Please attend the Women’s Leadership Conference at WSU Pullman

For 50 years, AFW has led change at WSU on topics such as mentoring, salary equity, tenure processes, recruitment and retention of faculty, and childcare.

On Tuesday, March 25, from 1:15 – 2:15 p.m. at the WSU Lewis Alumni Centre, seven past AFW presidents and the current AFW president will discuss the history of AFW, the legacy left for current and future faculty, and issues that persist today. Titled “50 Years of Leadership at WSU: AFW Past Presidents Roundtable,” this conversation will cover navigating university leadership transitions, building mutually supportive relationships with administrators and campus partners, and the challenges and opportunities of leading a system-wide organization. Time will be saved for audience questions and discussions about your own university leadership journey.

Katie Forsythe, current AFW president, will moderate this panel of KNona Liddell (1993-1994 and 2004-2005 AFW president), Tracy Skaer (2003-2004 AFW president), Erica Austin (2012-2013 AFW president), LeeAnn Hunter (2018-2019 AFW president), Chelsea Leachman (2020-2021 AFW president), Melissa Parkhurst (2021-2022 AFW president), and Blythe Duell (2023-2024 AFW president).

We hope you will join us for this special AFW 50th anniversary program. To learn more and register for the Women’s Leadership Conference, a partnership between WSU and the University of Idaho, visit the conference website.