Barbara Rook Snyder is an American academic and president of the

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. She is the former president of

Case Western Reserve University Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) is a Private university, private research university in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. It was established in 1967 by a merger between Western Reserve University and the Case Institute of Technology. Case ...

. A legal scholar, Snyder was the first woman to serve as the Case Western's president. Earlier in her career, she served as provost of

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Biography

Snyder earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from

and a

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degree from the

University of Chicago The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, or UChi) is a Private university, private research university in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Its main campus is in the Hyde Park, Chicago, Hyde Park neighborhood on Chicago's South Side, Chic ...

. Before Snyder became president of CWRU in July 2007, she was formerly the executive vice president and provost of Ohio State University. During Snyder's tenure as the university president, CWRU overcame a $20 million budget deficit, increased fundraising by nearly $60 million, and increased research dollars by more than $15 million. Following the announcement that Gordon Gee would retire as President of the Ohio State University effective July 1, 2013, speculation arose that Snyder, the former Provost and Executive Vice President of Ohio State, could succeed Gee. In response, Snyder said, "I am proud to be president of Case Western Reserve and intend to continue in this role for many years to come." In 2011, Cleveland.com reported Barbara R. Snyder's total compensation for the year of 2009 was $778,874.

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Office of the President: Case Western Reserve University
{{DEFAULTSORT:Snyder, Barbara 1955 births Living people Ohio State University College of Arts and Sciences alumni Presidents of the Association of American Universities Presidents of Case Western Reserve University University of Chicago Law School alumni Women heads of universities and colleges