M. R. C. Greenwood Explained

Mary Rita Cooke Greenwood
Order:14th
President of the
Predecessor:David McClain
Successor:David Lassner
Order1:7th
Title1:Chancellor of the
Predecessor1:Karl Pister
Successor1:Martin Chemers (acting)
Denice Denton
Birth Place:Gainesville, Florida, U.S.
Nationality:American
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Fields:Human Nutrition
Thesis Title:The regulation of body weight: Developmental, behavioral and physiological considerations
Thesis Url:https://search.proquest.com/docview/302734502/
Thesis Year:1973

Mary Rita Cooke Greenwood (born April 11, 1943) is a nationally recognized leader in higher education, nutrition, and health sciences. Additionally, her research has been extensively published, internationally recognized, and has earned awards.[1]

Greenwood had served as president of the University of Hawaiʻi and chancellor of the University of California, Santa Cruz. She had held leadership positions in several academic and profession societies and had served in several scientific organizations within the United States government.

She currently holds an appointment as a Distinguished Professor Emerita of Nutrition and Internal Medicine at the University of California, Davis.

Early life and education

Greenwood was born in 1943 in Gainesville, Florida. Greenwood earned the A.B. degree in biology, Summa cum laude, from Vassar College in 1968.[2] She received her Ph.D. in physiology, Developmental Biology, and Neurosciences from Rockefeller University in 1973,[3] and she completed a postdoctoral study in Human Nutrition at Columbia University in 1974.[4]

Career

She is best known for her position as the associate director for Science in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy[1] (confirmed by the US Senate) during the Clinton Administration. She also served as President of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1999. In addition, she has been President of the North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO)—now the Obesity Society; and also President of the American Society of Clinical Nutrition.

Formerly an adjunct professor of Public Health and Nutrition at the University of California, Berkeley, she currently holds an appointment as a Distinguished Professor Emerita of Nutrition and Internal Medicine at the University of California, Davis.

She held various positions in the University of California system: as Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, University of California Office of the President; Chancellor of University of California, Santa Cruz; and Dean of Graduate Studies and Vice Provost at University of California, Davis. During her time at chancellor, she oversaw the opening of the University of California system's first new residential college in 30 years. Her tenure oversaw the hiring of 250 new faculty members and academic programs were expanded by 52 percent.

In 2005, the University of California found that Dr. Greenwood had violated its conflict of interest rules related to a management position created for a colleague with whom she co-owned a rental property.[5] The university found no evidence of improper conduct in a second allegation that she influenced a position held by her son at UC Merced, concluding no pattern of impropriety or ethics violations in regard to both matters that were thoroughly investigated.[6] The university accepted Dr. Greenwood's resignation from the position and affirmed her return to the tenured professorship she formerly held at the University of California, Davis.

Greenwood became the President of the University of Hawaiʻi in 2009 and was the first woman to hold the position.[1] During her tenure, she oversaw several major projects including the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center, the new University of Hawaiʻi – West Oʻahu campus, the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Hawaiian Language and Culture building, the Windward Community College Learning Center, the Maui Community College Science and Technology Center, the Kauaʻi Community College Campus Center project, the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Campus Center and a new Information Technology Building.[1] On May 6, 2013, Greenwood announced her retirement from the University of Hawaiʻi as president.

She is a member of the Institute of Medicine in the National Academy of Sciences, and a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Awards and fellowships

