The following leaders of US universities and colleges went on record in support of the Federal Research Public Access Act of 2006. For more information on the proposed legislation, see the Alliance for Taxpayer Access Web site.
| Institution |
State |
Signer |
Link |
| Agnes Scott College |
GA |
Elizabeth Kiss, President |
Oberlin Group Letter (9/12) |
| Albion College |
MI |
Peter T. Mitchell, President |
Oberlin Group Letter (9/6) |
| Amherst College |
MA |
Anthony W. Marx, President |
Oberlin Group Letter (9/6) |
| Arizona State University |
AZ |
Elizabeth D. Capaldi, Executive Vice President and Provost |
GWLA Statement |
| Arkansas State University |
AR |
Susan D. Allen, Vice Chancellor for Research and Academic Affairs |
Open Letter (7/28) |
| Augustana College (IL) |
IL |
Steven C. Bahls, President |
Oberlin Group Letter (9/6) |
| Austin College |
TX |
Oscar C. Page, President |
Oberlin Group Letter (9/6) |
| Barnard College |
NY |
Judith R. Shapiro, President |
Oberlin Group Letter (9/6) |
| Bates College |
ME |
Elaine Tuttle Hansen, President |
Oberlin Group Letter (9/6) |
| Baylor University |
TX |
Randall O'Brien, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs |
GWLA Statement |
| Bethel College (KS) |
KS |
Brad Born, Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs |
SPARC Statement (8/29) |
| Bowdoin College |
ME |
Barry Mills, President |
Oberlin Group Letter (9/6) |
| Bryn Mawr College |
PA |
Nancy J. Vickers, President |
Oberlin Group Letter (9/6) |
| Bucknell University |
PA |
Brian C. Mitchell, President |
Oberlin Group Letter (9/6) |
| Carleton College |
MN |
Rob Oden, President |
Oberlin Group Letter (9/6) |
| Carnegie Mellon University |
PA |
Mark S. Kamlet, Provost & Senior Vice President |
Open Letter (7/28) |
| Case Western Reserve University |
OH |
John L. Anderson, Provost and University Vice President |
Open Letter (7/28) |
| Clark University |
MA |
John Bassett, President |
Oberlin Group Letter (9/6) |
| Coe College |
IA |
James R. Phifer, President |
Oberlin Group Letter (9/6) |
| Colby College |
ME |
William Adams, President |
Oberlin Group Letter (9/6) |
| Colgate University |
NY |
Rebecca Chopp, President |
Oberlin Group Letter (9/6) |
| The College of Wooster |
OH |
R. Stanton Hales, President |
Oberlin Group Letter (9/6) |
| Colorado College |
CO |
Richard F. Celeste, President |
Oberlin Group Letter (9/6) |
| Colorado State University |
CO |
Tony Frank, Provost and Senior Vice President |
SPARC Statement (9/5) |
| Connecticut College |
CT |
Leo I. Higdon, Jr., President |
Oberlin Group Letter (9/6) |
| Dartmouth College |
NH |
Barry P. Scherr, Provost |
Open Letter (7/28) |
| Davidson College |
NC |
Robert Vagt, President |
Oberlin Group Letter (9/6) |
| Denison University |
OH |
Dale Thomas Knobel, President |
Oberlin Group Letter (9/6) |
| DePauw University |
IN |
Robert G. Bottoms, President |
Oberlin Group Letter (9/6) |
| Dickinson College |
PA |
William G. Durden, President |
Oberlin Group Letter (9/6) |
| Duke University |
NC |
Peter Lange, Provost |
SPARC Statement (8/24) |
| Earlham College |
IN |
Douglas Bennett, President |
Oberlin Group Letter (9/6) |
| Eckerd College |
FL |
Donald R. Eastman, President |
Oberlin Group Letter (9/6) |
| Franklin & Marshall College |
PA |
John A. Fry, President |
Oberlin Group Letter (9/6) |
| Gettysburg College |
PA |
Katherine Haley Will, President |
Oberlin Group Letter (9/6) |
| Gustavus Adolphus College |
MN |
James L. Peterson, President |
Oberlin Group Letter (9/6) |
| Hamline University |
MN |
David S. Stern,
Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs |
SPARC Statement (12/22) |
| Harvard University |
MA |
Steven E. Hyman, Provost |
Open Letter (7/28) |
| Haverford College |
PA |
Thomas R. Tritton, President |
Oberlin Group Letter (9/6) |
| Indiana University |
IN |
Michael McRobbie, Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, Bloomington |
Open Letter (7/28) |
| Iowa State University |
IA |
Susan L. Carlson, Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs & Provost |
GWLA Statement |
| Kalamazoo College |
MI |
Eileen Wilson-Oyelaran, President |
Oberlin Group Letter (9/6) |
| Kansas State University |
KS |
M. Duane Nellis, Provost |
GWLA Statement |
| Lafayette College |
PA |
Daniel H. Weiss, President |
Oberlin Group Letter (9/6) |
| Lake Forest College |
IL |
Stephen D. Schutt, President |
Oberlin Group Letter (9/6) |
| Lawrence University |
WI |
Jill Beck, President |
Oberlin Group Letter (9/6) |
| Linda Hall Library of Science, Engineering & Technology |
MO |
