Dear colleagues:
We are delighted to announce the 2023-24 President’s Executive Leadership Program (PELP) fellows. The selection process this year was very competitive. We received nearly 90 nominations from across the University of Illinois System for the limited number of slots available. Diversity of background and experiences, as well as a balanced university representation were factors in the selection process.
PELP is a unique professional development program designed to broaden participants’ understanding of higher education issues and to strengthen their leadership skills related to overseeing a public institution at the university or system level. The program consists of four multi-day seminars in Chicago, Urbana-Champaign, Springfield and Washington, D.C.
Please join us in congratulating the following individuals selected for the 2023-24 program:
Chicago
Carlos Crespo, dean, College of Applied Health Sciences
Chandra Harris-McCray, vice chancellor for strategic marketing & communications
Jun Ma, Beth and George Vitoux Professor of Medicine, College of Medicine
Fred McCall, executive associate vice chancellor, student engagement & dean of students
Kevin Rynn, vice dean and clinical professor, College of Pharmacy, Rockford
Stacey Swearingen White, dean, College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs
Springfield
Chuck Coderko, associate vice chancellor of facilities and services
Tena Helton, interim associate dean, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences
Ann Strahle, director of the School of Communication and Media and associate
professor, College of Public Affairs and Education
Tih-Fen Ting, director of the School of Integrated Sciences, Sustainability, and
Public Health
Urbana-Champaign
Daniel Bodony, professor of aerospace engineering and associate dean for
graduate, professional, and online programs, The Grainger College of Engineering
Chrystalla Mouza, dean, College of Education
Kevin Jackson, vice provost for undergraduate education, professor of
accountancy
Praveen Kumar, executive director, Prairie Research Institute
Denise Loyd, associate dean for equity, Gies College of Business, and associate
professor
Jeffrey Sposato, interim associate dean for faculty affairs, College of Fine and
Applied Arts
University Senates Conference
Angela Lyons, associate professor, agricultural and consumer economics,
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, Urbana
U of I System Offices
Brent Rasmus, senior assistant vice president, controller, and deputy comptroller
Collin Richmond, campus legal counsel, Urbana
Paul Weinberger, assistant vice president of federal relations
Thank you to all who participated in the process, either as nominators or as candidates. We are fortunate to be part of a community with so many dedicated leaders who are interested in furthering their skills as well as enhancing our institution. We strongly encourage the many talented individuals who were not selected this year to apply again.
Sincerely,
Tim Killeen
President
Nick Jones
Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
