Lorraine Sterritt Explained

Lorraine Sterrit
Birth Place:	Northern Ireland
Office:	17th President of Saint Michael's College
Term Start:	September 22, 2018
Predecessor:	John J. Neuhauser
Office1:	20th President of Salem College
Term Start1:	2014
Term End1:	2018
Education:	Queen's University Belfast (BA, MA) Princeton University (MA, PhD)
Term End:	June 30, 2023

Lorraine Sterritt is an Irish-American academic administrator serving as the 17th president of Saint Michael's College in Colchester, Vermont.

Early life and education

Sterritt was born and raised in Northern Ireland. She earned a Bachelor and Master of Arts degree in French from Queen's University Belfast, studying as a member of the Stranmillis University College. She then earned another master's degree and PhD in French from Princeton University.^[1]

Career

She first visited the United States in 1984 and moved to Vermont in 1985. She became an American citizen in 1990.^[2] Sterritt began her career as an educator at Chatham Hall, an all-girls private boarding school in Chatham, Virginia, where she served as the school's director and taught French and Latin from 1985 to 1991.

From 1991 to 1996, Sterritt was assistant master of Wilson College at Princeton University while earning her PhD. In 1996, she became associate dean of freshmen at Harvard University before moving to the University of Pennsylvania, where she was the dean of freshmen and director of academic advising. From 2004 to 2010, she was an administrator and professor at Stanford University and worked as associate dean for graduate and undergraduate studies at the Stanford University School of Humanities and Sciences. She then returned to Harvard, where she was a member of the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences and dean for administration at Harvard College. Sterritt was the 20th president of Salem College in Winston-Salem, North Carolina from 2014 to 2018.^{[3] [4]}

Sterritt was announced as the 17th president of Saint Michael's College in January 2018. She officially took office on September 22, 2018.^{[5] [6]} Sterritt is the first female president of the university.^{[7] [8] [9]} In February 2023, she announced her retirement effective June 30, 2023.^[10]

Personal life

Sterritt is married to Norbert "Bert" Lain, an academic who served as a professor of Latin and Classics at Stanford University.^[11]

References

1. Dr. Lorraine Sterritt Named 17th President of Saint Michael's College. 2018-01-26. Saint Michael's College. en. 2020-02-26.
2. Web site: New Americans take citizenship oath at Old Salem. Green. Jordan. 2015-07-08. The NC Triad's altweekly. en-US. 2020-02-26.
3. Web site: Sterritt inaugurated as first woman president of Saint Michael's. 2018-09-24. Vermont Business Magazine. en. 2020-02-26.
4. Web site: President Sterritt Salem College. www.salem.edu. 2020-02-26.
5. Web site: Saint Michael's College names Dr. Lorraine Sterritt as 17th President. 2018-01-26. Vermont Business Magazine. en. 2020-02-26.
6. Web site: Sterritt inaugurated as first woman president of St. Michael's. Guest. Colchester Sun. 26 September 2018 . en. 2020-02-26.
7. Web site: Dr. Lorraine Sterritt On Being The First Female President Of Saint Michael's College. Wertlieb. Bayla Metzger, Mitch. www.vpr.org. 10 October 2018 . en. 2020-02-26.
8. Web site: St. Michael's College hires its first female president. Burlington Free Press. en. 2020-02-26.
9. Web site: New St. Michael's College president settles in. WCAX. www.wcax.com. October 2018 . english. 2020-02-26.
10. Web site: D'Auria . Peter . 2023-02-07 . Saint Michael's College president to retire in June . 2024-02-14 . VTDigger . en-US.
11. Web site: Winston-Salem Difference Makers-President Lorraine Sterritt and Bert Lain. jmclaincallahan. Author. 2016-01-29. The Man Van Blog-Winston-Salem, NC. en. 2020-02-26.