Meet the women helping shape the future of Baylor University

On June 1, Dr. Linda Livingstone will become the 15th president of Baylor — and, as many have noted, the first woman at the helm of the university. But by no means will Livingstone be the only woman molding the future of this university; dozens of women already serving in positions of leadership will be working with Livingstone as she returns to Baylor.

[READ “The Heart of Baylor University,” written by Dr. Livingstone for the Texas Tribune]

Four members of the president’s senior leadership team — those who work right alongside the president every day, helping him or her make the best decisions for the university — are women:

Dr. Robyn Driskell, BA ’91, MA ’93, chief of staff and vice president of board relations;

Tommye Lou Davis, BA ’66, MS ’68, vice president for constituent engagement;

Cheryl Gochis, BA ’91, MA ’94, vice president for human resources and chief human resources officer;

Pattie Orr, vice president for information technology (and dean of University Libraries).

And more than a dozen other women serve in other high-level leadership roles across all parts of the university:

We could keep going, listing all the associate and assistant vice presidents, chairs, program directors, etc., but you get the idea. Those listed above are just some of the women currently impacting the future of Baylor University. Countless others — from Roxy Grove and Margaret Amsler nearly a century ago to Elizabeth Davis and Diana Garland in more recent years — have helped guide this university over the last 170-plus years.

[SEE PHOTOS from President Livingstone’s first day on campus]

As Baylor women increasingly head multinational corporations, international non-profits, medical organizations, law firms and other organizations, now seems a natural time for Baylor to welcome its first female president.

Sic ’em, Baylor women!

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