List of women presidents or chancellors of co-ed colleges and universities
Current and former female presidents or chancellors of co-ed colleges and universities are listed in order of the inaugural year.
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United States[]
- Julia Sears, 1872–1873, Minnesota State University, Mankato
- Mary McLeod Bethune, 1923-1942 and 1946-1947, Bethune-Cookman University, Daytona Beach, FL
- Emma Elizabeth Johnson, 1925–1927, Johnson University (Kimberlin Heights, TN) [1]
- Mary Elizabeth Branch, 1930-1944, Huston–Tillotson University (Austin, TX)[2]
- , 1944–1967, Southwestern University (now Southwestern Law School)
- , 1951–1965, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Institute[3][4]
- , 1959–1977, Woodbury University
- , S.C., 1972–1992, College of Mount Saint Vincent
- Lorene Rogers, 1974–1979, The University of Texas at Austin
- , 1974–1976, Sonoma State College
- Barbara Uehling, 1978–1979, University of Missouri, and 1987–1994, University of California, Santa Barbara
- Hanna Holborn Gray, 1978–1993, University of Chicago[5]
- Sister Thomas Welder, 1978–2009, University of Mary (formerly Mary College in Bismarck, North Dakota)[6]
- Julia M. McNamara, 1982–2016, Albertus Magnus College[7]
- Janet Eisner, 1979–present, Emmanuel College
- , 1982–2018, Samuel Merritt University[8]
- Juliet V. Garcia, 1986, Texas Southmost College
- Diana Natalicio, 1988–2019, University of Texas at El Paso[9]
- Donna Shalala, 1988–1993, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Juliet V. Garcia, 1991, University of Texas at Brownsville
- Jahnae H. Barnett, 1990–present (co-ed from 1996), William Woods University[10]
- Mary L. Smith, 1991–1998, Kentucky State University[11]
- Nannerl O. Keohane, 1993–2004, Duke University[12]
- , 1993–2019, University of Saint Francis (Indiana)
- , 1993–2008, Western Washington University[13]
- , 1994–2021,
- Mary Sue Coleman, 1995–2002, University of Iowa
- , 1995–2006, University of New England[14]
- Karen S. Haynes, 1995–2003, University of Houston-Victoria
- , 1995–present, Dean College[15]
- , 1995–present, Midwestern University
- , 1995–present, Yakima Valley College
- Jane O'Meara Sanders, 1996–1997, Goddard College, 2004–2011 Burlington College
- , 1996–2005, Albany State University
- Deborah F. Stanley, 1997–present, State University of New York at Oswego[16]
- Molly Corbett Broad, 1997–2006, University of North Carolina[17]
- , 1998–present, Pennsylvania College of Technology[18]
- Marye Anne Fox, 1998–2004, North Carolina State University; 2004–2012, University of California, San Diego
- , 1999–2002, Midland Lutheran College, 2002–2016, Ferrum College, interim, 2017–2020, Blackburn College
- Shirley Ann Jackson, 1999–present, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute[19]
- Pamela Brooks Gann, 1999–2013, Claremont McKenna College[20]
- R. Barbara Gitenstein, 1999–2018, The College of New Jersey[21]
- Judy Genshaft, 2000–2019, University of South Florida[22]
- Shirley C. Raines, 2001–2013, University of Memphis
- Ruth Simmons, 2001–2012, Brown University[23]
- Donna Shalala, 2001–2015, University of Miami[24]
- Shirley M. Tilghman, 2001–2013, Princeton University[25]
- Beverly Daniel Tatum, 2002-2015, Spelman College
- Mary Sue Coleman, 2002–2014, University of Michigan[26]
- Ann Weaver Hart, 2002–2006, University of New Hampshire
- Karen A. Holbrook, 2002–2007, Ohio State University[27]
- Kay Norton, 2002–2018, University of Northern Colorado
- Denise Trauth, 2002–present,[28] Texas State University
- Nancy Cantor, 2004–2013, Syracuse University; 2014–present, Rutgers University[29][30]
- Jo Ann M. Gora, 2004–2014, Ball State University
- Amy Gutmann, 2004–present, University of Pennsylvania[31]
- Karen S. Haynes, 1995–2003, University of Houston-Victoria; 2004–present, California State University San Marcos[32]
- Susan Hockfield, 2004–2012, Massachusetts Institute of Technology[33]
- , 2005–present, Community College of Baltimore County
- Zorica Pantic, 2005–2019, Wentworth Institute of Technology[34]
- Denice Denton, 2005–2006, University of California, Santa Cruz[35]
- Lou Anna Simon, 2005–2018, Michigan State University[36]
