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Women in Higher Education

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Aspiring to higher education leadership? Learn from women who've made it. At the Wisconsin Women in Higher Education Leadership (WWHEL) conference in Eau Claire in October 2004, three women shared "Tips, Qualities, Cautions: What It Takes to Get Here."

* Deborah Mahaffey, assistant state superintendent, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

* Dr. Barbara Prindiville, VP of instruction, Western Wisconsin Technical College, La Crosse

* Dr. Cora Marrett, senior VP for academic affairs, University of Wisconsin System

Ten qualities of effective leaders

Deborah Mahaffey likes change. She left higher education in September 2004 to become assistant state superintendent of public instruction. Previous changes had taken her from student activities at UW-Superior, where she earned her MSE in guidance and counseling, to VP of instruction, student services and economic development in the Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS).

She's always looked for mentors and jobs where she could learn. She's discovered effective leaders:

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