Mary Sue Coleman

Mary Sue Coleman
President of the University of Michigan
In office
January 15, 2022  October 13, 2022
Acting
Preceded byMark Schlissel
Succeeded bySanta Ono
In office
August 1, 2002  July 1, 2014
Preceded byLee Bollinger
Succeeded byMark Schlissel
7th President of the Association of American Universities
In office
June 1, 2016  May 31, 2020
Preceded byHunter R. Rawlings III
Succeeded byBarbara Snyder
18th President of the University of Iowa
In office
1995–2002
Preceded byHunter R. Rawlings III
Succeeded byDavid J. Skorton
Personal details
Born
Mary Sue Wilson

(1943-10-02) October 2, 1943
Madison County, Kentucky, U.S.
SpouseKen Coleman
EducationGrinnell College (BS)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (MS, PhD)
Signature
Scientific career
FieldsBiochemistry
Institutions
ThesisIncorporation of radioactive precursors into polysomes and RNA of mammalian brain during short term behavioral experiences (1969)
Doctoral advisorJohn Eric Wilson

Mary Sue Wilson Coleman (born October 2, 1943) is an American chemist and academic administrator who served the University of Michigan as the 13th president from 2002 to 2014 and as interim president from January to October 2022.

She served as professor of biological chemistry in the University of Michigan Medical School and as professor of chemistry in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts. Before coming to the University of Michigan, she served as the 18th president of the University of Iowa from 1995 to 2002.