Sherrie R. Whaley and Women We Admire

  1. Jackie Wilkins

    Wilkins named a top Ohio leader

    The Ohio State University's Jackie Wilkins has been named one of Ohio's top 50 women leaders in 2023 by Women We Admire, an organization of the most accomplished women executives and leaders across the U.S. and Canada. Wilkins served as the first-ever female associate dean and director in the over 100-year history of the Ohio State University Extension. In this role, she provided leadership for carrying out the vision, mission, and values of OSU Extension; established priorities for investment in OSU Extension by local, state, and federal government; and provided oversight of an approximately $77 million annual budget. She has nearly 30 years of progressive and diversified experience in higher education, as well as profit and nonprofit management and...