Professional Appointments

Dr. Melvin C. Terrell, vice president for student affairs at Northeastern Illinois University has been appointed president of the National Association of Student Affairs Professionals.  The organization serves as a professional agency for the collection of research and promotion in professional development. Terrell holds a bachelor's in history from Chicago State University, a master's in student personnel work in higher education from Loyola University and a doctorate in higher education administration from Southern Illinois University.

Andrea Monroe has been appointed manager of the Central and South Florida Higher Education Diversity Coalition at Barry University. Previously, Monroe was diversity agenda coordinator at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. Monroe holds a bachelor's degree in international relations from LeHigh University in Pennsylvania and a master's in information and library science from the University of Michigan.

Sheila Thimba is the new associate dean at New York University's Gallatin School of Individualized Study. Thimba previously was at the State University of New York at Brooklyn where she was the enrollment manager and registrar. Thimba holds a bachelor's in economics and English from the College of Saint Elizabeth in New Jersey and a master's in political economy from the New School for Social Research in New York.

Dr. Lillie M. Boyd has been named special assistant to the president for strategic planning, institutional research and effectiveness at Shaw University. Prior to this appointment, Boyd was chair of the department of Natural and Physical Sciences. Boyd holds a bachelor's in biology from North Carolina Central University, a master's in physiology from the University of Wisconsin at Madison and a doctorate in physiology and pharmacology from Duke University.

Barbara T. Bowman has been appointed to the board of trustees at Roosevelt University in Chicago. Bowman is the president and founder of the Erikson Institute for Advanced Study and a nationally recognized advocate for training for practitioners who work with children and families. Bowman holds a bachelor's in education from Sarah Lawrence College in New York and a master's in education from the University of Chicago.