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]

Tuajuanda C. Jordan
Jordan in her office

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]

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