Nancy Zimpher
| Nancy L. Zimpher | |
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| 12th Chancellor of the State University of New York |
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Assumed office June 1, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | John J. O’Connor (Officer in Charge) |
| Succeeded by | Kristina M. Johnson |
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| Born |
October 29, 1946 Gallipolis, Ohio, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | Kenneth R. Howey |
| Residence | Albany, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | The Ohio State University |
| Profession | Educator |
| Institutions |
The Ohio State University University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee University of Cincinnati State University of New York |
| Salary | $545,400 |
| Website | Office of the Chancellor |
Nancy L. Zimpher (born October 29, 1946) is an American educator, state university leader, and Chancellor of the State University of New York (SUNY). Prior to her service at SUNY, Zimpher was a dean and professor of education at Ohio State University (where she had earned her bachelors, masters and doctoral degrees); then Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee between 1998 and 2003; and President of the University of Cincinnati from 2003 through May 2009. Zimpher is the first woman to serve as Chancellor of SUNY, was UWM's first woman chancellor, and was UC's first female president. Zimpher is a native of the village of Gallipolis in southern Ohio.
At UWM (where she was the first female Chancellor of that university), Zimpher created the now-defunct "Milwaukee Idea", a deliberately derivative variation on the historical Wisconsin Idea that "the University's boundaries are the State's boundaries", with a strategic plan that tied UWM, with its faculty knowledge base and research facilities, to the economic health and strength of the Greater Milwaukee area, and raised the profile of UWM in the region vis-a-vis crosstown rival Marquette University.
At UC, she worked to eliminate the previous divisions among the colleges (such as by creating a single university commencement) and continuously championed UC|21, an academic plan which redefined UC as a "new urban research university" for the 21st century. It has also positioned Cincinnati as a candidate for AAU status. Her work was complicated by controversy over her ouster of longtime basketball coach Bob Huggins. Shortly after her arrival at UC, Huggins had been arrested for driving under the influence. This arrest, combined with the poor performance of Huggins' players in the classroom, were among many factors that led Zimpher to force Huggins to resign in 2005.
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