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Naomi B Lynn - General Interest-Education is Key

Naomi Lynn served as President of Sangamon State University in Springfield, Illinois from 1991 through 1995. In that year the university transitioned into the University of Illinois at Springfield, part of the University of Illinois system. Lynn skillfully oversaw that transition, becoming chancellor of UIS. As part of that transition, she also supervised the school's transition from a two year (junior and seniors only) to a four year program with increasingly robust graduate programs as well. Lynn was the nation's first Hispanic woman to head a public university. She was a champion of women’s rights and became a leader and mentor for women and minorities in academia and the larger community.

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Abstract

Interview Session 01 (Audio)

Influences in her early life leading to career in higher education

Interview Session 02 (Audio)

Experiences in higher education in Kansas, Georgia and Illinois as a minority woman

Interview Session 03 (Audio)

Transition from Sangamon State to the U. of Illinois-Springfield, a four-year institution


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Caption
Robert and Naomi, 1962, pose for a family picture in Tennessee, with daughters, Judy, Mary Lou, and Nancy.

Where:
Tennessee

When:
1962

Ownership:
Narator's Photo



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