University Presidents - Public

 

2022

Women heading Top 100 Public Universities show significant increase since 2019.

23 out of 100 = 23%

 

In 2022 Female Public University Presidents are:

  • Carol Christ of University of California – Berkeley - #1

  • Mary Sue Coleman of University of Michigan - Ann Arbor - #3

  • Jennifer L. Mnookin of University of Wisconsin – Madison - #10

  • Katherine A. Rowe of William & Mary – Williamsburg - #13

  • Kristina M. Johnson of The Ohio State University – Columbus - #16

  • Ana Mari Cauce of University of Washington – Seattle - #19

  • Joan Gabel of University of Minnesota - Twin Cities - #23

  • Katherine Banks of Texas A&M University – College Station - #26

  • Dr. Radenka Maric of University of Connecticut – Storrs (Interim President) - #26

  • Pamela Whitten of Indiana University – Bloomington - #29

  • Cynthia Larive of University of California – Santa Cruz - #35

  • Barbara J. Wilson of University of Iowa – Iowa City - #35

  • Kim A. Wilsox of University of California – Riverside - #38

  • Rhea Law of University of South Florida – Tampa - #42

  • Joanie Mahoney of SUNY College of Environ Science & Forestry – Syracuse - #48

  • Wendy Wintersteen of Iowa State University of Science and Technology – Ames - #61

  • Jane Close Conoley of California State University – Long Beach - #64

  • Valery Ashby of University of Maryland – Baltimore County - #64

  • Jayathi Murthy of Oregon State University – Corvallis - #72

  • Adela de la Torre of San Diego State University – San Diego - #72

  • Dr. Kayse Shrum of Oklahoma State University – Stillwater - #91

  • Renu Khator of University of Houston – Houston -#91

  • Dr; Lori Stewart Gonzalez of University of Louisville – Louisville - #91

 

2019

Just 16 of US News and World Report’s Top 100 Public Universities were headed by women in 2019 – 16%.

In 2019 Female Public University Presidents were:

  • Carol Christ of UC Berkeley

  • Janet Napolitano of UC Irvine

  • Catherine Rowe of College of William and Mary

  • Rebecca Blank of Univ Wisconsin Madison

  • Susan Herbst of Univ of Connecticut,

  • Joan Gabel of Univ of Minnesota,

  • Wendy Wintersteen of Iowa State

  • Ruth Watkins of Univ of Utah

  • Judy Genshaft of Univ of South Florida

  • Adela de la Torre of San Diego State,

  • Dorothy Leland of UC Merced

  • Susan Cole of Montclair State

  • Renu Khator of Univ of Houston

  • Neeli Bendapudi of Univ of Louisville

  • Joan Ferrini-Mundy of Univ of Maine

  • Laurie Nichols of Univ of Wyoming

 
 

What will it take for women to get into the Power Percentage among Public University Presidents?

 
 
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