Janet L. Holmgren

Janet L. Holmgren
Janet L. Holmgren
12th President of Mills College
	In office; 1991–2011
Preceded by	Virginia Smith (acting president)
Succeeded by	Alecia A. DeCoudreaux[1]
Personal details
Born	United States
Residence	Oakland, CA
Alma mater	Princeton University (Ph.D. Linguistics 1974), Oakland University (B.A. English 1968)[2]
Profession	Linguist

Janet L. Holmgren is the president of Patten University. Previously, she was the president of Mills College in Oakland, California from 1991 to 2011.[2] She was previously vice provost at Princeton University from 1988 to 1991.[3] 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.[3] [4]

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[3]
Donna Shavlik Leadership Award for Lifetime Service, Office of Women in Higher Education, American Council on Education, 2001

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

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References

"Alecia A. DeCoudreaux Begins Presidency at Mills College". Archived from the original on July 4, 2011. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
"Janet L. Holmgren Concludes 20-year Tenure as President of Mills College". Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved July 5, 2011.
"Janet Holmgren". The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Archived from the original on August 17, 2010. Retrieved January 21, 2010.
"Dr. Janet Holmgren: President of Mills College". Mills College Office of the President. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved July 5, 2011.

Academic offices
Preceded by Mary S. Metz	President of Mills College 1991–2011	Succeeded by Alecia A. DeCoudreaux

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[mills3-1] "Alecia A. DeCoudreaux Begins Presidency at Mills College". Archived from the original on July 4, 2011. Retrieved July 5, 2011.

[mills1-2] "Janet L. Holmgren Concludes 20-year Tenure as President of Mills College". Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved July 5, 2011.

[carnegie-3] "Janet Holmgren". The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Archived from the original on August 17, 2010. Retrieved January 21, 2010.

[mills2-4] "Dr. Janet Holmgren: President of Mills College". Mills College Office of the President. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved July 5, 2011.