Michael Hooker

Michael Hooker
8th Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
In office
1995–1999
Preceded byPaul Hardin III
Succeeded byWilliam Octavius McCoy (acting)
President of the University of Massachusetts System
In office
1992–1995
Preceded byJoseph Duffey
Succeeded byWilliam Bulger
President of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County
In office
1986–1992
Preceded byJohn W. Dorsey
Succeeded byFreeman Hrabowski III
President of Bennington College
In office
1982–1986
Personal details
Born(1945-08-24)August 24, 1945
Richlands, Virginia
DiedJune 29, 1999(1999-06-29) (aged 53)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
SpouseCarmen DeFrates
ChildrenAlexandra Hooker
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., '69)
University of Massachusetts-Amherst (MA., '72, Ph.D., '73)[1]
ProfessionPhilosopher

Michael Kenneth Hooker (August 24, 1945 – June 29, 1999) was an American academic who served as the eighth Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and President of University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and Bennington College.

  1. ^ Wolfgang Saxon (1999-07-11). "Michael K. Hooker, 53, Chancellor With a Community Approach". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-07-11.