Marcellette G. Williams | |
|---|---|
| 8th Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Amherst | |
| In office July 2001 – July 2002 | |
| Preceded by | David K. Scott |
| Succeeded by | John V. Lombardi |
| Personal details | |
| Education | Michigan State University |
| Occupation | Academic administrator University Chancellor |
Marcellette ("Marci") Gaillard-Gay Williams is an American retired academic administrator who served as interim chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Amherst from July 2001 until July 2002. She was the university's eighth chancellor and the first woman to serve in the position.
Williams previously served as an administrator at Michigan State University and was recruited to UMass as deputy chancellor in 1994 by her predecessor in the position, David K. Scott. Her chancellorship came at a tumultuous time — amid the September 11 terrorist attacks in which a UMass IT employee was killed, a deep round of budget cuts imposed by the state and a successful union vote by resident assistants at UMass Amherst.
Williams later served as a senior leader in the University of Massachusetts system office. She retired from a 53-year career in higher education in July 2019.
The Dr. Marcellette G. Williams Distinguished Scholars program at the UMass Chan Medical School is named for her.