Alice Stone Ilchman (April 18, 1935 – August 11, 2006) was an American academic administrator who worked as the eighth president of
Sarah Lawrence College
Sarah Lawrence College is a private liberal arts college in Yonkers, New York. The college models its approach to education after the Oxford/Cambridge system of one-on-one student-faculty tutorials. Sarah Lawrence scholarship, particularly i ...
from 1981 to 1998.
Early life and education
Ilchman was born in
Cincinnati
Cincinnati ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state lin ...
to Donald Crawford Stone, was an educator and federal planner in the Roosevelt and Truman administrations.
She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in religion from
Mount Holyoke College
Mount Holyoke College is a private liberal arts women's college in South Hadley, Massachusetts. It is the oldest member of the historic Seven Sisters colleges, a group of elite historically women's colleges in the Northeastern United State ...
in 1957, a Master of Public Administration from
Syracuse University
Syracuse University (informally 'Cuse or SU) is a Private university, private research university in Syracuse, New York. Established in 1870 with roots in the Methodist Episcopal Church, the university has been nonsectarian since 1920. Locate ...
's
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs (Maxwell School) is the professional public policy school of Syracuse University, a private research university in Syracuse, New York. The school is organized in 11 academic departments and 1 ...
in 1958, and a Ph.D. from the
London School of Economics
, mottoeng = To understand the causes of things
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, type = Public research university
, endowment = £240.8 million (2021)
, budget = £391.1 mill ...
in 1965.
Career
Ilchman directed
Peace Corps
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training projects at the
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California. Established in 1868 as the University of California, it is the state's first land-grant u ...
and taught
South Asian
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studies there. She later taught and was a dean at
Wellesley College
Wellesley College is a private women's liberal arts college in Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1870 by Henry and Pauline Durant as a female seminary, it is a member of the original Seven Sisters Colleges, an unofficia ...
. She later served as
under former President
Jimmy Carter
James Earl Carter Jr. (born October 1, 1924) is an American politician who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 76th governor of Georgia from 19 ...
in 1978.''
'' Ilchman was the director of the
Jeannette K. Watson Fellowship until her death.
Personal life
Ilchman was married to Warren F. Ilchman, a
political economist
Political economy is the study of how economic systems (e.g. markets and national economies) and political systems (e.g. law, institutions, government) are linked. Widely studied phenomena within the discipline are systems such as labour ...
and former president of
Pratt Institute
Pratt Institute is a private university with its main campus in Brooklyn, New York. It has a satellite campus in Manhattan and an extension campus in Utica, New York at the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute. The school was founded in 1887 ...
. They had two children, Frederick and Sarah.
On August 11, 2006, Ilchman died at her home in
Bronxville, New York due to complications from
pancreatic cancer
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. She was 71 years old.
See also
*
List of presidents of Sarah Lawrence College
References
External links
Alice Stone Ilchman papers archived at Sarah Lawrence CollegeJeannette K. Watson FellowshipObituary at Sarah Lawrence College website
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1935 births
2006 deaths
Alumni of the London School of Economics
Presidents of Sarah Lawrence College
Mount Holyoke College alumni
Deaths from cancer in New York (state)
Deaths from pancreatic cancer
Educators from Cincinnati
American women educators
People from Bronxville, New York
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs alumni
Assistant Secretaries of State for Education and Culture
20th-century American women
20th-century American people
21st-century American women
Women heads of universities and colleges
20th-century American academics