Vice President Allen Appointed Interim President at Hawkeye

WATERLOO—Dr. Linda Allen was appointed interim president at Hawkeye Community College at the special Board of Trustees meeting on Tuesday evening. Dr. Allen has been vice president of Academic Affairs at Hawkeye since 2006. Her appointment will be effective September 25.

Dr. Allen earned her M.A. and Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of Iowa. Her scholarly research and publications are in the areas of medical anthropology, transcultural psychology, Asia-Pacific Rim relations, and gender studies. Prior to assuming her current position, she served as Executive Dean of Arts and Humanities and oversaw the Kirkwood Quality Improvement Program at Kirkwood Community College. She received recognition from the prestigious League for Innovation in the Community College for the Kirkwood Honors Program.

Since assuming the Vice President position at Hawkeye, Dr. Allen worked with community partners to increase programming and employment opportunities for Hawkeye Community College students.

Dr. Greg Schmitz announced his decision earlier this week to accept a newly created position in the Cedar Valley at VGM Group, which includes 15 companies of which most are associated with the home medical industry. He will become president of VGM Education. Dr. Schmitz has offered to assist the college during the transition period.