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Two UD administrators named ACE fellows 1:52 p.m., July 30, 2004--Two UD administrators are among the 38 U.S. faculty members the American Council on Education has named as ACE fellows for the next academic year.
Of the 1,417 fellows chosen over the past 39 years, more than 250 eventually became college presidents and more than 1,000 went on to serve as provosts or vice presidents of academic affairs. The fellows spend one year working at another university, shadowing presidents and other administrators and learning about many aspects of university operations. Suzanne Austin, a professor of history who served as acting chairperson of the Department of Fine Arts and Visual Communications, and Helen Easterling Williams, senior assistant dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, are among the 33 American fellows and five international fellows chosen this year. Marlene Ross, director of the Washington, D.C.-based fellows program, said selecting two individuals at the same school happens occasionally, but it’s not very common. “We look for leadership potential and a record of success to date,’’ Ross said. “These two faculty members have been identified by the University of Delaware administration as having the potential for more senior leadership.” Beginning the last week in August, Austin will work with the provost and the president of West Chester University in West Chester, Pa. “This placement is interesting to me because both the provost, Linda Lamwers, and the president, Madeleine Wing Adler, are very successful women administrators, and it seemed like a wonderful opportunity to work with two women who have been so successful,” Austin said. “The ACE Fellowship provides a unique opportunity,” she said. “There is no other program in the country that operates this way, that provides such a prolonged residency period at another institution.” Austin said West Chester is in the midst of organizational changes, switching its fine arts and applied arts programs from arts and science to a new College of Art and Music. “It will be an interesting process to watch,’’ she said. Austin also will be working on some special projects at Haverford College, a small, private liberal arts college in suburban Philadelphia. She said that ACE program administrators encourage fellows to seek out universities that are different from their home bases, and Haverford and West Chester fit that description. “West Chester is part of the large Pennsylvania state system so it’s very different from UD.” Williams will work with University of Maryland University College administrators in Adelphi, Md.—President Gerald A. Heeger, Provost Nicholas Allen and Chief Financial Officer Vincent P. Conti. Williams said the three administrators all have something to teach her that will help her reach her professional goal. “I hope to focus on three major topics: development and financial management of institutional budgets; land/space acquisition and facilities management; and technology,’’ she said.
During her tenure at University College, the administrators will be considering expansion of their offerings to additional countries, so Williams will have an opportunity to learn how courses and administrative policies are implemented both domestically and internationally. Williams said University College also is expanding its graduate and undergraduate programs. She said she also is interested in how the University of Maryland college system works with its colleges, including historically black colleges and universities. The two fellows will receive full pay and benefits from UD during their fellowship year. Austin and Williams both said the schools that participate in the ACE program are particularly welcoming to UD fellows because President David P. Roselle has been very supportive of the ACE program during his tenures at UD and at the University of Kentucky. “He has a wonderful reputation with fellows who have been at the University of Delaware. People can’t say enough about him,’’ Austin said. Roselle has mentored five ACE fellows at UD and one at University of Kentucky. Ross said he is one of the program’s most active mentors. "We at the University of Delaware have been pleased to host several ACE fellows,’’ Roselle said. “Those visitors have learned about our methods of administering the University and they have each contributed insights as to improvements in how we do things." In addition to this year’s fellows, six UD faculty members over the years have been fellows — Frank Dilley in 1965, Ronald Wenger in 1970, James Soles in 1971, Marian Palley in 1974, John Cavanaugh in 1994 and Kate Conway-Turner in 1996. No ACE fellow will be at UD this year. Article by Kathy Canavan To learn how to subscribe to UDaily, click here. |
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