Angela Spalsbury, Ph.D., of Chesterland, Ohio, has been selected as the new dean and chief administrative officer of ӰƵ at Geauga in Burton, Ohio, and ӰƵ’s Regional Academic Center in Twinsburg, Ohio. A ӰƵ alumna, Dr. Spalsbury currently serves as professor and chair of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Youngstown ӰƵ University. She will join ӰƵ on Jan. 1, 2018.
“I am sincerely looking forward to being a part of the dynamic ӰƵ family,” Dr. Spalsbury said. “I will work diligently with faculty, staff and students to foster a thriving academic environment at Geauga and Twinsburg that best serves the needs of their communities. I am excited about engaging with local businesses and residents to help meet their workforce and educational goals. Geauga County has been my home for decades, and I know that there is much talent to cultivate in this region.”
Todd Diacon, ӰƵ’s senior vice president for academic affairs and provost, said Dr. Spalsbury is an excellent fit to serve as dean of ӰƵ Geauga and the Regional Academic Center.
“Angela Spalsbury knows Northeast Ohio and the challenges and opportunities of public higher education in the state,” Provost Diacon said. “This knowledge, her experience and the fact that she resides in Geauga County will allow her to quickly face our challenges and capitalize on our opportunities.”
Dr. Spalsbury’s position reports to Nathan Ritchey, Ph.D., vice president for ӰƵ System Integration.
“We are delighted that Angela Spalsbury has accepted our offer to lead the ӰƵ campus in Geauga, including the Regional Academic Center in Twinsburg,” Vice President Ritchey said. “Angela brings great talent, creativity and enthusiasm to our students, to our faculty and to the communities we support. I am confident that with Angela’s leadership, the Geauga Campus is poised to achieve great things in the future.”
Dr. Spalsbury has served as chair of Youngstown ӰƵ’s Department of Mathematics and Statistics since 2013. She first joined the department in 2001 and rose the ranks from assistant professor to associate professor to professor and chair. Prior to joining Youngstown ӰƵ, she worked at John Carroll University in University Heights, Ohio; Hiram College in Hiram, Ohio; and the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Her research interests include functional analysis, mathematics and art, measure theory and operator theory. Dr. Spalsbury is a member of the American Mathematical Society, the Association for Women in Mathematics and the Mathematical Association of America. She has served as president of Pi Mu Epsilon, a national mathematics honorary society.
Dr. Spalsbury earned three degrees – a Bachelor of Science, Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy – in pure mathematics from ӰƵ. She also earned a Master of Science from the University of Pretoria in South Africa.
Dr. Spalsbury will succeed Susan Stocker, Ph.D., who has been serving as interim dean and chief administrative officer of ӰƵ Geauga and ӰƵ’s Regional Academic Center since Aug. 20, 2016, in addition to her permanent duties as dean and chief administrative officer of ӰƵ at Ashtabula.
For more information about ӰƵ Geauga, visit www.kent.edu/geauga.
For more information about ӰƵ’s Regional Academic Center, visit www.kent.edu/geauga/regional-academic-center.
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Angela Spalsbury, Ph.D., has been selected as the new dean and chief administrative officer of ӰƵ at Geauga in Burton, Ohio, and ӰƵ’s Regional Academic Center in Twinsburg, Ohio.
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