Appointments

• Jeffery Rose was named to the board of trustees of Rice University. A 1977 alumnus of the university, Rose is senior vice president and regional manager for commercial banking at Wells Fargo in Houston.

• Dianne B. Rhoades was promoted to vice president of administration and director of alumni affairs at St. Paul’s College in Lawrenceville, Virginia. She was the director of extended and continuing studies. She recently completed her doctorate in higher education leadership at Capella University in Minneapolis.

• Denzil Suite was promoted to associate vice president for student affairs at the University of Southern California. He has been serving as assistant vice president for student affairs. He is also an associate professor at the USC Rossier School of Education.

• Wil Smith was promoted to associate dean of multicultural student programs at Bowdoin College. He was the assistant dean of student affairs. A 2000 graduate of Bowdoin College, Smith earned a law degree at the University of Maine.

• Eugene Lamb Jr. was named to the board of trustees of the Tallahassee Community College District. A graduate of Dillard University, Lamb taught public school for 30 years. He has served as a commissioner in Florida’s Leon County since 2004.

• Kevin G. McDonald was promoted to vice president for multicultural affairs at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia. He has been serving as director of the Office for Equal Opportunity at the university.

McDonald is a graduate of Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan, and holds a law degree from Ohio State University.

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