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{{Short description|American academic administrator (1947–2021)}}
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| name = Marye Anne Payne Fox
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| image = Marye Anne Fox CHF Heritage Day 2012 Rush 003.JPG
| caption = Fox in 2012
| order = Seventh
| order = Seventh
| title = Chancellor of the<br />[[University of California, San Diego]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Marye Anne Fox|url=http://mafox.ucsd.edu/|publisher=University of California San Diego|accessdate=2 April 2014}}</ref>
| title = Chancellor of the<br />[[University of California San Diego]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Marye Anne Fox|url=http://mafox.ucsd.edu/|publisher=University of California, San Diego|access-date=2 April 2014}}</ref>
| order2 = Twelfth
| term_start = 2004
| term_end = 2012
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| title2 = Chancellor of<br />[[North Carolina State University]]
| predecessor = [[Robert C. Dynes]]
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1947|12|09}}
| birth_place = [[Canton, Ohio]], U.S.
| successor = [[Pradeep Khosla]]
| order2 = Twelfth
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| alma_mater = [[Notre Dame College]]<br>[[Cleveland State University]]<br>[[Dartmouth College]]
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| title2 = Chancellor of<br />[[North Carolina State University]]
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| residence = San Diego, California
| term_start2 = August 1998
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| profession = Chemist, administrator
| spouse = James K. Whitesell
| term_end2 = June 2004
| blank1 = Institutions
| predecessor2 = [[Larry K. Monteith]]
| successor2 = [[Robert A. Barnhardt]]
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| data1 = [[University of Texas at Austin]]<br>[[North Carolina State University]]<br>[[University of Notre Dame]]<br>[[U.C. San Diego]]
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| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1947|12|09}}
| birth_place = [[Canton, Ohio]], U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|05|09|1947|12|09|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Austin, Texas]], U.S.
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| alma_mater = [[Notre Dame College]]<br>[[Cleveland State University]]<br>[[Dartmouth College]]
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| residence = San Diego, California
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| profession = Chemist, administrator
| spouse = James K. Whitesell
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| workplaces = [[University of Texas at Austin]]<br>[[North Carolina State University]]<br>[[University of Notre Dame]]<br>[[University of California, San Diego]]
| thesis_title = Photorearrangements of aryl halides
| thesis_year = 1974
| thesis_url = http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/911881
| doctoral_advisor = [[David M. Lemal]]
| field = [[Chemistry]]
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'''Marye Anne Payne Fox''' (born 9 December 1947) is a physical organic chemist and university administrator. She was the first female chief executive of [[North Carolina State University]] in [[Raleigh, North Carolina]]. In April 2004, Fox was named Chancellor of the [[University of California, San Diego]]. In 2010 Fox received the [[National Medal of Science]].
'''Marye Anne Payne Fox''' (9 December 1947 – 9 May 2021) was an American physical organic chemist and university administrator. She was the first female chief executive of [[North Carolina State University]] in [[Raleigh, North Carolina]]. In April 2004, Fox was named chancellor of the [[University of California, San Diego]]. In 2010 Fox received the [[National Medal of Science]].


==Biography==
==Biography==
===Early years===
===Early years===
Fox was born in [[Canton, Ohio]] and received her B.S. from Notre Dame College and her Ph.D. from [[Dartmouth College]], both in chemistry. She held a postdoctoral appointment at the University of Maryland from 1974 to 1976. In the later year, she joined the faculty of the University of Texas at Austin, and in 1994 she became vice president of research there.
Fox was born in [[Canton, Ohio]], and received her B.S. from [[Notre Dame College]] and her PhD from [[Dartmouth College]], both in chemistry. She held a postdoctoral appointment at the [[University of Maryland, College Park|University of Maryland]] from 1974 to 1976. In the later year, she joined the faculty of the [[University of Texas at Austin]], and in 1994 she became vice president of research there.


