 | This biographical article is written like a résumé. (March 2024) |
Linda M. LeMura | |
|---|---|
| 14th President of Le Moyne College | |
| Assumed office July 1, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Fred P. Pestello |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 25, 1960 Syracuse, New York, U.S. |
| Spouse | Lawrence Tanner |
| Education | Niagara University (BS) Syracuse University (MS, PhD) |
Linda M. LeMura (born April 25, 1960) is an American scientist and academic who is the current and 14th President of Le Moyne College in Syracuse, N.Y., the youngest of the 27 Jesuit colleges and universities in the United States. She is the first female layperson to be named the president of a Jesuit institution of higher education in the world.[1][2]
Prior to being appointed president in 2014, LeMura served Le Moyne as the provost and vice president for academic affairs from 2007 to 2014 and dean of the College of Arts and Sciences from 2003 to 2007. Previously, she was professor, research scientist, and graduate program director of the Departments of Biology and Allied Health Sciences and Exercise Physiology at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania.[3]
- ^ Emerson, Matt (3 April 2014). "LeMoyne Makes History". America Magazine. America Media. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- ^ Tobin, Dave (3 April 2014). "Le Moyne College appoints Linda LeMura 14th president". Syracuse.com. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ^ "President, Le Moyne College". Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. Retrieved 25 June 2021.