- Ph.D., University of Florida
- M.A., University of Wyoming
- B.A., Creighton University
BIO
Dr. Marlene Tromp is the 28th president of the University of Vermont. She brings to UVM an outstanding record of leadership at public universities. Her presidency begins as UVM in the wake of record-breaking research and student outcomes and is poised to build upon its tradition of excellence as Vermont’s flagship comprehensive research university and land-grant institution. She leads with a commitment to providing a world-class educational experience for students and elevating its broadly impactful research enterprise. She is proud to serve in a role dedicated to the success of Vermont.
Prior to her role at UVM, Dr. Tromp served as president of Boise State University for six years. She worked in partnership with the faculty to increase the academic excellence and research profile of Boise State and shattered the graduation record, research funding record and philanthropy record throughout her presidency. She increased access for students from all backgrounds, providing exceptional opportunities and integrating the university deeply with the local community and economy. With academic leaders, she created pathbreaking partnerships with industry and nonprofits to advance students and the state.
She has been a leader in higher education nationally, serving on the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities Board as well as on the U.S. Council on Competitiveness, designed to enhance U.S. productivity and prosperity for all Americans. She represented higher education at the international G7 Summit and has overseen global scale institutes and centers on genomics, the environment, microelectronics, community engagement, computing, and tech and the humanities and social sciences.
Dr. Tromp’s passion for supporting students inspired her to increase student access by creating endowed scholarships to reduce the barrier of financial need—giving more talented students the opportunity to change their lives and bring their gifts to the world. Her conviction that students in rural communities deserved access to quality higher education led her to spearhead the Community Impact Program, which brings education to them, the Hometown Challenge, which helps students return home to give back in their communities.
She has spent the majority of her administrative career at AAU institutions. She served as the campus provost and executive vice chancellor at the University of California at Santa Cruz, where she oversaw one of the most outstanding faculties on the continent. She also served as a dean and vice provost at Arizona State University, named the most innovative in the nation ten years in a row. She remains a dedicated scholar and is the author of several books and many articles on Victorian literature and culture and its relationship to our current cultural moment, as has served as President of the North American Victorian Studies Association.
Bio
Dr. Marlene Tromp is the 28th president of the University of Vermont. She brings to UVM an outstanding record of leadership at public universities. Her presidency begins as UVM in the wake of record-breaking research and student outcomes and is poised to build upon its tradition of excellence as Vermont’s flagship comprehensive research university and land-grant institution. She leads with a commitment to providing a world-class educational experience for students and elevating its broadly impactful research enterprise. She is proud to serve in a role dedicated to the success of Vermont.
Prior to her role at UVM, Dr. Tromp served as president of Boise State University for six years. She worked in partnership with the faculty to increase the academic excellence and research profile of Boise State and shattered the graduation record, research funding record and philanthropy record throughout her presidency. She increased access for students from all backgrounds, providing exceptional opportunities and integrating the university deeply with the local community and economy. With academic leaders, she created pathbreaking partnerships with industry and nonprofits to advance students and the state.
She has been a leader in higher education nationally, serving on the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities Board as well as on the U.S. Council on Competitiveness, designed to enhance U.S. productivity and prosperity for all Americans. She represented higher education at the international G7 Summit and has overseen global scale institutes and centers on genomics, the environment, microelectronics, community engagement, computing, and tech and the humanities and social sciences.
Dr. Tromp’s passion for supporting students inspired her to increase student access by creating endowed scholarships to reduce the barrier of financial need—giving more talented students the opportunity to change their lives and bring their gifts to the world. Her conviction that students in rural communities deserved access to quality higher education led her to spearhead the Community Impact Program, which brings education to them, the Hometown Challenge, which helps students return home to give back in their communities.
She has spent the majority of her administrative career at AAU institutions. She served as the campus provost and executive vice chancellor at the University of California at Santa Cruz, where she oversaw one of the most outstanding faculties on the continent. She also served as a dean and vice provost at Arizona State University, named the most innovative in the nation ten years in a row. She remains a dedicated scholar and is the author of several books and many articles on Victorian literature and culture and its relationship to our current cultural moment, as has served as President of the North American Victorian Studies Association.