WILLIAMSPORT, Pa., June 25,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Lycoming College President
Kent Trachte has appointed
Sandra Kingery, Ph.D., as interim
provost and dean of the faculty at Lycoming
College effective July 1. She
will succeed Philip Sprunger, PhD.,
who will return to the economics department faculty after 13 years
in the post.
An outstanding scholar, teacher, and member of the faculty since
she was hired as a tenure track faculty member in the modern
language studies department in 1998, Kingery has held two different
faculty chairs, including the Richmond Chair from 2017-2023 and the
W. Gibbs McKenney Chair in International Studies and Professor of
Spanish, which she currently holds.
Kingery has served multiple terms on Faculty Executive Council,
including serving as the chair of the faculty, and full terms on
both the Promotion and Tenure, and the Budget, Salaries and
Benefits committees. She has also chaired the General
Committee on Academic Affairs four different times, worked on
Middle States Commission on Higher Education reaccreditation teams,
and directed the Faculty Mentor Program. During her time at
Lycoming, Kingery has also served
on more than 50 peer evaluation committees and 55 search
committees.
One of Kingery's first strategic projects will be leading a
group of faculty members and administrators that have been charged
with developing proposals for additional academic offerings to
build upon Lycoming's already
strong academic reputation. She will also work with the Office of
the President on inclusive hiring policies and practices that will
support a commitment in the 2021 Strategic Plan to diversify the
faculty and staff.
"The breadth and length of her outstanding service to
Lycoming College has prepared Sandy
well to take on the role of interim provost and dean of the
faculty," said Trachte. "The Faculty are very pleased that Sandy
has been named to this role, and I am confident that she is the
right person to build upon Provost Sprunger's exceptional
work."
"I am thrilled to come into this role after Phil's 13 years of
tremendous service," said Kingery. "Lycoming is a place where I have enjoyed both
teaching and leadership roles, and I look forward to continuing to
work with our extraordinary faculty."
Kingery earned both her master's and doctoral degrees from
University of Wisconsin, Madison, and a
bachelor's degree from Lawrence
University.
About Lycoming
College
Founded in 1812, Lycoming College is
one of the nation's oldest and most respected liberal arts
colleges. Today, our community of 1,100 active learners from 25
states and territories and 15 countries comprises a student body
that is 30 percent domestic students of color or international, all
of whom work with our renowned scholars to craft customized
combinations of market-driven majors, minors and concentrations
across our 40+ academic programs. Students compete in 19 NCAA
Division III sports, participate in faculty-driven research, thrive
in a robust program of internship experiences, and study abroad in
more than two dozen countries. Lycoming
College has one of the highest endowment-per-student ratios
in the country. The institution is a member of the Annapolis Group
of Liberal Arts Colleges and is recognized by The Princeton Review
as one of The 389 Best Colleges. Lycoming
College is dedicated to providing a high-quality liberal
arts and sciences education for all students. Learn more at
http://www.lycoming.edu.
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