===Career===
===Career===
Fox is a member of the [[United States National Academy of Sciences|National Academy of Sciences]] and has served as president of the scientific research society [[Sigma Xi]]. Fox earned a [[Bachelor of Science|B.S.]] in chemistry from [[Notre Dame College]] in 1969 and a [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D.]] from [[Dartmouth College]] in 1974. In 1976 she joined the faculty of the [[University of Texas at Austin]], where she rose to direct the [[Center for Fast Kinetics Research]] and, in 1994, was appointed the university's Vice President for Research. Even as a university administrator, she maintained an active research program in the fields of organic photochemistry and electrochemistry.
A member of the [[National Academy of Sciences]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Marye Anne Fox|url=http://www.nasonline.org/member-directory/deceased-members/48392.html|access-date=2021-12-16|website=www.nasonline.org}}</ref> Fox served as president of the scientific research society [[Sigma Xi]]. She earned a [[Bachelor of Science|B.S.]] in chemistry from [[Notre Dame College]] in 1969 and a [[Doctor of Philosophy|PhD]] from [[Dartmouth College]] in 1974. In 1976 she joined the faculty of the [[University of Texas at Austin]], where she rose to direct the [[Center for Fast Kinetics Research]] and, in 1994, was appointed the university's vice president for research. Even as a university administrator, she maintained an active research program in the fields of organic photochemistry and electrochemistry. In 1985, Fox was the first woman to give a plenary lecture at the [[National Organic Symposium]].<ref name="Fenlon">{{cite journal|last1=Fenlon|first1=Edward E.|last2=Myers|first2=Brian J.|title=Profiles in Chemistry: A Historical Perspective on the National Organic Symposium|journal=The Journal of Organic Chemistry|date=30 May 2013|volume=78|issue=12|pages=5817–5831|doi=10.1021/jo302475j|pmid=23721508}}</ref>


She was appointed the twelfth chancellor of [[North Carolina State University]] in [[Raleigh, North Carolina]] in August 1998, succeeding Dr. [[Larry K. Monteith]]. She was the university's first female chief executive, serving until July 2004.<ref>{{cite web|title=Marye Anne Fox becomes the first female chancellor at NC State (1998)|url=http://historicalstate.lib.ncsu.edu/catalog/1998-marye-anne-fox-becomes-the-first-female-chancellor-at-nc-state|accessdate=4 January 2012|author=Historical State: History in Red and White}}</ref> During her tenure as Chancellor, the UNC system and its Board of Governors successfully campaigned for a taxpayer-funded bond referendum leading to a significant period of growth of the physical facilities of the campus, particularly Centennial Campus.<ref>{{cite web|title=Marye Anne Fox: Twelfth Chief Executive, 1998-2004|url=http://historicalstate.lib.ncsu.edu/chief-executives/marye-anne-fox|accessdate=4 January 2012|author=Historical State: History in Red and White}}</ref> Her tenure was also marked by controversy over excessive pay raises for members of her administration and the firing of two prominent vice provosts that led to the resignation of the provost and a formal [[censure|censuring]] by the NC State Faculty Senate.<ref>{{cite web|title=Michael David Anthony|url=http://historicalstate.lib.ncsu.edu/student-leaders/michael-david-anthony|accessdate=4 January 2012|author=Historical State: History in Red and White}}</ref>
She was appointed the twelfth chancellor of [[North Carolina State University]] in [[Raleigh, North Carolina]], in August 1998, succeeding Dr. [[Larry K. Monteith]]. She was the university's first female chief executive, serving until July 2004.<ref>{{cite web|title=Marye Anne Fox becomes the first female chancellor at NC State (1998)|url=http://historicalstate.lib.ncsu.edu/catalog/1998-marye-anne-fox-becomes-the-first-female-chancellor-at-nc-state|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710213912/http://historicalstate.lib.ncsu.edu/catalog/1998-marye-anne-fox-becomes-the-first-female-chancellor-at-nc-state|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 July 2012|access-date=4 January 2012|author=Historical State: History in Red and White}}</ref> During her tenure as Chancellor, the UNC system and its board of governors successfully campaigned for a taxpayer-funded bond referendum leading to a significant period of growth of the physical facilities of the campus, particularly Centennial Campus.<ref>{{cite web|title=Marye Anne Fox: Twelfth Chief Executive, 1998-2004|url=http://historicalstate.lib.ncsu.edu/chief-executives/marye-anne-fox|access-date=4 January 2012|author=Historical State: History in Red and White|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100614092837/http://historicalstate.lib.ncsu.edu/chief-executives/marye-anne-fox|archive-date=14 June 2010}}</ref> Her tenure was also marked by controversy over excessive pay raises for members of her administration and the firing of two prominent vice provosts that led to the resignation of the provost and a formal [[censure|censuring]] by the NC State Faculty Senate.<ref>{{cite web|title=Michael David Anthony|url=http://historicalstate.lib.ncsu.edu/student-leaders/michael-david-anthony|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714050322/http://historicalstate.lib.ncsu.edu/student-leaders/michael-david-anthony|url-status=dead|archive-date=14 July 2012|access-date=4 January 2012|author=Historical State: History in Red and White}}</ref>


