August 8, 1997

Onis Elizabeth Cheathams Appointed to Associate

Director of Admissions

Middlebury College has named Onis Elizabeth Cheathams

to the position of associate director of admissions. Prior to

her acceptance of the Middlebury position, she served on the staff

of the University of Michigan, first as a senior admissions counselor,

and most recently as a pre-college coordinator in the office of

academic multicultural initiatives. Her primary responsibility

at the College will be admissions recruitment with an emphasis

on multicultural students.

Cheathams is a graduate of Grand Valley State University

in Michigan and holds an M.A. in guidance and counseling from

Eastern Michigan University.

An educator interested in assuring equal education

opportunities for all students, Cheathams noted, “Middlebury

College is committed to reaching out to a wide range of students.

The College also recognizes the importance of encouraging a

diverse student body, one that enriches the cultural, intellectual

and social exchange that is part of a college education.”

Throughout her career in higher education administration, Cheathams

has created and implemented initiatives focused on increasing

and maintaining diversity, including a comprehensive minority

recruitment program, and a series of social and academic activities

for an ethnically diverse student body. She also developed and

administered scholarship programs for pre-college and college

students, including Native American, African American, Asian American

and Latino students.

Cheathams can be reached at the Admissions Office,

Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT 05753, tel: 802-443-3000, fax:

802-443-2056, e-mail: ocheathams@middlebury.com.