President's Biography
Susan E. Pauly is the 19th
president of Salem Academy and College, the oldest educational institution
for women in the nation, which was founded by the Moravian Church in
1772. Dr. Pauly can personally relate to every aspect of Salem
Academy and College's educational mission, having attended an all-girls
secondary school, started college as a traditional student, completed
her college education as an adult student and continued her studies as a graduate student.
Dr. Pauly earned her undergraduate degree
in secondary education/English at the University of Arkansas at Little
Rock. After teaching in Costa Rica, she returned to the United
States and earned her master's and Ph.D. in English at the University
of Arkansas at Fayetteville. Before coming to Salem, she served as the
director of strategic planning for the University of South Carolina
at Lancaster and, more recently, as vice president for academic affairs
and dean of Mount Mercy College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
She has been very involved in higher
education associations on a national level, serving on the Council of
Independent Colleges' National Task Force for Provosts/Academic Vice
Presidents and as a mentor in the council's program for new academic
vice presidents.
Not only does Dr. Pauly fulfill administrative duties at both Salem Academy and College, but she is also active in the community served by Salem. She is a member of the Winston-Salem Chamber Executive Committee and Board of Directors, the Winston-Salem Alliance, the Downtown Rotary Club, The Forsyth Medical Foundation Board of Directors and The United Way Board of Directors.
Dr. Pauly has served as President of
Salem Academy and College since July 1, 2006. Under her leadership,
the college has undergone an institutional strategic planning process
and has raised $70 million of its $75 million campaign goal, monies
that will enhance Salem's facilities, academic programs and faculty
development.
She is married to Dr. Stephen Dew, Collections and Scholarly Research Coordinator for the UNC-Greensboro library system, and she has an adult daughter, granddaughter and new grandson living in Maryland. Her hobbies include ballroom dancing, reading and traveling with her husband.
