President Saunders began her academic career at UWF in 1984 as an assistant professor in the communication arts department. She rose through the ranks taking on several roles at UWF including coordinator of the public relations program for the communication arts department (1986-1996) and director of University Honors Program and Dean for the College of Arts and Sciences (1999-2002). Dr. Saunders’ served as chancellor for the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater from 2005 to 2007, and as president of the University of Southern Mississippi from 2007 to 2012. In 2013, she returned to UWF as provost and executive vice president. On Jan. 1, 2017, Dr. Martha D. Saunders began as the sixth president of the University of West Florida. “Achieve Escambia offers us a unique and compelling opportunity to use the individual strengths of our community to lift us all.”
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