Virginia Hinshaw
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Virginia S. Hinshaw is a scientist with expertise in microbiology, virology and influenza resulting in numerous publications. She served as Vice-Chancellor at U of Wisconsin Madison and Chancellor at University of Hawai'i Manoa campus.
Career
Hinshaw earned a BS in laboratory technology in 1966, and an MS in 1967. She worked as a research and clinical microbiologist at the Medical College of Virginia. Later, she returned to school and earned the PhD in microbiology from Auburn University in Alabama in 1973.[1]
In 1985, she joined the faculty of the UW-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine.
Leadership
In 1988, Hinshaw served as interim associate dean for research and graduate studies for the School of Veterinary Medicine at UW-Madison. She was named as an associate vice chancellor, then in 1995 named vice chancellor for research at the
Hinshaw served as provost and executive vice chancellor at the
Hinshaw served as the Chancellor of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, beginning in 2007[3] and ending in 2012.[11] She led the campus through state budget cuts and resulting financial challenges. Hinshaw led the school through the renewal of a 10-year accreditation from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges in July 2011.[12]
In 2009 Hinshaw served as national co-chair of the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities’ Energy Initiative Advisory Committee.[13] Her role was to advance sustainability and maximize the contributions of public research institutions to the energy independence effort. Following her Chancellorship, she resumed her faculty position in the Department of Tropical Medicine at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa John A. Burns School of Medicine.[1] As of 2012, Hinshaw serves as faculty in the Dr. Rosita Leong Mini-Medical School on Healthy Aging.[14] She advocates for research and education, particularly in the area of cancer research. The goal of the Mini-Medical school is to inform Hawai'i's citizens with information to maintain health and well-being as they age.[15]
Legacy
The Chancellor Virginia S. Hinshaw Endowed Scholarship was established in honor of Hinshaw's tenure as Chancellor at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa. This scholarship is intended to benefit students engaged in biomedical research graduate studies. [1]
References
- ^ a b c "Scholarship Search | UH Foundation | UH Foundation". scholarships.uhfoundation.org. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
- ^ a b "Hinshaw named provost at UC Davis". news.wisc.edu. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
- ^ a b Centennial Celebration and Inauguration Ceremony for Virginia S. Hinshaw, PhD
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- ^ "JABSOM MINI MED". jabsom.hawaii.edu. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
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- ^ "Why Files site named 'Best of the Web' again". news.wisc.edu. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
- ^ a b Jones, Dave (2007-03-23). "Provost Hinshaw says 'Aloha!' — Interim replacement not named yet". UC Davis. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
- ^ http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/Sources_UH_Manoa_Chancellor_Virginia_Hinshaw_leaving.html?id=128332863[full citation needed]
- ^ "UH Manoa Chancellor stepping down". www.hawaiinewsnow.com. 2011-08-25. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
- ^ "Mānoa: Chancellor Hinshaw appointed to national Energy Initiative Advisory Committee | University of Hawaii News". manoa.hawaii.edu. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
- ^ "JABSOM MINI MED". jabsom.hawaii.edu. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
- ^ "Virginia S. Hinshaw Ph.D. | DEPARTMENT OF TROPICAL MEDICINE, MEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY". Retrieved 2023-06-06.