C. Lee Jones, President |
GWLA Statement |
| Macalester College |
MN |
Brian Rosenberg, President |
Oberlin Group Letter (9/6) |
| Miami University |
OH |
Jeffrey Herbst, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs |
SPARC Statement (8/31) |
| Michigan State University |
MI |
Kim Wilcox, Provost |
Open Letter (7/28) |
| Middlebury College |
VT |
Ronald D. Liebowitz, President |
Oberlin Group Letter (9/6) |
| Mount Holyoke College |
MA |
Joanne V Creighton, President |
Oberlin Group Letter (9/6) |
| New York University |
NY |
David McLaughlin, Provost |
SPARC Statement (9/5) |
| Northwestern University |
IL |
Lawrence B. Dumas, Provost |
Open Letter (7/28) |
| Oberlin College |
OH |
Alfred F. MacKay, Provost
Nancy S. Dye, President |
SPARC Statement (8/24)
Oberlin Group Letter (9/6) |
| Occidental College |
CA |
Susan Prager, President |
Oberlin Group Letter (9/6) |
| Ohio Wesleyan University |
OH |
Mark W. Huddleston, President |
Oberlin Group Letter (9/6) |
| Oklahoma State University |
OK |
Marlene Strathe, Provost & Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs |
GWLA Statement |
| Oregon State University |
OR |
Sabah Randhawa, Provost & Executive Vice-President |
GWLA Statement |
| Pennsylvania State University |
PA |
Rodney A. Erickson, Executive Vice President & Provost |
Open Letter (7/28) |
| Purdue University |
IN |
Sally Mason, Provost |
Open Letter (7/28) |
| Randolph-Macon College |
VA |
Robert R. Lindgren, President |
Oberlin Group Letter (9/12) |
| Reed College |
OR |
Colin S. Diver, President |
Oberlin Group Letter (9/6) |
| Rhodes College |
TN |
Dr. William E. Troutt, President |
Oberlin Group Letter (9/6) |
| Rice University |
TX |
Eugene H. Levy, Provost |
GWLA Statement |
| Rollins College |
FL |
Lewis M. Duncan, President |
Oberlin Group Letter (9/6) |
| Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey |
NJ |
Philip Furmanski, Executive VP for Academic Affairs |
Open Letter (7/28) |
| Saint Olaf College |
MN |
David R. Anderson, President |
Oberlin Group Letter (9/6) |
| Saint Lawrence University |
NY |
Daniel F. Sullivan, President |
Oberlin Group Letter (9/6) |
| Simon's Rock College of Bard |
MA |
Mary B. Marcy, Provost |
SPARC Statement (10/3) |
| Skidmore College |
NY |
Philip A. Glotzbach, President |
Oberlin Group Letter (9/6) |
| Smith College |
MA |
Carol Christ, President |
Oberlin Group Letter (9/6) |
| Southern Illinois University Carbondale |
IL |
John M. Dunn, Provost and Vice Chancellor |
GWLA Statement |
| Southern Utah University |
UT |
Abe Harraf, Provost |
SPARC Statement (8/28) |
| Stony Brook University |
NY |
Robert L. McGrath, Provost & Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs |
SPARC Statement (8/23) |
| Swarthmore College |
PA |
Alfred H. Bloom, President |
Oberlin Group Letter (9/6) |
| Syracuse University |
NY |
Eric F. Spina, Interim Vice Chancellor and Provost |
Open Letter (7/28) |
| Temple University |
PA |
Ann Weaver Hart, President |
SPARC Statement (11/7) |
| Texas A&M University |
TX |
David B. Prior, Executive Vice President and Provost |
Open Letter (7/28) |
| The Ohio State University |
OH |
Barbara R. Snyder, Executive Vice President & Provost |
Open Letter (7/28) |
| Trinity University (TX) |
TX |
John R. Brazil, President |
Oberlin Group Letter (9/6) |
| Tufts University |
MA |
Jamshed Bharucha,
Provost & Senior Vice President |
SPARC Statement (11/7) |
| University at Albany, SUNY |
NY |
Susan Herbst, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs |
SPARC Statement (9/11) |
| University of Arizona |
AZ |
George H. Davis, Executive Vice-President and Provost |
GWLA Statement |
| University of Arkansas |
AR |
Robert Smith, Provost and Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs |
GWLA Statement |
| University of California |
CA |
Wyatt R Hume, Executive Vice President & Provost |
Open Letter (7/28) |
| University of Connecticut |
CT |
Peter J. Nicholls, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs |
Council of Presidents Letter (9/6) |
| University of Colorado at Boulder |
CO |
Philip DiStefano, Provost & Executive Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs |
GWLA Statement |
| University of Delaware |
DE |
David Roselle, President |
SPARC Statement (11/15) |
| University of Hawaii at Manoa |
HI |
Neal J. Smatresk, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs |
GWLA Statement |
| University of Illinois at Chicago |
IL |
R. Michael Tanner, Provost & Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs |
Open Letter (7/28) |
| University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
