Alice Stone Ilchman

Alice Stone Ilchman (April 18, 1935 – August 11, 2006) served as the eighth president of Sarah Lawrence College from 1981 to 1998.

Background

Alice Stone was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio. She earned her B.A. in religion from Mount Holyoke College in 1957, her M.P.A. from Syracuse University in 1958, and a Ph.D. from the London School of Economics in 1965.

Career

She directed Peace Corps training projects at the University of California, Berkeley, as well as taught South Asian studies there. She taught and was a Dean at Wellesley College. She next served as Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs under former President Jimmy Carter from 1979-1981.

According to the Washington Post:

Long interested in women's education, she chaired the National Research Council's Committee on Women's Employment and Related Social Issues and co-authored, with Sylvia Hewlett, the 1986 book 'Family and Work: Bridging the Gap'. At Sarah Lawrence, she fought to sustain the college's commitment to liberal arts education. The school's endowment increased tenfold during her tenure.^[1]

Death

Ilchman was the Director of the Jeannette K. Watson Fellowship until her death, aged 71, at her home in Bronxville, New York due to complications from pancreatic cancer.

Obituaries

• Obituary at Sarah Lawrence College website
• Obituary in New York Times
• Obituary in the Washington Post

External links

• Alice Stone Ilchman papers archived at Sarah Lawrence College

References

1. New York Times obituary