UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Gwendolyn M. Lloyd has been appointed to a two-year term as dean of the Penn State College of Education, effectively immediately. Lloyd has served as the college’s interim dean since Oct. 16, 2025.
“I am deeply appreciative that Dr. Lloyd has agreed to serve as dean of the College of Education for the next two years,” said Fotis Sotiropoulos, Penn State executive vice president and provost. “Since taking on the role of interim dean last semester, she has stepped up to provide thoughtful leadership for the college during a time of transition and rapid change, doing so with clarity, integrity, and a strong commitment to the success of our students, faculty and staff. She has my full confidence as she continues to pursue a number of important priorities to position the college for ongoing strength and long-term stability.”
Before her appointment as interim dean, Lloyd was promoted to the role of senior associate dean for faculty affairs in the college in January 2025, after serving as associate dean for faculty affairs from 2020 to 2025. Lloyd also holds the Henry J. Hermanowicz Professorship in Education. She joined the faculty at Penn State in 2009 as professor of mathematics education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction.
Before coming to Penn State, Lloyd was a faculty member in the Department of Mathematics at Virginia Tech from 1996 to 2009, where she was honored with an Alumni Award for Teaching Excellence. Lloyd earned a bachelor’s degree with honors in mathematics from Bryn Mawr College in 1991; a master's degree in mathematics from the University of California, Santa Barbara, in 1993; and a doctorate in educational studies (emphasis in mathematics education) from the University of Michigan in 1996.