Dr. Marye Anne Fox,
a nationally known chemist and academic leader, was named the
seventh chancellor of the University of California, San Diego
in April 2004 by the University of California Board of Regents.
Previously, Fox was chancellor and distinguished university
professor of chemistry at North Carolina State University,
a post she held since 1998. Before going to North Carolina,
Fox spent 22 years at the University of Texas, where she advanced
from assistant professor of organic chemistry to vice president
for research and held the Waggoner Regents Chair in chemistry.
Fox has held over 50 endowed lectureships at universities
around the world. She has also served as visiting professor
at Harvard University, the University of Iowa, the University
of Chicago, the Universite Pierre et Marie Curie in Paris and
the Chemistry Research Promotion Center in Taipei.
Fox, 56, earned a bachelor's degree in science from Notre
Dame College, a master's degree in science from Cleveland State
University and a Ph.D. from Dartmouth College. She is an elected
member of the National Academy of Sciences and has served on
its executive committee, and is a fellow of the American Association
for the Advancement of Science, and an elected member of the
American Philosophical Society.
Fox has received numerous awards, including the Charles Lathrop
Parsons Award for 2005 from the American Chemical Society in
recognition of outstanding public service. She has received
a long list of research awards from professional societies
in the U.S. and abroad. She also has been honored with numerous
teaching awards, as well as the Monie Ferst Award, a national
award recognizing outstanding mentoring of graduate students.
More than 50 students have received advanced degrees under
her supervision, and over 100 postdoctoral fellows and sabbatical
visitors have worked with her.
Fox also serves on numerous boards, including the President's
Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), where
she chaired the Subcommittee on Infrastructure for the 21st
Century in 2003; the National Academy’s Government-University-Industry
Research Roundtable, which she co-chairs; the National Association
of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges (NASULGC); and
a number of corporate boards.
Fox, who was born in Canton, Ohio, is married to UCSD professor
of chemistry James K. Whitesell. She has three sons and two
stepsons.
More biographical information and a photograph are available
online at: http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/newsrel/chancellor/chancellornamed_bio.asp
Additional Resources: Fox
Curriculum Vitae | Q&A with the Chancellor
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