Chittagong, Bangladesh, June 16, 2010—The Asian University for Women has appointed American engineering professor Dr. Mary J. Sansalone as its Provost & Chief Academic Officer, effective July 1, 2010. Dr. Sansalone, 51, was one of the first female professors to earn both tenure and the rank as professor as a member of the engineering faculty at Cornell University where she later served as Vice Provost of academic programs. Following her career at Cornell University (1987-2006), she served as Dean of Engineering & Applied Sciences at Washington University. She studied literature and engineering at the University of Cincinnati from which she graduated summa cum laude. She went on to pursue graduate study at Cornell where she earned a Masters and a PhD in Structural Engineering. Prior to turning to academic administration at Cornell, she spent a year at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, obtaining a Masters in Public Administration. Recognized as both a scholar and an outstanding teacher, in 1992 Dr. Sansalone was named “U.S. National Professor of the Year” by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education and the Carnegie Foundation.