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Marye Anne Fox (born 9 December 1947) is a physical organic chemist and university administrator. She was the first female chief executive of North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina. In April 2004, Fox was named Chancellor of the University of California, San Diego.

A world-class researcher, Fox is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and has served as served as president of the scientific research society Sigma Xi. Fox earned a B.S. in chemistry from Notre Dame College in 1969 and a Ph.D from Dartmouth College in 1974. In 1976 she joined the faculty of the University of Texas at Austin, where she rose to direct the Center for Fast Kinetics Research and, in 19941994 is a common year starting on Saturday, and was designated the International year of the Family''. Events January events January 1 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect January 6 Nancy Kerrigan is clubbed on the right leg by an, was appointed the university's Vice President for Research. Even as a university administrator, she maintained an active research program in the fields of organic photochemistry and electrochemistry.

She was appointed the 12th chancellor of North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina in August 19981998 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of the Ocean''. Events January January 1998 A massive ice storm, caused by El Nino, strikes New England, southern Ontario and Quebec, resulting, succeeding Dr. Larry K. MonteithLarry King Monteith (born 17 August 1933) is a North Carolina electrical engineer and academic leader. He retired from North Carolina State University following a distinguished career of leadership positions, culminating with service as the university's e. She was the university's first female chief executive, serving until July 2004. During her tenure as Chancellor, she presided over a significant period of growth, both of the physical facilities of the campus and of the university's reputation. On the NCSU campus, the Marye Anne Fox Science Teaching Laboratory is named in her honor.

Fox is well-connected within the U.S. Republican Party, having served as a science advisor to George W. BushGeorge Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States. His first four-year term as President began on January 20, 2001 following the controversial U. presidential election, 2000, where for the first time in American during his tenure as governor of TexasTexas joined the United States of America as its 28th member state in 1845. It has the postal abbreviation TX . The state name derives from a word in a Caddoan language of the Hasinai, tejas meaning friends or allies Spanish explorers mistakenly applied t. She was on the short list of candidates to head the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy in Bush's presidential administration.

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