Dr. Janet Dudley-Eshbach
President of Salisbury University
 Janet Dudley-Eshbach became the eighth president of
Salisbury University in June 2000, the first woman to hold the office in
the University's 75-year history. During her nine years of leadership,
SU has earned a reputation as a Maryland campus on the move.
She has led the campus, designated a growth institution by the
University System of Maryland, in new directions with initiatives such
as expanding shared governance, improving town-gown relations and
promoting increased diversity among students, faculty and staff. A Latin
American scholar who is fluent in Spanish, Dr. Dudley-Eshbach also has
championed international study and service.
Every year during her tenure SU has been among U.S. News & World Reports
Top Public Universities. Recently, the campus of 7,800 was also named a
Best Value by Kiplinger's Personal Finance and The Princeton Review in
partnership with USA Today.
Dudley-Eshbach oversaw the opening of one of the states largest science
facilities, Henson Science Hall, and SU's $65 million Teacher Education
and Technology Center, a showcase building for education in Maryland and
the mid-Atlantic region. She also has been instrumental in the
development of a new home for SU's Perdue School of Business and the
expansion of campus grounds by more than 25 percent.
Twice named one of Maryland's Top 100 Women by the Daily Record,
Dudley-Eshbach was elected to the board of directors for the American
Association of State Colleges and Universities, which she also
represents on the board of the American Council on Education.
Prior to her arrival at SU, Dudley-Eshbach served as president of
Fairmont State
University in West Virginia and held faculty and
administrative positions at three other colleges and universities. A Phi
Beta Kappa scholar, she earned her Ph.D. from El Colegio de Mexico in
1986.
A native of Baltimore, she is married to Joseph Eshbach and has two
adult children.
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