Jane Margaret O'Brien Maggie O'Brien | |
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5th President of St. Mary's College of Maryland | |
In office 1996–2009 | |
Preceded by | Edward T. Lewis |
President of Hollins College | |
In office 1991–1996 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1953 (age 70–71) |
Education | Vassar College (BS), University of Delaware (PhD) |
Occupation | Professor of chemistry,college president,academic administrator |
Jane Margaret O'Brien (born 1953), [1] also known as Maggie O'Brien, [2] is an American professor of chemistry,college president,and academic administrator. She is president emerita of St. Mary's College of Maryland, [1] and was president of Hollins College (now Hollins University).
O'Brien received her BS degree in biochemistry at Vassar College in 1975;and her PhD in chemistry at the University of Delaware in 1981. [1]
O'Brien served as president of St. Mary's College of Maryland in St. Mary's City,Maryland,from 1996 to 2009. [1] [2] She was the president of Hollins College (now Hollins University) in Hollins,Virginia,from 1991 to 1996. [1] [3]
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