S. Georgia Nugent
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Georgia Nugent is the current president of Kenyon College
in Gambier, Ohio
. She was born in New Orleans, Louisiana
, and attended Princeton University from which she graduated cum laude in 1973 http://www.kenyon.edu/x1174.xml. She then attended Cornell University and received a Ph.D in classics. After earning her Ph.D taught at Swarthmore College
and Brown University
before returning to Princeton as a professor in 1995. She became Kenyon College's 24th president in 2003 http://www.kenyon.edu/x1174.xml. As president she has overseen the construction of the $70 million dollar Kenyon Athletic Center
(KAC), and the largest capital campaign in the college's 188-year history. In recent years President Nugent has been an outspoken supporter of the Amethyst Initiative, which she co-authored with 8 other presidents of American colleges and universities http://www.amethystinitiative.org/signatories/ http://www.amethystinitiative.org/why-sign/.
On President's Day, S. Georgia Nugent typically switches roles with a Kenyon student attending classes, office hours and eating meals in the dining hall while the student has meetings with senior staff members and administrators. The student is chosen through a contest held by President Nugent asking students to answer why they want to be President for a day.
Kenyon College
Kenyon College is a private liberal arts college in Gambier, Ohio, founded in 1824 by Bishop Philander Chase of The Episcopal Church, in parallel with the Bexley Hall seminary. It is the oldest private college in Ohio...
in Gambier, Ohio
Gambier, Ohio
Gambier is a village in Knox County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,871 at the 2000 census.Gambier is the home of Kenyon College and was named after one of Kenyon College's early benefactors, Lord Gambier....
. She was born in New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...
, and attended Princeton University from which she graduated cum laude in 1973 http://www.kenyon.edu/x1174.xml. She then attended Cornell University and received a Ph.D in classics. After earning her Ph.D taught at Swarthmore College
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore College is a private, independent, liberal arts college in the United States with an enrollment of about 1,500 students. The college is located in the borough of Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, 11 miles southwest of Philadelphia....
and Brown University
Brown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
before returning to Princeton as a professor in 1995. She became Kenyon College's 24th president in 2003 http://www.kenyon.edu/x1174.xml. As president she has overseen the construction of the $70 million dollar Kenyon Athletic Center
Kenyon Athletic Center
The Kenyon Athletic Center is an athletic center and student union serving the Kenyon College and Gambier village communities in Ohio. It was designed by architect Graham Gund and opened to the public on 25 January 2006...
(KAC), and the largest capital campaign in the college's 188-year history. In recent years President Nugent has been an outspoken supporter of the Amethyst Initiative, which she co-authored with 8 other presidents of American colleges and universities http://www.amethystinitiative.org/signatories/ http://www.amethystinitiative.org/why-sign/.
On President's Day, S. Georgia Nugent typically switches roles with a Kenyon student attending classes, office hours and eating meals in the dining hall while the student has meetings with senior staff members and administrators. The student is chosen through a contest held by President Nugent asking students to answer why they want to be President for a day.