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Patricia O'Donnell Ewers
Patricia O'Donnell Ewers
Term of Office: 1990–2000
The first in her family to graduate from college, Chicago native Patricia O’Donnell Ewers maintained ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ’s commitment to Opportunitas throughout the 1990s. Recognizing the increasing importance of technology in the classroom, in the business of higher education, and as a fundamental skill needed to succeed in many careers, she invested in human and technology resources for ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ. Her most notable accomplishment was the completion of the Campaign for ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ, which, by raising $61 million, quadrupled the University's endowment. Another of her priorities was to enhance the way ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ presented itself—many halls and buildings were renovated during her tenure. Ewers, like Homer S. ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ before her, was not only an administrator, but a teacher; she taught courses in literature and film. Ewers was also an active participant in many of ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ's theatrical productions.
After ten years of service to ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ, Patricia Ewers retired and was succeeded by David A. Caputo, who assumed office on July 15, 2000 as ÃÛÌÒ¹¤×÷ÊÒ's sixth president.