- Janet Cunningham, 2006–present, Northwestern Oklahoma State University
- Maria Klawe, 2006–present, Harvey Mudd College[37]
- Danielle N. Ripich, 2006–2017, University of New England[38]
- Ann Weaver Hart, 2006–2012, Temple University; 2012–present, University of Arizona[39]
- Drew Gilpin Faust, 2007–2018, Harvard University[40]
- Sally Mason, 2007–2015, University of Iowa[41]
- , 2007-2017, Quinsigamond Community College
- Barbara Snyder, 2007–2020, Case Western Reserve University[42]
- France Córdova, 2007–2012, Purdue University[43]
- Virginia Hinshaw, 2007–2012, University of Hawaii Manoa[44]
- Judith A. Bense, 2008–present, University of West Florida
- Margaret L. Drugovich, 2008–present, Hartwick College
- , 2008–2015, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
- Carolyn Martin, 2008–2011, University of Wisconsin-Madison; 2011–present, Amherst College[45]
- Elsa A. Murano, 2008–2009, Texas A&M University[46]
- Renu Khator, 2008–present, chancellor of the University of Houston System and president of the University of Houston[47]
- Pamela Trotman Reid, 2008–2015, University of Saint Joseph[48]
- Paula Allen-Meares, 2009–2015, University of Illinois at Chicago[49]
- Bernadette Gray-Little, 2009–2017, University of Kansas[50]
- M. R. C. Greenwood, 2009–2013, University of Hawaii System
- Linda Katehi, 2009–2016, University of California, Davis[51]
- Nancy L. Zimpher, 2009–2017, State University of New York System
- , 2010–present, New Mexico State University at Las Cruces
- Waded Cruzado, 2010–present, Montana State University
- Dana G. Hoyt, 2010–present, Sam Houston State University
- , 2010–present, National Louis University
- Carolyn Meyers, 2010–2016, Jackson State University
- Mary Jane Saunders, 2010–2013, Florida Atlantic University
- Teresa Sullivan, 2010–2018, University of Virginia[52]
- Regina Stanback Stroud, 2010–2019, Skyline College (San Bruno, CA) and 2019–present, Perlata Community College District[53]
- Sandra K. Woodley, 2010–present, University of Louisiana system
- Cheryl Evans, 2011–present, Northern Oklahoma College
- Susan Herbst, 2011–present, University of Connecticut[54]
- , 2011–present, West Virginia University Institute of Technology
- Mary Ellen Mazey, 2011–2017, Bowling Green State University
- , 2011–present, Murray State College
- Carol Quillen, 2011–present, Davidson College[55]
- Angela L. Walker Franklin, 2011–present, Des Moines University
- Phyllis Wise, 2011–2015, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign[56]
- Judy L. Bonner, 2012–2015, University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa
- Jane C. Conoley, 2012–present, University of California, Riverside
- , 2012–present, Central State University
- Christina Paxson, 2012–present, Brown University[57]
- Wendy Robinson, 2012–present, Helene Fuld College of Nursing[58]
- Cheryl B. Schrader, 2012–2017, Missouri University of Science and Technology[59]
- Rebecca M. Blank, 2013–present, University of Wisconsin-Madison[60] and President-designate of Northwestern University
- , 2013–present, Illinois College[61]
- Carol Folt, 2013–2019, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill[62] and 2019–present, University of Southern California[63]
- , 2013–present, Wisconsin Technical College System
- Glenda Baskin Glover, 2013–present, Tennessee State University
- , 2013–present, Central Penn College[64]
- Janet Napolitano, 2013–2020, University of California System
- , 2013–present, Rose State College
- Gwendolyn Boyd, 2014–2016, Alabama State University[65][66]
- Sheri Everts, 2014–present, Appalachian State University[67]
- Carine M. Feyten, 2014–present, Texas Woman's University[68]
- , 2014–present, Tulsa Community College
- Rebecca Chopp, 2014–present, University of Denver
- Melody Rose, 2014–2018, Marylhurst University
- Elmira Mangum, 2014–2016, Florida A&M University[69]
- Robin E. Bowen, 2014–present, Arkansas Tech University[70]
- Colette Pierce Burnette, 2015–present, Huston–Tillotson University (Austin, TX)[71]
- Ana Mari Cauce, 2015–present, University of Washington
- , 2015–2020, Reinhardt University
- , 2015–present, University of Massachusetts Lowell
- , 2015-2019, LeMoyne-Owen College (Memphis, TN)[72]
