With 28 years of experience in student affairs, Marilyn is an established leader in construction, facility management, contract negotiations, housing and dining.
Before UT, Marilyn previously served as senior director of housing and auxiliary services at the University of Michigan, where she has provided visionary and strategic leadership for a department that includes approximately 12,000 beds in 18 residence halls and 1,500 graduate and family apartments, with an operating budget of $140 million.
She received her doctorate in higher education management from the University of Georgia, and a master of science in college student personnel at Illinois State University. She also earned a master of arts in psychological counseling from Southeast Missouri State University, and a bachelor of science in home economics from the University of Missouri.