Kelly-Powell named Edgewood College academic vice president

Madison, Wis. (May 11, 2005) – Edgewood College today announced the appointment of Professor Mary Kelly-Powell, the chair of the nursing department, to be interim vice president of academic affairs, effective June 27.

Announcing Kelly-Powell’s appointment, Edgewood College President Daniel J. Carey said, “In our national search for an academic vice president, we maintained a high standard of expectation. Although our search for an outside candidate did not bring us the results we require, I now have excellent news to share with the campus community. After consulting with each member of the search committee, the administrative team, as well as members of the faculty, who all supported this appointment unanimously, I have asked Mary Kelly-Powell to serve as our interim vice president for academic affairs. I am delighted that she has agreed.”

Accepting the appointment, Kelly-Powell said, “I am honored to serve the students, faculty and staff of Edgewood College in this leadership role. Exciting academic changes are underway. The faculty is restructuring the way we organize our academic departments. We are changing our general educational requirements. We are exploring different ways to serve students through our new Deming Way campus. In short, we are charting a new academic path for the college. I am looking forward to working with my colleagues to give Edgewood College students the best possible education for their careers and for service to their communities.”

Mary Kelly-Powell joined the Edgewood College nursing department in 1996, was appointed interim chair of the department in 1999 and was elected chair in 2000. She taught at Alverno College in Milwaukee and at UW-Oshkosh, after 18 years in nursing practice. She received her Ph.D. in nursing from the UW-Milwaukee, her M.S. in nursing from the University of Colorado and her B.S. in nursing from the College of St. Teresa, Winona, Minn.

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