Susan Martin
| Susan Martin | |
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Martin in 2012
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| Interim President of San José State University | |
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Assumed office August 18, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Mohammad Qayoumi |
| 22nd President of Eastern Michigan University | |
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In office July 7, 2008 – July 7, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Donald M. Loppnow |
| Succeeded by | Kim Schatzel |
| Provost & Vice-Chancellor of Academic Affairs at University of Michigan–Dearborn | |
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In office 2006–2008 |
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| Preceded by | Robert Simpson |
| Succeeded by | Don Bord |
| Personal details | |
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Susan Work October 24, 1950 Croswell, Michigan |
| Spouse(s) | Dr. Larry Martin |
| Residence | San Jose, CA |
| Alma mater |
Central Michigan University Michigan State University |
| Profession | Professor |
| Website | Eastern Michigan University: Office of the President |
Susan Work Martin (born October 24, 1950) is an American academic administrator was the interim president of San José State University in San José, California through July 1, 2016. Previously, Martin served as president of Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan from 2008 to 2015. She was the first female president in the university’s 160-year history. She held a simultaneous appointment as Professor of Accounting in the College of Business during her tenure at Eastern.
Born and raised in Croswell, Michigan, Susan Work grew up on a dairy farm and attended classes at a one-room schoolhouse with two outhouses and no running water. She received a B.S. degree in Public Speaking from Central Michigan University in 1971, before earning an M.B.A. (1976) in business administration and a Ph.D. (1988) in Accounting from Michigan State University. Martin was a member of Sigma Kappa Sorority at Central Michigan University from 1967-71.
Martin began her career as a secretary in the Department of Microbiology at the University of Texas at Austin. From there Martin moved back to Michigan working at Michigan State University and then worked in state government for four years as Assistant Auditor General. She was appointed by Michigan Governors William Milliken and James Blanchard to serve as Deputy State Treasurer for local government and by Governor Blanchard as Commissioner of Revenue.
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