Linda L. M. Bennett Explained

Linda Louise M. Bennett
Order:3rd
President of the University of Southern Indiana
Term Start:July 1, 2009
Term End:June 30, 2018
Predecessor:H. Ray Hoops
Successor:Ronald Rochon
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Child:yes
Alma Mater:University of Cincinnati (BA, MA, PhD)
Thesis Title:Symbolic state politics: Education funding in Ohio, 1970-1980
Thesis Url:https://www.proquest.com/docview/303104460/
Thesis Year:1981
Doctoral Advisor:Norman C. Thomas
Discipline:Political science
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Linda Louise M. Bennett (born December 25, 1952, in Cincinnati) was named president of the University of Southern Indiana (USI) by its Board of Trustees effective July 1, 2009, to replace incumbent president H. Ray Hoops who had retired on June 30, 2009.[1] [2]

In August 2017, Bennett announced she would retire as president USI on June 30, 2018.[3]

Education

Linda Bennett received her baccalaureate and master's degrees and her Ph.D. in political science all from the University of Cincinnati. The Bennetts resided in Evansville, Indiana.[4]

Career

Bennett previously served at Wittenberg University, Northern Kentucky University, and Appalachian State University and as USI's provost and vice president for academic affairs. A professor of political science, Bennett has a publication record which includes joint-authorship, with her husband Stephen Earl Bennett, of Living with Leviathan: Americans Coming to Terms with Big Government (2007).[5] According to Michael Margolis,

No other book has ordered and analyzed a comparable set of data regarding attitudes toward the power of the federal government.[6] At the time of her selection to be president of USI, Bennett was one of five remaining applicants under consideration for the presidency of Southeastern Louisiana University.[7]

Notes and References

  1. News: Bennett named new USI president . . January 3, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110606160813/http://www.courierpress.com/news/2009/jan/31/bennett-named-new-usi-president/ . 2011-06-06.
  2. News: USI names new president . https://web.archive.org/web/20110928200053/http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/newsitem.asp?ID=33745 . 2011-09-28 . . February 2, 2009.
  3. News: USI president Linda Bennett to retire . Tori . Fater . Megan . Erbacher . August 15, 2017 . Evansville Courier & Press.
  4. http://www.usi.edu/acaffrs/BennettVita.htm Linda Bennett's curriculum vitae.
  5. Lawrence: University Press of Kansas. (hardbound), (paperbound).
  6. Web site: University Press of Kansas book site. . 2009-02-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100626200932/http://www.kansaspress.ku.edu/benliv.html . 2010-06-26 . dead .
  7. News: Five finalists named for Southeastern Louisiana University presidency . WVLA.