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1998
Inductee Dr.
Janet L. Holmgren
 Janet
L. Holmgren, Class of 1965, graduated from Hinsdale Central High School in
three years, had a perfect 5.0 GPA, and was named the class valedictorian.
She attended Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, where she graduated summa
cum laude with a BA in English in 1968, and then Princeton University
where she earned her MA (1971) and Ph.D. (1974) in Linguistics.
Dr. Holmgren began her career as an Assistant Professor of English
Studies at Federal City College, now the University of the District of
Columbia. Between 1976 and 1982 Dr. Holmgren was an Assistant Professor of
English at the University of Maryland and in 1982 was named Assistant to
the Chancellor. In July, 1991, after serving first as the Associate
Provost, then as the Vice-Provost of Princeton University, she was named
the President of Mills College, Oakland, California.
Many academic honors and awards have been bestowed upon Dr. Holmgren
during her career. She was named a Princeton University Fellow 1968-69 and
1970-72. In 1988 she was named Outstanding Woman Administrator, University
of Maryland, College Park, and was conferred an Honorary Doctor of Humane
Letters from Mt. Vernon College in 1992. In 1996 Oakland University
honored her with the Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award.
Dr. Holmgren has been extensively published and is a sought after
speaker on topics relating to women and education.
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