Janet L. Holmgren was the president of Mills College

Mills College

Mills College is an independent liberal arts women's college founded in 1852 that offers bachelor's degrees to women and graduate degrees and certificates to women and men. Located in Oakland, California, Mills was the first women's college west of the Rockies. The institution was initially founded...

 in Oakland, California from 1991 to 2011. She was previously vice provost at Princeton University

Princeton University

Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....

  from 1988 to 1991. Before that, she was an administrator and professor at the University of Maryland

University of Maryland, College Park

The University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C...

. She holds a B.A. in English, summa cum laude, from Oakland University (Rochester, MI), 1968, a M.A. in Linguistics (1971) and a Ph.D. in Linguistics, Princeton University, 1974.

Honors

• Honorary degree, Golden Gate University
  Golden Gate University
  Golden Gate University is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational university located in the South of Market district, immediately south of the Financial District of downtown San Francisco, California...
  
  , 1995
• Honorary degree, Mount Vernon College
  Mount Vernon College
  Mount Vernon College could refer to:* Mount Vernon Seminary, a former name for Peru State College in Peru, Nebraska* Mount Vernon College for Women, now a part of George Washington University...
  
  , Washington DC, 1992
• Award for Excellence in Education, California National Organization for Women, 2002
• Donna Shavlik Leadership Award for Lifetime Service, Office of Women in Higher Education, American Council on Education
  American Council on Education
  The American Council on Education is a United States organization, established in 1918, comprising over 1,800 accredited, degree-granting colleges and universities and higher education-related associations, organizations, and corporations....
  
  , 2001

Professional activities

• Trustee, Princeton University
• Board of Directors Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching (and Past Chair)
• Board of Directors, National Council for Research on Women (and Past Chair)
• Executive Board, Women’s College Coalition (and Past Chair)
• Board of Directors American Council on Education
  American Council on Education
  The American Council on Education is a United States organization, established in 1918, comprising over 1,800 accredited, degree-granting colleges and universities and higher education-related associations, organizations, and corporations....
  
   –Executive Committee
• Executive Committee, Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities (and Past Chair)
• Advisory Council, California Academy of Science
• Master Plan Committee for Education in California
• Advisory Council, California Academy of Science