Published March 8, 2024
MONROE, LA – The University of Louisiana has named Wendy Bailes, Ph.D., RN, the new Dean of the
College of Health Sciences, pending University of Louisiana System board approval.
Bailes served as Interim Dean since May 2023. She was previously the Director of the
Kitty DeGree School of Nursing at ULM.
“Dr. Bailes has proven over the last nine months to be a strong advocate for the College
of Health Sciences,” said Dr. Mark Arant, ULM Provost and Vice President for Academic
Affairs. “Many people voiced their support of Dr. Bailes during the interim period
and her candidacy for the dean’s position. This mutual support bodes well for the
future of Health Sciences,” added Arant.
“I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity to serve the College of Health Sciences
as a whole, and each individual program,” said Bailes. “Our college has the privilege
of not only changing the lives of students, but also changing the lives of individuals
and communities through the exceptional healthcare that our students and alumni provide,”
she continued.
Bailes earned a B.S. in Nursing from ULM (then NLU) in 1993. She received her MSN,
nursing education from the University of Phoenix in 2006 and her Ph.D. in Nursing
from the University of Mississippi Medical Center in 2014. Upon graduating in 1993
with her BSN, she practiced in a variety of settings, including dialysis, pediatrics,
and medical-surgical nursing. She began her teaching career at ULM in 2005. Bailes
has been a Registered Nurse since 1993.
Bailes’ hiring comes after a national search effort headed by ULM College of Pharmacy
Dean Dr. Glenn Anderson.
In speaking of her plans for the future of the college, Bailes said “My hope and desire
is for my office to be a catalyst to equip each program to accomplish their goals
and dreams.”
