Hannah, Emily

Person

Staff Only

Biography

UW-Eau Claire's fourth chancellor, Emily Hannah, was the first woman to head a UW System institution. She also was the first UW-Eau Claire chancellor to not have a background in public school administration.

During her tenure, from 1981 to 1984, Hannah was responsible for several important initiatives. She encouraged greater faculty engagement with research and scholarship. Following the recommendations of a task force headed by Chancellor Emeritus Leonard Haas, she promoted international education through more study-abroad programs and increased the numbers of international exchange students attending UW-Eau Claire. She greatly enlarged and strengthened the university's Honors Program, and she was an advocate for a greater presence of women on the faculty and women's issues in the curriculum.

Occupations

Chancellor -- Date: 1981 - 1984

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire Office of the Chancellor Correspondence and Subject File, 1936-2014

Collection

Identifier: Archives Series 001

Summary University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Office of the Chancellor's (and previously the President's) correspondence and subject files covering all aspects of the university including instruction, Board of Regents, building program, gifts and grants, accreditation, and student affairs. Although the series dates from 1936 and is therefore incomplete, it includes material from every President's/Chancellor's administration at the University of Wisconsin--Eau Claire. Besides documenting the routine...

Dates: 1936-2014

Found in: Special Collections and Archives, McIntyre Library, UW-Eau Claire

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Subject: Accreditation (Education) X