About the Provost
Nancy
E. Mathews was appointed
as Provost and Executive Vice President of Central Michigan University on
August 1, 2022, by President Robert O. Davies.
Prior
to her appointment at CMU, Mathews led the Rubenstein School of Environment and
Natural Resources at the University of Vermont, serving as its dean for eight
years. Her leadership of the Rubenstein School focused on building academic
excellence, with an enduring commitment to environmental justice, to prepare
students to lead in a rapidly changing world. Through Mathews’ advocacy and
partnership with the University of Vermont Foundation Officers, fundraising
efforts in the Rubenstein School yielded nearly $29 million during her tenure
as dean, which supported transformative initiatives and programs for students,
faculty, and staff.
Before
her deanship, Mathews spent nearly 20 years as a Professor of Wildlife Ecology
and Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. While at
UW-Madison, Mathews served in many leadership roles, including Director of the
Morgridge Center for Public Service, chair of the Conservation Biology and
Sustainable Development program, and director of the 2009 Higher Learning
Commission’s Institutional Reaccreditation for the University.
In
addition to her academic leadership, Mathews served as a member of the Executive
Committees of the National Association of Forest Research Programs and the
National Association of Fish and Wildlife Programs Research Programs. Mathews
also served on the board of directors of the International Crane Foundation for
nine years and as an elected Trustee to the Higher Learning Commission.
Mathews
received a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from Penn State and a Master
of Science and a Ph.D. from SUNY-College of Environmental Science and Forestry. Mathews has published widely in the field of wildlife
ecology and specializes in conservation biology and animal behavior.
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