Jane Margaret O'Brien

President, St. Mary's College of Maryland since 1996. Reportedly paid in excess of $400,000 annually, making her one of the highest paid state employees in Maryland. Married with two children.

Prior Employment

• President, Hollins College (now Hollins University), 1991-96.
• Professor (chemistry), 1980-91, Associate Provost, 1988-89, and Dean of Faculty, 1989-91, Middlebury College.

Education

• Vassar College, B.S. (biochemistry), 1975.
• University of Delaware, Ph.D. (chemistry), 1981.
• Eisenhower Fellow, Hungary and Malaysia, 1999.
• Fellow, Kellogg Foundation.
• Member, Sigma Xi and Phi Beta Kappa honor societies.

Affiliations

• Board of Visitors, St. Mary's College of Maryland, 1996-.
• Member, Task Force on Affiliation between Historic St. Mary's City Commission and St. Mary's College of Maryland, 1996;
• Maryland Commission for Celebration 2000, 1997-2001;
• Committee on Building Public Trust in the Justice System, 1998-99.
• Segmental Advisory Council, Maryland Higher Education Commission, 2002-.
• Member, Advisory Board, Center for the Study of Democracy, St. Mary's College of Maryland, 2002-.
• State Planning Committee for Higher Education, 2004.
• Maryland Citizens for the Arts.
• Maryland Citizens for the Arts Foundation.
• NCAA Division III President's Council.
• National Outdoor Leadership School.
• Southern Maryland Navy Alliance.
• Sotterly Foundation.