Kennesaw State President Dr. Pamela Whitten was recognized on Georgia’s list of Top 100 Influential Women by Engineering Georgia magazine in its January and February 2019 issue.
The list “celebrates the diversity of female leaders, policy makers and visionaries who have spent their careers changing Georgia’s landscape for the better,” according the Engineering Georgia list.
“I am honored to be a part of this impressive list of women leaders,” Whitten said. “The fact that KSU is once again represented is evidence that we are home to some of the best women leaders in engineering, architecture and construction our state has to offer, and I look forward to seeing that trend continue in coming years.”
A panel of industry leaders and Engineering Georgia editorial board members selected Whitten to be recognized. The magazine highlighted Whitten’s various achievements, including over 100 published research articles and two published books.
During Whitten’s previous role as senior vice president for academic affairs and provost at the University of Georgia, she helped create the Women’s Leadership Initiative, a program that aims to advance students’ academic and professional goals.
Whitten recently selected Dr. Kathy Schwaig, the former-Dean of the Coles College of Business, to serve as provost and vice president for academic affairs at KSU. The addition now makes Whitten’s leadership cabinet 65 percent female.
Lecturer of Communication Stella Payne expressed support for Whitten’s decision to appoint Schwaig as the new provost.
“I think it’s a great opportunity,” Payne said. “She’s coming in and she’s making some drastic changes that needed to made. Sixty-five percent female, I think that is absolutely fantastic — it’s great.”
