Alice Stone Ilchman (April 18, 1935 – August 11, 2006) was an American academic administrator who worked as the eighth president of Sarah Lawrence College from 1981 to 1998. Early life and education Ilchman was born in Cincinnati to Donald Crawford Stone, was an educator and federal planner in the Roosevelt and Truman administrations. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in religion from Mount Holyoke College in 1957, a Master of Public Administration from Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs in 1958, and a Ph.D. from the London School of Economics in 1965. Career Ilchman directed Peace Corps training projects at the University of California, Berkeley and taught South Asian studies there. She later taught and was a dean at Wellesley College. She later served as assistant secretary of state for educational and cultural affairs under former President Jimmy Carter in 1978. Ilchman was the director of the Jeannette K. Watson Fellowship until her death. Personal life Ilchman was married to Warren F. Ilchman, a political economist and former president of Pratt Institute. They had two children, Frederick and Sarah. On August 11, 2006, Ilchman died at her home in Bronxville, New York due to complications from pancreatic cancer. She was 71 years old. See also List of presidents of Sarah Lawrence College References External links Alice Stone Ilchman papers archived at Sarah Lawrence College Jeannette K. Watson Fellowship Obituary at Sarah Lawrence College website 1935 births 2006 deaths Alumni of the London School of Economics Presidents of Sarah Lawrence College Mount Holyoke College alumni Deaths from cancer in New York (state) Deaths from pancreatic cancer Educators from Cincinnati American women educators People from Bronxville, New York Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs alumni Assistant Secretaries of State for Education and Culture 20th-century American women 20th-century American people 21st-century American women Women heads of universities and colleges 20th-century American academics