MESSAGE from the PRESIDENT

This new version of a HERS Newsletter, HERStories, is our attempt to better engage HERS constituents by making our communications more interactive. This first, revamped issue features a recap of HERS 2022 programs; a summary of accomplishments achieved over the past year, and celebrations hosted in honor of the HERS 50th anniversary; and spotlights on HERS alums and friends who are extremely giving of their time, talents, and treasure, in new features called “Why I Give” and “The Impact of HERS.”

Aligned with giving to HERS, we use this edition to thank all of you who gave generous financial contributions to HERS in the 2022 50th anniversary year. When you gave, you had the option of supporting our General Fund or the HERS Scholarship Fund, which was established to support leaders who seek to attend the HERS Leadership Institute and who are employed at colleges and universities that do not have the professional development resources to fully support their leadership development endeavors. Our aim is to remove the financial barrier for HERS participants, particularly those from institutions underrepresented in HERS programs (e.g., community colleges, HBCUs, HSIs, tribal colleges, and schools of theology/seminaries).

We also include in this edition, as we will in future editions of HERStories as well, reporting on new research and/or thought leadership that HERS Network and community members are engaged in. We encourage you to share with us any research, opinion pieces, or other thought leadership that you have led or been a part of, so that we might share with the larger HERS community through this and other platforms.

We welcome your comments and contributions!

Onward...

Gloria D. Thomas, Ph.D. HERS President

In This Issue

p. 3 – The Impact of HERS: Elizabeth Chilton p. 4 – Programming Update p. 6 – 2022 Year in Review: HERS @ 50 p. 8 – Honor Roll of Donors: January 1–December 31, 2022 p. 10  – Why I Give: Deanna Yameen p. 11  – HERS Leads the Way: Recent Thought Leadership and Research

As Washington State University (WSU) Pullman Chancellor and System Provost and Executive Vice President, HERS alumna Elizabeth Chilton provides leadership, oversight, and direction for the entirety of WSU’s academic

enterprise as well as leading its flagship campus.

In a recent conversation, Chilton shares how HERS has impacted her career and approach to leadership.