W. Ann Reynolds | |
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| President of the University of Alabama at Birmingham | |
| In office 1997–2002 | |
| Preceded by | Paul Hardin |
| Succeeded by | Carol Garrison |
| Chancellor of the City University of New York | |
| In office 1990–1997 | |
| 3rd Chancellor of California State University | |
| In office 1982–1990 | |
| Preceded by | Glenn Dumke |
| Succeeded by | Ellis E. McCune |
| Provost of the Ohio State University | |
| In office 1979–1982 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Wynetka Ann King 1938 (age 85–86) Coffeyville, Kansas, U.S. |
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| Education | Emporia State University (BS) University of Iowa (MA, PhD) |
| Profession | Zoologist, university administrator |
Wynetka Ann Reynolds (born 1938) is an American zoologist and university administrator who has served as provost of the Ohio State University (1979–1982), chancellor of the California State University (CSU) system (1982–1990), chancellor of the City University of New York (CUNY) (1990–1997), and president of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (1997–2002). She is the only person to have headed two (CSU and CUNY) of the three largest systems of higher education in the United States. The universities she has led account for 6 of the top 10 U.S. schools in upward mobility for their students.[1]