Susan J. Hunter

Susan J. Hunter is an American academic and the 20th president of the University of Maine in Orono, Maine.[1] She was the first woman president of the University of Maine since its founding in 1865. She took office on July 7, 2014, following the departure of then-president Paul Ferguson. She remained in the position until June 30, 2018.[2][3]

Background

Hunter is a cell biologist by training. She earned her undergraduate degree in biology from James Madison University and a Ph.D. in physiology from Pennsylvania State University.[4] She did postdoctoral work both at Case Western Reserve University and at Pennsylvania State University. She started her career at the University of Maine in 1991 as part of the faculty in the Department of Biological Sciences.[5]

Awards and recognition

IN 2016, she was inducted into the Deborah Morton Society at the University of New England. In 2017, she received the Wilma Award from the Collins Center for the Arts at the University of Maine. In 2017, she received the Kenneth M. Curtis Leadership Award from the Maine Development Foundation and in 2018 she was honored with the Catherine Lebowitz Award for Public Service from the Bangor Region Chamber of Commerce.[3][6]

Family

She and her husband, David Lambert, live in Orono. Lambert is a plant pathologist in the University of Maine's School of Food and Agriculture.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Susan J. Hunter". America East Academic Consortium. Retrieved 2019-07-10.
  2. ^ McCrea, Nick (May 26, 2015). "UMaine President Hunter agrees to hold post an extra year". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Susan J. Hunter - Office of the President - University of Maine". Office of the President. Retrieved 2019-07-10.
  4. ^ "The Legacy of Susan J. Hunter". UMaine Alumni Association. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-10.
  5. ^ "UMaine President Susan J. Hunter to Continue at Helm of Maine's Flagship". University of Maine System. 2016-05-26. Retrieved 2019-07-10.
  6. ^ "Over $133,000 raised in tribute to President Susan J. Hunter". University of Maine Foundation. 2018-06-04. Retrieved 2019-07-10.
  7. ^ "The Legacy of Susan J. Hunter". UMaine Alumni Association. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 2019-07-10.


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