Dr. Lilian Hinckley Bauder was born in New York City on December 12, 1939. She married Donald Bauder in 1955 and together they adopted one child, Jacqueline. In 1961, Dr. Bauder earned a B. A. in sociology from Douglass College in New Brunswick, New Jersey. She continued her education and received an M.A. (1966) and a Ph.D. (1973) in Sociology from the University of Michigan. Her studies in sociology concentrated on issues of family structure, adolescent development, human values, marriage and sexuality. As a student, Dr. Bauder achieved numerous scholastic honors including the Woodrow Wilson Fellow (1961), and admission to Phi Beta Kappa (1961), Alpha Kappa Delta (1967), and Phi Kappa Phi (1967). Dr. Bauder began her career in 1965 at Macomb County Community College as an Associate Professor of Sociology. Two years later, she left the College to join the Department of Sociology and Social Work at the University of Detroit (U of D). Dr. Bauder was named Acting Chair of the department in 1970, Associate Chair in 1975 and Department Chair in 1976. In addition to serving as an administrator at the University of Detroit, Dr. Bauder was an Associate Professor of Sociology from 1977 to 1982. In 1982, she was named Dean of the U of D College of Liberal Arts. In February 1983, Dr. Bauder left the University to join CEC as Director of Schools. In 1984 she was named CEC’s Executive Vice President and CEC’s Acting President. In October 1984 Dr. Bauder was appointed CEC President and Chief Executive Officer. In addition to the presidency, Dr. Bauder held many other CEC positions including Acting Vice President for Development and Public Relations (1984-1986, 1989), Acting Vice President for Finance and Administration (1985), Acting Director of Schools (1987, 1990), and Acting Director of Public Relations (1989). While president, Dr. Bauder was a skillful and respected administrator, community supporter and advocate for CEC history, art and architecture. Early on, Dr. Bauder led efforts to acquire National Historic Landmark status for Cranbrook. In addition, the repair and restoration programs she developed initiated a period of architectural expansion and preservation of campus buildings and landscapes. Among the renovation projects undertaken during Dr. Bauder’s administration include the Woodward Entrance, completed in late 1995 -- forty years after the idea originated; Brookside School’s expansion, completed in fall 1996; and the Institute of Science’s expansion, scheduled for completion in 1998. In addition, Dr. Bauder oversaw the sale of the Evening News Association stock in 1985, which not only strengthened CEC’s financial future, but established a new era of investing and fund-raising at Cranbrook. Under Dr. Bauder’s leadership Cranbrook obtained nearly $2.3 million in state funding and saw its endowment quadruple. Among the most notable achievements of Dr. Bauder’s presidency was the development of Cranbrook’s first campus-wide master plan, The Cranbrook Vision, and its successor, Cranbrook: 2004. These vehicles served as a basis for many of the development activities that characterized the final years of Dr. Bauder’s presidency. As an advocate of higher education, Dr. Bauder has lectured and published several articles on sociological, organizational and educational topics. She has also acted as a consultant to numerous universities, professional organizations and businesses. As a community activist, Dr. Bauder belongs to a number of prominent organizations including the American Sociological Association, the Michigan Sociological Association, North Central Sociological Association, and the Sociologists for Women in Society. In addition, she has served on the boards of Comerica Incorporated, Detroit Edison Company and the Masco Corporation and is a trustee of the Skillman Foundation and the Henry Ford Medical Center (Northwest Region). Dr. Bauder is a member of the Economic Club of Detroit, United Way for Southeastern Michigan, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra Hall, the American Management Association and the American Association of Higher Education. Dr. Bauder resigned as President of Cranbrook in spring 1996. She formally left CEC the following Fall and began a new career at Masco Corporation, where she was appointed Vice President for Corporate Affairs and President of the Masco Charitable Trust. In tribute to her dedication and contributions to Cranbrook, Dr. Bauder was elected President Emeritus by Cranbrook’s board of trustees in October 1996.