Dale-Elizabeth Pehrsson
1st President of Pennsylvania Western University
In office
July 1, 2022 – July 1, 2023
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byLaurie Bernotsky (interim)
Personal details
EducationUniversity at Albany, SUNY
Idaho State University

Dale-Elizabeth Pehrsson is an American academic administrator who was the founding president of Pennsylvania Western University from 2022 to 2023.

Life

Pehrsson graduated from the University at Albany, SUNY.[1] She earned master's degrees in counseling and education and a D.Ed. in counselor education and counseling from Idaho State University.[2] Her 1991 dissertation was titled, Representational Theory of Play Therapy: The Development of a Theoretical Framework.[3] Virginia B. Allen was her doctoral advisor.[3]

In 1991, Pehrsson became a clinical supervisor for counselor education at Idaho State University.[1] She was a faculty member at Oregon State University and Sam Houston State University.[1] She was an associate dean of the college of education at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.[2] She worked as dean of the college of education and human services at Central Michigan University.[2] In 2018, she joined the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education as the president of Clarion University.[2] She became the interim president of Edinboro University in December 2020 and of California University of Pennsylvania in July 2021.[4] She served as president of the merger of three universities which unified as Pennsylvania Western University on July 1, 2022.[2][4] On July 1, 2023, she resigned to serve as the president-in-resident and CEO of PennWest Investment with the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Two Women University Presidents Announce They Are Stepping Down". Women In Academia Report. 2023-02-27. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Dale-Elizabeth Pehrsson". AASCU. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  3. 1 2 Pehrsson, Dale-Elizabeth (1991). Representational Theory of Play Therapy: The Development of a Theoretical Framework (D.Ed. thesis). Idaho State University. OCLC 58726980.
  4. 1 2 Myers, Valerie (February 16, 2023). "PennWest president will begin new job with State System of Higher Education on July 1". Erie Times-News. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  5. ↑ Schackner, Bill (2023-02-14). "PennWest president announces departure". TribLIVE.com. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
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