Karen S. Haynes

Karen S. Haynes
President of California State University San Marcos
Incumbent
Assumed office 2004 (2004)
President of University of Houston–Victoria
In office 1995 (1995)–2004 (2004)
Dean of University of Houston–Victoria
Personal details
Alma mater	Goucher College (B.A.) McGill University (M.S.W.) University of Texas at Austin (Ph.D.)
Profession	College administrator Social work

Karen Sue Haynes is an American academic and college administrator who currently serves as the president of California State University San Marcos, a role she assumed in 2004. She previously served as president of the University of Houston–Victoria.

Education

Haynes, a first-generation college student, received her bachelor's in sociology and psychology from Goucher College. She went on to earn a Master of Social Work from McGill University and a doctorate from the University of Texas at Austin. Her 1977 dissertation was titled The Correlates of Mid-Management Satisfaction in a Large Scale Social Service System.

Career

Although trained as a social worker, Haynes entered academia in the 1990s as an undergraduate professor at the University of Houston, where she eventually became the first female dean. In 1995, she became the president of the University of Houston–Victoria. In 2004, she was appointed as president of California State University San Marcos.

Selected works

• Affecting Change: Social Workers in the Political Arena and A Dream and a Plan: A Woman’s Path to Leadership in Human Services and Women Managers in Human Services.