Linda Louise M. Bennett (born December 25, 1952, in Cincinnati)[citation needed] was named president of the University of Southern Indiana (USI) by its Board of Trustees effective July 1, 2009, to replace incumbent president H. Ray Hoops who had retired on June 30, 2009.[1][2]
Linda Louise M. Bennett | |
|---|---|
| 3rd President of the University of Southern Indiana | |
| In office July 1, 2009 – June 30, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | H. Ray Hoops |
| Succeeded by | Ronald Rochon |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Cincinnati (BA, MA, PhD) |
| Thesis | Symbolic state politics: Education funding in Ohio, 1970-1980 (1981) |
| Doctoral advisor | Norman C. Thomas |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Political science |
| Institutions | |
In August 2017, Bennett announced she would retire as president USI on June 30, 2018.[3]
Education
editLinda Bennett received her baccalaureate and master's degrees and her Ph.D. in political science all from the University of Cincinnati. The Bennetts resided in Evansville, Indiana.[4]
Career
editBennett previously served at Wittenberg University, Northern Kentucky University, and Appalachian State University and as USI's provost and vice president for academic affairs. A professor of political science, Bennett has a publication record which includes joint-authorship, with her husband Stephen Earl Bennett, of Living with Leviathan: Americans Coming to Terms with Big Government (2007).[5] According to Michael Margolis,
- No other book has ordered and analyzed a comparable set of data regarding attitudes toward the power of the federal government.[6]
At the time of her selection to be president of USI, Bennett was one of five remaining applicants under consideration for the presidency of Southeastern Louisiana University.[7]
Notes
edit- ^ "Bennett named new USI president". Evansville Courier & Press. January 3, 2009. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06.
- ^ "USI names new president". Inside Indiana Business. February 2, 2009. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28.
- ^ Fater, Tori; Erbacher, Megan (August 15, 2017). "USI president Linda Bennett to retire". Evansville Courier & Press.
- ^ Linda Bennett's curriculum vitae. Archived 2008-05-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Lawrence: University Press of Kansas. ISBN 978-0-7006-0432-6 (hardbound), ISBN 978-0-7006-0433-3 (paperbound).
- ^ "University Press of Kansas book site". Archived from the original on 2010-06-26. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
- ^ "Five finalists named for Southeastern Louisiana University presidency". WVLA.[dead link]