Mary Sue Coleman

{{short description|American businesswoman, university president}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Mary Sue Coleman

| image = Mary Sue Colman.jpg

| office = President of the University of Michigan

| term_start = January 15, 2022

| term_end = October 13, 2022
Acting

| predecessor = Mark Schlissel

| successor = Santa Ono

| term_start1 = August 1, 2002

| term_end1 = July 1, 2014

| predecessor1 = Lee Bollinger

| successor1 = Mark Schlissel

| office2 = 7th President of the Association of American Universities

| term_start2 = June 1, 2016

| term_end2 = May 31, 2020

| predecessor2 = Hunter R. Rawlings III

| successor2 = Barbara Snyder

| office3 = 18th President of the University of Iowa

| term_start3 = 1995

| term_end3 = 2002

| predecessor3 = Hunter R. Rawlings III

| successor3 = David J. Skorton

| birth_name = Mary Sue Wilson

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1943|10|2}}

| birth_place = Madison County, Kentucky, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| spouse = Ken Coleman

| education = Grinnell College (BS)
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (MS, PhD)

| module = {{Infobox scientist | embed=yes

| fields = Biochemistry

| workplaces = {{plainlist|

| thesis_title = Incorporation of radioactive precursors into polysomes and RNA of mammalian brain during short term behavioral experiences

| thesis_url = https://www.proquest.com/docview/302433765/

| thesis_year = 1969

| doctoral_advisor = John Eric Wilson}}

}}

Mary Sue Wilson Coleman (born October 2, 1943) is an American chemist and academic administrator who served as the 13th president of the University of Michigan from 2002 to 2014, interim president of the University of Michigan in 2022, and the 18th president of the University of Iowa from 1995 to 2002.

She formerly served as Professor of Biological Chemistry in the University of Michigan Medical School and Professor of Chemistry in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts.

Early life and education

Mary Sue Wilson was born on October 2, 1943, in Madison County, Kentucky.{{Cite web |title=Mary Sue Wilson Coleman '65, Doctor of Science {{!}} Grinnell College |url=https://www.grinnell.edu/news/mary-sue-wilson-coleman-65-doctor-science |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211109113503/https://www.grinnell.edu/news/mary-sue-wilson-coleman-65-doctor-science |archive-date=November 9, 2021 |access-date=September 13, 2022 |website=Grinnell College}}{{cite web |url=http://www.iowalum.com/magazine/presidents/18-coleman.html |title=Iowa Alumni Magazine: Mary Sue Coleman |year=2007 |access-date=September 30, 2009 |publisher=Iowa Alumni Magazine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329053201/http://www.iowalum.com/magazine/presidents/18-coleman.html |archive-date=March 29, 2012 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=https://honorarydegrees.eku.edu/sites/honorarydegrees.eku.edu/files/files/Mary%20Sue%20Coleman.pdf |title=Native Kentuckian, University of Michigan president Mary Sue Coleman receives Honorary Doctorate of Education from Eastern Kentucky University |access-date=October 30, 2022}} She graduated from a high school in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

Coleman received a Bachelor of Science with a major in chemistry from Grinnell College in 1965 and a Doctor of Philosophy in biochemistry from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1969.{{cite thesis |title=Incorporation of radioactive precursors into polysomes and RNA of mammalian brain during short term behavioral experiences |date=1969 |institution=The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |degree=Ph.D. |last=Coleman |first=Mary Susan Wilson |id={{ProQuest|302433765}} |oclc=890237116}}{{Cite web |title=Former UI president Coleman to receive honorary degree |url=https://stories.uiowa.edu/former-ui-president-coleman-receive-honorary-degree |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506075055/https://stories.uiowa.edu/former-ui-president-coleman-receive-honorary-degree |archive-date=May 6, 2022 |access-date=September 13, 2022 |website=This is UIowa |language=en}}

