As the next academic year approaches, Fairmount College announces its newest chairs and directors.
- Elliott School of Communication: Lisa Parcell is a professor and the Kansas Health Foundation Director of the Elliott School of Communication. Her main research area is media history, particularly the promotion of American food products between 1880-1960.
- Geology: Andrew Swindle is associate professor and chair of the Department of Geology. He researches the reactivity of nanoscale materials in the subsurface, which play major roles in the chemistry that happens in the soils, sediments and rocks near the Earth’s surface.
- School of Social Work: BreAnn Gilkey is a clinical professor and the interim director of the School of Social Work. She holds professional affiliations with the State of Kansas Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board as a Licensed Master Social Worker and the Kansas Council on Social Work Education.