- Gail Dinter-Gottlieb
Gail Dinter-Gottlieb B.Sc., Ph.D. is an American university administrator who served as the 14th President and Vice-Chancellor of
Acadia University until February 2008.A native of
Port Chester, New York , Dr. Dinter-Gottlieb was educated at theCollege of Mount Saint Vincent ,Northeastern University ,Weizmann Institute of Science , and theHarvard Graduate School of Education .Dr. Dinter-Gottlieb's research and scholarly activities include work on self-cleavage of the Tetrahymena intron with Nobel Laureate Dr. Thomas R. Cech (1989). Her recent focus has been in the application of biotechnology to the study of
HIV/AIDS andHepatitis .Dr. Dinter-Gottlieb pioneered a multidisciplinary course in AIDS education which garnered national acclaim in the United States. [cite web|url=http://www.acadiau.ca/president/bio.html|title=Acadia University Office of the President]
She was a teacher and science curriculum specialist in
Massachusetts 'Brookline School System . In 1976 she taught at the American International School inKfar Shmaryahu, Israel . She was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Colorado and taught atDrexel University from 1986-1996 and 1997-2003 at State University of New York College at Buffalo andPace University .Dr. Dinter-Gottlieb assumed the presidency of
Acadia University onSeptember 1 ,2003 . OnJanuary 4 ,2008 , she tendered her resignation as President and Vice-Chancellor of Acadia, effectiveFebruary 29 ,2008 .During her tenure, the University raised $55 million in its most successful Capital Campaign, constructed a new Biology building, and a Learning Commons, and restructured the Acadia Advantage so that all students would own their laptops.
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