Career

Coleman was on the biochemistry faculty at the University of Kentucky for nineteen years.{{cite web|title=About Mary Sue Coleman |url=http://president.umich.edu/aboutmsc.php |publisher=Office of the President, University of Michigan |access-date=March 18, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130413073240/http://president.umich.edu/aboutmsc.php |archive-date=April 13, 2013 }} She served as the 18th President of the University of Iowa from 1995 to 2002.[http://www.umich.edu/pres/aboutmsc.php University of Michigan Office of the President] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190616230656/https://umich.edu/pres/aboutmsc.php/ |date=June 16, 2019 }}. Retrieved February 15, 2012. Coleman joined the board of directors of the Meredith Corporation in 1997.{{cite web |url=http://www.investor.jnj.com/governance/biodetail.cfm?bioid=4341 |title=Board of Directors |access-date=February 1, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924035721/http://www.investor.jnj.com/governance/biodetail.cfm?bioid=4341 |archive-date=September 24, 2015}}

Coleman was appointed 13th president of the University of Michigan in August 2002.{{cite web|url=https://people.forbes.com/profile/mary-sue-coleman/46492|title=Mary Sue Coleman|website=forbes.com|access-date=September 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111111051732/http://people.forbes.com/profile/mary-sue-coleman/46492|archive-date=November 11, 2011|url-status=dead}} She joined the Board of Directors of Johnson & Johnson in 2003.[https://johnsonandjohnson.gcs-web.com/news-releases/news-release-details/university-michigan-president-mary-sue-coleman-elected-johnson University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman Elected to Johnson & Johnson Board of Directors] Coleman began leading "The Michigan Difference" fundraising campaign for the University of Michigan in 2004; the campaign raised $3.2 billion, setting a record for a public university.{{Cite news|url=https://www.michigandaily.com/content/na/32-billion-michigan-difference-total-announced|title=$3.2 billion Michigan Difference total announced|last=Stevens|first=Lindy|work=The Michigan Daily|access-date=January 23, 2018|language=en|archive-date=June 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616014207/https://www.michigandaily.com/content/na/32-billion-michigan-difference-total-announced|url-status=live}} Time magazine ranked Coleman as one of the ten best American university presidents in 2009, citing her success in fundraising and her emphasis on research.{{cite magazine |url=https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1937938_1937933_1937916,00.html |magazine=Time |title=The 10 Best College Presidents |date=November 11, 2009 |access-date=September 13, 2022 |archive-date=September 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913185621/http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1937938_1937933_1937916,00.html |url-status=live}} In July 2010, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke appointed her as the co-chair of National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship.{{cite web|url=http://www.commerce.gov/news/press-releases/2010/07/13/locke-announces-national-advisory-council-innovation-and-entrepreneur|title=Get News|website=Department of Commerce|access-date=September 13, 2022|archive-date=February 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150227103230/http://www.commerce.gov/news/press-releases/2010/07/13/locke-announces-national-advisory-council-innovation-and-entrepreneur|url-status=live}} Coleman announced her retirement as President of the University of Michigan, effective July 1, 2014.[http://michiganradio.org/post/who-dr-mark-schlissel-next-president-university-michigan "Who is Dr. Mark Schlissel, the next president of the University of Michigan?"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190926230451/https://www.michiganradio.org/post/who-dr-mark-schlissel-next-president-university-michigan |date=September 26, 2019}} – retrieved January 25, 2014.

