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Martin Thomas "Marty" Meehan (born December 30, 1956 Lowell, Massachusetts) is the current President of the University of Massachusetts, a position he assumed on July 1, 2015. A Democrat, Meehan served in the United States House of Representatives from 1993 to 2007 as the representative for Massachusetts's 5th congressional district, and as Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Lowell from 2007 to 2015. ==Personal life and education== Meehan was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, the eldest son among seven children born to Martin T. Meehan (d. 2000), a compositor for ''The Lowell Sun'', and Alice (Britton) Meehan (d. 2008).〔Gloria Negri, ("Alice Meehan, 78, matriarch of congressman's large family" ), ''The Boston Globe'', July 9, 2008〕 He attended public schools in Lowell, graduating from Lowell High School in 1974. Meehan attended the University of Massachusetts Lowell, graduating in 1978 with a Bachelor of Science degree in education and political science. Meehan went on to earn a Master of Public Administration degree from Suffolk University in 1981 and a Juris Doctor from the Suffolk University Law School in 1986. He holds honorary degrees from Suffolk University, Green Mountain College in Vermont and Shenkar College of Engineering & Design in Israel. Meehan is on the board of directors at Sage Bank (formerly Lowell Cooperative Bank), board of trustees at Natixis Global Asset Management as well as the board of governors at Lowell General Hospital. Previously, he served on the board of directors of Qteros (formerly SunEthanol) and D’Youville Foundation and was a member of the board of trustees of Suffolk University.〔http://www.martymeehan.com〕 In 1996 he married Ellen T. Murphy. She later served as the vice president at Lawrence General Hospital. They have two children together: Daniel Martin and Robert Francis. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Marty Meehan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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