Katharine Lyall

Katharine Culbert Lyall (born April 26, 1941) was the fifth president of the University of Wisconsin System, serving in that capacity from 1992 to 2004. The first woman ever to be appointed president of that university system, she had previously served as executive vice president of the system, and director of the Graduate Program in Public Policy at Johns Hopkins University.

Upon her retirement in 2004, colleagues praised her leadership and called her as "a very tough act to follow." Kenneth Shaw, the former president and chancellor of Syracuse University, who was also a former president of the University of Wisconsin System, described Lyall as "a scholar and outstanding administrator" who was known for being kind and patient. Provided by Wikipedia