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

References

1. "Alecia A. DeCoudreaux Begins Presidency at Mills College". Retrieved July 5, 2011.
2. "Janet L. Holmgren Concludes 20-year Tenure as President of Mills College". Retrieved July 5, 2011.
3. "Janet Holmgren". The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Retrieved January 21, 2010.
4. "Dr. Janet Holmgren: President of Mills College". Mills College Office of the President. Retrieved July 5, 2011.