Paula G. Allen-Meares (born 1948) is an American academic who served as the chancellor of the University of Illinois Chicago from 2009 to 2015. She has a background in social work.
Paula Allen-Meares | |
|---|---|
| 6th Chancellor of the University of Illinois Chicago | |
| In office January 2009 – January 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Sylvia Manning Rick Gislason (interim) |
| Succeeded by | Rick Gislason (interim) Michael Amiridis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1948 (age 75–76) |
| Education | State University of New York at Buffalo (BS) University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (MSW, PhD) |
| Academic background | |
| Thesis | A Current Analysis of School Social Work Tasks and Its Implication for Differential Staffing Patterns (1975) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Social work |
| Institutions | |
Allen-Meares was raised in Buffalo, New York. She completed her undergraduate education at SUNY Buffalo, and then undertook postgraduate studies in social work at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (UIUC).[1] While completing her doctorate, she worked for the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services. She joined the UIUC faculty in 1975, and in 1990 was made dean of the School of Social Work.[2] In 1993, Allen-Meares joined the University of Michigan as dean of the School of Social Work.[3] She also chair of the University Health Sciences Council. During her tenure, the School of Social Work's endowment increased from $1 million to $42.3 million.[1]
Allen-Meares's appointment as chancellor of the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) was announced in June 2008, and her term commenced in January 2009.[4] As chancellor, she unsuccessfully lobbied for UIC to host the Barack Obama Presidential Center.[5] Allen-Meares's initial five-year term was extended to January 2015, but not renewed thereafter; in August 2014, the UIC faculty senate had passed a motion of no confidence 44–9.[6] She received an exit bonus of $98,440 on top of a $437,244 annual salary, which was criticized by faculty representatives.[7]
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edit- ^ a b Booth, Sonya (2009-01-14). "The University of Illinois at Chicago welcomes Chancellor Paula Allen-Meares". University of Illinois Foundation. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
- ^ "Paul Allen-Meares". University of Chicago Department of Medicine. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
- ^ "Paula Allen-Meares". University of Michigan School of Social Work. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
- ^ "Paula Allen-Meares named chancellor of UIC". Illinois News Bureau. 2008-06-19. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
- ^ Wallace, Sarah (2017-12-01). "Paula Allen-Meares on UIC's Pitch for President Barack Obama's Presidential Library". The Chicago Network. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
- ^ Cohen, Jodi S. (2014-08-29). "UIC faculty vote no confidence in chancellor". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 2014-08-31. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
- ^ Cohen, Jodi S. (2015-01-15). "On her way out, UIC chancellor gets $100,000 bonus". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 2015-01-16. Retrieved 2022-07-03.