Judy L. Bonner | |
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28th President of the University of Alabama | |
In office November 1, 2012 –July 15, 2015 | |
Preceded by | Guy Bailey |
Succeeded by | Stuart R. Bell |
Personal details | |
Born | Wilcox County,Alabama,U.S. |
Relatives | Jo Bonner (brother) |
Education | University of Alabama (BS,MS) Ohio State University (PhD) |
Judy L. Bonner is an American academic who served as president of the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa,Alabama from 2012 to 2015.
Judy L. Bonner was born in Wilcox County,Alabama. [1] She graduated from the University of Alabama,where she received bachelor's and master's degrees. [2] [3] She received a PhD in Nutrition from Ohio State University in Columbus,Ohio. [2] [3]
Her brother,Jo Bonner,served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 2003 to 2013. [1] [4]
Bonner started her career as a faculty member of the University of Alabama in 1981. [5] She became the dean of its College of Human Environmental Sciences in 1989. [5] She became the provost and executive vice president of the University of Alabama in 2003. [5]
She served as the president of the University of Alabama from 2012 to 2015. [1] [5] She was the university's first female president. [5]