Mary Sue Coleman

Mary Sue Coleman (born October 2, 1943)[1] is an American chemist and academic, and the interim president of the University of Michigan. She was president of the University of Iowa from 1995 to 2002 and president of the University of Michigan from 2002 to 2014.

Mary Sue Coleman
13th President of the University of Michigan
Interim
Assumed office
January 15, 2022
Preceded byMark Schlissel
In office
August 1, 2002 – July 1, 2014
Preceded byLee Bollinger
Succeeded byMark Schlissel
7th President of the Association of American Universities
In office
2016–2020
Preceded byHunter R. Rawlings III
Succeeded byBarbara Snyder
18th President of the University of Iowa
In office
1995–2002
Preceded byHunter R. Rawlings III
Succeeded byDavid J. Skorton
Personal details
Born (1943-10-02) October 2, 1943
Spouse(s)Ken Coleman
EducationGrinnell College (BS)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (MS, PhD)
Scientific career
FieldsBiochemistry
Institutions
ThesisIncorporation of radioactive precursors into polysomes and RNA of mammalian brain during short term behavioral experiences (1969)
Doctoral advisorJohn Eric Wilson

She formerly served as Professor of Biological Chemistry in the University of Michigan Medical School and Professor of Chemistry in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts.

Personal

Mary Sue Wilson was born on October 2, 1943, in Kentucky. She graduated from high school in Cedar Falls, Iowa. She married Kenneth Coleman and they have one son.[2]

Career

Coleman earned her undergraduate degree in chemistry from Grinnell College. She received a doctorate in biochemistry from the University of North Carolina in 1969.[3] For nineteen years, Coleman was on the biochemistry faculty at the University of Kentucky.[4] She served as the 18th President of the University of Iowa from 1995 to 2002.[5]

Coleman was appointed 13th president of the University of Michigan in August 2002.[6][4] In 2004, she began leading "The Michigan Difference", a fundraising campaign that sought to raise $2.5 billion for the University of Michigan. The campaign raised $3.2 billion, setting a public university record.[7]

Time magazine ranked Coleman as one of the ten best American university presidents in 2009, citing her success in fundraising and her emphasis on research.[8]

In July 2010, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke appointed her as the co-chair of National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship.[9]

On April 18, 2013, Coleman announced her retirement as President of the University of Michigan, effective July 1, 2014.[10]

In June 2015 Coleman was appointed to the University of Denver Board of Trustees. She is an elected Fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences and co-chaired the Academy's Lincoln Project on Excellence and Access in Public Higher Education Project with former University of California-Berkeley chancellor Robert Birgeneau.[11]

Coleman served as president of the Association of American Universities from 2016 to 2020.[12]

On March 25, 2021, Coleman was honored by the University of Michigan with the naming of the building that houses the Life Sciences Institute as the Mary Sue Coleman Hall, which is the first academic building on the Ann Arbor campus to be named for a woman.[13]

On January 15, 2022, Coleman was appointed interim president of the University of Michigan. Her predecessor, Mark Schlissel, was removed from office following a Board of Regents investigation that concluded he had engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate.[14]

As of 2012 Coleman sits on the Board of Directors of Johnson & Johnson and Meredith Corporation.[15]

References
  1. "Iowa Alumni Magazine: Mary Sue Coleman". Iowa Alumni Magazine. 2007. Archived from the original on March 29, 2012. Retrieved September 30, 2009.
  2. "Mary Sue Coleman (1995-2002)". UI Libraries.
  3. Coleman, Mary Susan Wilson (1969). Incorporation of radioactive precursors into polysomes and RNA of mammalian brain during short term behavioral experiences (Ph.D. thesis). The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. OCLC 890237116. ProQuest 302433765.
  4. "About Mary Sue Coleman". Office of the President, University of Michigan. Archived from the original on April 13, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
  5. University of Michigan Office of the President. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  6. "Mary Sue Coleman". forbes.com. Archived from the original on November 11, 2011. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
  7. Stevens, Lindy. "$3.2 billion Michigan Difference total announced". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  8. "The 10 Best College Presidents". Time. November 11, 2009.
  9. "Get News". Department of Commerce.
  10. "Who is Dr. Mark Schlissel, the next president of the University of Michigan?" – retrieved January 25, 2014.
  11. "The Lincoln Project: Excellence and Access in Public Higher Education - American Academy of Arts & Sciences". www.amacad.org.
  12. "Saying Farewell and Wishing Good Luck | Association of American Universities (AAU)". www.aau.edu.
  13. "President Emerita Mary Sue Coleman recognized in building naming: Home of Life Sciences Institute will honor U-M's former president". University Record. March 25, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  14. "Board announces removal of president, appointment of interim". regents.umich.edu. January 15, 2022.
  15. "Board of Directors". Archived from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved February 1, 2012.

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