Teresa a Sullivan - wikipedia Teresa a Sullivan Teresa A. Sullivan Teresa Ann Sullivan 8th President of the University of Virginia Incumbent Assumed office August 1, 2010 ( 2010 - 08 - 01 ) Preceded by John T. Casteen III Provost of the University of Michigan In office June 1, 2006 ( 2006 - 06 - 01 ) -- July 1, 2010 ( 2010 - 07 - 01 ) Preceded by Paul N. Courant Succeeded by Philip J. Hanlon Personal details Teresa Ann Sullivan ( 1949 - 07 - 09 ) July 9, 1949 ( age 68 ) Kewanee, Illinois Height 5 ft., 4 in. Spouse ( s ) Douglas Laycock ( m. 1971 -- present ) Alma mater Michigan State University University of Chicago Profession Sociologist, Professor Website Office of the President, U.Va. Teresa Ann `` Terry '' Sullivan ( born July 9, 1949 ) is an American sociologist and university administrator. She serves as the President of the University of Virginia, a position to which she was elected in 2010. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 Presidency of the University of Virginia 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External links Early life Teresa Sullivan was born on July 9, 1949. She received her undergraduate degree from Michigan State University 's James Madison College, where she was asked to stay on as an intern in the office of the president by Clifton R. Wharton, Jr., then the president. She completed her Ph. D. at the University of Chicago. Career She joined the faculty of the University of Texas as an instructor in sociology. At 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. She then served as the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of Michigan. Sullivan has written or cowritten six books and over 80 scholarly articles in sociology. In 1990, she co-authored The Social Organization of Work with Randy Hodson, which was described as a `` pathbreaking textbook in the sociology of work '' by Daniel B. Cornfield. She is an elected Fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Presidency of the University of Virginia Sullivan was unanimously elected on January 11, 2010, and became the University 's first female president on August 1, 2010. However, on June 10, 2012, it was announced to the University that Sullivan would step down from her position on August 15, 2012, after serving only two years of a five - year contract. Leaders of the university 's governing board decided to remove Sullivan, `` largely because of her unwillingness to consider dramatic program cuts in the face of dwindling resources and for her perceived reluctance to approach the school with the bottom - line mentality of a corporate chief executive ''. Others presented the dispute as being more about differing view of the academic culture and future direction of the university than immediate financial concerns ; whether less popular traditional - classical academic studies should be cut, with funding refocused on more profitable and business - oriented courses and programs. Later news reports presented the resignation as an `` ouster '' organized by Helen Dragas, rector of the university 's Board of Visitors ; with strong suggestions of Dragas ' conflicting views of the future of the university, and personal ambitions playing a role in her actions. Although a formal meeting and vote of the full board was not held at the time, Sullivan was presented with the news of her loss of majority support within the board, and given the ' opportunity ' to resign. The announcement of her resignation was communicated via an email by Dragas on behalf of the Board of Visitors. The message quoted from Sullivan 's resignation letter and cited `` philosophical differences '' on how the University was to be run. Large - scale protest against the action, and support for Sullivan from students, faculty, alumni, as well as the national academic community, resulted, including a faculty senate demand for the removal of the Board of Visitors leaders - Rector Helen Dragas and Vice Rector Mark J. Kington - and demands from the student government for an explanation for the ouster. In the face of this pressure, including a statement from Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell that he would remove the entire board if they failed to resolve the issue at their June 26 meeting, the board unanimously voted to reinstate Sullivan as president. In January 2017, Sullivan announced her intention to retire effective September 30, 2018. She will be succeeded by James Ryan. Personal life She is married to legal scholar Douglas Laycock. References ^ Jump up to : `` President Sullivan Ushers In a New Era at U.Va. ''. UVA Today. 2010 - 08 - 01. Retrieved 2010 - 08 - 01. ^ Jump up to : `` Teresa Sullivan to Step Down as President of UVa ''. NBC 29. 2012 - 06 - 10. ^ Jump up to : `` Teresa A. Sullivan, Extraordinary Leader and Respected Scholar, to Become Eighth President of U.Va. ''. UVa Today. 2010 - 01 - 11. Retrieved 2010 - 01 - 12. Jump up ^ De Vise, Daniel ( 2010 - 01 - 11 ). `` University of Virginia picks its first female president ''. Washington Post. Jump up ^ Cornfield, Daniel B. ( 2016 ). `` Randy Hodson, Agent of a New Sociology of Work : Remembrance, Reflection, and Celebration. ''. In Keister, Lisa A. ; Roscigno, Vincent J. A Gedenkschrift to Randy Hodson : Working with Dignity. Bingley, U.K. : Emerald Publishing. pp. xvii -- xxv. ISBN 9781785607264. OCLC 1000472321. Jump up ^ `` President Teresa A. Sullivan Inducted Into American Academy of Arts and Sciences ''. News.virginia.edu. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2017. ^ Jump up to : Daniel de Vise and Anita Kumar, `` U-Va. Faculty Senate to meet in emergency session Sunday over Teresa Sullivan 's ouster '', Washington Post, 17 June 2012 Jump up ^ Surin, Kenneth. Virginia Politicians and the Slow Strangulation of Its Famous State University ( 2 January 2017 ), CounterPunch Jump up ^ Associated Press ( June 18, 2012 ). `` University of Virginia asks rector, vice rector to resign after president 's ouster ''. Retrieved June 19, 2012. Jump up ^ Karin Kapsidelis ( June 15, 2012 ). `` U.Va. Student Council seeks full explanation of ouster ''. Richmond Times - Dispatch. Retrieved June 19, 2012. Jump up ^ Anita Kumar & Jenna Johnson ( June 22, 2012 ). `` McDonnell tells U-Va. board to resolve leadership crisis, or he will remove members ''. Washington Post. Retrieved June 26, 2012. Jump up ^ Sara Hebel ; Jack Stripling & Robin Wilson ( June 26, 2012 ). `` U. of Virginia Board Votes to Reinstate Sullivan ''. The Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved June 26, 2012. Jump up ^ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ( June 26, 2012 ). `` University of Virginia Board Reinstates President ''. The New York Times. Retrieved June 26, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Board of Visitors Selects James Ryan as University of Virginia 's Next President ''. UVA Today. September 15, 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2017. Jump up ^ Colleen Flaherty, Transparency vs. Censorship, Inside Higher Ed, May 29, 2014 External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Teresa A. Sullivan. Academic offices Preceded by John T. Casteen III President of the University of Virginia 2010 -- present Succeeded by Incumbent Preceded by Paul N. Courant Provost of the University of Michigan 2006 -- 2010 Succeeded by Philip J. Hanlon Presidents of the University of Virginia Alderman ( 1904 -- 1931 ) Newcomb ( 1931 -- 1947 ) Darden ( 1947 -- 1959 ) Shannon ( 1959 -- 1974 ) Hereford ( 1974 -- 1985 ) O'Neil ( 1985 -- 1990 ) Casteen ( 1990 -- 2010 ) Sullivan ( 2010 -- ) VIAF : 39451482 LCCN : n77016847 ISNI : 0000 0001 2024 2865 GND : 170325512 SUDOC : 079860796 BNF : cb12343602v ( data ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Teresa_A._Sullivan&oldid=803247637 '' Categories : Presidents of the University of Virginia 1949 births Living people People from Kewanee, Illinois Michigan State University alumni University of Chicago alumni University of Texas faculty University of Michigan people Hidden categories : All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from September 2017 Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 1 October 2017, at 11 : 15. 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Question: who is the president of the university of virginia
Answer: Teresa Ann "Terry" Sullivan