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Dr. Monica Lounsbery is the next senior executive vice president and provost of Wichita State. Photo courtesy of Wichita State University.
Posted November 13, 2024
Wichita State University has named Dr. Monica Lounsbery as its next senior executive vice president and provost.
Lounsbery will begin her new role effective Jan. 5, according to a Wednesday release. She is currently dean of the College of Health and Human Services at California State University in Long Beach.
Lounsbery succeeds Dr. Shirley Lefever, who is retiring from Wichita State in December following 20 years with the school.
Before her role at CSU, Lounsbery held administrative positions at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, including department chair, associate vice provost, vice provost and associate dean for faculty affairs in the School of Medicine.
“With WSU’s comprehensive enterprise — including WSU Tech, the Innovation Campus, the creation of the Wichita Biomedical Campus, the National Institute for Aviation Research, and the National Institute for Research and Digital Transformation — Wichita State University is driving a new model of higher education that effectively responds to the many challenges facing institutions across the country, including those associated with enrollment, value and cost,” Lounsbery said in the release.
She received her bachelor’s degree in biology and chemistry from Dakota Wesleyan University; a master’s in sport pedagogy from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln; and a Ph.D. in sport pedagogy and educational research methods from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
