Alice Stone Ilchman (April 18, 1935 – August 11, 2006) was an American academic administrator who worked as the eighth president of Sarah Lawrence College from 1981 to 1998.
Early life and education
Ilchman was born in Cincinnati to Donald Crawford Stone, was an educator and federal planner in the Roosevelt and Truman administrations. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in religion from Mount Holyoke College in 1957, a Master of Public Administration from Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs in 1958, and a Ph.D. from the London School of Economics in 1965.
Career
Ilchman directed Peace Corps training projects at the University of California, Berkeley and taught South Asian studies there. She later taught and was a dean at Wellesley College. She later served as assistant secretary of state for educational and cultural affairs under former President Jimmy Carter in 1978. Ilchman was the director of the Jeannette K. Watson Fellowship until her death.
Personal life
Ilchman was married to Warren F. Ilchman, a political economist and former president of Pratt Institute. They had two children, Frederick and Sarah.
On August 11, 2006, Ilchman died at her home in Bronxville, New York due to complications from pancreatic cancer. She was 71 years old.
See also
List of presidents of Sarah Lawrence College
References
External links
Alice Stone Ilchman papers archived at Sarah Lawrence College
Jeannette K. Watson Fellowship
Obituary at Sarah Lawrence College website
1935 births
2006 deaths
Alumni of the London School of Economics
Presidents of Sarah Lawrence College
Mount Holyoke College alumni
Deaths from cancer in New York (state) Deaths from pancreatic cancer Educators from Cincinnati People from Bronxville, New York Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs alumni Assistant Secretaries of State for Education and Culture 20th-century American women educators 21st-century American women educators 20th-century American educators 21st-century American educators Women heads of universities and colleges 20th-century American academics