- , 2015–present, Hamline University
- Valerie Smith, 2015–present, Swarthmore College[73]
- Margaret H. Venable, 2015–present, Dalton State College (Dalton, Georgia)
- Laura Casamento, 2016–present, Utica College[74]
- , 2016–present, University of Arkansas at Monticello
- Mary A. Papazian, 2016–present, San Jose State University
- Claire E. Sterk, 2016–2020, Emory University
- Elissa Tenny, 2016–present, School of the Art Institute of Chicago[75]
- , 2016–present, Madisonville Community College, KCTCS
- Sylvia Matthews Burwell, 2017–present, American University (Washington, D.C.)[76]
- Shirley M. Collado, 2017–present, Ithaca College
- , 2017–present, Shippensburg University[77]
- Beverly J. Davenport, 2017–2018, University of Tennessee
- , 2017–present, Immaculata University[78]
- Linda Livingstone, 2017–present, Baylor University
- , 2017–present, John Jay College of Criminal Justice[79]
- Kelly M. Miller, 2017–present, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi (Corpus Christi, Texas)
- , 2017–present, Vermont Technical College
- , 2017–present, East Central University
- , 2017–present, Seminole State College
- Cheryl B. Schrader, 2017–present, Wright State University (Fairborn, Ohio)
- G. Gabrielle Starr, 2017–present, Pomona College[80]
- Cynthia Warrick, 2017–presentStillman College
- Wendy Wintersteen, 2017–present, Iowa State University
- , 2017–present, Hopkinsville Community College (Hopkinsville, Kentucky)[81]
- [[Ora Hirsch Pescovitz, M.D.]], 2017–present, Oakland University (Rochester, Michigan)[82]
- Roslyn Clark Artis, 2018–present, Benedict College (Columbia, SC)
- Neeli Bendapudi, 2018–present, University of Louisville (Louisville, Kentucky)
- , 2018–present, Oklahoma City University (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)
- , 2018–present, East Arkansas Community College (Forrest City, Arkansas)
- Marion Ross Fedrick, 2018–present, Albany State University[83] (Albany, Georgia)
- Merodie A. Hancock, 2018–present, Thomas Edison State University[84] (Trenton, New Jersey)
- , 2018–present, College of Coastal Georgia[85] (Brunswick, Georgia)
- Lily McNair, 2018-2021, Tuskegee University
- , 2018–present, Jamestown College (Jamestown, North Dakota)
- Astrid S. Tuminez, 2018–present, Utah Valley University (Orem, Utah)
- , 2018–present, University of Utah[86] (Salt Lake City, Utah)
- Carmen Twillie Ambar, 2018–present, Oberlin College[87] (Oberlin, Ohio)
- , 2019–present, Taylor University (Upland, IN)[88]
- , 2019–present, University of Arkansas Little Rock[89] (Little Rock, Arkansas)
- Joan T.A. Gabel, 2019–present, University of Minnesota[90] (Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota)
- Hilary L. Link, Ph.D, 2019—present, Allegheny College[91] (Meadville, PA)
- Sarah Mangelsdorf, 2019–present, University of Rochester[92] (Rochester, New York)
- , 2019–present, Colorado State University (Fort Collins, Colorado)[93]
- , 2019–present, University of Arkansas-Fort Smith[94] (Fort Smith, Arkansas)
- Gilda Barabino, 2020–present, Olin College (Needham, MA)[95]
- , 2020–present, Grinnell College (Grinnell, Iowa)[96]
- Kristina M. Johnson, 2020–present, Ohio State University (Columbus, OH)[97]
- Courtney Martin, 2020–present, (East Liverpool, OH)[98]
- Suzanne Rivera, 2020–present, Macalester College (Saint Paul, Minnesota)[99]
- , 2020–present, Simmons University (Boston, MA)[100]
- , 2021–present, Texas Southern University[101]
- Barbara J. Wilson, 2021–present, University of Iowa[102]
- Montserrat Fuentes, 2021–present, St Edwards University (Austin, TX)[103]
- Nora Demleitner, 2021, president-elect, St. Johns College - Annapolis[104]
- Neeli Bendapudi, 2021, president-elect, Penn State University[105]
Canada[]
- Pauline Mills McGibbon, 1971–1974, University of Toronto (Toronto, Ontario)
- Eva Mader MacDonald, 1974–1977, University of Toronto (Toronto, Ontario)
- , 1986–1991, Mount St Vincent University (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
- Rose Wolfe, 1991–1997, University of Toronto (Toronto, Ontario)
- Marie Smallface Marule, 1992–2014, Red Crow Community College (Kainai Nation, Alberta)
- , 1996-2008, University of Manitoba, (Winnipeg, Manitoba).
