Lou Anna Simon | |
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 Simon in 2014 | |
| 20th President of Michigan State University | |
| In office January 1, 2005 – January 24, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | M. Peter McPherson |
| Succeeded by | John Engler (interim) Samuel L. Stanley |
| In office April 25, 2003 – September 30, 2003 | |
| Personal details | |
| Education | Indiana State University (BA) Michigan State University (MS, PhD) |
Lou Anna Kimsey Simon is an American academic administrator who served as the 20th president of Michigan State University (MSU). Simon was appointed interim president of the university in 2003, then served as president from 2005. She resigned under pressure in 2018 amid claims that she had ignored reports of sexual abuse by Larry Nasser, a sports physician at MSU.[1]
Since December 2017, Simon has been John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor in the College of Education at MSU. From 2012 to 2014, Simon served as chair of the executive committee of National Collegiate Athletic Association. She also served as chair of the Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Detroit Branch.[2] She was inducted into the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame in 2016.[3]
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- ^ "Lou Anna Kimsey Simon". Michigan Women Forward. Retrieved January 26, 2024.