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Dr. Suzanne Shipley
Dr.
Suzanne Shipley
is the 15th president of
Shepherd
University
. She was named president on February 19, 2007 and assumed
office June 29, 2007.
Dr. Shipley hails from
Texas
and holds a bachelors and masters degree in German from
Texas
Tech
University
. She received her Ph.D. in German from the
University
of
Texas
at
Austin
and has spent much time living in
Germany
and traveling in
Europe
. Part of that time was funded by a Fulbright Scholarship and
a German Academic Exchange Award. Dr. Shipley was awarded a
postdoctoral research fellowship, and her research into the
lives of German-Jewish women emigrants resulted in
translations of several previously unpublished diaries from
the Holocaust.
She is married to Randy Wadsworth, a clinical pharmacist, and
they reside in Shepherd University's president's residence,
Popodicon, with their dog Jordi. Dr. Shipley appreciates the
warm welcome she has received from the Eastern Panhandle
community and has enjoyed being invited to meet with and speak
to various organizations. She looks forward to continued
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Susan Coady Kemnitzer
Ms Kemnitzer serves as the
Deputy Director of the Division of Engineering Education and
Centers of the National Science Foundation.
Her division supports the most innovative
multidisciplinary research, often through partnerships between
industry and universities in order to create new knowledge and
products which contribute to the competitiveness for the
US
economy. It also funds changes in pedagogy and curriculum to
produce engineering students who are well-rounded,
professionally oriented engineers with a global outlook,
experienced in technological innovation, and ready to assume
leadership roles in industry, academe, and government.
Each year the division awards over $140 million in
grants.
Her recent publications
include: “A Fertile Field, Examining the Meaning of
Scholarship” with Russ Pimmel, American Society of
Engineering Education, PRISM, Summer 2007; and “Capturing
Creativity”
Face2Face, March 2007 http://italy.usembassy.gov/Face2Face/
Previously, Ms. Kemnitzer served as Special Assistant
to the Secretary at the Department of the Interior, and as
Budget Examiner at the Office of Management and Budget. In the 1970s, she co-authored the first three issues of the Science
and Engineering Indicators reports of the National Science
Board. Ms. Kemnitzer holds a Master’s Degree in Science and
Technology Policy from
George
Washington
University
, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and Zoology from
UCLA. |
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President Shipley and Ms. Susan Kemnitzer will
partner on a presentation aimed at uncovering added potential for
externally funded research at
Shepherd
University
. Ms. Kemnitzer will
describe the research and education opportunities offered by the
National Science Foundation.
The National Science Foundation, created over 50 years ago,
is the premier Federal agency supporting basic research at the
frontiers of discovery, and science and engineering education at all
levels. The strategic
goals of the agency are:
Discovery
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Foster research that will advance the frontiers of
knowledge, emphasizing areas of greatest opportunity in fundamental
and transformational science and engineering.
Learning
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Cultivate a world-class, inclusive science and
engineering workforce, expanding scientific literacy of all
citizens.
Research infrastructure
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Build the nation’s research capability through
critical investments in advanced instrumentation, facilities,
cyberinfrastructure and experimental tools.
Ms. Kemnitzer will field questions about 1) ideas for proposals
and 2) the procedures on how to apply. President Shipley will
take questions and suggestions on how to further externally funded
research at
Shepherd
University.
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