Mary Sue Coleman | |
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| President of the University of Michigan | |
| In office January 15, 2022 – October 13, 2022 Acting | |
| Preceded by | Mark Schlissel |
| Succeeded by | Santa Ono |
| In office August 1, 2002 – July 1, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Lee Bollinger |
| Succeeded by | Mark Schlissel |
| 7th President of the Association of American Universities | |
| In office June 1, 2016 – May 31, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Hunter R. Rawlings III |
| Succeeded by | Barbara Snyder |
| 18th President of the University of Iowa | |
| In office 1995–2002 | |
| Preceded by | Hunter R. Rawlings III |
| Succeeded by | David J. Skorton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mary Sue Wilson October 2, 1943 Madison County, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Spouse | Ken Coleman |
| Education | Grinnell College (BS) University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (MS, PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biochemistry |
| Institutions | |
| Thesis | Incorporation of radioactive precursors into polysomes and RNA of mammalian brain during short term behavioral experiences (1969) |
| Doctoral advisor | John Eric Wilson |
Mary Sue Wilson Coleman (born October 2, 1943) is an American chemist and academic administrator who served as the 13th president of the University of Michigan from 2002 to 2014, interim president of the University of Michigan in 2022, and the 18th president of the University of Iowa from 1995 to 2002.
She formerly served as Professor of Biological Chemistry in the University of Michigan Medical School and Professor of Chemistry in the College of Literature, Science and the Arts.