Deborah J. Curtis Explained

Order:	12th
President of the Indiana State University
Term Start:	January 3, 2018
Predecessor:	Daniel J. Bradley
Occupation:	President of Indiana State University
Module:	Child: yes Alma Mater: MacMurray College (BM) University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (MA) Indiana State University (PhD) Thesis Title: A study of selected scholastic and personality variables as predictors of success in student teaching Thesis Url: https://www.proquest.com/docview/303491002/ Thesis Year: 1986 Discipline: Music education Workplaces: Illinois State University University of Central Missouri Indiana State University

Dr. Deborah J. Curtis was the twelfth President of Indiana State University. She was the first woman to hold that position, she was appointed president 2018, and retired in 2024. ^[1]

Before her tenure at ISU, Curtis was the University of Central Missouri's provost and chief learning officer.^[2] She had been provost since 2012.^[3]

Curtis graduated from ISU, receiving her Ph.D. in instruction and curriculum there. Her bachelor's in music education is from MacMurray College, and her master's, also in music education, is from the University of Illinois.

References

1. Web site: Tribune-Star . Sue Loughlin . 2023-01-27 . ISU spring enrollment dips below 8,000 . 2024-06-13 . Terre Haute Tribune-Star . en.
2. News: Ober . Andy . Indiana State Names 12th President . 3 September 2022 . Inside Indiana Business . November 9, 2017.
3. News: Deborah Curtis Will Be the First Woman President of Indiana State University . 3 September 2022 . Women in Academia Report . November 16, 2017.