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Wendy Raymond | |
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| President of Haverford College | |
| Assumed office July 1, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Kim Benston |
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| Education | Cornell University (BA) Harvard University (PhD) |
Wendy Raymond is an American biochemist and molecular biologist. She the 16th President of Haverford College. [1] She was formerly Vice President for Academic Affairs/Dean of Faculty and a professor of biology at Davidson College. [2] Her research focus is molecular genetics. [3]
Raymond is from Mequon,Wisconsin. She earned an undergraduate degree from Cornell University in 1982,where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. [4] She received a Ph.D. in biochemistry and molecular biology from Harvard University in 1990.
After an American Cancer Society post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Washington,she became a professor of biology at Williams College in 1994,where she would later be named Associate Dean for Institutional Diversity. [5]
She became provost of Davidson College in 2013 and,in 2014,was appointed chair of the National Science Foundation's Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering. [6] She is also a member of the Executive Committee of the organization of Liberal Arts Diversity Officers. [7]
In December 2018,Haverford College named Raymond as its 16th president. She took office on July 1,2019. [8]
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