Mary Rita Cooke Greenwood
Greenwood speaks to Navy leadership in 2011
14th President of theUniversity of Hawaiʻi
In office August 24, 2009 (2009-08-24) – September 30, 2013 (2013-09-30)
Preceded by	David McClain
Succeeded by	David Lassner
7th Chancellor of theUniversity of California, Santa Cruz
In office July 1, 1991 (1991-07-01) – March 31, 2004 (2004-03-31)
Preceded by	Karl Pister
Succeeded by	Martin Chemers (acting) Denice Denton
Personal details
Born	Gainesville, Florida, U.S.
Scientific career
Alma mater	Vassar College Rockefeller University
Fields	Human Nutrition
Institutions	Columbia University Medical School Vassar College University of California, Davis White House Office of Science and Technology Policy University of California, Santa Cruz University of Hawaiʻi System
Thesis	The regulation of body weight: Developmental, behavioral and physiological considerations (1973)

Mary Rita Cooke Greenwood is an American academic and nutritionist.

Greenwood had served as president of theUniversity of Hawaiʻi and chancellor of theUniversity 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 theUniversity of California, Davis.

Greenwood was born in 1943 inGainesville, Florida.^[1] Greenwood earned the A.B. degree in biology, Summa cum laude, fromVassar College in 1968.^[2] She received her Ph.D. in physiology, Developmental Biology, and Neurosciences fromRockefeller University in 1973,^[3] and she completed a postdoctoral study in Human Nutrition atColumbia University in 1974.^[1]

She is best known for her position as the associate director for Science in theWhite House Office of Science and Technology Policy^[4] (confirmed by the US Senate) during the Clinton Administration. She also served asPresident 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 theUniversity of California, Berkeley, she currently holds an appointment as a Distinguished Professor Emerita of Nutrition and Internal Medicine at theUniversity of California, Davis.

She held various positions in theUniversity of California system: as Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, University of California Office of the President; Chancellor ofUniversity 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 theUniversity of Hawaiʻi in 2009 and was the first woman to hold the position.^[4] During her tenure, she oversaw several major projects including the University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center, the newUniversity of Hawaiʻi at West Oʻahu campus, theUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Hilo Hawaiian Language and Culture building, theWindward Community College Learning Center, theMaui Community College Science and Technology Center, theKauaʻi Community College Campus Center project, theUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Campus Center and a new Information Technology Building.^[4] On May 6, 2013, Greenwood announced her retirement from the University of Hawaiʻi as president.

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

• New York State Regents Fellowship for Graduate Study, 1968^[7]
• Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1973–74^[7]
• NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1974^[7]
• Mellon Scholar-in-Residence, St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minn., 1978^{[citation needed]}
• NIH Research Career Development Award, 1978–83^[8]
• American Institute of Nutrition (AIN) Award in Experimental Nutrition (BioServ Award), 1982^[9]
• Endowed Chair – John Guy Vassar Chair for Natural Sciences, 1986-89^[8]
• Doctor of Humane Letters, Mount Saint Mary College, Newburgh, New York, 1989^[7]
• Associate Director for Science, OSTP, The Executive Office of the US president, 1993-1995^[10]
• Award of Support of Science Council of Scientific Society Presidents, 1994^[11]
• American Psychological Association, Presidential Citation, 1995^[12]
• Woman of the Year, Santa Cruz Chamber of Commerce, 1998^[13]
• Chairman, Board of Directors, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1999–2000^[14]
• Woman of Achievement (Education), The Women's Fund, San Jose, 2001^[15]
• Distinguished Fellow (Science and Technology), California State University, Monterey Bay, 2001^[16]
• William D Carey Lecturer, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2002^[17]
• The University of California, Santa Cruz Foundation Medal, 2004^[18]
• Member, California Council on Science and Technology, 2004^[19]
• American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellow, 2005^[20]
• American Association for the Advancement of Science, Past President and Fellow, 1998–1999 & 2005^[21]
• American Society of Nutrition Fellow, 2009^[22]
• Member, Board of Governors, East-West Center, 2009- 13^[23]
• UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Award of Distinction, 2010^[24]
• Member, APEC 2011 Hawai'i Host Committee, 2010–2011^[25]
• Honorary Doctorate Degree, University of the Ryukyus, 2011^[26]
• Woman of Distinction, Girl Scouts of Hawaii, 2011^[27]
• Wu Memorial Lecture, Columbia University Institute of Human Nutrition, 2012^[28]
• Chair, Council of Presidents, Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, 2012^[29]
• Chair, Hawaii State Childhood Obesity Prevention Task Force, 2012^[30]

• Greenwood, M.R.C. & Kovacs North, Karen (December 10, 1999). "Science Through the Looking Glass: Winning the Battles But Losing the War?".Science Magazine.286 (5447):2072–2078.doi:10.1126/science.286.5447.2072.S2CID 161066982.
• Greenwood, M.R.C. & Gerardi Riordan, Donna (2002)."Research Universities in the New Security Environment".Issues in Science and Technology.18 (4):35–39.
• Greenwood, M.R.C. (2003)."Risky Business: Research Universities in the Post-September 11 Era"(PDF).Science and Technology in a Vulnerable World. Supplement to AAAS Science and Technology Policy Yearbook.
• Greenwood, M.R.C. & Gerardi Riordan, Donna (2001). "Civic Scientist/Civic Duty".Science Communication.23 (1):28–40.doi:10.1177/1075547001023001003.S2CID 143447308.
• Greenwood, M.R.C.; Kovacs North, Karen & Dollenmayer, Judith (1999). "Whose Millennium? The University as a Medium of Culture".American Behavioral Scientist.42 (6).doi:10.1177/00027649921954598.S2CID 144156945.

• University of California official faculty synopsis
• Greenwood cited in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
• Greenwood lauded at Vassar
• Greenwood profiled on Forbes
• Greenwood featured in Condé Nast Portfolio
• UH regents select Greenwood as new school president
• MRC Greenwood and "A Powerful Coterie of larcenous. ..." (UH's next system President?)
• Executive compensation at UC: MRC Greenwood and the $871 million dollar secret
• Greenwood announces retirement

• Living people
• UC Berkeley School of Public Health faculty
• Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
• Vassar College alumni
• Columbia University alumni
• Members of the National Academy of Medicine
• Rockefeller University alumni
• University of California, Davis faculty
• Chancellors of the University of California, Santa Cruz
• Presidents of the University of Hawaii System
• Presidents of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

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