Nancy H. Hensel

Nancy H. Hensel (born 1943)[1][2] is an American academic and university administrator. She held faculty positions at the University of Toledo and University of Redlands before joining the University of Maine system in 1992. In 1992[6] Hensel was appointed Dean of the College of Education at the University of Maine at Farmington.[11] From 1995 to 1999 she filled the post of Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.[11] In 1999 she was named to a one-year term as interim president of the University of Maine at Presque Isle, becoming the second woman to head the campus in its history.[1] In 2000 she acceded to the presidency.[5] In 2004 she was appointed CEO of the Council on Undergraduate Research in Washington, D.C., for seven years, and then became the first president of The New American Colleges and Universities in 2011. She has authored numerous books, articles, and monographs. Her research interests include early childhood education, gender equality, and work–family conflict and undergraduate research. She was inducted into the Maine Women's Hall of Fame in 2003.

Dr.

Nancy H. Hensel
Born1943 (age 77–78)
NationalityAmerican
EducationB.A. theatre, San Francisco State University
M.A. theatre, M.A. early childhood education, San Francisco State University
Ed.D, early childhood education, University of Georgia
OccupationPresident, New American Colleges & Universities
PredecessorLynette Robinson
AwardsMaine Women's Hall of Fame (2003)

Education

Hensel earned her bachelor's degree in theatre from San Francisco State University and went on to attain master's degrees in both theatre and early childhood education from the same institution. She earned her doctorate in early childhood education from the University of Georgia.[3]

Academic career

Hensel worked as a lecturer and director of the Division of Elementary Education at the University of Georgia.[4] From 1972 to 1977 she was assistant professor of early childhood education at the University of Toledo.[5] She next moved to the University of Redlands in Redlands, California, where she became Department Chair and Professor of Education.[3] She was a coordinator of early childhood education in 1979,[6] and in 1987 directed the Elementary Experimental Summer School, in which primary school students were given access to the university's computer facilities, library, and swimming pool.[7]

In 1992[3] Hensel moved to Maine and became Dean of the College of Education at the University of Maine at Farmington the same year.[8] From 1995 to 1999 she filled the posts of Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.[8]

In 1999 she was named to a one-year term as interim president of the University of Maine at Presque Isle, becoming the second woman to head the campus in its history.[9] In 2000 she acceded to the presidency.[2]

In 2004 Hensel moved to Washington, D.C. to become the CEO of the Council on Undergraduate Research, an organization with more than 600 college and university members which assists faculty in working with students on research.[2][3] She held this post for seven years.[3]

In November 2011, Hensel was named the first president of The New American Colleges and Universities, a national consortium of 22 selective, medium-sized (2,000–7,500 students) independent colleges and universities.[3]

She retired from NAC&U in 2019.[10]

Writing and speeches

In her early career, Hensel wrote and spoke extensively on the work–family conflict for women faculty members in higher education.[11][12] Her 1991 monograph on "the impact of maternity and child rearing on university tenure" was considered "groundbreaking".[8] Her current work focuses on undergraduate research and she has written two books and several articles and monographs on the topic.

Memberships

Hensel served as Commissioner of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, was a trustee of the Maine School of Science and Mathematics, and was appointed by the governor to the Maine Economic Growth Council.[3] She also chaired the Maine State Committee on Results Based Teacher Certification, which instituted standards for teacher certification.[8]

Honors and awards

She was inducted into the Maine Women's Hall of Fame in 2003.[3][8]

Personal life

Hensel is an avid sportswoman. She has skied the Tasman Glacier, trekked in the Amazon and the South Pole, and climbed Mount Whitney, Mount Kilimanjaro, and Mount Aconcagua – the latter at age 60 to raise funds for a new physical education center on the Presque Isle campus.[1][13][14]

Selected bibliography

References
  1. Fleming, Deirdre (16 November 2003). "Adventurous educator's climb will take fund-raising to amazing heights". Portland Press Herald. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016 – via HighBeam.
  2. Banville, Beurmond (11 March 2004). "University of Maine Branch Campus President Leaves for New Job". Knight Ridder. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016 – via HighBeam.
  3. "NAC&U President". The New American Colleges and Universities. 2015-09-02. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  4. Dickson, George E.; Shearron, Gilbert F.; Cooke, Gary E.; Hensel, Nancy H. (June 1973). "Early Childhood Education and Competency-Based Teacher Education" (PDF). University of Connecticut. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  5. "People and Places: UR appointments". San Bernardino County Sun. 13 August 1977. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Playschool Parents". San Bernardino County Sun. 24 February 1979. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Elementary kids have chance to attend university programs". San Bernardino County Sun. 4 June 1987. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Honorees: Dr. Nancy Hensel". University of Maine at Augusta. 2016. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  9. Sund, Debra (27 August 1999). "UMPI interim president takes helm". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  10. "NAC&U to Welcome Sean Creighton as its Next President". NAC&U: New American Colleges and Universities. 2018-12-12. Retrieved 2019-01-17.
  11. "Compiler of Edith Patch book to speak at UMaine-Augusta event". Bangor Daily News. 6 February 2003. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  12. "Hensel: Career path of faculty women differs from that of men". Sun Journal. 27 November 1992. p. 11.
  13. Lynds, Jen (17 May 2004). "UMPI leader says goodbye to campus Nancy Hensel applauded for contributions before leaving for D.C. post". Bangor Daily News. Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2016 – via HighBeam.
  14. Bayly, Julia (1 April 2002). "UMPI president lives for adventure in, out of classroom". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
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