Jo Ann M. Gora

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Gora became chancellor in August 2001. [4] This helped lead the way for her presidency at Ball State University.

Old Dominion University in Virginia

Gora was provost and vice-president for academic affairs. In 1995, President James V. Koch of Old Dominion University, took a leave of absence for a semester, leaving Gora as the university's acting president. At that time in Virginia, Gora became the first female president of a doctoral institution in Virginia. [5]

Ball State University

Gora was the president of Ball State University for ten years, from 2004 to 2014. She was appointed by the Ball State University Board of Trustees in May 2004, beginning her presidency in August of that year. Upon her inauguration at Ball State, Gora forwent a traditional ceremony and used the money to establish a scholarship fund.[ citation needed ]

Awards and honors

Publications

  • The New Female Criminal: Empirical Reality or Social Myth?
  • Emergency Squad Volunteers: Professionalism in Unpaid Work

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References

  1. Ball State University president among nation's highest paid. (Indianapolis Business Journal Website) Retrieved May 13, 2013.
  2. "President Jo Ann M. Gora to retire June 30, 2014 - Ball State University". cms.bsu.edu. Archived from the original on 2013-11-05.
  3. Ball State University - Biography (Ball State University Website) Archived 2011-09-13 at the Wayback Machine , Retrieved July 17, 2011.
  4. Jo Ann Gora Is Inaugurated as Sixth Chancellor on September 27. (The UMass Website), Retrieved March 15, 2008.
  5. "Provost to Lead ODU While Koch is on Leave; Jo Ann Gora Will be the First Female President of a Va. Doctoral Institution". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved March 15, 2008.
  6. Gora receives honor in Indy newspaper(Ball State Daily News Website) Archived 2007-11-19 at the Wayback Machine , Retrieved March 15, 2008.
  7. Fallon, Greg (2014-05-04). "Ball State names building after retiring president Jo Ann Gora". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2014-05-05.
Jo Ann M. Gora
President of
Ball State University
In office
2004–2014
Preceded by President of Ball State University
2004–2014
Succeeded by