Carol Quillen was the 18th president of

Davidson College Davidson College is a private liberal arts college in Davidson, North Carolina. It was established in 1837 by the Concord Presbytery and named after Revolutionary War general William Lee Davidson, who was killed at the nearby Battle of Cowan� ...

and currently serves on the Princeton Board of Trustees. She was the first female president of Davidson College and the first non-alum president since

John Rood Cunningham John Rood Cunningham (July 3, 1891 – June 15, 1980) was the 12th president of Davidson College. Born in Missouri Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight stat ...

. Quillen grew up in

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, and attended the

University of Chicago The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, U of C, or UChi) is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Its main campus is located in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood. The University of Chicago is consistently ranked among the b ...

, where she was a student of

Allan Bloom Allan David Bloom (September 14, 1930 – October 7, 1992) was an American philosopher, classicist, and academician. He studied under David Grene, Leo Strauss, Richard McKeon, and Alexandre Kojève. He subsequently taught at Cornell Universi ...

. After finishing her PhD at

Princeton University Princeton University is a private university, private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the List of Colonial Colleges, fourth-oldest ins ...

, Quillen became a professor of history at

Rice University William Marsh Rice University (Rice University) is a Private university, private research university in Houston, Houston, Texas. It is on a 300-acre campus near the Houston Museum District and adjacent to the Texas Medical Center. Rice is ranke ...

in 1990. At Rice, Quillen eventually became a vice president, focusing on international studies. As president, Quillen has overseen major initiatives and changes at

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. The college has undergone major construction projects, namely adding a new practice facility at the Baker Sports Complex and a new science center. She also aided in the transition from the

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to the

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. During her tenure, Davidson received totaling $45 million from

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, the largest donation in the school's history. Quillen has also overseen the college's $425-million capital campaign. She was inducted into

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as a faculty/staff initiate in 2012. Since 2016, Quillen has served as a trustee of the

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Research Triangle Park Research Triangle Park (RTP) is the largest research park in the United States, occupying in North Carolina and hosting more than 300 companies and 65,000 workers. The facility is named for its location relative to the three surrounding cities ...

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Biography from the Davidson College Archives & Special Collections
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