Catherine wehlburg biography

The Athens State University Board of Trustees has named Dr. Catherine M. Wehlburg as the 39th president of Athens State University.

Dr. Catherine Wehlburg to Represent Athens State as a Member ...

This appointment marks the third woman to be named as a permanent president – the first in almost a century.

Wehlburg succeeds Dr. Philip Way and has served as Interim President since January 2023. She originally joined the Athens State team in June 2021 as the University’s Provost.

Dr. Wehlburg received her B.S. in Psychology and her M.Ed.

and Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the University of Florida.

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She is an accomplished leader and has over three decades of experience in higher education. In addition to her faculty and administrative roles, she has also served as a Senior Fellow at the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) and at the American Association of Higher Education (AAHE).

She is known nationally for her scholarly work in teaching, learning, and the assessment of student learning outcomes.

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