Kathleen M. Murray

Murray completed a Bachelor of Music at the Illinois Wesleyan University.^[1] She earned a Master of Music from Bowling Green State University.^[1] Murray completed a Doctor of Music at Northwestern University where she studied piano performance and pedagogy.^[1] Her 1989 dissertation was titled, A Piano Pedagogy Internship Model.^[2]

Murray was a piano professor for almost twenty years at Lawrence University.^[3] She joined Birmingham–Southern College as its provost.^[3] For seven years, Murray served in various roles at Macalester College, including as the provost, dean of faculty, and a professor of music.^[3] She was its acting president for three months in 2013 while the president was on a sabbatical.^[4][5] In 2015, she became the 14th president of Whitman College.^[3] She was the first woman to serve in the role. She retired in 2022.^[3] On November 1, 2023, Murray was named as the 21st president of Hamline University, succeeding Fayneese Miller.^[4] Murray is set to begin as the acting president when Miller goes on sabbatical on January 1 and retires on June 30, 2024.^[4][1]