From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Judith Rodin
Judith Rodin
Judith Rodin the rock group U2, to address the university at the 2004
commencement.[5]
Professional highlights
Rodin became president of the Rockefeller Foundation in
March 2005.
She is on the Board of Directors of Citigroup, AMR
Corporation (the parent company of American Airlines),
and Comcast Corporation, where she served as the pre-
siding director until 2006.[6] Rodin has also served on the
board of corporations, including Aetna, Electronic Data
Systems (EDS) and Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
Academic
She was Provost of Yale University from 1992 to 1994,
when she moved to University of Pennsylvania.[7] She
held various professorial and other positions at Yale from
1972 to 1994, including Dean of the Graduate School of
Arts and Sciences and Chair of the Department of Psy-
chology. Rodin has published more than 200 articles and
Born September 9, 1944 (1944-09-09)
chapters in academic publications and written or co-
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania written 12 books; most recently, The University & Urban
Renewal: Out of the Ivory Tower and Into the Streets
Occupation President, Rockefeller Foundation; Former
(University of Pennsylvania Press, 2007).
President, University of Pennsylvania
Spouse Paul R. Verkuil Honorary Degrees
• University of Miami, Doctor of Humane Letters, 2008
Judith Rodin (born Judith Seitz September 9, 1944[1]) was
Seitz; • Dartmouth College[8], 2007
the 7th president of the University of Pennsylvania from • University of Maryland, Doctor of Humane Letters,
1994 to 2004 and the first permanent female president of 2007
an Ivy League university.[2] She is currently the president • University of Science, Doctor of Science, 2007
of the Rockefeller Foundation, a position she has held • University of Pittsburgh[9], 2006
since 2005. A University of Pennsylvania alumna, she re- • Franklin & Marshall[10], 2006
ceived her Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1970. • Yeshiva University[11], 2006
Rodin expanded and improved the University and • New York University[12], 2004
created numerous interdisciplinary programs. She led an • University of Pennsylvania[13], 2004
effort to engage, support and build new relationships • Brown University[14], 2004
with the university’s surrounding communities. She en- • Arcadia University Doctorate of Humane Letters,
couraged revitalization in University City and West 2001
Philadelphia through public safety, Wharton School al- • The Curtis Institute of Music Doctor of Music, 2001
liances for small businesses, developing buildings and • Lafayette College Doctor of Laws, 1996
streetscapes that turned outward to the community, and • Medical College of Pennsylvania and Hahnemann
establishing a university-led partnership school, the University Doctor of Humane Letters, 1995
Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander University of Pennsylva- • University of New Haven Doctor of Humane Letters,
nia Partnership School.[3] 1994
During her tenure at Penn, the University tripled its
endowment and rose from 16th to 4th in the U.S. News
& World Report college ranking.[4] Rodin brought Bono, of
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Judith Rodin
Awards and honors buildings and major renovations in every school and cen-
ter; and expanded its international programs and collab-
Dr. Rodin has been the recipient of 16 honorary doctorate
orations.
degrees and numerous additional honors. In 2004, Dr.
In 2003, she was named to the PoliticsPA list of "Penn-
Rodin received both the prestigious Philadelphia Award
sylvania’s Most Politically Powerful Women".[18]
and the William Penn Awards for her “commitment to el-
evating the economy of West Philadelphia and the quali-
ty of life for its residents; for her leadership roles in gal- Work at The Rockefeller Foun-
vanizing Philadelphia’s higher education institutions in
order to keep the region’s brightest graduates here, and dation
for promoting the region as a high-tech business loca- The Rockefeller Foundation supports work that pro-
tion.” In 2006 she was awarded the Pennsylvania Soci- motes equitable growth and strengthens resilience to so-
ety’s Gold Medal for Distinguished Achievement, which cial, economic and physical challenges -- affirming its pi-
is bestowed upon “a prominent person in recognition of oneering philanthropic mission since 1913 to promote
leadership, citizenship and contributions to the arts, sci- the well-being of humanity. Dr. Rodin is the first woman
ence, education and industry,” and became the first per- to serve as the Foundation’s president in its nearly
son ever receive all three of these major Pennsylvania 100-year history. During her first three years at the Foun-
honors. Rodin has been named one of Crain’s 50 Most dation, Dr. Rodin recalibrated the Foundation’s focus for
Powerful Women in New York list three years in a row. the 21st century, launching major initiatives around the
Rodin has also been recognized as one of Forbes world to bolster resilience to climate change in poor
Magazine’s World’s 100 Most Powerful Women in 2011, communities, strengthen global health systems, catalyze
and the National Association of Corporate Directors’ the field of impact investing, mobilize an agricultural
(NACD’s) 2011 Directorship 100, in recognition of her revolution in Africa and shape smarter, more sustainable
work promoting the highest standards of corporate gov- transportation policies in the United States. The Foun-
ernance. dation’s systems-based approach is enabling innovative
solutions to the world’s most pressing problems, with a
Personal specific focus on basic survival safeguards such as secure
food, water, housing, and infrastructure; global health
Rodin is married to the Honorable Paul R. Verkuil,[15] a including accessible, affordable, high-quality health ser-
former president of the College of William and Mary, for- vices and systems; environment and climate change in-
mer dean of the Tulane University Law School, former cluding sustainable growth and climate change re-
professor at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law and silience; urbanization, including solutions for fast-grow-
former CEO of the American Automobile Association.[16] ing cities; and social and economic security.
