Diana Natalicio
Diana Natalicio (née Diana Siedhoff; August 25, 1939 – September 24, 2021) was an American academic administrator who served as 10th president of the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) from 1988 to 2019. After growing up in St. Louis, Natalicio studied Spanish as an undergraduate, completed a master's degree in Portuguese and earned a doctorate in linguistics. She became an assistant professor at UTEP in 1971, and was named the first female president of the university on February 11, 1988.
Diana Natalicio | |
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| 10th President of the University of Texas at El Paso | |
| In office February 11, 1988 – August 15, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Haskell Monroe |
| Succeeded by | Heather Wilson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Diana Siedhoff August 25, 1939 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | September 24, 2021 (aged 82) El Paso, Texas, U.S. |
| Spouse | Luiz Natalicio (m. 1966; div. ?) |
| Education | Saint Louis University (BA) University of Texas, Austin (MA, PhD) |
| Awards | Texas Women's Hall of Fame Clark Kerr Award (2019) |
As of February 2016, Natalicio had the longest tenure among incumbent presidents at major public research universities. In 2016 Natalicio was named to Time magazine's list of 100 most influential people. She was named president emerita of UTEP by the University of Texas System Board of Regents in August 2019.