Coleman was appointed to the University of Denver Board of Trustees in June 2015. She is an elected Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and co-chaired the Academy's Lincoln Project on Excellence and Access in Public Higher Education Project with former University of California, Berkeley chancellor Robert Birgeneau.{{cite web |url=https://www.amacad.org/content/Research/researchproject.aspx?d=929|title=The Lincoln Project: Excellence and Access in Public Higher Education - American Academy of Arts & Sciences |website=www.amacad.org|date=March 2016 |access-date=September 13, 2022|archive-date=November 22, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122132212/https://www.amacad.org/content/Research/researchproject.aspx?d=929|url-status=live}} Coleman served as president of the Association of American Universities from 2016 to 2020.{{cite web |title=Saying Farewell and Wishing Good Luck {{!}} Association of American Universities (AAU) |url=https://www.aau.edu/newsroom/mary-sues-desk/saying-farewell-and-wishing-good-luck |website=www.aau.edu |access-date=September 13, 2022 |archive-date=February 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220214062207/https://www.aau.edu/newsroom/mary-sues-desk/saying-farewell-and-wishing-good-luck |url-status=live }}

Coleman was honored by the University of Michigan with the March 2021 dedication of the building that houses the Life Sciences Institute as the Mary Sue Coleman Hall, the first academic building on the Ann Arbor campus to be named for a woman.{{cite web |title=President Emerita Mary Sue Coleman recognized in building naming: Home of Life Sciences Institute will honor U-M's former president |url=https://record.umich.edu/articles/mary-sue-coleman-recognized-in-building-naming/ |publisher=University Record |access-date=January 16, 2022 |date=March 25, 2021 |archive-date=January 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118210537/https://record.umich.edu/articles/mary-sue-coleman-recognized-in-building-naming/ |url-status=live }} Coleman was appointed interim president of the University of Michigan on January 15, 2022, upon the termination of Mark Schlissel by the Board of Regents.{{cite web | title=Board announces removal of president, appointment of interim | url=https://regents.umich.edu/governance/announcements/board-announces-removal-of-president-appointment-of-interim/ | website=regents.umich.edu | date=January 15, 2022 | access-date=September 13, 2022 | archive-date=July 14, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714131328/https://regents.umich.edu/governance/announcements/board-announces-removal-of-president-appointment-of-interim/ | url-status=live }} She remained in the post until Santa Ono took the office on October 14, 2022.{{Cite web |last=Hodder |first=Riley |date=2022-10-13 |title=UMich bids farewell to Interim President Mary Sue Coleman |url=http://www.michigandaily.com/news/administration/goodbye-again-umich-bids-farewell-to-interim-president-mary-sue-coleman/ |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=The Michigan Daily |language=en-US}}{{cite web | url=https://president.umich.edu/about/past-presidents/ | title=Past Presidents | Office of the President }}

Honors and awards

Coleman received honorary doctorate from a number of higher education institutions:{{Cite web |title=Biography {{!}} Office of the President |url=https://president.umich.edu/about/biography/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713221601/https://president.umich.edu/about/biography/ |archive-date=July 13, 2022 |access-date=September 13, 2022 |website=president.umich.edu}}

