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

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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

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  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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