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Cecilia McCormick | |
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| President of the Maryland Institute College of Art | |
| Assumed office January 2024 (acting until June 2024) | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Hoi |
| 15th President of Elizabethtown College | |
| In office July 1, 2019 – December 31, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Carl J. Strikwerda |
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Cecilia McCormick is a U.S. academic administrator and lawyer serving as president of the Maryland Institute College of Art since 2024. She was the 15th president of Elizabethtown College from 2019 to 2021.
Life
[edit]McCormick is from Ocean City, New Jersey.[1] She earned a bachelor's degree in management and marketing from Saint Joseph's University. She completed a paralegal certificate at Widener University and a J.D. from Widener University Delaware Law School. She completed post-doctoral studies at the Institute for Educational Management at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.[1]
McCormick worked at PECO Energy Company and The Vanguard Group's retirement center. She was a lawyer in the Philadelphia area for ten years. She held administrative roles at Johns Hopkins University.[1] McCormick was dean and director of the Legal Education Institute for the Widener University Delaware Law School.[2] At Thomas Jefferson University, as the vice provost for academic strategy and special programs, she assisted with its merger with Philadelphia University.[1]
On July 1, 2019, McCormick became the 15th president of Elizabethtown College. Succeeding Carl J. Strikwerda, she became its first female president.[1] She resigned on December 31, 2021.[3] In January 2024, McCormick became interim president of Maryland Institute College of Art following Samuel Hoi's retirement. She permanently assumed the role in June that year.[2]
McCormick is married with three sons.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Geli, Alex (2019-01-11). "Elizabethtown College appoints first female president in 120-year history". Lancaster Online. Retrieved 2026-09-18.
- 1 2 Wintrode, Brenda (2024-06-02). "MICA installs Cecilia McCormick in permanent role". The Banner. Retrieved 2026-09-18.
- ↑ Stalnecker, Ashley (2022-01-03). "Elizabethtown College's first female president resigns, citing personal reasons". Lancaster Online. Archived from the original on 2022-11-03. Retrieved 2026-09-18.
- Living people
- People from Ocean City, New Jersey
- Saint Joseph's University alumni
- Widener University Delaware Law School alumni
- Johns Hopkins University administrators
- Widener University faculty
- Thomas Jefferson University faculty
- Presidents of Elizabethtown College
- Maryland Institute College of Art faculty
- 21st-century American women lawyers
- Lawyers from Philadelphia
- The Vanguard Group
- American women academic administrators
- Women deans (academic)
- Women heads of universities and colleges