Marlene Tromp
{{short description|American academic administrator (born 1966)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Marlene Tromp
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1966}}
| office = 7th President of Boise State University
| term_start = July 1, 2019
| predecessor = Bob Kustra
| birth_place = Green River, Wyoming, U.S.
| education = Creighton University (BA)
University of Wyoming (MA)
University of Florida (PhD)
}}
Marlene Tromp (born 1966){{Cite journal|last=Tromp|first=Marlene|date=|title=Fear, Loathing, and Victorian Xenophobia|url=https://kb.osu.edu/bitstream/handle/1811/56908/Tromp2_Book4CD.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y|journal=|volume=|pages=|via=}} is an American academic administrator who is the president-designate of the University of Vermont.{{cite news |last1=McDonald |first1=Corey |title=Boise State University president tapped as sole finalist to replace Garimella as head of UVM |url=https://vtdigger.org/2025/03/17/boise-state-university-president-tapped-as-sole-finalist-to-replace-garimella-as-head-of-uvm/ |access-date=17 March 2025 |publisher=vtdigger |date=March 17, 2025}} She is currently the president of Boise State University.
Early life and education
Tromp grew up in Green River, Wyoming. A first-generation college student, Tromp initially aspired to become a medical doctor. Tromp received a scholarship and worked several part-time jobs to attend Creighton University. Tromp earned a Bachelor of Arts from Creighton and returned to Wyoming to attend the University of Wyoming, where she earned a Master of Arts in English. Tromp then earned a PhD in English from the University of Florida.{{Cite web|url=https://www.boiseweekly.com/boise/dr-marlene-tromp-hired-as-first-female-president-in-boise-state-history/Content?oid=18279106|title=Dr. Marlene Tromp Hired as First Female President in Boise State History|last=Prentice|first=George|website=Boise Weekly|language=en|access-date=2019-11-15}}
Career
Prior to becoming president of Boise State University, Tromp served as provost and executive vice chancellor at University of California, Santa Cruz and dean the Arizona State University New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences.{{Cite web|url=https://www.boisestate.edu/news/2019/04/23/marlene-tromp-named-boise-state-president/|title=Dr. Marlene Tromp Named the 7th President of Boise State University|date=2019-04-23|website=Boise State News|language=en|access-date=2019-11-15}} Succeeding Bob Kustra, Tromp became the first female president of Boise State in July 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/education/dr-marlene-tromp-will-be-boise-states-first-female-president/277-f412935d-1e3d-4235-b425-07ce68ba80ef|title=Dr. Marlene Tromp will be Boise State's first female president|website=KTVB|date=23 April 2019 |access-date=2019-11-15}}
In March 2025, Tromp was announced as the incoming 28th president of University of Vermont.{{Cite web |last=Guber |first=Anna |date=2025-03-21 |title=Dr. Marlene Tromp officially named next president of the University of Vermont |url=https://www.mynbc5.com/article/marlene-tromp-president-uvm/64244807 |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=WPTZ |language=en}} She succeeds interim president Patricia Prelock in the summer of 2025.
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