- Martha Piper, 1997-2006, University of British Columbia. (Vancouver, British Columbia)
- Heather Munroe-Blum, 2003–2013, McGill University (Montreal, Quebec)
- Suzanne Fortier, 2013–present, McGill University (Montreal, Quebec)
- Indira Samarasekera, 2005–2015, University of Alberta (Edmonton, Alberta)
- M. Elizabeth Cannon, 2010–present, University of Calgary (Calgary, Alberta)
- D. Rose Patten, 2018–present, University of Toronto (Toronto, Ontario)
Ecuador[]
- , 2017–present, Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral (Guayaquil)
Philippines[]
- Rosita L. Navarro, 2001–2006, Centro Escolar University (Manila)
Turkey[]
- Gülsün Sağlamer, 1996–2004, Istanbul Technical University[106] (Istanbul)
- Gülay Barbarosoğlu, 2012–2016, Boğaziçi University[107] (Istanbul)
United Kingdom[]
- Louise Richardson: 2009–2015, University of St Andrews; 2016–present, University of Oxford
- Sally Mapstone: 2016–present, University of St Andrews
- Elizabeth Treasure: 2017–present, Aberystwyth University
- Candice McQueen: 2021–present, Lipscomb university
See also[]
- List of current and historical women's universities and colleges in the United States
- Timeline of women's colleges in the United States
- Seven Sisters (colleges)
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- ^ "Karen W. Morse". 22 September 2007.
- ^ "Sandra Featherman | University of New England in Maine, Tangier and Online". www.une.edu. Retrieved 2017-04-17.
- ^ "Dr. Paula M. Rooney, President".
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- ^ "Molly Corbett Broad". Archived from the original on 2016-11-23. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
- ^ "About President Gilmour".
- ^ "Profile of Shirley Ann Jackson".
- ^ "President Emerita Pamela Brooks Gann".
- ^ "President R. Barbara Gitenstein".
- ^ "Dr. Judy Genshaft, President, University of South Florida".
- ^ "Ruth J. Simmons: 2001–2012". Archived from the original on 2014-02-09. Retrieved 2014-02-09.
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- ^ "Biography: Shirley Tilghman".
- ^ "About Mary Sue Coleman". Office of the President, University of Michigan. Archived from the original on 2013-04-13.
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- ^ "Biography". 3 September 2021.
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- ^ "Biography: Teresa Sullivan".
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- ^ "About Chancellor Phyllis Wise".
- ^ "Biography: Christina Hull Paxon".
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- ^ "Cheryl B. Schrader, Chancellor, Missouri University of Science and Technology".
- ^ "Biography for Rebecca M. Blank, Chancellor, University of Wisconsin-Madison".
- ^ "Office of the President, Illinois College".
- ^ "Folt named Carolina chancellor".
- ^ "Board of Trustees Chairman Rick Caruso discusses selection of USC's new president Carol Folt".
- ^ "Central Penn College – The Inauguration of Dr. Karen M. Scolforo". www.centralpenn.edu. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
- ^ "Gwendolyn Boyd, who spent 33 years at APL, becomes Alabama State president". 17 February 2014.
- ^ "President Gwendolyn Boyd".
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- ^ "Dr. Elmira Mangum Selected to Become FAMU's 11th President".
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- ^ "Dr. Colette Pierce Burnette HT's Sixth President". 14 December 2016.
- ^ "LeMoyne-Owen College Taps First Woman President, Andrea Miller". 19 June 2015.
- ^ "Valerie Smith of Princeton to become Swarthmore's first African American president".
- ^ "Laura Casamento officially first female president at Utica College".
- ^ "SAIC Names Elissa Tenny President to Succeed Walter Massey, Effective July 1, 2016".
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- ^ "Shippensburg University - President".
- ^ "Immaculata alum and former board chair becomes president".
- ^ "CUNY Appoints Former U.S. Assistant Attorney General As President Of John Jay College Of Criminal Justice". May 2017.
- ^ "Pomona College's new president will be the first woman and African American to lead the campus". Los Angeles Times. December 8, 2016. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
- ^ "Alissa Young Named Hopkinsville Community College President". 25 August 2017.
- ^ "Ora Hirsch Pescovitz, M.D. Oakland University President". 1 July 2017.
- ^ "ASU Presidential Investiture of Marion Ross Fedrick set for Sept. 6".
- ^ "Thomas Edison State University names new president". 21 December 2017.
- ^ "Michelle Johnston Named President of the College of Coastal Georgia".
- ^ "Ruth V. Watkins named 16th president of the University of Utah". 18 January 2018.
- ^ "Inauguration of President Carmen Twillie Ambar". 3 April 2018.
- ^ "President Profile | Taylor University".
- ^ "Drale Named Chancellor at UA Little Rock". 12 September 2019.
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- ^ "Texas Southern University | TSU Board of Regents Selects Sole Finalist for President".
- ^ "Barbara Wilson Named University of Iowa President". 30 April 2021.
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- ^ "Penn State names Neeli Bendapudi as next president".
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