Mary Sue Coleman

Mary Sue Coleman
President of the University of Michigan
In office
January 15, 2022 – October 13, 2022
Acting
Preceded byMark Schlissel
Succeeded bySanta Ono
In office
August 1, 2002 – July 1, 2014
Preceded byLee Bollinger
Succeeded byMark Schlissel
7th President of the Association of American Universities
In office
June 1, 2016 – May 31, 2020
Preceded byHunter R. Rawlings III
Succeeded byBarbara Snyder
18th President of the University of Iowa
In office
1995–2002
Preceded byHunter R. Rawlings III
Succeeded byDavid J. Skorton
Personal details
Born
Mary Sue Wilson

(1943-10-02) October 2, 1943 (age 81)
Madison County, Kentucky, U.S.
SpouseKen Coleman
EducationGrinnell College (BS)
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (MS, PhD)
Scientific career
FieldsBiochemistry
Institutions
ThesisIncorporation of radioactive precursors into polysomes and RNA of mammalian brain during short term behavioral experiences (1969)
Doctoral advisorJohn Eric Wilson

Mary Sue Wilson Coleman (born October 2, 1943) is an American chemist and academic administrator who served as the 13th president of the University of Michigan from 2002 to 2014, interim president of the University of Michigan in 2022, and the 18th president of the University of Iowa from 1995 to 2002.

She formerly served as Professor of Biological Chemistry in the University of Michigan Medical School and Professor of Chemistry in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts.