Teresa Abi-Nader Dahlberg (born 1961) is an academic administrator and electrical engineer who is the eleventh president of the University of Tampa.
Teresa Abi-Nader Dahlberg | |
|---|---|
| 11th President of the University of Tampa | |
| Assumed office June 1, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Ronald L. Vaughn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Teresa Abi-Nader 1961 (age 62–63) |
| Education | University of Pittsburgh North Carolina State University |
Early life and education
editDahlberg was born in 1961 and raised near Uniontown, Pennsylvania in a Lebanese American family of six children.[1][2] She earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from University of Pittsburgh.[3]
From 1984 to 1994, Dahlberg was an engineer with IBM,[4][3] where she received the Outstanding Technical Achievement Award (1989). While working at IBM, she completed a master's degree and Ph.D. in computer engineering from North Carolina State University (1993).[3][5] Her doctoral dissertation was titled Dependability Evaluation of Large Systems with Dependent Failures Using a Hierarchical Network Model.[2]
Career
editDahlberg began her academic career as a visiting assistant professor in computer science at Winthrop University (1994-1995). From 1995 to 2013, she was the associate dean of the college of computing and informatics at University of North Carolina at Charlotte.[4][3] She was a principal investigator who researched computer education, computing, and wireless networking.[6] At UNC Charlotte, she founded the Diversity in Information Technology Institute, an action research center that strengthened the STEM pipeline from K-12 to the professoriate. She co-founded and directed the STARS Computing Corps, a National Science Foundation Alliance for Broadening Participation in Computing, and engaged over 50 colleges and universities in student-led regional engagement from 2006 through 2013. She was recognized as a Woman of Distinction for STEM Education (2012) by the Girl Scouts Hornets’ Nest Council, as a Diversity in Business Catalyst (2006) and as Woman of the Year at Charlotte (2005).[7][8]
She worked as the chief academic officer and dean of the Albert Nerken School of Engineering at Cooper Union in New York from 2013 to 2015.[4][9] Her time at Cooper Union, during its financial crisis and tuition protests, ended with her resignation shortly after a series of controversial allegations (including plagiarism of academic program proposals and bypassing faculty governance structures) were made by a group of alumni and students[10][11] as well as the state attorney general.[12] [13]
From 2015 to 2019, Dahlberg worked as the dean of the college of engineering and computer science at Syracuse University.[3][4] She was also a professor of electrical engineering and computer science while at Syracuse.[14] On March 1, 2019, Dahlberg became the provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs of Texas Christian University.[15]
In December 2023, she was named as the incoming eleventh president of University of Tampa.[4] She succeeded Ronald L. Vaughn on June 1, 2024.[4]
Refererences
edit- ^ "Meet the Deans: Teresa Dahlberg". The Cooper Union. November 15, 2013. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ^ a b Dahlberg, Teresa Abi-Nader (1993). Dependability Evaluation of Large Systems with Dependent Failures Using a Hierarchical Network Model (Ph.D. thesis). North Carolina State University. OCLC 30302352.
- ^ a b c d e "Office of the Provost | Provost". provost.tcu.edu. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ^ a b c d e f Kumar, Divya (December 18, 2023). "University of Tampa names its 11th president after monthslong search". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ^ "Alumni Awards » Electrical and Computer Engineering". ece.ncsu.edu. 2022-03-02. Retrieved 2024-07-24.
- ^ "University of Tampa Names TCU Provost Teresa Abi-Nader Dahlberg as Its 11th President". www.ut.edu. December 18, 2023. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ^ "Catalyst for change: Teresa Dahlberg". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ Yumpu.com. "2012 Annual Report - the Girl Scouts, Hornets' Nest Council". yumpu.com. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ "Meet the Deans: Teresa Dahlberg". The Cooper Union. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ Article, Brian Boucher ShareShare This (2015-03-26). "Cooper Alumni Strike Back". Artnet News. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ The Real State of Cooper Union (PDF). The Committee to Save Cooper Union. March 16, 2015.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ Schneiderman, Eric (September 2, 2015). "Verified Cross-Petition of Intervenor Attorney General of the State of New York" (PDF). Retrieved August 7, 2024.
- ^ Vilensky, Mike (May 4, 2015). "Cooper Union Chief Academic Officer Takes Syracuse Job: Departure comes amid investigation into school's decision to begin charging undergraduates tuition". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved September 2, 2024.
- ^ "Teresa Dahlberg » Electrical and Computer Engineering". Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ^ "Teresa Abi-Nader Dahlberg Named Provost at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth". Women In Academia Report. 2018-12-19. Retrieved 2023-12-19.