Teresa L Amott

Teresa L. Amott, 19th President of Knox College She received her bachelor's degree in economics from Smith College and her Ph.D. in economics from Boston College. She began her professional career at a liberal arts college -- Wellesley College -- and experienced faculty life at larger institutions, including the University of Massachusetts, before returning to the liberal arts setting, accepting faculty and administrative positions at Bucknell University and Gettysburg College. Most recently, she served as provost and dean of the faculty of Hobart and William Smith Colleges in Geneva, New York. Knox's first female president followed the journey from upstate New York that George Washington Gale made 174 years ago, when he established a prairie college dedicated to access for all students regardless of race, gender, or means.