Release date: Aug. 2, 2007
Contact: Elaine Justice at 404-727-0643 or elaine.justice@emory.edu

University Names Dean of Admissions

Jean Jordan, interim dean of admission at Emory University and former director of enrollment services at the school, has been named dean of admission at Emory.

Jordan, a member of the admissions staff since 1984, is the first woman and second person to hold the title. She succeeds Daniel Walls, now associate vice provost for enrollment management at Emory.

"Jean has played a major role in Emory's success in the competitive world of undergraduate admissions," says Santa Ono, vice provost for academic initiatives and deputy to the provost. "She has been a part of the professional staff when application volume, national visibility, selectivity and diversity in college recruitment have surged."

During Jordan's interim year as dean of admission, Emory College received a record number of applications for admission (15,343 in 2006-07) and had the lowest admit rate in the college's history (27 percent). The admissions office also developed a new Student Admissions Advisory Group, hosted the first international counselor program, and collaborated with the Emory Alumni Association and Emory's Development and Alumni Relations Office on several new initiatives, including offering prospective students the opportunity to meet with alumni, faculty and administrators at events around the country. She also helped usher in new programs such as Emory's partnership in QuestBridge, a national non-profit that links highly qualified, low-income students with full four-year scholarship opportunities at some of the nation's best colleges.

Jordan's career at Emory began as an admissions counselor and included stints as assistant dean and associate dean before becoming director of enrollment services in 1995. Prior to that she served as an admissions counselor at Stetson University, from which she received her undergraduate degree, and Tift College. She holds a master's degree in education administration and supervision from Georgia State University.

Jordan has been active professionally, serving recently as president of the Common Application Board. She is a member of the National Merit Scholarship Review Committee, and has served in a number of capacities with the National Association for College Admission Counseling, most recently as a member of the fiscal policy committee.

In her new position, Jordan will manage an admissions staff of 35 professional employees, which receives more than 130,000 inquiries per year and is responsible for generating more than $60 million annually in college tuition and fees.

Emory University is one of the nation’s leading private research universities and a member of the Association of American Universities. Known for its demanding academics, outstanding undergraduate college of arts and sciences, highly ranked professional schools and state-of-the-art research facilities, Emory is ranked as one of the country's top 20 national universities by U.S. News & World Report. In addition to its nine schools, the university encompasses The Carter Center, Yerkes National Primate Research Center and Emory Healthcare, the state's largest and most comprehensive health care system.

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