Header Navigation User SEU Search Block MENU President Fuentes’ Career Highlights Breadcrumb Home About St. Edward's Our Leadership President Fuentes Main menu President Fuentes Presidential Inauguration Board of Trustees University Leadership Having served as a distinguished administrator, faculty member and thought leader in the world of higher education for more than two decades, Dr. Montserrat ‘Montse’ Fuentes began her role as president of St. Edward’s University in July 2021. Dr. Fuentes’ career trajectory demonstrates the hallmarks of a profession in pursuit of excellence and service to others. Beyond her academic achievements, she has championed the areas of diversity, equity and inclusion through work that has helped women, minorities and disadvantaged students reach their full potential. Below are a few of her career highlights and achievements: PhD in Statistics from the University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois Executive Vice President and Provost, University of Iowa Dean of the College of Humanities and Sciences, Virginia Commonwealth University Visiting Scientist or researcher at the United States Environmental Protection Agency, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Lucent Technologies and AT&T Bell Labs North Carolina State’s Equity of Women award, for major contributions to the equity and wellbeing of women (2013) Director of STATMOS (2011–2016), an NSF funded center created to promote multi-institutional and interdisciplinary research and training at the interface of Statistics, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, with 200 members and 21 affiliated institutions Research grants from the National Science Foundation, the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the National Institutes of Health, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Editor for the Journal of the American Statistical Association, Applications and Case Studies, (JASA-ACS), among other scientific publications Medal of Distinguished Achievement by the American Statistical Association, Environmental Statistics Section for major statistical methodology contributions, leadership and mentoring roles (2017) National Academy of Sciences, participant in math, air quality and STEM committees View President Fuentes’ CV St. Edwards University St. Edward’s University 3001 South Congress Austin, Texas 78704-6489 855-468-6738 (toll free) 512-448-8400 Campus Information Maps & Directions Contact Directory Careers Site Map Policies Disclosures Accessibility Title IX Covid-19 St. Edward's on Social Facebook Twitter Instagram Linkedin Youtube Sticky bar Apply Now Request Info Visit Deposit HIDE