Press Releases
President Maureen Hartford Named to NCCBI Board of Directors
Meredith College President Maureen Hartford has been named to the Board of Directors for the North Carolina Citizens for Business and Industry.
Hartford will begin a four-year term on April 1. With approximately 2,000 member companies of all types and sizes, North Carolina Citizens for Business and Industry is the state's largest business group. NCCBI's broad mandate is to improve the quality of life for all North Carolinians, a goal it pursues by working to safeguard the state's favorable business climate, by improving educational opportunities for everyone and by maintaining a clean, healthy environment.
Hartford was named president of Meredith College in February 1999. She is the first female president of Meredith, the largest private college for women in the Southeast. She serves on numerous boards, including the Marine Corps University Board, the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, and serves as chair of the national LeaderShape governing board.
Hartford holds bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. Her doctorate in higher education administration is from the University of Arkansas.
Meredith President Inducted into YWCA Academy of Women
By Melyssa Allen
Meredith College President Maureen A. Hartford was inducted in the YWCA Academy of Women on Thursday, November 10. Hartford was honored in the Education category.
The Academy of Women is an annual awards event created in 1983 by the YWCA of the Greater Triangle to recognize the achievements of outstanding local women in the community. The YWCA Academy of Women selects and inducts women who demonstrate a commitment to the community and exemplify the YWCA mission of empowering women and eliminating racism.
In 1999, Hartford became the first woman to serve as president of Meredith College, the largest private college for women in the Southeast. During her tenure as president, Hartford has driven major initiatives to establish aggressive and achievable best practices in diversity, to teach students about caring engagement in their communities and to actively support women's leadership.
Prior to coming to Meredith, Hartford held senior and executive positions at the University of Michigan, Washington State University, Case Western Reserve, the University of Arkansas and the University of Miami. She has served on the national governing board for LeaderShape and work with the Clinton administration in the establishment of the Americorps Program.
Hartford has been honored with awards including The Business Journal's 2002 Women in Business award, the 2002 Distinguished Scholar Award from the N.C. College Personnel Association and the Woman of Achievement award from the General Federation of Woman's Clubs of North Carolina.
Meredith College President Named Chair-Elect of Marine Corps University Board of Visitors
(Spring 2005)
Meredith College President Maureen Hartford has been named chair-elect of the Board of Visitors for the Marine Corps University.
Hartford was named a member of the Marine Corps University's Board of Visitors in 2004, for a term that runs through September 2007. Her term as chair of the Board of Visitors will begin in 2007.
As a member of the board, Hartford will advise the commanding general of the Marine Corps Combat Development Command and the president of the Marine Corps University in education, doctrinal, budgetary, enrollment and research polices and programs. The mission of the Marine Corps University, which consists of eight institutions, including the Marine Corps War College, is to develop, implement and monitor the resident and distance learning professional military education policies and programs for all Marines, regular and reserve.
Hartford was named president of Meredith College in February 1999. She is the first female president of Meredith, the largest private college for women in the Southeast.
Hartford serves on numerous boards, including the Wake Education Partnership Board of Trustees, the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, and serves as chair of the national LeaderShape governing board.
Hartford holds bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. Her doctorate in higher education administration is from the University of Arkansas.
Contact: Melyssa Allen, Media Relations, (919) 760-8455
