June 22, 2023

President Jarrell shared his pleasure this month in announcing that Yolanda Ogbolu, PhD ’11, MS ’05, NNP, FNAP, FAAN will be the next Bill and Joanne Conway Dean of the University of Maryland School of Nursing (UMSON). She is an experienced educator, clinician, researcher, and public servant. Ogbolu is chair of the Department of Partnerships, Professional Education, and Practice; co-director of the Center for Health Equity and Outcomes Research; co-director of the Global Learning to Advance Health Equity Network; associate professor at UMSON; and assistant professor in the University of Maryland School of Medicine’s Master of Public Health Program. Ogbolu, who previously served as director of the Office of Global Health at UMSON, is a proud Baltimore native who received her BSN, MS, and PhD at UMB. 

The national search for a new UMSON dean began in December 2022. Ogbolu succeeds Jane M. Kirschling, PhD, RN, FAAN, who announced in October her decision to step down at the end of the 2022-2023 academic year.

Read President Jarrell’s full announcement.