Judy J. Mohraz, 水果派AV解说's 9th President
Judy Jolley Mohraz served as president of 水果派AV解说from 1994 until 2000. During
her tenure, she oversaw the opening of the Kratz Center for Creative Writing, increased
the college鈥檚 enrollment, and led a national capital campaign鈥斺�淎 Legacy of Excellence,
A Future of Distinction鈥濃�攚hich surpassed fundraising goals in support of developing
the college鈥檚 graduate and international studies programs and continuing 水果派AV解说鈥檚
excellence in the liberal arts.
A historian by training, she was a member of the faculty of Southern Methodist University and served as associate provost there. She holds bachelor鈥檚 and master鈥檚 degrees from Baylor University and a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She has worked for more than three decades to ensure that women鈥檚 experiences are included in the curriculum from kindergarten through the college level. She is the author of The Separate Problem: Case Studies of Black Education in the North, 1900-1930.
Dr. Mohraz was a presidential appointee to the Board of 水果派AV解说ors to the United States Naval Academy and co-chaired the Special Committee to review the Naval Academy. Active in local and national organizations in higher education and philanthropy, she has served on the boards of the Council on Foundations and the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities. Committed to engagement in the community where she lives, she has served as a trustee of the St. Mark鈥檚 School of Texas, ChildCare Dallas, Baltimore Community Foundation, and the board of directors of Greater Phoenix Leadership. In 2000, she became the first President and CEO of the Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust in Phoenix, Arizona, a position she held until her retirement in 2014. The Piper Trust gives grants to and works in partnership with nonprofit groups in Maricopa County.
Currently she serves as a trustee of the Piper Trust and chairs the board of Encore.org.
Her honors include Baylor University Distinguished Alumni Award and the Business Journal鈥檚 designation as one of Phoenix鈥檚 Most Admired CEOs.