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photo of Sherry Penney

Sherry H. Penney, PhD

  • Professor Emerita
  • Telephone: 617.287.3890
  • Office Location: M-5-432

Areas of Expertise

Leadership and Management, Emerging Leaders, Higher Education Leadership, Corporate Governance

Degrees

PhD, State University of New York (Albany)
MA, University of Michigan
BA, Albion College, Albion, Michigan

Professional Publications & Contributions

  • Voices of the Future: Leadership for the 21st Century, Journal of Leadership Studies, Nov. 2011
  • Next Generation Leadership: Insights from Emerging Leaders, with Pat Neilson, Palgrave McMillan Publishers, June 2010.
  • “Developing Future Business and Civic Leaders: The Emerging Leaders Program,” with Philip Quaglieri and Jennifer Waldner, Management Decision, Vol. 45 No. 10, 2007
  • “Numbers Are Not Enough: Women in Higher Education in the 21st Century,” with Jennifer Brown and Laura Oliveria, New England Journal of Public Policy, spring, 2007.
  • "Lessons about Reform from 'A Very Dangerous Woman'", with co-author Jim Livingston, New England Journal of Public Policy, Summer 2005.

Additional Information

Background

Sherry H. Penney Professor of Leadership, College of Management and Founding Director, Center For Collaborative Leadership, 2001- Present
Chancellor and Professor of American Studies / Women's Studies, UMass Boston, 1988-2000
President (interim) University of Massachusetts System 1995
Vice Chancellor, Academic Programs, Policy and Planning, SUNY (State University of New York) system (l982-1988)
President (acting) SUNY Plattsburgh 1986-87
Associate Provost, Yale University, 1976-82

Courses Taught

Leadership for Effecting Change  in Higher Education, Leadership for the 21st Century, Fund Raising in Higher Education, Leadership in l9th century US History

Research Interests

Leadership for the 21st century, women in leadership, executive leadership, l9th century feminist leaders

Professional Activities

Boards of Directors:International Leadership Association, Board Member and ILA Conference Chair, 2010, NSTAR (Governance and Executive Personnel Committees) retired May 2010, TERI (The Education Resource Institute (Board Chair, Governance, Compensation, Access and Executive Committees), HERS (Higher Education Resource Services), South Shore Hospital, Metropolitan Universities Journal (Editorial Advisory Board)

Honors

EFMD ( European Foundation for Management Development) EXCELLENCE IN PRACTICE award in Brussels, Belgium (Summer 2007) for the Emerging Leaders Program

Honorary degrees: Albion College, 1989, Quincy College, 1999

Awards:
  •     Lifetime Achievement Award as Leader in Diversity, Boston Business Journal, Oct. 2011
  •     Abigail Adams Award, Mass. Women’s Political Caucus 2003
  •     Boston Higher Education Partnership Service Award 2001
  •     Pinnacle Award for Lifetime Achievement, Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, 1998
  •     New England Women’s Leadership Award, 1996
  •     Distinguished Citizen Award for Racial Harmony, Black and White Boston, 1994
  •     College Club Award for Professional Service to Boston, 1991
  •     Distinguished Alumni Award, Albion College, 1978