Janet L. Holmgren
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| Janet L. Holmgren | |
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| President of Mills College | |
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| Term | 1991 – present |
| Predecessor | Virginia Smith (acting president) |
| Born | United States |
| Alma mater | Princeton University, Oakland University |
Janet L. Holmgren is the president of Mills College in Oakland, California. She was previously vice provost at Princeton University from 1988 to 1991; before that, she was an administrator and professor at the University of Maryland. She holds a B.A. in English, summa cum laude, from Oakland University (Rochester, MI), 1968, a M.A. in Linguistics (1971) and a Ph.D. in Linguistics, Princeton University, 1974
[edit] Honors
- Honorary degree, Golden Gate University, 1995
- Honorary degree, Mount Vernon College, Washington DC, 1992
- Award for Excellence in Education, California National Organization for Women, 2002
- Donna Shavlik Leadership Award for Lifetime Service, Office of Women in Higher Education, American Council on Education, 2001
[edit] Professional activities
- Trustee, Princeton University
- Board of Directors Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching (and Past Chair)
- Board of Directors, National Council for Research on Women (and Past Chair)
- Executive Board, Women’s College Coalition (and Past Chair)
- Board of Directors American Council on Education –Executive Committee
- Executive Committee, Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities (and Past Chair)
- Advisory Council, California Academy of Science –
- Master Plan Committee for Education in California,
- Advisory Council, California Academy of Science –
