Karen Holbrook

Karen A. Holbrook
Regional Chancellor
University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee
In office
2018 – Present
Preceded by Terry Osborn
Personal details
Born November 6, 1942
Alma mater University of Wisconsin–Madison
University of Washington

Karen A. Holbrook (born November 6, 1942 in Des Moines, Iowa) is the regional chancellor of University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee since January 2, 2018.[1] Holbrook earned her B.S. and M.S. from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, in zoology. After teaching biology at Ripon College, she earned a Ph.D. in biological structure from the University of Washington School of Medicine in 1972, where she served as a postdoctoral fellow in dermatology, faculty member and research administrator. She then pursued further training in dermatology. She is an alumna of Gamma Phi Beta sorority.

Holbrook was a professor of biological structure and medicine at University of Washington School of Medicine, where she became the first woman to be named Associate Dean at the UW School of Medicine, Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School at the University of Florida, and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost at the University of Georgia.

From 2002–2007, she was the 13th presiding president of Ohio State University. Joseph A. Alutto, dean of the Max M. Fisher College of Business at Ohio State, replaced Holbrook as an interim president until Gordon Gee took his place as the new president.

In 2017, while serving as executive vice president at University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee, she replaced Terry Osborn as chancellor who was also serving as vice chancellor of academic affairs. From 2013–2016, she had served as senior adviser to the president of the University of South Florida system.[2]

Holbrook has served on the boards of several institutions. She also served as interim president of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University[3] prior to moving to the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee.

While on an interview at Florida Gulf Coast University, Holbrook was quoted as saying about Ohio State, "When you win a game, you riot. When you lose a game, you riot. When spring comes, you riot. African-American Heritage Festival weekend, you riot." This statement angered Ohio State students and alumni and Holbrook later stated that the comments were "melodramatic".[4]

References

  1. ↑ University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee Senior Leadership
  2. ↑ University of South Florida – Office of the Vice President For Research and Innovation Archived 2007-12-17 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ – Embry-Riddle Board of Trustees Archived February 11, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ The Lantern – Ex-President Expelled Archived June 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
Academic offices
Preceded by
Edward Harrington Jennings (interim)		 Ohio State University President
October 1, 2002 – June 30, 2007		 Succeeded by
Joseph A. Alutto (interim)
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