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Dr. Giles-Gee currently sits on the national board of directors for Campus Compact,and is the former chair of the Association of American Colleges and Universities,and past president of the Society for College and University Planning. She hasserved as vice chair of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, chair of theNew Hampshire Postsecondary Education Commission, vice chair of the NewHampshire College & University Council, and vice chair of the American Councilon Education Commission on Women in Higher Education, and is a member ofNew Jersey ACE-Net Coordination Board and other prominent organizations.She has received many academic and professional awards and commendations,including the National Award of Distinction from the University of PennsylvaniaGraduate School of Education Alumni Association, designation as a “New CenturyLeader” by New Hampshire Magazine, and a commendation from the Governor ofNew Hampshire for her leadership. Most recently, she received The Mary McLeodBethune Award from the Philadelphia Section of the National Council of NegroWomen, Inc., on December 8, 2012.Dr. Giles-Gee earned a bachelor of arts in psychobiology, a master of science inscience education, and a PhD in measurement, evaluation, and techniques ofexperimental research from University of Pennsylvania. In addition, she holds anMS in zoology from Rutgers University.A native of Alabama, Dr. Giles-Gee is one of five sisters, three of whom alsograduated from the University of Pennsylvania. The fifth attended TuskegeeUniversity, the alma mater of their grandfather and many members of their family.Her mother, now deceased, earned her bachelor’s degree in microbiology fromTalladega College. Dr. Giles-Gee is the mother of one daughter, Lauren. Dr. Giles-Gee’s father resides in Charlotte, North Carolina.