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{{Short description|U.S. academic administrator}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Heidi M. Anderson
| office = President of the [[University of Maryland Eastern Shore]]
| termstart = September 1, 2018
| predecessor = [[Juliette Bell]]
| alma_mater = [[Purdue University]]
| birth_name = Heidi Milia Anderson
| image = Dr. Heidi Anderson (51389495816) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Anderson in 2021
| birth_place = [[Gary, Indiana]], U.S.
}}

'''Heidi Milia Anderson''' is an American academic administrator serving as the president of the [[University of Maryland Eastern Shore]] since September 2018. She was previously the provost at [[Texas A&M University–Kingsville]] and the [[University of the Sciences]].

== Life ==
Anderson is from [[Gary, Indiana]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-12 |title=Heidi Anderson Assumes the Chair of American Association of State Colleges and Universities |url=https://www.jbhe.com/2022/12/heidi-anderson-assumes-the-chair-of-american-association-of-state-colleges-and-universities/ |access-date=2023-02-24 |website=The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education}}</ref> She completed a B.S. in pharmacy (1978) and a Ph.D. in pharmacy administration (1986) at the [[Purdue University College of Pharmacy]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Heidi M. |first=Anderson |date=June 16, 2021 |title=Testimony to the House Agriculture Committee |url=https://agriculture.house.gov/uploadedfiles/anderson_testimony_package.pdf |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=[[United States House Committee on Agriculture]]}}</ref> In 1982, she earned a M.S. in education at the [[Purdue University School of Education]].<ref name=":0" /> Anderson was a [[First-generation college students in the United States|first-generation college student]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=2019-09-14 |title=Anderson formally inaugurated as president of UMES |pages=A1 |work=The Daily Times |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119449189/anderson-formally-inaugurated-as/ |access-date=2023-02-24 |via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> Anderson was the assistant director of the health careers opportunity center in the Purdue University College of Pharmacy from 1978 to 1982.<ref name=":0" />

Anderson served as the assistant dean for education innovation at the [[University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy]] from January 2022 to July 2006.<ref name=":0" /> At the [[University of Kentucky]], she was the associate provost for faculty affairs from August 2006 to July 2011 and the vice president and associate provost for institution effectiveness from July 2011 to June 2013.<ref name=":0" /> [[Kumble R. Subbaswamy]] served as a mentor of Anderson.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-04-29 |title=Dr. Heidi M. Anderson |url=https://thedailyrecord.com/2022/04/29/dr-heidi-m-anderson-2/ |access-date=2023-02-24 |website=Maryland Daily Record |language=en-US}}</ref> From 1986 to 1989, Anderson was an assistant professor in the health science administration department at the [[University of Tennessee]] College of Pharmacy.<ref name=":0" /> She joined [[Auburn University]] College of Pharmacy in 1989 as an assistant professor in the pharmacy care systems department.<ref name=":0" /> Anderson became an associate professor in 1993 and served as a professor and department chair from 1999 to 2002.<ref name=":0" />

Anderson was the provost and vice president of academic affairs at the [[University of the Sciences]] from July 2013 to August 2015.<ref name=":0" /> From September 2015 to September 2017, she joined the [[Texas A&M University–Kingsville]] in September 2015 as provost and vice president of academic affairs.<ref name=":0" /> From October 2017 to September 2018, she was the assistant to the president for special projects.<ref name=":0" />

Anderson became president of the [[University of Maryland Eastern Shore]] (UMES) on September 1, 2018, succeeding [[Juliette Bell]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Heidi M. Anderson, President, University of Maryland Eastern Shore |url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/25univ/umes/html/msa17865.html |access-date=2023-02-24 |website=msa.maryland.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ritchie |first=Matthew |date=2018-07-19 |title=Heidi M. Anderson Named President of UMES |url=http://afro.com/heidi-m-anderson-named-president-of-umes/ |access-date=2023-02-24 |website=AFRO American Newspapers |language=en-US}}</ref> She is the fourth woman in the 21st-century to serve as president of UMES.<ref name=":1" /> In 2020, she received the Influential Marylander's Award and Maryland's Top 100 Women honor from the [[Daily Record (Maryland)|''Daily Record'']].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-06-13 |title=UMES president honored as a Lower Shore Distinguished Citizen |pages=C2 |work=The Daily Times |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119449286/umes-president-honored-as-a-lower-shore/ |access-date=2023-02-24 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> In 2022, Anderson became chair of the [[American Association of State Colleges and Universities]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kyaw |first=Arrman |date=2022-11-16 |title=Dr. Heidi M. Anderson Becomes Chair of American Association of State Colleges and Universities |url=https://www.diverseeducation.com/leadership-policy/article/15303227/dr-heidi-m-anderson-becomes-chair-of-american-association-of-state-colleges-and-universities |access-date=2023-02-24 |website=Diverse: Issues In Higher Education |language=en-us}}</ref>

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