Paula Allen-Meares

Paula G. Allen-Meares (born 1948) is an American academic who served as the chancellor of the University of Illinois Chicago from 2009 to 2015. She has a background in social work.

Paula Allen-Meares
Born	1948 (age 75–76)
Academic background
Alma mater	SUNY Buffalo (BS) University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (MSW, PhD)
Thesis	A Current Analysis of School Social Work Tasks and Its Implication for Differential Staffing Patterns (1975)
Academic work
Discipline	Social work
Institutions	University of Illinois School of Social Work University of Michigan School of Social Work University of Illinois Chicago

Allen-Meares was raised in Buffalo, New York. She completed her undergraduate education at SUNY Buffalo, and then undertook postgraduate studies in social work at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (UIUC).^[1] While completing her doctorate, she worked for the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services. She joined the UIUC faculty in 1975, and in 1990 was made dean of the School of Social Work.^[2] In 1993, Allen-Meares joined the University of Michigan as dean of the School of Social Work.^[3] She also chair of the University Health Sciences Council. During her tenure, the School of Social Work's endowment increased from $1 million to $42.3 million.^[1]

Allen-Meares's appointment as chancellor of the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) was announced in June 2008, and her term commenced in January 2009.^[4] As chancellor, she unsuccessfully lobbied for UIC to host the Barack Obama Presidential Center.^[5] Allen-Meares's initial five-year term was extended to January 2015, but not renewed thereafter; in August 2014, the UIC faculty senate had passed a motion of no confidence 44–9.^[6] She received an exit bonus of $98,440 on top of a $437,244 annual salary, which was criticized by faculty representatives.^[7]

See also

• List of women presidents or chancellors of co-ed colleges and universities

References

1. Booth, Sonya (2009-01-14). "The University of Illinois at Chicago welcomes Chancellor Paula Allen-Meares". University of Illinois Foundation. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
2. "Paul Allen-Meares". University of Chicago Department of Medicine. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
3. "Paula Allen-Meares". University of Michigan School of Social Work. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
4. "Paula Allen-Meares named chancellor of UIC". Illinois News Bureau. 2008-06-19. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
5. Wallace, Sarah (2017-12-01). . The Chicago Network. Archived from the original on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
6. Cohen, Jodi S. (2014-08-29). "UIC faculty vote no confidence in chancellor". Chicago Tribune. from the original on 2014-08-31. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
7. Cohen, Jodi S. (2015-01-15). "On her way out, UIC chancellor gets $100,000 bonus". Chicago Tribune. from the original on 2015-01-16. Retrieved 2022-07-03.