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NAfME Awards Shannon Kelly Kane Scholarships to Lydia Kirkland, Sharon Tran, and Ethan Watkins

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Tuesday, July 25, 2023
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RESTON, Va., July 25, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) honored Lydia Kirkland of the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO), Sharon Tran of the University of North Georgia (UNG), and Ethan Watkins of Converse University as the recipients of the 2023 Shannon Kelly Kane Scholarship. Lydia, Sharon, and Ethan were presented the scholarships during the June 2023 NAfME National Leadership Assembly and Collegiate Leadership Advocacy Summit. The Shannon Kelly Kane Scholarship was created by Shannon's family and friends in coordination with NAfME to honor her exemplary life and her love of teaching music. The scholarship award is open to current NAfME Collegiate members, who have been nominated for NAfME Collegiate Professional Achievement Recognition.

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  • Lydia, Sharon, and Ethan were presented the scholarships during the June 2023 NAfME National Leadership Assembly and Collegiate Leadership Advocacy Summit in Washington, DC.
  • Lydia, Sharon, and Ethan were presented the scholarships during the June 2023 NAfME National Leadership Assembly and Collegiate Leadership Advocacy Summit.
  • The Shannon Kelly Kane Scholarship was created by Shannon's family and friends in coordination with NAfME to honor her exemplary life and her love of teaching music.
  • Learn about past recipients of the Shannon Kelly Kane Scholarship, NAfME Collegiate Chapter of Excellence Recognition, and NAfME Collegiate Professional Achievement Awards.

Dr. Jeff Hennessy named Acadia University’s 17th President 

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Tuesday, July 18, 2023
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"I am excited to name Dr. Jeff Hennessy as Acadia University’s next President and Vice-Chancellor," says Henry Demone, Chair of Acadia’s Board of Governors and its Presidential Search Committee.

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  • "I am excited to name Dr. Jeff Hennessy as Acadia University’s next President and Vice-Chancellor," says Henry Demone, Chair of Acadia’s Board of Governors and its Presidential Search Committee.
  • "Jeff is passionate about Acadia, has outstanding academic and administrative leadership experience, proven collaboration skills, and expertise in the unique and meaningful liberal arts education Acadia provides its students."
  • Hennessy comes to Acadia from Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick, where he is the Interim President and Vice-Chancellor.
  • Hennessy is married to Dr. Erin Hennessy, a Wolfville dentist, Acadia graduate, and former president of the Nova Scotia Dental Association, and they have a son, Rory.

Stetson University Selects New Provost and Vice President

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Tuesday, March 28, 2023
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DELAND, Fla., March 27, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Stetson President Christopher F. Roellke, PhD, has announced that Elizabeth Skomp, PhD, will serve as the university's next provost and vice president of Academic Affairs.

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  • Stetson President Christopher F. Roellke, PhD, announces that Elizabeth Skomp, PhD, will serve as the university's next provost and vice president.
  • DELAND, Fla., March 27, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Stetson President Christopher F. Roellke, PhD, has announced that Elizabeth Skomp, PhD, will serve as the university's next provost and vice president of Academic Affairs.
  • Skomp was selected following a thorough and comprehensive internal search that began last year after Noel Painter, PhD, announced he would step down as provost and executive vice president on June 30.
  • "A devoted teacher-scholar, Dr. Skomp is widely respected and admired, not only here at Stetson, but throughout our field," President Roellke added.