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AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE 
THE WORLD FOR WOMEN 
NEWS RELEASE 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lee Dancy 
Director, News Services 
Agnes Scott College 
404-471-5451 (direct) 
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ELIZABETH KISS NAMED NEXT PRESIDENT OF AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE 
ATLANTA (May 30, 2006) - Elizabeth Kiss, the Nannerl 0. Keohane director of the Kenan 
Institute for Ethics and an associate professor of the practice of political science and philosophy 
at Duke University, was elected president of Agnes Scott College today. 
"With an outstanding record academically and administratively, Dr. Kiss offers the blend of 
experience and intellect required to lead Agnes Scott," said Harriet King, chair of the college's 
board of trustees, which elected Kiss in a unanimous vote. "Her sparkling intellect, charismatic 
and inclusive personality, rich academic experience, deep understanding of the liberal arts, 
global perspective and energy make Elizabeth particularly suited to lead Agnes Scott. Her focus 
on ethics mirrors Agnes Scott's core values." 
Kiss (pronounced "quiche") will become the eighth president of Agnes Scott on Aug. 1, 
succeeding Mary Brown Bullock, the college's first alumna president who served for 11 years 
during a period of significant enrollment growth. 
"I am thrilled and humbled to have been given the opportunity to lead this wonderful institution 
at such an exciting time in its history," Kiss said following the announcement. "Mary Brown 
Bullock's extraordinarily successful presidency has moved Agnes Scott College to a position of 
great strength and promise. 
"Women's education is the key to solving many of our century's greatest challenges," Kiss 
continued, "and Agnes Scott - with its long tradition of women's empowerment, its vibrant and 
diverse student body and faculty, and its profound commitment to integrity and to the life of the 
spirit - can play a vital leadership role." 
Kiss became the founding director of the Kenan Institute in January 1997. The Kenan Institute 
supports ethics study and teaching and promotes moral reflection and commitment in personal, 
professional, community and civic life. 
Academically, Kiss specializes in moral and political philosophy. She has published on moral 
judgment and education, human rights, the application of rights theories to issues of ethnic 
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conflict and nationalism, feminist debates about rights and justice, and justice in the aftermath of 
human rights violations. 
A 1983 graduate of Davidson College, she earned a doctorate in philosophy from Oxford 
University in England in 1990. A Rhodes Scholar, she has held fellowships at the Harvard 
Program in Ethics and the Professions, the National Humanities Center and at Melbourne 
University's Centre on Applied Philosophy and Public Ethics. 
Kiss has maintained an active role in the Rhodes Scholarship selection process, serving as 
secretary to the North Carolina Rhodes Scholarship Selection Committee from 1998 to 2003. She 
has served as a member of Rhodes Scholarship state selection committees in five states, from 
North Carolina to Nevada. 
A former vice chair of the board of trustees of Davidson College, Kiss serves presently on the 
boards of the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics, the Center for Academic 
Integrity and the Durham Nativity School. 
She is married to Jeff Holzgrefe, a teacher and academic administrator whose focus is 
international relations and ethics. 
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Agnes Scott College educates women to think deeply, live honorably and engage the intellectual and social 
challenges of their times. Students are drawn to Agnes Scott by its excellent academic reputation, exceptional 
faculty, and metropolitan Atlanta location - offering myriad cultural and experiential learning opportunities. A 
diverse and growing residential community of scholars, this highly selective liberal arts college encourages study 
abroad and presents its curriculum with international context. Agnes Scott College delivers on its promise: The 
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