June 7, 2002

U. of Michigan Names Its First Female President; Community-College System in Arizona Suffers Setback in Search for Chancellor

By JULIANNE BASINGER and JAMILAH EVELYN

A MICHIGAN FIRST: Mary Sue Coleman will become the first woman to hold the job of president of the University of Michigan.

After a five-month search that was cloaked in secrecy, the Michigan regents voted unanimously last month to appoint her to the position. Ms. Coleman, 58, has had a long career as a biochemist and academic administrator and is currently the president of the University of Iowa.

She says she will carry out plans that are now under way at Michigan to expand the

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