Biography
Dottie L. King, Ph.D., 16th president of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College
Dottie L. King Ph.D., a distinguished scholar and an influential leader, brings 27 years of higher education experience to her role as the 16th president of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. Since 2002, King has served the College as an associate professor of mathematics, chair of the sciences and mathematics department, assistant dean for undergraduate and international programs, vice president for academic affairs and interim president. She received the Sister Mary Joseph Pomeroy Award for Faculty Excellence, the College’s highest teaching honor, and has also been awarded for service.
King has held many other leadership positions at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College including program analysis co-chair, honors program task force, transfer policy task force and assessment coordinator. King is responsible for advancing the mission of the College by promoting excellence in teaching and scholarship, providing leadership for academic departments and interdisciplinary programs in curricular, personnel, and budgetary matters.
From 1985 to 2002, King served as an instructor of mathematics at Indiana State University. She was also an adjunct instructor of mathematics for Indiana Wesleyan University from 1997 to 2002.
King studied at Indiana State University, earning bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mathematics and a Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction/educational leadership. Passionate about the importance of women’s colleges, she has delivered numerous presentations and published research on factors that encourage women to persist in their study of mathematics. She published "Pedagogical needs of female mathematics students: Listening to their voice” for the Journal for the Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Currently, King is an active member of the Terre Haute Chamber of Commerce, Terre Haute Rotary Club, the United Way and her church.
King is an avid reader and volunteers in many activities that serve the needs of children. She has been married to her husband, Wayne, for 32 years and they have six children and four grandchildren.
