Krogh-Jespersen to Become Worthington Scranton CEO

5-1-00

University Park, PA -- Mary-Beth Krogh-Jespersen, associate vice president for academic affairs at The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey since 1996, will become campus executive officer at Penn State Worthington Scranton effective July 1. She will succeed James D. Gallagher, who will be retiring following a 40-year career with Penn State including 21 years as Worthington Scranton CEO on June 30.

"We are delighted that someone possessing Dr. Krogh-Jesepersen's credentials is willing to guide Worthington Scranton through the next chapter in its history," noted Commonwealth College Dean Joseph C. Strasser. "Her past accomplishments, her leadership experience, and her vision for the future will allow the campus to build greatly upon the strong foundation constructed during Jim Gallagherís tenure."

In her current position, Krogh-Jespersen oversees the budgets of Stockton's Arts and Humanities, General Studies, Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Professional Studies, and Social and Behavioral Sciences divisions. She also oversees the summer school, library, instructional technology center, and academic advising budgets. During her tenure, she instituted and became interim director of the M.A. in Instructional Technology, which has become the College's largest graduate program. She also shared responsibilities as the Graduate Dean.

Working with the College's president and vice president, Krogh-Jespersen designed a state-level mission change that encompassed ten graduate programs with an eight-year academic and budget planning horizon for the state of New Jersey and the Board of Trustees. She also established the Stockton Graduate Studies Award Fund, coordinated the Governor's School on the Environment, and revitalized the Collegeís Mentor-Scholar Program.

From 1995 to 1996, Krogh-Jespersen served as vice provost and professor at Rowan College of New Jersey, where she assisted the provost with academic leadership and supervision of the $35 million budget for Rowan's seven schools. She was also heavily involved in the Collegeís strategic planning process; established a common multiyear budgeting process to develop and implement new programs; and founded the Faculty Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning.

She has also served as dean and professor of Rochester Institute of Technology's College of Science, 1992-95; chair and professor in the Department of Chemistry and Physical Sciences at Pace University, 1990-92; and founding director and professor of Pace Universityís Honors Program, 1982-87. In addition, she has taught or conducted research at Rutgers University, the University of Maine at Orono, and Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg (Erlangen, West Germany).

Krogh-Jespersen has received numerous awards, authored or co-authored nearly two dozen scholarly publications, and submitted successful grant proposals to the National Science Foundation, the American Chemical Society, the Association for Women in Science, and other funding sources.

Krogh-Jespersen received a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Northeastern University, master and doctoral degrees in chemistry from New York University, and a master's degree in business administration from Pace University's Executive Management Program. She has also completed postdoctoral work in theoretical inorganic chemistry at the University of Maine at Orono, and in theoretical chemistry at Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg.

For additional information, please contact S. William Hessert, Jr. at or (814) 863-0327