Doctor of Science, University of Kentucky (2003){{Cite web |last=University of Kentucky |title=List of Honorary Degrees Awarded2019.pdf |url=https://gradschool.uky.edu/sites/gradschool.uky.edu/files/FacultyStaff/2019-2020/List%20of%20Honorary%20Degrees%20Awarded2019.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913193102/https://gradschool.uky.edu/sites/gradschool.uky.edu/files/FacultyStaff/2019-2020/List%20of%20Honorary%20Degrees%20Awarded2019.pdf |archive-date=September 13, 2022 |access-date=September 13, 2022 |website=University of Kentucky}}
Doctor of Science, Grinnell College (2004)
Honorary Doctorate, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China (2004){{Cite web |title=上海交通大学授予名誉博士学位名单-上海交通大学研究生院 |url=https://www.gs.sjtu.edu.cn/info/1029/4350.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814133007/https://www.gs.sjtu.edu.cn/info/1029/4350.htm |archive-date=August 14, 2022 |access-date=September 13, 2022 |website=www.gs.sjtu.edu.cn}}
Doctor of Science, Dartmouth College (2005){{Cite web |date=April 7, 2022 |title=Past Honorary Degree Recipients |url=https://president.dartmouth.edu/about/honorary-degrees/past-honorary-degree-recipients |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706154823/https://president.dartmouth.edu/about/honorary-degrees/past-honorary-degree-recipients |archive-date=July 6, 2022 |access-date=September 13, 2022 |website=Office of the President |language=en}}
Doctor of Science, University of Notre Dame (2007){{Cite web |date=March 14, 2022 |title=HONORARY DEGREE RECIPIENTS, 1844-2021 |url=https://commencement.nd.edu/assets/408572/honorary_degrees_archive_by_date.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220415111031/https://commencement.nd.edu/assets/408572/honorary_degrees_archive_by_date.pdf |archive-date=April 15, 2022 |access-date=September 13, 2022 |website=University of Notre Dame}}
Doctor of Laws, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2011){{Cite web |title=Honorary Degrees |url=https://facultygov.unc.edu/awards/honorary-degrees/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202182720/https://facultygov.unc.edu/awards/honorary-degrees/ |archive-date=February 2, 2022 |access-date=September 13, 2022 |website=Office of Faculty Governance at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |language=en-US}}
Doctor of Science, Eastern Kentucky University (2012){{Cite web |title=Mary Sue Coleman, Education, Doctor of Science |url=https://honorarydegrees.eku.edu/sites/honorarydegrees.eku.edu/files/files/Mary%20Sue%20Coleman.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220218223529/https://honorarydegrees.eku.edu/sites/honorarydegrees.eku.edu/files/files/Mary%20Sue%20Coleman.pdf |archive-date=February 18, 2022 |access-date=September 13, 2022 |website=Eastern Kentucky University}}
Doctor of Humane Letters, Indiana University (2013){{Cite web |title=Mary Sue Coleman: University Honors and Awards: Indiana University |url=https://honorsandawards.iu.edu/awards/honoree/6617.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928173919/https://honorsandawards.iu.edu/awards/honoree/6617.html |archive-date=September 28, 2021 |access-date=September 13, 2022 |website=University Honors & Awards |language=en-US}}
Doctor of Law, Michigan State University (2013){{Cite web |last=Howell |first=Brandon |date=December 14, 2013 |title=Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman during MSU commencement address: 'Congratulations on your Big Ten championship and your trip to Pasadena!' |url=https://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/2013/12/michigan_president_mary_sue_co.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913193104/https://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/2013/12/michigan_president_mary_sue_co.html |archive-date=September 13, 2022 |access-date=September 13, 2022 |website=mlive |language=en}}
Doctor of Science, Brandeis University (2018){{Cite web |title=Honorary Degree Recipients |url=https://www.brandeis.edu/trustees/hdr/recipients.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190519115949/http://www.brandeis.edu/trustees/hdr/recipients.html |archive-date=May 19, 2019 |access-date=September 13, 2022 |website=www.brandeis.edu |language=en}}
Doctor of Science, University of Iowa (2019){{Cite web |title=Honorary Degree Recipients {{!}} University of Iowa Honorary Degree Program - The University of Iowa |url=https://honorary-degrees.sites.uiowa.edu/honorary-degree-recipients |access-date=September 13, 2022 |website=honorary-degrees.sites.uiowa.edu |language=en |archive-date=August 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210811003909/https://honorary-degrees.sites.uiowa.edu/honorary-degree-recipients |url-status=live }}
Doctor of Humane Letters, University of Michigan (2023)

Personal life

She married Kenneth Coleman and they have one son.{{cite web |title=Mary Sue Coleman (1995-2002) |url=https://www.lib.uiowa.edu/gallery/ui-president/mary-sue-coleman/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220913185626/https://www.lib.uiowa.edu/gallery/ui-president/mary-sue-coleman/ |archive-date=September 13, 2022 |access-date=September 13, 2022 |website=UI Libraries}}

Mary Sue Coleman

Early life and education

Career

Honors and awards

Personal life

References

Further reading