在全国范围内搜寻之后，伊丽莎白. Chilton, a native of the Northeast who most recently served as chancellor of Washington State University’s Pullman campus, has been appointed the 21st president of the University of New Hampshire, effective July 1, 2024.
Chilton will succeed James W. Dean Jr.他在领导联合国六年后即将退休. She was appointed the inaugural chancellor of Washington State’s Pullman campus in 2022 after joining WSU in 2020 as provost and executive vice president of the WSU system.
“UNH是一所领先的公立大学，学生成绩优异, 一个大而多样的研究组合, 并奉献给新罕布什尔州, and I am honored and humbled to have the opportunity to serve as president of this incredible institution,” Chilton says. “I’ve long admired UNH’s history, vibrant and engaged community, 对学生成功和奖学金的承诺. I look forward to returning to the Northeast to join the Wildcat family and help UNH serve our students and society in pursuit of a prosperous future.”
WSU Pullman is the system’s flagship and Washington State’s land grant university, serving about 18,000 students. Prior to becoming chancellor, her role as chief academic officer included oversight of research functions across the six-campus system, a role she continued in while serving as chancellor for the last two years.
第一代大学生和公立大学毕业生, 奇尔顿是公立高等教育的拥护者, 深深致力于访问和文科教育. 她重视UNH作为领导者的独特地位, public research institution that maintains a sharp focus on undergraduate education, inspired by the university’s research mission while also remaining a strong believer in the power of a transformational undergraduate experience.
“Dr. Chilton has shown tremendous leadership and strategic vision across the academic and research enterprise, 她的职业生涯证明了公立高等教育的使命,” said Jamie Burnett ‘95, ‘96G, ‘98G, the vice-chair of the University System of New Hampshire Board of Trustees and chair of the presidential search committee. “She cares deeply about the student experience and is committed to advancing student success at UNH. 她有合作的记录, lifting up her peers, 建立伙伴关系，创造机会. The UNH community and the state should have a high degree of confidence in Elizabeth’s appointment.”
Chilton’s appointment concludes a search launched last fall after Dean announced his intention to retire. A 16-member search committee, 由校董会代表组成, faculty, 联合国大学三个校区的教职员工和学生, led the search.
奇尔顿将于5月9日至11日访问联合国大学的所有三个校区. She will spend May 9 and a portion of May 10 in Durham before visiting the Manchester and Concord campuses on the afternoon of the 10th.
“Elizabeth is a proven and versatile leader devoted to the mission and values of public land grant universities,USNH董事会主席亚历克斯·沃克说. “She brings the experience, track record and capabilities to lead a multi-campus institution that is part of a larger, 公立高等教育体系协调有序. She distinguished herself among a very strong pool of candidates as the right person to lead the University of New Hampshire in these dynamic and challenging times in higher education.”
From 2017 to 2020, Chilton was dean of the Harpur College of Arts and Sciences at Binghamton University, 是纽约州立大学系统的一部分. Prior to that she spent 16 years at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, 担任各种职务，包括教授, anthropology department chair, 负责研究和参与的副校长.
She earned her bachelor’s degree in anthropology from the University at Albany, SUNY, and then her master’s and Ph.D. 在马萨诸塞大学阿姆赫斯特分校获得人类学学位. Her academic work focuses on the pre-colonial archaeology of Northeast North America, as well as paleoecology, cultural resource management, 遗产研究和材料科学. She is the author of dozens of peer-reviewed book chapters and journal articles.
Chilton is an avid hiker, kayaker and canoeist, as well as an enthusiastic choral singer. 她的丈夫迈克尔·苏格曼(Michael Sugerman)也是一名人类学教授. 这对夫妇有一个成年的儿子和三只活泼的狗.
