Marjorie Bell Chambers

Marjorie Bell Chambers (March 11, 1923 – August 25, 2006) was an American educator, historian, and politician. She was the first woman to run for Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico, a national president of the American Association of University Women, and the president of two colleges (Colorado Women's College and Colby-Sawyer College).

Biography Chambers was born on March 11, 1923, to Kenneth and Katherine Bell (née Totman) in New York City. After surviving tuberculosis during childhood, she married physicist William H. Chambers in 1945. The University of New Mexico Foundation created the Endowed Faculty Award for Excellence in History in honor of Chambers and her husband, William.

Academic career Chambers received her B.A. in history and political science from Mount Holyoke College in 1943 and her Master's degree from Cornell University in 1948. She served as president of that branch, of the New Mexico Division, and finally as national President of the Association from 1975 to 1979. 2003: Governor's Award for Outstanding Women (New Mexico) 2003: Lifetime Achievement from New Mexico Commission on the Status of Women