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TRANSITIONS
Appalachian State University Statesboro, Georgia
Vickie Hawkins is the new associate director of residence life. She comes from Georgia Southern University in Statesboro where she worked for 31 years in various positions such as residence hall director, assistant director for residence life, director of residence life, and director of housing. She received her bachelor’s degree in social science education and her master’s in counselor education from Appalachian State. Some of her achievements include receiving the 2008 SEAHO Founders Award, serving on the SEAHO Regional Entry Level Institute faculty in 2010, and receiving the 2010 ACUHO-I Talking Stick Article of the Year Award.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts
Henry Humphreys is the new senior associate dean for student life. Previously, he was director for residential life at Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Humphreys earned his Ph.D. from Boston College and concentrated his research on how living environments affect honors students’ psychosocial development.

East Carolina University Greenville, North Carolina
William L. McCartney is the new associate vice chancellor of campus living and dining services. He was previously the director of International House at the University of Chicago in Illinois where he had been for the past ﬁve years. Prior to that, he was a director of housing at each of the following institutions: the University of North Florida in Jacksonville; University of North Carolina, Wilmington; and The University of Mississippi in Oxford. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and a master’s degree in student personnel from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. McCartney has served as chair of the ACUHO-I International Relations Committee and of the Exhibit and Display Committee. He has also hosted many study tours for ACUHO-I in the U.S. and has coordinated one tour in the United Kingdom and one in Australia for U.S. housing personnel to visit universities overseas. McCartney has also served on the ACUHO-I Foundation Board.

Boston College Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Nishmin Kashyap is the new director of housing. Previously, she was associate director of residential life for operations and ﬁnance at Boston College. Kashyap earned her Ph.D. from Boston College in fall 2011. Her research concentrated on international students.

Dominican College Orangeburg, New York
Ryan O’Gorman is the new director of residence life. His duties include supervising 3 full-time professional staff, 3 part-time staff, and 29 resident assistants. He has a bachelor’s from St. Thomas Aquinas College in Santa Paula, California, and he is currently pursuing a master’s in organizational leadership from Nyack College in New York.

Southern Illinois University Carbondale Carbondale, Illinois
Dr. Julie Payne-Kirchmeier has been promoted to assistant provost for the university college. In addition to her promotion, she will continue to serve as director of university housing at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. In this dual role, Dr. Payne-Kirchmeier now oversees the departments of new student programs, career services, and learning support services. She also directs the marketing and assessment of the newly formed university college. In addition, Dr. Payne-Kirchmeier will continue directing the $39 million university housing program, including management of more than 1,200 full-time and student staff members in six units – residence life, education and outreach, ﬁscal, facilities, management, and residence hall dining.
JULY + AUGUST 2011

Solomon Cordwell Buenz Chicago, Illinois
The ﬁrm has added 25 new team members. This talented group joins the architecture, interior design, and planning practice in ofﬁces in Chicago and San Francisco, California. Chicago: Cary Chandler, Ryan Chester, Georgeanna Farr, Diana Gescheidler, Amy Graves, Darren Hoppa, Curtis Jones, Alexander Koenadi, Julie Koerber, James Krygel, Kerl LeJeune, Kenneth Locascio, Karin Lucas, Jessica Mahl, Robert Meder, Angie Miller, Matt Moore, Eric Robinson, Michelle Tsoumas, Michael Veltmen, Monica Willemsen, Brad Witzman San Francisco: Andrew Cockrell, Rebecca Friedberg, Brandon Kelly

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