Verkuil currently serves as Chair of the Administrative Dr. Rodin is widely recognized as an international
Conference of the United States. They have three chil- leader in academia, science and development issues, Dr.
dren.[17] Rodin has actively participated in influential fora around
the globe, including the World Economic Forum held an-
Work at Penn nually in Davos, Switzerland. She was also a member of
the African Development Bank’s High Level Panel, a
As president, Rodin guided the University through a pe- Board member of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in
riod of unprecedented growth and development that has Africa (co-created by The Rockefeller Foundation), and
transformed Penn’s academic core and dramatically en- has served as a member of the Clinton Global Initiative’s
hanced the quality of life on campus and in the surround- Poverty Alleviation Track Advisory Board.
ing community. Under her leadership, Penn invigorated
its resources, doubling its research funding and tripling
both its annual fundraising and the size of its endow- See also
ment; created Penn Medicine; launched a comprehensive • List of Ivy League university presidents
and widely acclaimed neighborhood revitalization pro-
gram; attracted record numbers of undergraduate appli-
cants, creating Penn’s most selective classes ever; risen References
in the U.S News & World Report rankings of top national [1] http://www.usnews.com/listings/best-leaders/
research universities from 16th in 1994 to 4th in 2002; 18-judith-rodin
established new interdisciplinary institutes and created [2] http://www.archives.upenn.edu/people/notables/
over a dozen groundbreaking interdisciplinary, multi- leaders_upres.html
school, undergraduate and graduate degree programs [3] "A community reborn", APA Online, accessed 18
throughout the University; planned or completed new Dec 2008
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Academic offices
Preceded by President of the University of Pennsylvania Succeeded by
Claire Fagin 1994–2004 Amy Gutmann
interim
[4] 6/20/03, Judith Rodin to Step Down as President of http://web.archive.org/web/20040209095936/
Penn In June 2004 - Almanac BetweenIssues politicspa.com/features/
[5] http://u2log.com/archive/penngrad13-thumb.jpg mostpoliticallypowerfulwomen.htm.
[6] "Dr Judith Rodin Profile - Forbes.com". Forbes.
http://www.forbes.com/finance/mktguideapps/
personinfo/
External links
FromPersonIdPersonTearsheet.jhtml?passedPersonId=939664.
[7] School of Arts & Sciences - University of Other biographical summaries
Pennsylvania • Biography from the Rockefeller Foundation* Profile
[8] http://www.dartmouth.edu/~news/releases/2007/ at Sourcewatch.org
04/19f.html
[9] [1] Reviews of Rodin’s tenure at Penn
[10] http://www.fandm.edu/x7597.xml • "Rodin legacy" at Penn
[11] http://www.yu.edu/commencement/hdrs.asp • Daily Pennsylvanian editorial board Evaluation of
[12] http://www.nyu.edu/nyutoday/archives/17/14/ Rodin’s era
PageOneStories/commence.html Persondata
[13] http://www.upenn.edu/almanac/v50/n34/
Name Rodin, Judith
jr_honors.html
[14] http://www.brown.edu/Administration/ Alternative Rodin, Judy
News_Bureau/2003-04/03-126.html names
[15] http://www.rockfound.org/Library/ Short descrip- Former President, University of
Dr._Judith_Rodin_Named_Rockefeller_Foundation_President.pdf#search=%22verkuil%20rodin%22
tion Pennsylvania
[16] http://www.cardozo.yu.edu/faculty_staff/
Date of birth 1944-09-09
fulltime_QZ.asp
[17] [2] Place of birth Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
[18] "Pennsylvania’s Most Politically Powerful Women". Date of death
PoliticsPA. The Publius Group. 2001. Archived from Place of death
the original on 2004-02-09.
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