Eastern Michigan University president to resign in July

Susan Martin has been university president since 2008

YPSILANTI, Mich. – After seven years as president of Eastern Michigan University, Dr. Susan Martin announced Tuesday that she will resign this summer.

Her resignation is effective July 7.

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Under the terms of her contract, she will take a one-year sabbatical before assuming the tenured position of full professor in the EMU Department of Accounting and Finance in the College of Business in fall 2016.

The university's Board of Regents plans to form a search committee to hire a new president.

Martin is the first female president of the university and the longest-serving president since 2000.

"It is time to move on to the next chapter of my life. I have enjoyed serving this great historic university since I started at Eastern in 2008. That was a troubled time and together, we have accomplished many great things. The university is poised for future success with a great leadership team that is quite seasoned and capable. I have enjoyed working with so many talented and passionate people who, together, have worked to achieve our goals. It has been a very intense, but meaningful and rewarding seven years for me," Martin said.

In 2012, the university's Board of Regents called for Martin to seek help for her alcohol consumption.

Previous report: Board says president needs help for drinking

Martin's career in higher education began at Grand Valley State University in faculty and leadership positions and also includes time as Provost and Vice Chancellor of the University of Michigan-Dearborn. She also served as the State of Michigan's Deputy Treasurer and Commissioner of Revenue. Dr. Martin is a native of Croswell, Mich.