In June 2003, Fox played a role in the expansion of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Reached in Switzerland at a conference, she cast an unexpected and deciding "no" vote against [[Boston College]] in the first round of [[Atlantic Coast Conference]] expansion.<ref>{{cite news|last=Vilona|first=Bill|title=Boston College accepts invite from ACC|url=http://www.centralohio.com/ohiostate/stories/20031013/football/445785.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071123142426/http://www.centralohio.com/ohiostate/stories/20031013/football/445785.html |archivedate=23 November 2007 |accessdate=2 April 2014|newspaper=Buckeye Buzz|date=13 October 2003}}</ref> Her unanticipated vote at the 11th hour resulted in months of turmoil in college sports. Miami President Donna Shalala delayed her university's acceptance of the ACC invitation to the last possible day explaining "We had numbers on Boston College-Virginia Tech. We had done numbers on Miami alone. But we had not anticipated that Virginia Tech and Miami would be the only two invitees."<ref>{{cite news|last=Svrluga|first=Barry|title=Miami on hold|url=http://www.ncsu.edu/news/dailyclips/0603/062703.html|accessdate=2 April 2014|newspaper=The News & Observer|date=27 June 2003}}</ref> The ensuing delay forced the ACC to spend the 2004-5 academic year as an 11-team conference, one shy of the dozen required by the NCAA for the ACC to hold a lucrative championship football game, and resulted in Boston College playing a "lame duck" year in the Big East.<ref>[http://www.techsideline.com/newsarch/2004/20040113news.htm] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927043622/http://www.techsideline.com/newsarch/2004/20040113news.htm |date=27 September 2007 }}</ref> Media reports suggested Chancellor Fox, a University of Notre Dame trustee, may have cast her vote against Boston College to provide time for the ACC to consider extending membership to the Fighting Irish.<ref>[http://www.wndu.com/sports/092003/sports_21942.php]{{Dead link|date=April 2014}}</ref>
In June 2003, Fox played a role in the expansion of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Reached in Switzerland at a conference, she cast an unexpected and deciding "no" vote against [[Boston College]] in the first round of [[Atlantic Coast Conference]] expansion.<ref>{{cite news|last=Vilona|first=Bill|title=Boston College accepts invite from ACC|url=http://www.centralohio.com/ohiostate/stories/20031013/football/445785.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071123142426/http://www.centralohio.com/ohiostate/stories/20031013/football/445785.html |archive-date=23 November 2007 |access-date=2 April 2014|newspaper=Buckeye Buzz|date=13 October 2003}}</ref> Her unanticipated vote at the 11th hour resulted in months of turmoil in college sports. [[University of Miami|Miami]] President [[Donna Shalala]] delayed her university's acceptance of the ACC invitation to the last possible day explaining "We had numbers on Boston College-Virginia Tech. We had done numbers on Miami alone. But we had not anticipated that Virginia Tech and Miami would be the only two invitees."<ref>{{cite news |last=Svrluga |first=Barry |title=Miami on hold |url=http://www.ncsu.edu/news/dailyclips/0603/062703.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140405003203/http://www.ncsu.edu/news/dailyclips/0603/062703.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 April 2014 |access-date=2 April 2014 |newspaper=The News & Observer |date=27 June 2003 }}</ref> The ensuing delay forced the ACC to spend the 2004–5 academic year as an 11-team conference, one shy of the dozen required by the NCAA for the ACC to hold a lucrative championship football game, and resulted in Boston College playing a "lame duck" year in the Big East.<ref>[http://www.techsideline.com/newsarch/2004/20040113news.htm] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927043622/http://www.techsideline.com/newsarch/2004/20040113news.htm|date=27 September 2007}}</ref> Media reports suggested Chancellor Fox, a University of Notre Dame trustee, may have cast her vote against Boston College to provide time for the ACC to consider extending membership to the Fighting Irish.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wndu.com/sports/092003/sports_21942.php|archive-url=https://archive.today/20031222180309/http://www.wndu.com/sports/092003/sports_21942.php|url-status=dead|title=WNDU-TV: Sports Story: Is ND heading for a change in conference statu…|date=22 December 2003|archive-date=22 December 2003|website=wndu.com}}</ref>


