Bernadette Gray-Little

Bernadette Gray-Little
Gray-Little on January 22, 2015 addresses the crowd before former President Obama speaks.
17th Chancellor of University of Kansas
In office
August 15, 2009 – June 30, 2017
Preceded byRobert Hemenway
Succeeded byDouglas Girod
Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
In office
July 1, 2006 – July 31, 2009
Personal details
Born (1944-10-21) October 21, 1944 (age 80)
Washington, North Carolina
ResidenceLawrence, Kansas
Alma materMarywood University (BS)
Saint Louis University
(MS and PhD)
ProfessionEducator
Salary$511,341[1]

Bernadette Gray-Little is a retired academic administrator most recently serving as the 17th chancellor of the University of Kansas, where she was the first African-American and female to serve as the chancellor. She oversaw the university's main campus in Lawrence, its medical center campuses in Kansas City, Salina and Wichita, the Edwards Campus in Overland Park, and other facilities around Kansas. She replaced chancellor Robert Hemenway in August 2009,[2][3] and retired in June 2017.[4]

  1. ^ "Kansas Government Employee Payroll List". Kansasopengov.org. Archived from the original on April 16, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  2. ^ Board of Regents makes historic selection for KU chancellor Archived July 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. News.ku.edu (May 29, 2009). Retrieved on 2015-11-29.
  3. ^ Hilley, Justin (May 29, 2009). "Chancellor announced in Topeka – The University Daily Kansan: News". Kansan.com. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  4. ^ "Chancellor Gray-Little to step down in summer 2017 | The University of Kansas". News.ku.edu. July 1, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2016.