic departments within the College: Chemical and Biomedica Engineering; Civil and Environmental Engineering; Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; Industrial and Systems Engineering; Engineering and Information Technology; and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. The college traces its beginning to the first engineering courses taught west of the Mississippi River in 1849. The college was ranked 88th nationally by the U.S. News & World Report in 2016.
Dr. Christine M. Riordan is the 10th president of Adelphi University in New York.
Dahlberg is a locational or ornamental Swedish surname based on the location where the original name's bearers lived. Translated directly from Swedish to English, Dal means "Valley" and berg means "Mountain". Notable people with the surname include:
Lori Mann Bruce currently serves as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs and holds the title of Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Tennessee Technological University. As the Provost, she provides leadership to and oversight of eight colleges and schools, offering bachelors, masters, and doctoral programs. Prior to joining Tennessee Tech University, Bruce served as Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the Graduate School at Mississippi State University. While at Mississippi State University, Bruce was awarded the university's highest academic honor, being named a William L. Giles Distinguished Professor. As a faculty member in electrical and computer engineering, she has served as the Principal Investigator or Co-PI on more than 20 funded research grants and contracts, totaling approximately $20 million from federal agencies. Through her research in the areas of hyperspectral remote sensing, pattern recognition, automated target recognition, and precision agriculture, Bruce has served as major professor or graduate committee member for approximately 75 Masters and PhD students and has over 130 refereed publications.
Sunil Kumar is an Indian-born academic administrator serving as president of Tufts University since July 1, 2023. He was previously the provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Johns Hopkins University from 2016 to 2023.
Ryan Emilie Williams is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for the North Carolina Courage, a National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) club.
Liesl Folks has been a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Arizona since 2019. She served as the provost for the University of Arizona from 2019 to 2023. Since 2023, she also serves as the Vice President for Semiconductor Strategy at the University of Arizona.
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Lesia L. Crumpton-Young is an American engineer and academic administrator. Served as the 13th president of Texas Southern University from 2021 to 2023. She was previously the provost and chief academic officer of Morgan State University.
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