In 2004, Fox accepted the position of Chancellor at the University of California, San Diego. In the same year, and in spite of the faculty's censure vote, the NCSU Board of Trustees named a building after her, the Marye Anne Fox Science Teaching Laboratory. On 5 July 2011, she announced her intention to resign as Chancellor, effective June 2012, and return to her research and teaching.<ref>{{cite news|last=Day|first=Kathy|title=Committee named to assist in search to replace UCSD chancellor|url=http://www.lajollalight.com/2011/10/14/committee-named-to-assist-in-search-to-replace-ucsd-chancellor/|accessdate=2 April 2014|newspaper=La Jolla Light|date=14 October 2011}}</ref>
In 2004, Fox accepted the position of Chancellor at the [[University of California, San Diego]]. In the same year, and in spite of the faculty's censure vote, the NCSU Board of Trustees named a building after her, the Marye Anne Fox Science Teaching Laboratory. On 5 July 2011, she announced her intention to resign as Chancellor, effective June 2012, and return to her research and teaching.<ref>{{cite news|last=Day|first=Kathy|title=Committee named to assist in search to replace UCSD chancellor|url=http://www.lajollalight.com/2011/10/14/committee-named-to-assist-in-search-to-replace-ucsd-chancellor/|access-date=2 April 2014|newspaper=La Jolla Light|date=14 October 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407092350/http://www.lajollalight.com/2011/10/14/committee-named-to-assist-in-search-to-replace-ucsd-chancellor/|archive-date=7 April 2014}}</ref>


Fox served as a science advisor to [[George W. Bush]] during his tenure as governor of [[Texas]]. She also served on President Bush's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology and was on the short list of candidates to head the White House [[Office of Science and Technology Policy]] in Bush's presidential administration.
Fox served as a science advisor to [[George W. Bush]] during his tenure as governor of [[Texas]]. She also served on President Bush's [[United States President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology|Council of Advisors on Science and Technology]] and was on the short list of candidates to head the White House [[Office of Science and Technology Policy]] in Bush's presidential administration.


Fox served as a trustee on the [[Board of Trustees of Dartmouth College]] from 2011 to 2013.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.dartmouth.edu/~trustees/emeriti/ | title = Trustees Emeriti | publisher = Dartmouth College | accessdate = May 20, 2017 }}</ref>
Fox served as a trustee on the [[Board of Trustees of Dartmouth College]] from 2011 to 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dartmouth.edu/~trustees/emeriti/ |title=Trustees Emeriti |publisher=Dartmouth College |access-date=20 May 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131030001812/http://www.dartmouth.edu/~trustees/emeriti/ |archive-date=30 October 2013 }}</ref>


===Personal life===
===Personal life===
Fox is married to chemistry professor James K. Whitesell, with whom she has five sons from their previous marriages.
Fox was married to chemistry professor James K. Whitesell, with whom she had five sons from their previous marriages.

Fox died at her home on May 9th, 2021 after a long illness.<ref name="honoring">{{cite web |url=https://leadership.ncsu.edu/2021/05/10/honoring-marye-anne-fox |title=Honoring former Chancellor Marye Anne Fox |last=Woodson |first=Randy |date=10 May 2021 |website=N.C. State University |access-date=10 May 2021 }}</ref>


