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Ann Stuart, Ph.D.
TWU chancellor and president

Dr. Ann Stuart — the first chancellor and fourth woman president of Texas Woman's University — joined the TWU community as its tenth president on December 1, 1999. To date, she has embraced the Denton, Dallas and Houston TWU communities, and has shared her vision for the university's future with area leaders, alumni, faculty, staff and students.

Before she moved to Denton, Dr. Stuart had served as president of Rensselaer at Hartford, which is a graduate school associated with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute of Troy, N.Y. The graduate school has programs in management and technology, computer science and engineering, plus professional development.

Dr. Stuart previously served as provost and vice president for academic affairs at Alma College in Michigan; dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at East Stroudsburg University in Pennsylvania; and in several capacities at the University of Evansville in Indiana. She earned her undergraduate degree in education from the University of Florida; her master's degree in English from the University of Kentucky; and her doctorate in English from Southern Illinois University.

In addition to her academic experience, Dr. Stuart has been a consultant and an executive in both the public and private areas. She is the author of The Technical Writer and Writing and Analyzing Effective Computer Documentation, and has written other publications. She also has been a moderator and speaker at state and national higher education conferences, workshops, conventions and programs.

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