BLOOMINGTON, Ill.— Karla Carney-Hall, vice president for student affairs at Hendrix College, has been named vice president for student affairs and dean of students at Illinois Wesleyan University. She succeeds Kathryn Cavins-Tull who left Wesleyan in July to become vice chancellor for student affairs at Texas Christian University.
President Richard F. Wilson announced that the new student affairs leader would join the University on January 3, 2012. The appointment of Carney-Hall comes following a national search that began over the summer.
“Dr. Carney- Hall is uniquely qualified to become our next vice president for student affairs and dean of students,” said Wilson. “She impressed the campus community with her broad range of experience at two excellent residential liberal arts colleges and with her passion for creating environments that foster student success.”
At Hendrix College, Carney-Hall provided leadership for all areas of student life, residential life, advising, health and wellness, career services and intercollegiate athletics. She was a member of the president’s cabinet and was actively engaged in the College’s strategic planning. Among her many accomplishments were overseeing the planning and building of two new student apartment style residences and a $26.5 million student life and technology center.