H. Kim Bottomly
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Helen Kim Bottomly is an immunologist and the former president of Wellesley College, serving from August 2007 to July 2016.[1] Bottomly was the first scientist to become a president at Wellesley College.[2] She has been a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences since 2009.[3] She chaired the board of directors of the Consortium on Financing Higher Education and was a member of the advisory council of the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health.[4] In May 2018, she was appointed as the chair of the board of the trustees[5] for the Fulbright University Vietnam,[6] which she stepped down from in 2019.
H. Kim Bottomly | |
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13th President of Wellesley College | |
In office August 1, 2007 (2007-08-01) – July 2016 (2016-07) | |
Preceded by | Diana Chapman Walsh Nannerl O. Keohane |
Succeeded by | Paula A. Johnson |
Personal details | |
Born | Helen Kim Bottomly (1946-01-30) January 30, 1946 (age 78) Helena, Montana, U.S. |
Spouse(s) |
Wayne Villemez |
Residence | New Haven, Connecticut |
Alma mater | University of Washington |
Profession | Immunologist, Professor, Academic |
Website | Wellesley College |