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Maria Klawe

Canadian-American academic administrator

Maria Margaret Klawe ( KLAH-vay; born 1951) is a Canadian-American computer scientist who was the fifth president of Harvey Mudd College from 2006 to 2023. Born in Toronto in 1951, she became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2009.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Maria Klawe (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Jun 23, 1951.¹

About

She was previously Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science at Princeton University. She is known for her advocacy for women in STEM fields.

From Wikipedia’s article on Maria Klawe, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Association for Computing MachineryChair 2002 to 2004²⁰

Early life and education

1973University of Alberta Bachelor of Science; mathematics³
1973 to 1977University of Alberta Doctor of Philosophy; mathematics^{3 4}
Date not recordedStrathcona Composite High School³

Career

Occupation: academic administrator, computer scientist, university teacher, mathematician.⁹

Since 2006Chairperson, Harvey Mudd College^{5 7}
2002 to 2006Worked at Princeton University^{5 6}
2002 to 2004Chair, Association for Computing Machinery⁸
1988 to 2002Worked at University of British Columbia^{5 6}
1978 to 1980Worked at University of Toronto^{4 5}
Date not recordedWorked at IBM^{4 5}
Date not recordedWorked at University of Alberta⁵
Date not recordedWorked at Oakland University⁵

Personal life

BornJun 23, 1951, Toronto¹⁰
CitizenshipCanada, United States¹¹
SpouseNick Pippenger¹²

Awards

2020Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science^{13 18}
2020honorary doctorate at the Laval University^{13 19}
2019Fellow of the Association for Women in Mathematics^{4 13}
2014Anita Borg Institute Women of Vision Awards^{13 17}
2013Fellow of the American Mathematical Society^{13 16}
2009Great Immigrants Award^{13 15}
1996ACM Fellow^{13 14}

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Wikimedia CommonsMaria Klawe photo by Craig Stanfill, CC BY-SA 2.0