Maria Thompson
Maria Thompson is an American scientist and academic administrator who served as the 7th president of Coppin State University. She was the first female president.
Early life and education
[edit | edit source]Maria Thompson is from Nashville, Tennessee. She completed a bachelor's degree at Tennessee State University (TSU). She earned a Master of Science in textiles at Ohio State University. Thompson completed a doctorate in textile science and textile economics at the University of Tennessee.[1][2]
Career
[edit | edit source]Thompson held research administration positions at TSU for 13 years. She was the TSU vice president for research and sponsored programs before transferring to the State University of New York at Oneonta to serve as provost and vice president for academic affairs for 4 years.[3][2]
Thompson became the 7th president of Coppin State University on July 1, 2015. She is the female president of the university. After recovering from cancer, she resigned from her position in June 2019.[3][4]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Thompson is a cancer survivor. She married her long-term partner, Joseph Perry, in December 2018. She resides in Nashville.[3]
See also
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- Living people
- 21st-century American women scientists
- American academic administrators
- Women heads of universities and colleges
- Textile scientists
- Tennessee State University alumni
- Tennessee State University faculty
- Ohio State University alumni
- University of Tennessee alumni
- State University of New York at Oneonta faculty
- Coppin State University faculty
- Scientists from Nashville, Tennessee
- Heads of universities and colleges in the United States
- African-American women academics
- American women academics
- 21st-century African-American academics
- 21st-century American academics
- 21st-century African-American women
- 21st-century African-American scientists
- African-American women scientists