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Dr. Allyson Hughes Handley is the eleventh President of the University of Maine at Augusta. As President, Dr. Handley is responsible for leading the institution and ensuring academic quality and accessibility for its students.
About Dr. Hughes Handley
President Handley began her tenure at UMA in March, 2008 arriving from Kentucky where she had been serving as Senior Policy Advisor for Postsecondary Economic Development Initiatives. Before that, she had served as President of Cogswell College in California and Midway College in Kentucky. During her tenure at Midway, she was named by Kentucky Monthly Magazine as one of the twelve most influential women in the state.
Dr. Hughes Handley has also served as a Dean and a Vice President at National University in San Diego, and has taught at The Johns Hopkins University, McGill University, University of San Diego, and as an adjunct faculty member at Spalding University in Kentucky.
Dr. Hughes Handley received her B.A. from the University of Western Ontario, and an M.Ed and Ed.D. from The Johns Hopkins University.
To Contact the President’s Office
| Dr. Allyson Hughes Handley | 207-621-3403 | allyson.handley@maine.edu |
| Phyllis Wells | 207-621-3403 | pwells@maine.edu |
The President’s Office is located in Robinson Hall.