Appointments

• Michelle D. Gillard was named vice president for programs at the Foundation for Independent Higher Education in Washington, D.C. She was a higher education consultant for MG Associates in Washington and previously served as president for planning and evaluation at the Council of Independent Colleges. A graduate of the University of Dayton, Gillard holds a master’s degree in sociology from Brown University and a doctorate from the University of Michigan.

• Thomas H. Epps III was appointed assistant professor of chemical engineering at the University of Delaware. He recently completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the National Institute of Standards and Technology where he conducted research on block copolymers.

• Curtis W. Bigelow was promoted to the position of assistant vice chancellor for police and public safety at North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro. A former North Carolina state trooper, Bigelow has been employed at the university for 13 years.

• M. Tambura Omoiele was promoted to associate professor of criminal justice at Edgewood College in Madison, Wisconsin. Professor Omoiele was also awarded tenure.

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