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MADAME PRESIDENT: Eastern
Michigan University President Susan
Martin will be inaugurated as EMU's
22nd president Nov. 20, 11 a.m., in
Pease Auditorium. |
Dr. Susan W. Martin will be invested as the 22nd president
of Eastern Michigan University during inaugural ceremonies
Thursday, Nov. 20, at 11 a.m., in Pease Auditorium. She
is the first female president at EMU in its 159-year history.
Martin, 58, officially took office July 7, after being
appointed to the post by the EMU Board of Regents in May.
Prior to her appointment, she served as provost and vice
chancellor of academic affairs at the University of Michigan-Dearborn
since 2006.
The inauguration will feature remarks by Chairman of the
Board of Regents Thomas Sidlik and Dr. Richard N. Robb,
who served on the board from December 1967 to December
1992.
A campus and community-wide reception will immediately
follow at the EMU Student Center.
Martin has an extensive background both in education and
government. The majority of her higher education career
was at Grand Valley State University, where she taught
and published as professor of accounting and taxation.
While at Grand Valley, she served as director of the master
of taxation program, director of international business
programs, and chair of the accounting and taxation department.
In June 2001, Martin joined the provost's office and served
in roles as assistant, associate, and executive associate
vice president of academic affairs.
Prior to Grand Valley State, Martin was deputy state treasurer
for the Bureau of Local Government Services for Michigan,
and she served as commissioner of revenue for the state
of Michigan.
Martin is currently chair of the State of Michigan Hospital
Finance Authority. She was originally appointed to the
hospital finance authority by former Gov. James Blanchard
and then reappointed by Governors John Engler and Jennifer
Granholm. She also was appointed by Gov. Granholm
to serve as her ex-officio representative on The Detroit
Medical Center Financial Emergency Task Force in 2003-2004.
Martin received her doctorate and MBA in accounting from
Michigan State University. She received her bachelor's
degree from Central Michigan University.
