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Kelly-Powell named Edgewood College Academic Vice President
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MADISON, WI. (November 22, 2005) – Edgewood
College today announced the appointment of Mary Kelly-Powell
as Vice President for Academic Affairs. Kelly-Powell had
served in an interim capacity in that role since June of
this year.
Edgewood College President Daniel J. Carey
said, “Mary Kelly-Powell is the ideal professional to help
lead the College at this important time in our history. She
enjoys the full faith and trust of her colleagues, the
administrative team, and the College community. The students
at Edgewood College are the real beneficiaries; Mary
Kelly-Powell brings experience, expertise, and compassion
along with her responsibilities to our students.”
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Kelly-Powell previously served as chair of
the Nursing Department at Edgewood College when she was
asked to serve as interim Vice President earlier this year.
“I am thrilled and honored to be asked to
serve our students, faculty and staff as Vice President for
Academic Affairs,” Kelly-Powell said. “This is a very
exciting time in the life of the College. We’re continuing
to restructure the way we organize our academic departments.
We’re changing our general educational requirements. We have
new opportunities to serve students through our new Deming
Way campus. We’ll continue to work together to give Edgewood
College students the best possible education.”
Mary Kelly-Powell joined the Edgewood
College nursing department in 1996. She 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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Mary
Kelly-Powell, Academic Vice-President
of Edgewood
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About Edgewood College
Located in Madison, WI, Edgewood College is a liberal arts
Catholic college in the Dominican tradition, with 2,400
undergraduate and graduate students. It offers more than 40
academic and professional programs, including master’s
degrees in business, education, nursing, and other fields,
and a doctoral degree in educational leadership. For more
information about Edgewood College, please visit
www.edgewood.edu or call Ed Taylor in Marketing &
Communications at 608-663-2333.
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