James F. Jones | |
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President of Sweet Briar College | |
Interim | |
In office August 1, 2014 – July 2, 2015 | |
Preceded by | Jo Ellen Parker |
Succeeded by | Phillip C. Stone |
21st President of Trinity College | |
In office July 1, 2004 – June 30, 2014 | |
Preceded by | Borden W. Painter Jr. |
Succeeded by | Joanne Berger-Sweeney |
16th President of Kalamazoo College | |
In office 1996–2004 | |
Preceded by | Lawrence D. Bryan |
Succeeded by | Eileen Wilson-Oyelaran |
Personal details | |
Born | 1947 (age 76–77) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
Spouse | Joan Sheets |
Children | 3 |
Education | University of Virginia (BA) Emory University (MA) Columbia University (MPhil, PhD) |
James F. Jones Jr. (born April 9, 1947) is an American academic administrator and educator. He began his career as a professor of Romance languages and other humanities. His administrative posts have included being vice provost of Southern Methodist University and dean of its Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences; president of Kalamazoo College; president of Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut; and interim president of Sweet Briar College.