Coyle

thursday, the ninth of march, two thousand and twenty three stoller center forest grove, oregon

Dr. Jennifer Coyle began her tenure as the 18th president of pacific university in july 2022.

Dr. Coyle is the first Pacific University alumna to serve as the university’s president. She also is a former professor and dean in Pacific’s College of Optometry and the parent of two Pacific alumni.

A renowned leader in optometry, Dr. Coyle has served in leadership positions on the American Academy of Optometry Board of Directors, the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (where she was the first woman president), Vision 2020 USA, and many others. She received the Women in Optometry Theia Award for Excellence in Education in 2018, the Clarence G. Carkner Oregon OD of the Year Award in 2010, and was named among the 50 Most Influential Women in Optical by Vision Monday in 2006.

Throughout her career, she has led programs to excellence in academics, student and patient care, and innovation. She has been intimately involved in university-wide strategic planning, accreditation, new program development, fundraising, and alumni relations throughout her career.

Most recently dean of the Southern California College of Optometry at Marshall B. Ketchum University, Dr. Coyle earned her Bachelor of Science in Visual Science, Doctor of Optometry and Master of Science in Vision Science from Pacific University. She also completed a residency in contact lenses at Pacific and taught in the College of Optometry starting in 1994. She served as associate dean of the college from 2006 to 2008 and as dean from 2008 to 2019.