Title
Paula Pimlott Brownlee
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Presidential tenure
1981-1990
Biographical Data
Personal: b. 1934, London, England; family moved to New York in 1959.
Education: B.A. and M.A. from Somerville College (Oxford University), D. Phil. Organic Chemistry at Oxford in 1959; post-graduate work at the University of Rochester (New York).
Family: Husband: Thomas; Children: Elizabeth, Ken, Clare.
Previous Employment: Research chemist, faculty member at Rutgers University; Dean of Faculty at Union College.
After Hollins: President of the Association of American Colleges (Washington, D.C.).
Other: Plays cello, piano, and recorder; co-founder of the Roanoke Educational Consortium.
Recommended Citation
Brownlee, Paula Pimlott, "Paula Pimlott Brownlee" (1981). Hollins University Presidents. 7.
https://digitalcommons.hollins.edu/presidents/7
Keywords
College and University Presidents
Events that took place during tenure
Inauguration on April 4, 1982.
Construction and Renovation: Riding Center, Northen Swimming Center, Gymnasium; renovation of Fishburn Library; acquisition of Huff Farm Barn; Sulphur Spring is moved.
Hollins receives 18 computers through a grant from IBM for a student microcomputer laboratory.
“The Rock” gets its first coat of paint.
Academic Changes: HollinSummer Program first offered.
The Flood of ’85.
Hurricane Hugo (September 1989).