Susan R. Madsen

Women in Education

Susan Madsen is a professor of management at Utah Valley University, and the Orin R. Woodbury Professor of Leadership and Ethics. She has been heavily involved, for many years, in researching the lifetime development of prominent women leaders – from which she has published two books, On Becoming a Woman Leader: Learning from the Experiences of University Presidents, and Developing Leadership: Learning from the Experiences of Women Governors. Professor Madsen is recognized internationally as an expert in the areas of women in education, and leadership – founding the Utah Women and Education Project in 2009, and the Utah Women and Leadership Project in 2013. She has received numerous awards and honors for her teaching and scholarship.