Judy Hample

Dr. Judy Gayle Hample is an American academic administrator. She is the former chancellor of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education and the Florida Board of Regents. She has served in a variety of faculty and academic administrative positions at various institutions over the course of her career, including president of the University of Mary Washington, serving as that university's first female president.

Early life and education

Hample grew up in Tennessee and wanted to be a scientist. She attended David Lipscomb University where she was also a member of the debate team. As a student, her lab studies conflicted with her debating so she changed her focus on communications in order to continue traveling as part of the team. She earned a Bachelor of Arts from the university in 1969, majoring in communication and secondary education (French). Hample went on to attend Ohio State University where she earned a Master of Arts and Ph.D. in Communication.

Career

Upon graduating from Ohio State University, Hample received her first faculty appointment as a lecturer and debate coach at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She has held tenured professorships during all of her administrative appointments,including her first administrative appointments which came while at Western Illinois University. She was first made a department division director, later becoming assistant dean for the College of Arts and Sciences. Hample served as dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Emporia State University before moving on as the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Indiana State University in 1986. After leaving ISU, she became the senior vice president of academic affairs at the University of Toledo until joining the Florida Board of Regents in 1998.