Louise Mirrer
Louise Mirrer, Ph.D., is president and CEO of the New-York Historical Society. Under Mirrer’s direction, the New-York Historical Society has launched a series of exhibitions, including "Slavery in New York"; "New York Divided: Slavery and the Civil War"; "A New Light on Tiffany: Clara Driscoll and the Tiffany Girls"; "French Founding Father: Lafayette’s Return to Washington’s America"; "Grant and Lee in War and Peace"; "Lincoln and New York", "Nueva York" and a rich array of intellectually engaging lectures, debates and family programs. Mirrer inaugurated the Saturday Academy, an American history enhancement program for  high-school students, and a new Graduate Institute on Constitutional History. Mirrer also led the Historical Society’s 100-million-dollar campaign for a major renovation of its landmark building on Central Park West, creating new permanent installation galleries and a children's history museum. Mirrer also oversaw efforts to create a Center for Women's History, which opened in the Fall of 2016. Biography. She earned a Ph.D. in the Spanish language and a Ph.D. in Humanities from Stanford University. She was the Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at the City University of New York. She was named  president of the New-York Historical Society in 2004. Honors. Merrill Award for Outstanding Contributions to Liberal Arts Education, ACTA, 2014; Woman of Distinction Medal, League of Women Voters (2007); Dean’s Medal, CUNY Honors College (2005); Education and Student Advocacy Award, Hostos Community College (2005); President’s Medal, CUNY Graduate Center, 2004; Leadership Award, Asian-American Research Institution, 2003; New York Post’s “50 Most Influential Women in New York,” 2003; Citation of Honor, Queens Borough President’s Office, 2001; Women Making History Award, Queensborough Community College, 2001; and the YWCA “Women Achievers” Award, 2000. In 2007 she was  made an Honorary Fellow of Wolfson College, Cambridge.