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Outstanding Alumni – Daniel Sniff (EdD 2011)

Daniel Sniff (EdD 2011) is associate vice president for finance and administration at the University of Georgia, where he directs the Office of the University Architects (OUA). During his 26 years at UGA, he has helped develop and oversee the first comprehensive master plan, strategic, and academic planning effort since 1906. During the implementation of this plan, his office added more building area to campus than at any point in the 225-year…


Outstanding Alumni – Joy Blanchard

JOY BLANCHARD (PhD, 2008) is an assistant professor of higher education at Louisiana State University. Prior to joining the LSU faculty in August 2015, she spent five years on the faculty at Florida International University. Joy’s research focuses mainly on the intersection of higher education and the law, particularly as it relates to negligence liability for student welfare and safety, intercollegiate athletics, and academic freedom and…


Alumni News - 2015

Linda Bachman (EdD, 2013) was named UGA’s inaugural director of university experiential learning in the Office of the Vice President for Instruction, effective May 1. Bachman, who chaired a university-wide committee convened by Provost Pamela Whitten in 2014 to explore an experiential learning requirement for undergraduate students, will provide leadership for this groundbreaking academic initiative. Bachman is quoted in an article titled “…


Outstanding Alumni – Makeba Morgan Hill

MAKEBA MORGAN HILL (EdD, 2013) serves as the deputy to the president and chief planner of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in New York City, supporting the efforts of the president and overseeing the foundation’s multiple planning efforts. Prior to joining the foundation, she spent 14 years in strategic planning roles at Emory Healthcare and Emory University. Most recently, she served as assistant vice provost for planning and accreditation at…


Outstanding Alumni – Kangjoo Lee

KANGJOO LEE (PhD, 2010) is a research fellow with the Korean Educational Development Institute in Seoul. KEDI is a public institution funded fully by the Korean national government for educational policy research and planning, guiding the national agenda. In addition to his doctorate from UGA, Lee earned a master’s in educational psychology and a bachelor’s in education from Seoul National University. What are you currently working on (i.e.…


Outstanding Alumni – Jennifer Olson

JENNIFER OLSON (PhD, 2012) is a postdoctoral research fellow in the Faculty of Education, University of Oslo, Norway. Her research focuses on the governance of coordinating internationalization processes, employability and research-based education policy. She is working within the Norwegian Research Council project, Horizontal Governance and Learning Dynamics in Higher Education. She previously worked as a lecturer at the University of…


Outstanding Alumni – David Snow

DAVID SNOW (EdD, 2013) is the director of military affairs for the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia. He promotes higher education awareness, access, collaboration and achievement for all current and past members of the military community and their families. Previously, Snow was associate professor at National Defense University’s Joint Forces Staff College. Prior to joining National Defense University, he was a human…

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IHE Alumna Dina McDade Hewett Named Director of Brenau School of Nursing

Brenau University appointed Dina McDade Hewett (Ph.D. 1999) as director of Brenau University’s School of Nursing on July 15. Hewett’s appointment comes at a pivotal time in the growth and evolution of the nursing program at Brenau, which produced its first five Doctor of Nursing Practice degree recipients this year, said Dr. Gale Starich, dean of the College of Health Sciences. Starich also announced additional changes in the leadership…


Angela Bell Named Institute Fellow

Angie Bell, senior executive director for Research, Policy and Analysis for the University System of Georgia (USG) has been named a Fellow with the Institute of Higher Education. The purpose of the appointment is to develop a closer working relationship between Bell and the Institute — one that will facilitate enhanced collaboration on mutual interests and goals.  Being appointed a Fellow formally recognizes Bell’s continued and anticipated…


Outstanding Alumni – Barrett Taylor (PhD 2012)

Betz Kerley When colleagues share a passion and enthusiasm for research, the results can be very rewarding. Barrett Taylor, assistant professor of higher education at the University of North Texas, has enjoyed great success when collaborating with his peers. “I was fortunate to develop a number of close-working relationships with people I met at the IHE. Seeing those relationships turn into projects that can benefit all contributors is very…
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