Create a free Diverse: Issues In Higher Education account to continue reading

School of Mines’ Wilson Nominated as Air Force Secretary

Associated Presscmaadmin (EDU)
Jan 23, 2017

RAPID CITY, S.D. — President Donald Trump is planning to nominate Heather Wilson as secretary of the Air Force.

A White House statement said Monday that Wilson, a former New Mexico congresswoman and president of the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology, would be the first Air Force Academy graduate to hold the position, if confirmed.

Wilson served in Congress from 1998 to 2009, where she was a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and chaired the House Subcommittee on Technical and Tactical Intelligence.

She also served on the House Armed Services Committee.

Read Next
Tina Tchen, left, and SLN CEO Yolonda Marshall sit in conversation at the Whole Girl Education National Conference.
Women
Educational Equity Key to Progress and Democracy
March 19, 2024
Suggested for You
Tina Tchen, left, and SLN CEO Yolonda Marshall sit in conversation at the Whole Girl Education National Conference.
Women
Educational Equity Key to Progress and Democracy
Laura Rebell-Gross, senior managing director of Girls’ Education with the Student Leadership Network, addresses the conference attendees.
Women
Women's Educational Equity Takes On Technology
Benedict College joined the campaign to eliminate period poverty by facilitating a 'I Support My Sisters…PERIOD' special collection event.
Women
Benedict College Joins Campaign to Eliminate Period Poverty
Dr. Di Di
STEM
Study: Viewing Disparity of Women in Physics as Individual Choice Risks Overlooking Gendered Issues
Related Stories
Tina Tchen, left, and SLN CEO Yolonda Marshall sit in conversation at the Whole Girl Education National Conference.
Women
Educational Equity Key to Progress and Democracy
Laura Rebell-Gross, senior managing director of Girls’ Education with the Student Leadership Network, addresses the conference attendees.
Women
Women's Educational Equity Takes On Technology
Benedict College joined the campaign to eliminate period poverty by facilitating a 'I Support My Sisters…PERIOD' special collection event.
Women
Benedict College Joins Campaign to Eliminate Period Poverty
Dr. Judith Spitz
Women
Study: Women in STEM Receive More Job Offers Than Men After Career Services Use
Find A JobPost A Job
Featured Jobs
Instructor/Hospitalist Position, Division of Hematology/Oncology
University of Pennsylvania
Master HVAC Technician
Mount St. Mary's University
Assistant or Associate Professor in Research, Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center
University of Kentucky
Assistant Professor, Health and Health Education
Coppin State University
Dean College of Public Health
Temple University
Director of Military Center Connections
Old Dominion University
Premium Employers
A New Track: Fostering Diversity and Equity in Athletics
American sport has always served as a platform for resistance and has been measured and critiqued by how it responds in critical moments of racial and social crises.
Read More
A New Track: Fostering Diversity and Equity in Athletics