NLU Alumni Magazine Positioned for Maximum Impact Three time-tested appointments ensure NLU students will achieve and inspire By Nicholas A. Love This year at National Louis University, three seasoned leaders were appointed to new administrative positions. The list of achievements from these three individuals starts within the university and extends out into urban school districts, non-profits and even a national task force. In the competitive and ever-changing field of higher education, the quality of leadership is crucial. University leaders need to have a vision for generating positive impact within an institution of higher learning and outside the institution in the marketplace, among leaders and practitioners in their fields. For NLU, it could be said another way — professionals who achieve, people who inspire — the university tagline. Those who have had the pleasure of working with these three in their previous roles will know them to be dedicated and passionate individuals who exemplify excellence in the quality they invest in their work. Congratulations to Alison Hilsabeck, Ph.D., Ignacio Lopez, Ed.D., and Judah Viola, Ph.D., on their well-deserved appointments.
Ignacio Lopez, Ed.D. Vice Provost for Academic Programs, Faculty Development and Research Lopez, who is now a tenured Associate Professor, began as an adjunct professor in the Educational Psychology department, and later joined the faculty as an Assistant Professor in the Secondary Education department. In 2012, he became a Unit Director and last year he became Assistant Dean in the National College of Education. He has advised and engaged in collaborative research with several large urban school districts throughout the United States, focusing on equity in schools, teacher leadership and family engagement.
Judah Viola, Ph.D. Dean of the College of Professional Studies and Advancement
Alison Hilsabeck, Ph.D. Provost Hilsabeck joined NLU over 10 years ago as Associate Dean for the National College of Education (NCE), transitioning to Dean of NCE, then to Executive Dean. Last summer she accepted the position of Vice Provost for Academic Programs, Faculty Development and Research. A 2012 recipient of a Luminary Leadership Award for her work as board chair for the Eleanor Women’s Foundation, she has served as the co-chair of the Council of Chicago Area Deans of Education, as well as a committee on 21st Century Schools of Education and a national task force on teacher retention, both for the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education.
Viola is a tenured faculty member, and previously served as Director of the College of Professional Studies and Advancement’s School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Co-Director of the Community Psychology doctoral program, Faculty Chair of the College of Arts and Sciences, Chair of the Psychology Department and Chair of the Institutional Research Review Board. He regularly consults non-profits and government agencies on research and evaluation. He is an active leader for the Consortium to Lower Obesity in Chicago Children and a number of other professional organizations.
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