S. Georgia Nugent
S. Georgia Nugent | |
|---|---|
| 20th President of Illinois Wesleyan University | |
| In office November 2019 – July 1, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Eric R. Jensen |
| Succeeded by | Sheahon Zenger |
| Interim President of the College of Wooster | |
| In office July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Grant Cornwell |
| Succeeded by | Sarah Bolton |
| 18th President of Kenyon College | |
| In office 2003–2013 | |
| Preceded by | Robert A. Oden |
| Succeeded by | Sean M. Decatur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Susan Georgia Nugent New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Spouse | Thomas Scherer |
| Alma mater | Princeton University (BA) Cornell University (PhD) |
| Profession | Professor |
| Website | Office of the President |
Susan Georgia Nugent was the 20th president of Illinois Wesleyan University. She was president of Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio from 2003 to 2013, and interim president of the College of Wooster in Wooster, Ohio for the 2015-16 academic year. She was succeeded at Kenyon by Sean M. Decatur, former dean of Arts and Sciences at Oberlin College, and at Wooster by Sarah Bolton, former dean of Williams College. In November of 2019, Nugent became the first woman to serve as President of Illinois Wesleyan University. On April 10th it was announced that Sheahon Zenger would succeed her role as president in the 24-25 school year.