CROWN POINT — Marsha King has been named dean of the University of Saint Francis Crown Point, Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. J. Andrew Prall has announced. She joined the university last year as an assistant professor and Director of the Nursing Resource Center and Simulation Laboratory. She has been interim dean for a number of months.

She brings clinical and administrative experience to her dean's role. The Chief Nursing Officer at Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center until April 2011, she has also been an adjunct nursing faculty member for Bethel College in Mishawaka, Ind. and served as president of the Indiana Board of Nursing. She is married with two sons in healthcare professions.