==Awards==
==Awards and honors==
* [[Agnes Fay Morgan Research Award]] (1984), [[Iota Sigma Pi]]
* [[Agnes Fay Morgan Research Award]] (1984), [[Iota Sigma Pi]]
* [[Garvan-Olin Medal]] (1988)
* [[Garvan-Olin Medal]] (1988)
* Havinga Medal (1991), first woman recipient<ref name=Havinga>{{cite web|title=Havinga Medal Laureates|url=http://www.havingafoundation.org/awarded-medals/|website=Havinga Foundation.org|accessdate=7 April 2015}}</ref>
* Havinga Medal (1991), first woman recipient<ref name=Havinga>{{cite web|title=Havinga Medal Laureates|url=http://www.havingafoundation.org/awarded-medals/|website=Havinga Foundation.org|access-date=7 April 2015}}</ref>
* [[Myron L. Bender]] and Muriel S. Bender Summer Lectureship, [[Northwestern University]] (1994)
* [[Myron L. Bender]] and Muriel S. Bender Summer Lectureship, [[Northwestern University]] (1994)
*Elected to the [[American Academy of Arts and Sciences]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Marye Anne Fox|url=https://www.amacad.org/person/marye-anne-fox|access-date=2021-12-16|website=American Academy of Arts & Sciences|language=en}}</ref>
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* [[National Medal of Science]] (2010)<ref>{{cite press release |last=Clark |first= Christine |date= |title=White House Names UC San Diego Chancellor Marye Anne Fox National Medal of Science Recipient |url=http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/archive/newsrel/awards/10-15chancellorsmedal.asp |location= |publisher=UC San Diego |agency= |accessdate=2014-04-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Marye Anne Fox|url=http://www.nsf.gov/od/nms/recip_details.jsp?recip_id=5300000000464|work=The President's National Medal of Science: Recipient Details|publisher=National Science Foundation|accessdate=2 April 2014}}</ref>
*Elected to the [[American Philosophical Society]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=APS Member History|url=https://search.amphilsoc.org/memhist/search?creator=Marye+Anne+Fox&title=&subject=&subdiv=&mem=&year=&year-max=&dead=&keyword=&smode=advanced|access-date=2021-12-16|website=search.amphilsoc.org}}</ref>
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* [[Othmer Gold Medal]] (2012)<ref name=CHFAll>{{cite web|title= Othmer Gold Medal |url=https://www.chemheritage.org/othmer-gold-medal|publisher=[[Chemical Heritage Foundation]]|accessdate=1 December 2016}}</ref><ref name=2012NDC>{{cite news|title=Alumna to Receive Othmer Gold Medal|url=http://www.notredamecollege.edu/about/news/announcements/alumna-receive-othmer-gold-medal|accessdate=12 June 2014|work=Notre Dame College|date=31 January 2012}}</ref><ref name=2012BJ>{{cite news|last1=Gussman|first1=Neil|title=Marye Anne Fox to Receive Othmer Gold Medal at Heritage Day 2012|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/prnewswire/press_releases/2012/01/30/DC41232|accessdate=12 June 2014|work=The Business Journals|date=30 January 2013}}</ref>
* [[Charles Lathrop Parsons Award]], [[American Chemical Society]], (2005)<ref name="Rovner">{{cite journal|last1=Rovner|first1=Sophie L.|title=PARSONS AWARD TO MARYE ANNE FOX ACS honors North Carolina State chancellor for outstanding service|journal=Chemical & Engineering News|date=5 April 2004|volume=82|issue=14|page=16|doi=10.1021/cen-v082n014.p016|url=https://cen.acs.org/articles/82/i14/PARSONS-AWARD-MARYE-ANNE-FOX.html|access-date=29 January 2018}}</ref>
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* [[National Medal of Science]] (2010)<ref>{{cite press release |last=Clark |first= Christine |title=White House Names UC San Diego Chancellor Marye Anne Fox National Medal of Science Recipient |url=http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/archive/newsrel/awards/10-15chancellorsmedal.asp |publisher=UC San Diego |access-date=2014-04-02}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Marye Anne Fox|url=https://www.nsf.gov/od/nms/recip_details.jsp?recip_id=5300000000464|work=The President's National Medal of Science: Recipient Details|publisher=National Science Foundation|access-date=2 April 2014}}</ref>
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* [[Othmer Gold Medal]] (2012)<ref name="OthmerMedal">{{cite web|title=Othmer Gold Medal|url=https://www.sciencehistory.org/othmer-gold-medal|access-date=22 March 2018|website=Science History Institute|date=2016-05-31}}</ref><ref name=2012NDC>{{cite news|title=Alumna to Receive Othmer Gold Medal|url=http://www.notredamecollege.edu/about/news/announcements/alumna-receive-othmer-gold-medal|access-date=12 June 2014|work=Notre Dame College|date=31 January 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714124128/http://www.notredamecollege.edu/about/news/announcements/alumna-receive-othmer-gold-medal|archive-date=14 July 2014}}</ref><ref name=2012BJ>{{cite news|last1=Gussman|first1=Neil|title=Marye Anne Fox to Receive Othmer Gold Medal at Heritage Day 2012|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/prnewswire/press_releases/2012/01/30/DC41232|access-date=12 June 2014|work=The Business Journals|date=30 January 2013}}</ref>
* Revelle Medal (2018)


