M. R. C. Greenwood
President of the University of Hawaiʻi until 2013 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mary Rita Cooke Greenwood (born April 11, 1943[citation needed]) is a nationally recognized leader in higher education, nutrition, and health sciences. Additionally, her research has been extensively published, internationally recognized, and has earned awards.[1]
Mary Rita Cooke Greenwood | |
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14th President of the University of Hawaiʻi | |
In office August 24, 2009 (2009-08-24) – September 30, 2013 (2013-09-30) | |
Preceded by | David McClain |
Succeeded by | David Lassner |
7th Chancellor of the University of California, Santa Cruz | |
In office July 1, 1991 (1991-07-01) – March 31, 2004 (2004-03-31) | |
Preceded by | Karl Pister |
Succeeded by | Martin Chemers (acting) Denice Denton |
Personal details | |
Born | 1943 (1943) Gainesville, Florida, U.S. |
Alma mater | |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Human Nutrition |
Institutions | |
Thesis | The regulation of body weight: Developmental, behavioral and physiological considerations (1973) |
Greenwood had served as president of the University of Hawaiʻi and chancellor of the University of California, Santa Cruz. She had held leadership positions in several academic and profession societies and had served in several scientific organizations within the United States government.
She currently holds an appointment as a Distinguished Professor Emerita of Nutrition and Internal Medicine at the University of California, Davis.