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Martha Dunagin Saunders | |
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| 6th President of the University of West Florida | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Judith A. Bense |
| 9th President of The University of Southern Mississippi | |
| In office May 21, 2007 – July 1, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Shelby F. Thames |
| Succeeded by | Aubrey K. Lucas (interim) Rodney D. Bennett |
| 14th Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | |
| In office August 1, 2005 – May 20, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Jack Miller |
| Succeeded by | Richard J. Telfer |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | University of Southern Mississippi (B.A.) University of Georgia (M.A.) Florida State University (Ph.D.) |
| Academic background | |
| Thesis | Eastern's pilot rebellion: Patterns of conflict rhetoric preceding the 1989 pilot walkout at Eastern Airlines (1990) |
| Doctoral advisor | Theodore Clevenger |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | communication |
| Institutions | |
Martha Dunagin Saunders is an American professor and academic official. A native of Mississippi, she earned her Bachelor of Arts in French from the University of Southern Mississippi; her Master of Arts in journalism from the University of Georgia; and her Doctor of Philosophy in communication theory and research from Florida State University. Saunders has served as the chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and the ninth president of the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) where she replaced embattled president Shelby F. Thames. She is currently serving as president of the University of West Florida in Pensacola, Florida.