Elissa Tenny

Elissa Tenny
15th President of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago
In office
July 2016 – May 2024
Preceded byWalter E. Massey
Succeeded byJiseon Lee Isbara
Personal details
Born1953
EducationStockton University (BA) University of Pennsylvania (MA, Doctor of Education)[1]

Elissa Tenny (born 1953) is an American academic and educator and the fifteenth President of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC).[2] She is also the first woman to hold the title of President at SAIC in its 158-year history.[3][4]

  1. ^ https://live-saic.pantheonsite.io/sites/default/files/legacy/MG-03052018_PressKit2019_v3-Elissa.pdf
  2. ^ "Office of The President, SAIC". artic.edu. School of the Art Institute. July 1, 2019. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  3. ^ Bertagnoli, Lisa (July 2, 2016). "School of the Art Institute steps out of museum's shadow". chicagobusiness.com. Crain's Chicago Business. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  4. ^ "Office of the President Emeritus".