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://libraries.ucsd.edu/speccoll/findingaids/mss0764.html Marye Anne Fox Papers] MSS 764. [http://libraries.ucsd.edu/collections/sca/ Special Collections & Archives], UC San Diego Library.
* [http://libraries.ucsd.edu/speccoll/findingaids/mss0764.html Marye Anne Fox Papers] MSS 764. [http://libraries.ucsd.edu/collections/sca/ Special Collections & Archives], UC San Diego Library.
*[https://library.ucsd.edu/speccoll/findingaids/rss0001.html UC San Diego. Office of the Chancellor Subject Files] RSS 1. [https://library.ucsd.edu/research-and-collections/collections/special-collections-and-archives/index.html Special Collections & Archives], UC San Diego Library.


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Latest revision as of 08:43, 11 May 2024

Marye Anne Fox
Fox in 2012
Seventh Chancellor of the
University of California San Diego[1]
In office
2004–2012
Preceded byRobert C. Dynes
Succeeded byPradeep Khosla
Twelfth Chancellor of
North Carolina State University
In office
August 1998 – June 2004
Preceded byLarry K. Monteith
Succeeded byRobert A. Barnhardt
Personal details
Born(1947-12-09)9 December 1947
Canton, Ohio, U.S.
Died9 May 2021(2021-05-09) (aged 73)
Austin, Texas, U.S.
SpouseJames K. Whitesell
Residence(s)San Diego, California
Alma materNotre Dame College
Cleveland State University
Dartmouth College
ProfessionChemist, administrator
Scientific career
FieldsChemistry
InstitutionsUniversity of Texas at Austin
North Carolina State University
University of Notre Dame
University of California, San Diego
ThesisPhotorearrangements of aryl halides (1974)
Doctoral advisorDavid M. Lemal

Marye Anne Payne Fox (9 December 1947 – 9 May 2021) was an American physical organic chemist and university administrator. She was the first female chief executive of North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina. In April 2004, Fox was named chancellor of the University of California, San Diego. In 2010 Fox received the National Medal of Science.

Biography

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Early years

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Fox was born in Canton, Ohio, and received her B.S. from Notre Dame College and her PhD from Dartmouth College, both in chemistry. She held a postdoctoral appointment at the University of Maryland from 1974 to 1976. In the later year, she joined the faculty of the University of Texas at Austin, and in 1994 she became vice president of research there.

Career

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A member of the National Academy of Sciences,[2] Fox served as president of the scientific research society Sigma Xi. She earned a B.S. in chemistry from Notre Dame College in 1969 and a PhD from Dartmouth College in 1974. In 1976 she joined the faculty of the University of Texas at Austin, where she rose to direct the Center for Fast Kinetics Research and, in 1994, was appointed the university's vice president for research. Even as a university administrator, she maintained an active research program in the fields of organic photochemistry and electrochemistry. In 1985, Fox was the first woman to give a plenary lecture at the National Organic Symposium.[3]

She was appointed the twelfth chancellor of North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina, in August 1998, succeeding Dr. Larry K. Monteith. She was the university's first female chief executive, serving until July 2004.[4] During her tenure as Chancellor, the UNC system and its board of governors successfully campaigned for a taxpayer-funded bond referendum leading to a significant period of growth of the physical facilities of the campus, particularly Centennial Campus.[5] Her tenure was also marked by controversy over excessive pay raises for members of her administration and the firing of two prominent vice provosts that led to the resignation of the provost and a formal censuring by the NC State Faculty Senate.[6]

