Ginny Favede
{{short description|University president}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Ginny R. Favede
| image = Ginny Favede (2019).png
| order = 13th
| title = President of
Wheeling University
| term_start = October 7, 2019
| term_end = 20 February 2024
| predecessor = Michael P. Mihalyo, Jr.
| birth_date =
| death_date =
| alma_mater = The Ohio State University
| residence = Wheeling, West Virginia
| profession = College administrator, Educator
| website =
| successor = Dianna Vargo
| caption = Gavede in 2019
}}
Ginny R. Favede is an American academic administrator who was the 13th president of Wheeling University, in Wheeling, West Virginia, serving from October 2019 to February 2024.{{Cite web |title='Wheeling University' New Name for Former Wheeling Jesuit |url=https://www.theintelligencer.net/news/top-headlines/2019/07/wheeling-university-is-new-name-for-former-wheeling-jesuit/ |access-date=2021-10-05 |website=theintelligencer.net |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Lynch |first=John |date=2019-10-07 |title=Wheeling University names Ginny Favede institution's 13th President |url=https://www.wtrf.com/local/wheeling-university-names-13th-president/ |access-date=2021-10-06 |website=WTRF |language=en-US}}{{cite news|url=https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2024/02/21/wheeling-university-suspends-president-immediately|title=Wheeling University suspends president immediately|date=February 21, 2024|work=Inside Higher Ed|first=Doug|last=Lederman|access-date=July 8, 2024}}
Personal life
Originally from the Dayton, Ohio area, Favede is the youngest of ten siblings. She is married to Lee Favede, an optometrist who practices in Bridgeport after the two met while in university.{{Cite web |title=Ginny Favede says God intended for her to lead Wheeling University |url=https://www.theintelligencer.net/faces-of-progress-2022/2022/02/ginny-favede-says-god-intended-for-her-to-lead-wheeling-university/ |access-date=2022-11-27 |website=theintelligencer.net |language=en-US}} They have two children, Frank and Cecelia.{{Cite web|last=Novotney|first=Steve|date=2017-06-06|title=For Ginny Favede Community Comes First|url=https://weelunk.com/for-ginny-favede-community-comes-first/|access-date=2021-10-06|website=Weelunk|language=en-US}}
Early career
Favede received her B.A. in Political Science from Ohio State University.
Favede served as a member of the St. Clairsville City Council and as a County Commissioner of Belmont County, Ohio.{{Cite web |title=Favede, Coffland reflect on terms |url=https://www.barnesville-enterprise.com/news/20170104/favede-coffland-reflect-on-terms |access-date=2021-10-06 |website=Barnesville Enterprise |language=en}} She ran for 95th District Ohio House of Representatives in 2016.{{Cite web |author=Staff Reports |title=Belmont County Commissioner announces candidacy for Ohio House of Representatives |url=https://www.timesreporter.com/article/20151116/NEWS/151119493 |access-date=2021-10-06 |website=Times Reporter |language=en}}{{Cite news |date=2017-08-01 |title=Ohio 95th District State House Results: Andy Thompson Wins |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/2016/results/ohio-state-house-district-95 |access-date=2021-10-06 |issn=0362-4331}}
Career at Wheeling University
Immediately prior to her presidency, Favede was appointed Chair of the Board of Trustees of Wheeling University.{{Cite web |last=Seltzer |first=Rick |date=October 8, 2019 |title=Wheeling U Names New President, Hit With Lawsuit {{!}} Inside Higher Ed |url=https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2019/10/08/wheeling-u-names-new-president-hit-lawsuit |access-date=2021-10-06 |website=www.insidehighered.com |language=en}} After her appointment as president in October 2019, she oversaw the transition of Wheeling University from its former name of Wheeling Jesuit University and introduced a number of directives aimed at stabilizing the tenuous financial position of the institution.{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Mike |date=March 4, 2020 |title=Wheeling University President Ginny Favede works to reverse enrollment decline |url=https://www.heraldstaronline.com/news/local-news/2020/03/wheeling-university-president-ginny-favede-works-to-reverse-enrollment-decline/ |access-date=2021-10-06 |website=heraldstaronline.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=McCloskey |first=Scott |date=July 28, 2019 |title=Wheeling University new name of former Wheeling Jesuit University |url=https://www.newsandsentinel.com/news/business/2019/07/wheeling-university-new-name-of-former-wheeling-jesuit-university/ |access-date=2021-10-06 |website=newsandsentinel.com/ |language=en-US}} She was suspended by the university in February 2024; the reason has not been stated publicly.{{cite web|url=https://www.theintelligencer.net/news/top-headlines/2024/03/wheeling-university-diocese-still-mum-on-favede-suspension/|title=Wheeling University, Diocese Still Mum on Favede Suspension|date=March 4, 2024|work=The Intelligencer|first=Joselyn|last=King|access-date=July 8, 2024}}
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Category:Ohio State University College of Arts and Sciences alumni
Category:Wheeling University faculty
Category:Heads of universities and colleges in the United States
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Category:Women heads of universities and colleges
Category:American women academic administrators
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