DeVry's Chamberlain College Appoints A New President - Analyst Blog

DeVry Education Group's DV subsidiary Chamberlain College of Nursing, LLC's St. Louis Campus appointed Dr. Rhoberta Haley as its new President, effective immediately.

Dr. Haley is replacing Jan DeMasters, PhD, MSN, RN, who served as the President for four years. Dr. DeMasters will join Chamberlain's national accreditation team as senior manager of accreditation and licensing.

Dr. Haley has a rich academic background. She earned a BSN degree from the California State University along with a Master of Nursing degree specializing in family nurse practitioner from the University of California. Also, the University of San Diego conferred a Doctor of Philosophy degree to her. Notably, she is nationally certified as a family nurse practitioner by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Dr. Haley boasts 40 years of clinical, executive, academic and entrepreneurial experience. Prior to joining Devry, she served as a professor and director of nursing at the School of Graduate and Continuing Studies at Olivet Nazarene University.

Dr. Haley, as the President of St. Louis campus will oversee implementation of the curriculum, delivery of student services, growth and development of regional clinical partnerships and management of day-to-day operations.

Chamberlain is one of the growing institutions of DeVry. Moreover, DeVry's medical schools have witnessed strong student outcomes with very low cohort default rates. DeVry draws a significant portion of its revenues from the healthcare programs. The latest campus addition will contribute to its revenues, going forward.

DeVry Education carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).

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