To: LindyBill who wrote (492702 ) 6/26/2012 5:17:21 AM From: unclewest Respond to Dr Sullivan said - Dr. Teresa Ann Sullivan (born July 9, 1949 [2] ) is the outgoing president of the University of Virginia , a position to which she was elected in 2010 and from which she announced her resignation (effective August 15) on June 10, 2012. [1] Prior to her time at the University of Virginia, she was the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of Michigan , and held administrative positions at the University of Texas . In addition, Sullivan has authored or coauthored six books and over 80 scholarly articles in sociology. [3] Michigan State University 's James Madison College , where she was asked to stay on as an intern in the office of the president by then-university president Clifton R. Wharton, Jr. . She completed her Ph.D. at the University of Chicago and joined the faculty of the University of Texas as an instructor in sociology . At the University of Texas, she held a variety of academic and administrative posts, including the chair of the sociology department, vice provost, and vice president and dean of graduate studies. [4]
