Susan Traverso is the President ofThiel College. She is their first female President, was officially announced as Thiel College's 20th president on May 17, 2016, took office August 1, 2016 and celebrated her inauguration on May 5, 2017.[1] Traverso was Professor of History atNorth Central College, and then served as the provost ofElizabethtown College from 2007 to 2016.[1] Her Peace Corps service inYemen and further service of educational coordinator was of interest to the search committee.[2] She also served inMorocco andYemen.[3]
President Traverso is also a board of trustees member for the Pittsburgh-based Dietrich Foundation. The Dietrich Foundation's primary mission is to benefit higher education, principally in the greater Pittsburgh area, by providing ongoing and increasing financial support to six educational institutions. The Foundation also distributes funds to nine other charitable beneficiaries in western Pennsylvania.[4]
She previously chaired the board of the Lancaster Symphony Orchestra and was a member of the board of thePennsylvania College of Art and Design.[5]
She has a bachelor's degree in history and communication fromSimmons College (1983) and doctoral and master's degrees in history from theUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison (1989 and 1995).[6][3]
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