Terri Goss Kinzy
American biochemist and academic administrator
Terri Goss Kinzy is an American biochemist, educator, and academic administrator. From 2021 to 2023, she served as the 20th President of Illinois State University.
Early life and education
Kinzy was born in Canton, Ohio. Kinzy was partly inspired by a high school physics teacher to pursue a career in science.
She completed a B.S. in chemistry, magna cum laude, at the University of Akron in 1985. Kinzy was a chemist at BP America in Warrensville Heights, Ohio from 1985 to 1987, focusing on biofuel development. Kinzy completed a Ph.D. in biochemistry at the Case Western Reserve University. Her doctoral advisor was William C. Merrick Ph.D. She was a postdoctoral researcher in molecular genetics at Carnegie Mellon University under advisor John L. Woolford Jr.
Career and research
She joined Rutgers University in 1995 as an assistant professor in the department of molecular genetics, microbiology, and immunology. She became a tenured professor in 2004.
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