Maria Klawe

Maria Klawe is the fifth president of Harvey Mudd College, the first woman to lead the institution. A renowned mathematician and computer scientist who has made numerous research contributions in a male-dominated field, Klawe has been active as an administrator in the effort to change preconceptions and increase the number of women entering computer science. Among her numerous honors, she received the Vancouver YWCA Women of Distinction Award in Science and Technology in 1997, and the Wired Woman Pioneer Award, in 2001. Updated 2009