Kate Douglas Torrey

Background

Torrey, Kate Douglas was born on July 22, 1947 in New York City.

Education

Bachelor, Stanford University, 1969; Master of Arts, University of Chicago, 1970.

Career

Editorial assistant, Indiana U. Press, Bloomington, 1972-1975; from manuscript editor to editor-in-chief, U. Kansas Press, Lawrence, 1976-1989; editor-in-chief, U. North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, 1989-1992; director, U. North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, since 1992.

Achievements

• Kate Douglas Torrey has been listed as a noteworthy University press executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Association American University Presses (board directors 1992-1998, president 1996-1997), Women in Scholarly Public (president 1989).