Elizabeth MacLeod Walls | |
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14th President of Washington & Jefferson College | |
Assumed office June 30, 2024 | |
Preceded by | John C. Knapp |
15th President of William Jewell College | |
In office July 1,2016 –June 30,2024 | |
Preceded by | David Sallee |
Succeeded by | Susan Chambers (interim) |
Personal details | |
Born | January 8,1974 |
Spouse | Craig MacLeod Walls |
Children | 2 |
Residence(s) | Washington,Pennsylvania,U.S. |
Education | Hiram College (BA) Texas Christian University (PhD) |
Website | Official |
Elizabeth MacLeod Walls (born January 8,1974) is an American academic administrator serving as the 14th president of Washington &Jefferson College in Washington,Pennsylvania.
MacLeod Walls was raised in Lincoln,Nebraska. [1]
She earned a Bachelor of Arts in English and history from Hiram College,graduating Phi Beta Kappa. She then received a Doctor of Philosophy in English literature and rhetoric from Texas Christian University,graduating with highest distinction. She also attended Harvard University,where she completed their Management and Leadership in Education Program. [1] She also is an alumna of the ACE Women’s Leadership Program and the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy Programs. [2]
MacLeod Walls served as an administrator at Bryan College of Health Sciences in Lincoln Nebraska. [1] She also taught at Nebraska Wesleyan University's English Department and served as executive director for a Lilly Endowment grant. [3] In 2012,MacLeod Walls became the university's dean of University College. [1]
MacLeod Walls became the 15th president of William Jewell College in Liberty,Missouri in 2016,succeeding David Sallee,who had retired. [1] During her tenure,she aimed to rebrand William Jewell College as "The Critical Thinking College". [4] Most notably,William Jewell College face unprecedented layoffs and financial crisis at the end of her tenure. [5]
In 2024,MacLeod was named the 14th president of Washington &Jefferson College,taking the place of John C. Knapp,who had announced retirement. She assumed her presidency on June 30,2024. [6] [7]
In 2016,MacLeod Walls's co-edited text From Curlers to Chainsaws received the gold medal for the Independent Publisher Book Award for Anthology. [8]
MacLeod Walls is married to Craig MacLeod and has two sons. [1] [2]