IL |
Linda Katehi, Provost & Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs |
Open Letter (7/28) |
| University of Iowa |
IA |
Michael J. Hogan, Executive Vice President and Provost |
Open Letter (7/28) |
| University of Kansas |
KS |
Richard Lariviere, Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor |
GWLA Statement |
| University of Kentucky |
KY |
Kumble Subbaswamy, Provost |
SPARC Statement (11/22) |
| University of Maine |
ME |
Edna Szymanski, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost |
Council of Presidents Letter (9/6) |
| University of Maryland - Baltimore County |
MD |
Arthur T. Johnson, Provost |
SPARC Statement (8/24) |
| University of Massachusetts Amherst |
MA |
Charlena Seymour, Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs |
Council of Presidents Letter (9/6) |
| University of Michigan |
MI |
Teresa A. Sullivan, Provost & Executive Vice President |
Open Letter (7/28) |
| University of Minnesota |
MN |
E. Thomas Sullivan, Executive Vice President & Provost |
Open Letter (7/28) |
| University of Missouri at Columbia |
MO |
Brian L. Foster, Provost |
GWLA Statement |
| University of Nebraska – Lincoln |
NB |
Barbara Couture, Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs |
GWLA Statement |
| University of New Hampshire |
NH |
Bruce L. Mallory, Provost and Executive Vice President |
SPARC Statement (8/22) & Council of Presidents Letter (9/6) |
| University of New Mexico |
NM |
Reed Way Dasenbrock, Provost |
SPARC Statement (9/08) |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
NC |
Bernadette Gray-Little,
Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost |
SPARC Statement (10/11) |
| University of North Carolina-Greensboro |
NC |
A. Edward Uprichard, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs |
SPARC Statement (9/05) |
| University of Notre Dame |
IN |
Thomas G. Burish, Provost |
SPARC Statement (8/30) |
| University of Oregon |
OR |
Linda Brady, Senior Vice President and Provost |
GWLA Statement |
| University of Rhode Island |
RI |
M. Beverly Swan, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs |
Council of Presidents Letter (9/6) |
| University of Rochester |
NY |
Charles E. Phelps, Provost |
Open Letter (7/28) |
| University of Texas at Arlington |
TX |
Dana Dunn, Provost |
SPARC Statement (8/22) |
| University of Texas at Austin |
TX |
|
Independent letter. See GWLA Statement |
| University of Utah |
UT |
David W. Pershing, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs |
GWLA Statement |
| University of Vermont |
VT |
John M. Hughes, Provost and Senior Vice President |
Council of Presidents Letter (9/6) |
| University of Washington |
WA |
Phyllis M. Wise, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs |
GWLA Statement |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison |
WI |
Patrick Farrell, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs |
Open Letter (7/28) |
| University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee |
WI |
Rita Cheng, Provost and Vice Chancellor |
SPARC Statement (8/29) |
| Utah State University |
UT |
Raymond T. Coward, Provost and Executive Vice President |
GWLA Statement |
| Vanderbilt University |
TN |
Nicholas S. Zeppos, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs |
Open Letter (7/28) |
| Vassar College |
NY |
Catharine B. Hill, President |
Oberlin Group Letter (9/6) |
| Virginia Commonwealth University |
VA |
Stephen D. Gottfredson, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs |
SPARC Statement (8/29) |
| Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
VA |
Mark G. McNamee, University Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs |
Open Letter (7/28) |
| Wabash College |
IN |
Patrick E. White, President |
Oberlin Group Letter (9/6) |
| Washington and Lee University |
VA |
Kenneth P. Ruscio, President |
Oberlin Group Letter (9/6) |
| Washington State University |
WA |
Robert C. Bates, Provost and Executive Vice President |
GWLA Statement |
| Washington University - St. Louis |
WA |
Edward S. Macias, Executive Vice Chancellor |
Open Letter (7/28) & GWLA Statement |
| Wellesley College |
MA |
Diana Chapman Walsh, President |
Oberlin Group Letter (9/6) |
| Wesleyan University |
CT |
Douglas Bennet, President |
Oberlin Group Letter (9/12) |
| Willamette University |
OR |
M. Lee Pelton, President |
Oberlin Group Letter (9/6) |
| Wheaton College (MA) |
MA |
Ronald A. Crutcher, President |
Oberlin Group Letter (9/6) |
| Whitman College |
WA |
George Bridges, President |
Oberlin Group Letter (9/6) |