Tuajuanda C. Jordan Explained

Tuajuanda C. Jordan

Tuajuanda C. Jordan has served as the seventh president of St. Mary’s College of Maryland since July 1, 2014.[1] [2] From 2006 to 2011, Jordan served as director of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science Education Alliance program, where she launched the SEA-PHAGES program.[3] This program has been implemented at more than 100 institutions and resulted in numerous scientific and pedagogical publications. Prior to joining St. Mary’s College, Jordan also held a number of leadership positions in higher education, including dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and professor of chemistry at Lewis & Clark College in Oregon,[4] [5] and associate dean in the College of Arts and Sciences at Xavier University of Louisiana.[6]

Awards and honors

Jordan’s recent honors include being named as one of Fisk University’s Talented Tenth[7] (2016), Purdue University Distinguished Women Scholar[8] (2015-15), and Influential Marylander[9] by the Daily Record (2015). She received the Torchbearer Award[10] (2014) from the National Coalition of Black Women, Baltimore Metropolitan Chapter, and was inducted (2015) into the Zeta Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa.[11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: St. Mary's College of Maryland: The National Public Honors College. St. Mary's College of Maryland. Aug 24, 2019.
  2. Web site: Tuajuanda Jordan Named Next President of St. Mary's College. Mar 19, 2014. Aug 24, 2019.
  3. Web site: HHMI's Science Education Alliance Aims to Be a National Resource. HHMI.org. Aug 24, 2019.
  4. Web site: Howard Hughes Medical Institute program director, chemist named college dean. www.lclark.edu. Aug 24, 2019.
  5. Web site: Welcome to Lewis & Clark in Beautiful Portland, Oregon. www.lclark.edu. Aug 24, 2019.
  6. Web site: Xavier University of Louisiana. www.xula.edu. Aug 24, 2019.
  7. Web site: Inaugural Talented Tenth Gala and Awards Ceremony to be Held to Support Fisk Scholarships | Fisk University. www.fisk.edu. Aug 24, 2019.
  8. Web site: Distinguished Women Scholars named for 2016 - News - Purdue University. www.purdue.edu. Aug 24, 2019.
  9. Web site: The Daily Record unveils Influential Marylander honorees. Daily Record. Staff. Jan 29, 2015. Aug 24, 2019.
  10. Web site: St. Mary's College President Honored as Scientist, Leader in Education - Heart & Soul . www.heartandsoul.com . 17 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170215121005/http://www.heartandsoul.com/st-marys-college-president-honored-scientist-leader-education/ . 15 February 2017 . dead.
  11. Web site: PBK - Phi Beta Kappa. www.pbk.org. Aug 24, 2019.

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