Background
Church, Martha Eleanor was born on November 17, 1930 in Pittsburgh. Daughter of Walter Seward and Eleanor (Boyer) Church.
academic administrator scholars
Church, Martha Eleanor was born on November 17, 1930 in Pittsburgh. Daughter of Walter Seward and Eleanor (Boyer) Church.
Bachelor, Wellesley College, Massachusetts, 1952. Master of Arts, University Pittsburgh, 1954. Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1960.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Lake Erie College, Painesville, Ohio, 1975. Doctor of Letters (honorary), Houghton College, New York, 1980. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Queens College, 1981.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Ursinus College, 1981. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), St. Joseph College, 1982. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Towson State University, 1983.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Dickinson College, 1987. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), College Notre Dame Maryland, 1995. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Hood College, 1995.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Illinois College, 2003.
Instructor geography Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts, 1953-1957. Lecturer geography Indiana University Gary Center, 1958. Instructor, then assistant professor geography Wellesley College, 1958—1965.
Dean college, professor geography Wilson College, 1965-1971. Associate executive secretary Commission Higher Education, Middle States Association College and Secondary School, 1971-1975. President Hood College, Frederick, Maryland, 1975-1995, president emerita, since 1995, chair board trustees, 2006—2008, trustee emerita, since 2008.
Senior scholar Carnegie Foundation Advancement of Teaching, Princeton, 1995—1997. Interim president Illinois College, 2002—2003. Interim vice president academy affairs Holy Names University, Oakland, California, 2005—2006.
Vice chairman board directors American Council on Education, 1978—1978, national identification panel, 1977—1995. Member Maryland Humanities Council, 1985—1986. Co-chairman national advisory panel National Center Research to Improve Postsecondary Teaching and Learning University Michigan, 1985—1990.
Trustee Carnegie Foundation Advancement of Teaching, 1986—1996, vice chair, 1990—1992, chair, 1992—1994. Board visitors Defense Intelligence College, 1988—1991. Trustee National Geography Society, 1989—2007, trustee emerita, since 2007, committee research and exploration, 1998—2006, audit review committee, 1993—1998, chair membership, medals and awards committee, 2000—2007, executive, audit and compensation, mission programs committee.
Advisory board directors Automobile Club Maryland, 1991—2002. Advisory board Boyer Center Messiah College, Grantham, Pennsylvania, 1997—2005. Trustee International Partnership Service Learning, 1999—2002.
Director emerita Farmers and Mechanics National Bank, since 2000. Consultant Choice: Books College Libraries.
Board of directors Council for International Exch. of Scholars, 1979-1980, Japan International Christian U. Foundation, 1977-1991, National Center for Higher Education Management Sys., 1980-1983. Board directors American Council on Education, 1976-1979, vice chairman, 1978-1979, member of national identification panel, 1977-1995, National Research Committee, 1993-1996;board advisors Fund for Improvement of Postsecondary Education, Department of Health, Education and Welfare, 1976-1979. Member Secretary of Navy's Advisory Board on Edition and Training, 1976-1980.
Chairman Maryland. Commision on Civil Rights, 1981-1982. Trustee Bradford College, Massachusetts, 1982-1987, Peddie School, New Jersey, 1982-1998, chair academic affairs committee, 1996-1997. Trustee Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Tchg., 1986-1996, vice chair, 1990-1992, chair, 1992-1994, immediate past chair, 1994-1996.
Trustee National Geography Society, since 1989, member commission on research and exploration, since 1998, chair audit review committee, since 1993. Trustee National Geography Society Education Foundation, 1989-1996, member commission on research and exploration, since 1998. Chairman, Board Of Directors MediciFound., Princeton, New Jersey, since 1985.
Trustee United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia, since 1995, secretary board of trustees, since 1998, chairman East and Intra-Asia program subcommittee, 1996-1997, secretary, Executive Committee, since 1998. Member Maryland. Humanities Council, 1985-1986, Maryland. Judicial Disabilities Commission, 1985-1994.
Commissioner Education Commission States, Maryland., since 1981. Executive Committee Campus Compact: Projectfor Public and Cmty. Svc., 1986-1989. Member American Association of University Women, American Association Advancement of Humanities (board directors 1979-1981), American Association Higher Education (chairman 1980-1981, board directors 1979-1983), Association American Geographers, National Association Indiana Colleges Universities (board directors 1983-1986), Maryland.Ind.
Colleges Universities Association (president 1979-1981, member Executive Committee 1988-1992), Association American Colleges Universities (member of advisory committee project on status and education of women 1980-1985), Women's College Coalition (member Executive Committee 1976-1980, 87-89), American Conference Academy Deans (secretary, editor 1969-1971), Council Protestant Colleges Universities (board directors 1969-1971), Society College and University Planning (member editorial board 1979-1995), Cosmos Club (member journal editorial board 1990-1994), Institute Ednl. Leadership (board directors 1982-1987), Sigma Delta Epsilon, Delta Kappa Gamma (honorary).