Lynne Coy-Ogan

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Lynne Coy-Ogan
7th President of Husson University
Designate
Assumed office
July 1, 2024
Preceded byRobert A. Clark
Personal details
Children2
EducationBoston University
Johns Hopkins University
Liberty University

Lynne Coy-Ogan is an American academic administrator serving as the provost of Husson University since 2009. She becomes its seventh president in July 2024.

Life[edit]

Coy-Ogan is from Bangor, Maine.[1] She earned a bachelor's degree in elementary and special education from Boston University.[1] She completed a master's in school counseling at the Johns Hopkins School of Education.[1] Coy-Ogan received an Ed.D. in educational leadership from Liberty University.[1] Her 2009 dissertation was titled, Perceived Factors Influencing the Pursuit of Higher Education among First-Generation College Students.[2] Ellen Lowrie Black was her doctoral advisor.[2]

Coy-Ogan worked for Montgomery County Public Schools.[3] She was later a principal in the Bangor School Department and Regional School Unit 68.[3] Coy-Ogan joined Husson University in 2005 as the dean of the school of education.[1] She was promoted to provost and senior vice president for academic affairs in 2009. She is set to become the seventh president on July 1, 2024.[1] The first female to serve in the role, she succeeds Robert A. Clark.[1]

Coy-Ogan has two daughters.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Whaley, Sierra (2024-01-25). "Husson University elects Lynne Coy-Ogan as first female president in school history". WABI-TV. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  2. ^ a b c Coy-Ogan, Lynne (2009). Perceived Factors Influencing the Pursuit of Higher Education among First-Generation College Students (Ed.D. thesis). Liberty University. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  3. ^ a b Wells, Alexis (January 25, 2024). "Husson University names new president from within its own leadership ranks". Mainebiz. Retrieved 2024-02-18.