Judy Jolley Mohraz

Judy Jolley Mohraz (born 1943) is an American women's studies historian. She is a former president of Goucher College and the inaugural chief executive officer and president of the Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust. Mohraz is the second woman to serve as Goucher's president and the college's ninth president. Mohraz was appointed by President Bill Clinton to the United States Naval Academy Board of Visitors in 1996. She is a former long-time professor and associate provost of Southern Methodist University. Mohraz is the author of The Separate Problem, a collection of case studies of Black education in the Northern United States from 1900 to 1930.

Early life and education Mohraz was born Judy Mae Jolley Rosenbaum in Houston and raised in Waco, Texas in "an education-oriented family." She is the daughter of Mae Jolley (née Jackson) who was an English teacher and graduate of Baylor University.

Mohraz attended Baylor University where, in addition to her mother, her paternal grandmother and aunt also graduated. Mohraz intended to pursue law school before deciding to major in history after taking a summer course American intellectual history at Harvard College. Mohraz completed her doctorate in American history from University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in 1974. Her academic studies were focused on the history of women in the United States "from the late 19th to the early 20th century."

Career From 1972 to 1974, Mohraz was a history lecturer at Illinois Wesleyan University. In 1974, after completing her doctorate degree, Mohraz began her twenty-year tenure at Southern Methodist University as an assistant professor in the department of history. The same year, she was appointed inaugural chief executive officer and president of the Virginia G. Piper Charitable Trust in Scottsdale, Arizona, the nonprofit left by Piper, the widow of Motorola co-founder, Paul Galvin and vice-president Kenneth M. Piper.

In 1996, Mohraz was appointed by President Bill Clinton to the United States Naval Academy Board of Visitors. The next year, she co-chaired the Special Committee investigating allegations of unethical and criminal incidents at the United States Naval Academy to which, former Central Intelligence Agency director and committee co-chair Stansfield Turner commended Mohraz, stating that "she brought energy and a willingness to contribute her time and herself." She is the chair of the board of directors of Encore.org. She has also been a trustee for other organizations including the St. Mark's School of Texas, ChildCareGroup Dallas, and the Baltimore Community Foundation. He was a tenured professor at Southern Methodist University when she moved to Towson, Maryland to serve as the president of Goucher College and would consequently visit Maryland on the weekends. Together, they have two sons, Andrew and Jonathan. In May 2014, Mohraz was recognized by Valle del Sol as a Mom of the Year honoree. On December 12, 2014, she was awarded an honorary doctoral degree from Northern Arizona University for her commitment to the community and education.

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