Adele Smith Simmons

Background

Simmons, Adele Smith was born on June 21, 1941 in Lake Forest, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Hermon Dunlap and Ellen T. (Thorne) Smith.

Education

Bachelor in Social Studies with honors, Radcliffe College, 1963. Doctor of Philosophy, Oxford University, England, 1969. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Lake Forest College, 1976.

Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Amherst College, 1977. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Franklin Pierce College, 1978. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), University Massachusetts, 1978.

Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Alverno College, 1982. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Marlboro College, 1987. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Smith College, 1988.

Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Mount Holyoke College, 1989. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), American University, 1992. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Tufts University, 1994.

Career

Assistant professor Tufts University, Boston, 1969-1972. Dean Jackson College, Medford, 1970-1972. Assistant professor history, dean student affairs Princeton University, New Jersey, 1972-1977.

President Hampshire College, Amherst, Massachusetts, 1977-1989, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Chicago, 1989—1999. Vice chair, senior executive Chicago Metropolis 2020, since 1999. Senior associate Center for International Studies University Chicago, 1999—2005.

Board directors Marsh & McLennan Companies, New York City, Shorebank Corporation, Chicago, Union Concerned Scientists, Synergos Institute, Environmental Defense, board member, American Prospect. Board directors Field Museum, Chicago, Mexican Fine Arts Center Museum, Chicago Council on Foreign Relations, Winning Worlplaces. Emeritus member board directors Rocky Mountain Institute.

Former correspondent in Mauritius and Tunisia for New York Times, The Economist. High level advisory board United Nations, since 1993. Member advisory committee World Bank Institute.

Member board overseers Harvard University, 1972-1978. Chair Fair Labor Association. Senior advisor World Economic Forum.

Works

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• book

  • Modern Mauritius: Politics of Decolonization

    (A crucial examination of postcolonial, pluralistic societ...)

• Other Work

  • Co-author: (with Freeman, Dunkle, Blau) Exploitation from 9 to 5: Twentieth Century Fund Task Force Report on Working Women, 1975. Author: Modern Mauritius, 1982. Contributor articles on education public policy in The New York Times, Christian Science Monitor, The Bulletin of Atomic Scientist, Harper's, The Atlantic Monthly and others.

Membership

Commissioner President's Commission on World Hunger, Washington, 1978-1980, President's Commission on Environmental Quality, 1991-1992. Member Commission Global Governance. Trustee Carnegie Foundation for Advancement Teaching, 1978-1986.

Chair Mayor Richard Daley's Youth Development Task Force, 1993-1995. Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member Phi Beta Kappa.

Connections

Married John L. Simmons. Children: Ian, Erica, Kevin.

Father:

Hermon Dunlap Smith

Mother:

Ellen T. (Thorne) Smith

Spouse:

John L. Simmons

child:

Ian Simmons

child:

Erica Simmons

child:

Kevin Simmons