Martha Dunagin Saunders
Martha Dunagin Saunders | |
|---|---|
| 6th President of the University of West Florida | |
| In office January 1, 2017 – May 12, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Judith A. Bense |
| 9th President of The University of Southern Mississippi | |
| In office May 21, 2007 – July 1, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Shelby F. Thames |
| Succeeded by | Aubrey K. Lucas (interim) Rodney D. Bennett |
| 14th Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | |
| In office August 1, 2005 – May 20, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Jack Miller |
| Succeeded by | Richard J. Telfer |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | University of Southern Mississippi (B.A.) University of Georgia (M.A.) Florida State University (Ph.D.) |
| Academic background | |
| Thesis | Eastern's pilot rebellion: Patterns of conflict rhetoric preceding the 1989 pilot walkout at Eastern Airlines (1990) |
| Doctoral advisor | Theodore Clevenger |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | communication |
| Institutions | |
Martha Dunagin Saunders is an American professor and academic official. She served as the 14th chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and the ninth president of the University of Southern Mississippi. She was also the sixth president of the University of West Florida, from 2017 until her resignation in 2025.