Marye Anne Fox
American academic administrator (1947–2021) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Marye Anne Payne Fox (9 December 1947 – 9 May 2021) was an American physical organic chemist and university administrator. She was the first female chief executive of North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina. In April 2004, Fox was named chancellor of the University of California, San Diego. In 2010 Fox received the National Medal of Science.
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Marye Anne Fox | |
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Seventh Chancellor of the University of California San Diego[1] | |
In office 2004–2012 | |
Preceded by | Robert C. Dynes |
Succeeded by | Pradeep Khosla |
Twelfth Chancellor of North Carolina State University | |
In office August 1998 – June 2004 | |
Preceded by | Larry K. Monteith |
Succeeded by | Robert A. Barnhardt |
Personal details | |
Born | (1947-12-09)9 December 1947 Canton, Ohio, U.S. |
Died | 9 May 2021(2021-05-09) (aged 73) Austin, Texas, U.S. |
Spouse | James K. Whitesell |
Residence(s) | San Diego, California |
Alma mater | Notre Dame College Cleveland State University Dartmouth College |
Profession | Chemist, administrator |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Chemistry |
Institutions | University of Texas at Austin North Carolina State University University of Notre Dame University of California, San Diego |
Thesis | Photorearrangements of aryl halides (1974) |
Doctoral advisor | David M. Lemal |
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