New dean to start Feb. 1 at Perimeter College

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Nancy Kropf, dean of the Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing and Health Professions for the past 3½ years, was named dean of Perimeter College, beginning Feb. 1, according to a press release.

Kropf will succeed Peter Lyons, who is stepping down after a tenure as the first dean and vice provost for Perimeter College.

“Instead of conducting a national search for new leadership, the (college) president and I decided Dr. Kropf has the leadership qualities we need at Perimeter,” said Risa Palm, provost and senior vice president for academic affairs.

Over the past dozen years at Georgia State, Kropf has taken on increasingly larger responsibilities. She joined in 2006 as a director and professor in the School of Social Work, then became an associate dean in the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies in 2013. In 2015, then associate dean for research and strategic initiatives in the Andrew Young School, she was appointed dean at Lewis College. In that role she has helped integrate the nursing programs in Perimeter and Lewis. Kropf has a Ph.D. in social work and social policy from Virginia Commonwealth, a master’s degree in social work from Michigan State and a bachelor’s in sociology and psychology from Hope (Mich.) College.

Huanbiao Mo will serve as interim dean at Lewis College until a national search can be conducted. Mo is a tenured full professor who has served as chair of the Nutrition Department since July 2014.

If you’re a dog, you probably want to live in the Old Fourth Ward.

That’s according to the online real estate site Trulia, which recently announced the winners of the 2018 Neighborly Awards.

Some 10,000 neighborhoods were ranked according to 20 million comments from users of the site.

Other Atlanta neighborhoods that rose to the top of the local Trulia charts:

■ Friendliest neighbors: Kirk- wood

■ Most holiday spirit: Morningside

■ Most walkable: Poncey-Highland

■ Kid-friendliest: Virginia Highland

Ranki n gs were created by responses to questions on the Trulia site, such as “Do you decorate your home for the holidays?” and “Can you walk to restaurants in your neighborhood?”

According to a Trulia news release, “To win, a neighborhood needed to have at least 30 local reviews and at least a 75% positive response.”

No Atlanta neighborhoodsrose to national prominence in these listings.

Nationally, according to Trulia, the friendliest neighbors can be found in Trestle Glen, Oakland, Calif., and the most holiday spirit in the Bridesburg area of Philadelphia, where 96 percent of responding participants said they decorate their homes for the holidays.

To see the rest of the awards, go to www.trulia.com/neighborhoods/awards.