Nancy Dye

Nancy Schrom Dye
13th President of Oberlin College
In office
July 1994 (1994-07)  June 30, 2007 (2007-06-30)
Preceded byS. Frederick Starr
Succeeded byMarvin Krislov
Personal details
Born
Nancy Schrom

(1947-03-11)March 11, 1947
Columbia, Missouri, U.S.
DiedOctober 28, 2015 (2015-10-29) (aged 68)
Lakewood, Ohio, U.S.
SpouseGriffith Dye
EducationVassar College (BA)
University of Wisconsin–Madison (MS, PhD)

Nancy Schrom Dye (March 11, 1947 – October 28, 2015) was an American historian and philosopher and college academic who served as the first female president of Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio. As a professional historian, she was the author of numerous articles and several books, and she served on the editorial board of The Journal of American History.