Publications

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Women We Admire series: M.R.C. Greenwood, President Emerita, University of Hawaiʻi. 2016-05-06.
  2. Web site: UC Santa Cruz Chancellor Appointed Provost of UC System . Luquis . Lavonne . UC Santa Cruz News . 2016-04-30 . February 22, 2004.
  3. The regulation of body weight: Developmental, behavioral and physiological considerations. . 1973 . . Ph.D. . Greenwood . Mary Rita Cooke . . subscription . 38056482.
  4. Web site: From Complex Organisms to A Complex Organization: An Oral History with UCSC Chancellor M.R.C. Greenwood, 1996-2004 . University of California, Santa Cruz Library . 2016-04-30.
  5. Web site: Conflict of interest found for UC provost / Despite violations, she got paid leave and offer of new job. SFGate. 2016-05-06.
  6. Web site: Hawaii News Archive - Starbulletin.com. Star-Bulletin. Honolulu. archives.starbulletin.com. 2016-05-06.
  7. Web site: p.10-1. Nominations of M.r.c. Greenwood, Jane M. Wales, and Robert T. Watson to Be Associate Directors of the Office of Science and Technology Policy. www.forgottenbooks.com. 2016-04-29.
  8. Web site: Read the eBook Nominations of M.R.C. Greenwood, Jane M. Wales, and Robert T. Watson to be associate directors of the Office of Science and Technology Policy : hearing before the Committee on Commerce, Science, and by Science United States. Congress. Senate. online for free (page 2 of 6). Zhulin. Denis Larionov & Alexander. www.ebooksread.com. 2016-04-29.
  9. Web site: History of Nutrition.
  10. Web site: United States Government Manual (1995-1996) Edition - Office of Science and Technology Policy. www.gpo.gov. 2016-04-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20160807101813/https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/GOVMAN-1995-07-01/html/GOVMAN-1995-07-01-Pg103-2.htm. 2016-08-07. dead.
  11. Web site: Support of Science Award Council of Scientific Society Presidents. sciencepresidents.org. 2016-04-29.
  12. Web site: Dean Cited by American Psychological Association. UC Davis. 2016-04-24.
  13. Web site: Chamber Recognitions. www.santacruzchamber.org. 2016-04-29.
  14. Book: Appendix A: Committee and Staff Biographies Making the Nation Safer: The Role of Science and Technology in Countering Terrorism The National Academies Press. 10.17226/10415. 2002. 978-0-309-08481-9.
  15. Web site: 14 Bay Area Women Win Women of Achievement Awards From The Women's Fund. Valley. The Women's Fund of Silicon. www.prnewswire.com. 2016-04-29.
  16. Web site: M.R.C. Greendwood University of California, Davis Department of Nutrition. nutrition.ucdavis.edu. 2016-04-29.
  17. Web site: William D. Carey Lecture. AAAS - The World's Largest General Scientific Society. 2016-04-24.
  18. Web site: Scholarship Benefit Dinner. currents.ucsc.edu. 2016-04-24.
  19. Web site: CCST Council Member M.R.C. Greenwood. ccst.us. 2016-04-29.
  20. Web site: American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS). news.ucsc.edu. 2016-04-24.
  21. Web site: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). news.ucsc.edu. 2016-04-24.
  22. Web site: American Society of Nutrition Fellows.
  23. Web site: Secretary of State Clinton Appoints New Members to East-West Center Board of Governors. 2012-01-11. East-West Center www.eastwestcenter.org. 2016-04-29.
  24. Web site: 2010 Award of Distinction Recipients — University of California, Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Cheung. Debra. www.caes.ucdavis.edu. en. 2016-04-24.
  25. Web site: Current News. manoa.hawaii.edu. 2016-04-29.
  26. Web site: Honorary Doctoral Degree Conferral Ceremony for President M. R. C. Greenwood, University of Hawaiʻi System. www.u-ryukyu.ac.jp. 2016-04-29.
  27. Web site: Girl Scouts of Hawaii honors Greenwood. 2011-11-18. University of Hawaiʻi System News. en-US. 2016-04-29.
  28. Web site: Institute of Human Nutrition at CUMC- Advancing Nutrition, Science, and Education to Improve Health.
  29. Web site: Mason assumes board chair at Association of Public and Land-grant Universities. 2012-11-22. Iowa Now. 2016-04-29.
  30. Web site: System: Health Department & UH Applaud Obesity Prevention Report University of Hawaii News. manoa.hawaii.edu. 2016-04-29.

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