In June 2003, Fox played a role in the expansion of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Reached in Switzerland at a conference, she cast an unexpected and deciding "no" vote against Boston College in the first round of Atlantic Coast Conference expansion.[7] Her unanticipated vote at the 11th hour resulted in months of turmoil in college sports. Miami President Donna Shalala delayed her university's acceptance of the ACC invitation to the last possible day explaining "We had numbers on Boston College-Virginia Tech. We had done numbers on Miami alone. But we had not anticipated that Virginia Tech and Miami would be the only two invitees."[8] The ensuing delay forced the ACC to spend the 2004–5 academic year as an 11-team conference, one shy of the dozen required by the NCAA for the ACC to hold a lucrative championship football game, and resulted in Boston College playing a "lame duck" year in the Big East.[9] Media reports suggested Chancellor Fox, a University of Notre Dame trustee, may have cast her vote against Boston College to provide time for the ACC to consider extending membership to the Fighting Irish.[10]

In 2004, Fox accepted the position of Chancellor at the University of California, San Diego. In the same year, and in spite of the faculty's censure vote, the NCSU Board of Trustees named a building after her, the Marye Anne Fox Science Teaching Laboratory. On 5 July 2011, she announced her intention to resign as Chancellor, effective June 2012, and return to her research and teaching.[11]

Fox served as a science advisor to George W. Bush during his tenure as governor of Texas. She also served on President Bush's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology and was on the short list of candidates to head the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy in Bush's presidential administration.

Fox served as a trustee on the Board of Trustees of Dartmouth College from 2011 to 2013.[12]

Personal life

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Fox was married to chemistry professor James K. Whitesell, with whom she had five sons from their previous marriages.

Fox died at her home on May 9th, 2021 after a long illness.[13]

Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ "Marye Anne Fox". University of California, San Diego. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Marye Anne Fox". www.nasonline.org. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  3. ^ Fenlon, Edward E.; Myers, Brian J. (30 May 2013). "Profiles in Chemistry: A Historical Perspective on the National Organic Symposium". The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 78 (12): 5817–5831. doi:10.1021/jo302475j. PMID 23721508.
  4. ^ Historical State: History in Red and White. "Marye Anne Fox becomes the first female chancellor at NC State (1998)". Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  5. ^ Historical State: History in Red and White. "Marye Anne Fox: Twelfth Chief Executive, 1998-2004". Archived from the original on 14 June 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  6. ^ Historical State: History in Red and White. "Michael David Anthony". Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
  7. ^ Vilona, Bill (13 October 2003). "Boston College accepts invite from ACC". Buckeye Buzz. Archived from the original on 23 November 2007. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  8. ^ Svrluga, Barry (27 June 2003). "Miami on hold". The News & Observer. Archived from the original on 5 April 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  9. ^ [1] Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ "WNDU-TV: Sports Story: Is ND heading for a change in conference statu…". wndu.com. 22 December 2003. Archived from the original on 22 December 2003.
  11. ^ Day, Kathy (14 October 2011). "Committee named to assist in search to replace UCSD chancellor". La Jolla Light. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  12. ^ "Trustees Emeriti". Dartmouth College. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  13. ^ Woodson, Randy (10 May 2021). "Honoring former Chancellor Marye Anne Fox". N.C. State University. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Havinga Medal Laureates". Havinga Foundation.org. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  15. ^ "Marye Anne Fox". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  16. ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  17. ^ Rovner, Sophie L. (5 April 2004). "PARSONS AWARD TO MARYE ANNE FOX ACS honors North Carolina State chancellor for outstanding service". Chemical & Engineering News. 82 (14): 16. doi:10.1021/cen-v082n014.p016. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  18. ^ Clark, Christine. "White House Names UC San Diego Chancellor Marye Anne Fox National Medal of Science Recipient" (Press release). UC San Diego. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  19. ^ "Marye Anne Fox". The President's National Medal of Science: Recipient Details. National Science Foundation. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  20. ^ "Othmer Gold Medal". Science History Institute. 31 May 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  21. ^ "Alumna to Receive Othmer Gold Medal". Notre Dame College. 31 January 2012. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
  22. ^ Gussman, Neil (30 January 2013). "Marye Anne Fox to Receive Othmer Gold Medal at Heritage Day 2012". The Business Journals. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
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Academic offices
Preceded by 12th Chancellor of North Carolina State University
1998–2004 		Succeeded by
Preceded by 7th Chancellor of the University of California San Diego
2004–2012 		Succeeded by
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