Dr. Betsy Vogel Boze (pronounced Bōz), is an American academic and higher education administrator who is currently serving as the ninth President of The College of The Bahamas.

Previously, she worked as a professor of marketing, department chair, dean, and CEO of Kent State University at Stark, before serving as the president of The College of The Bahamas.

[11] Boze earned both her Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Masters in Business Administration degrees from Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, Texas.

Boze's postdoctoral studies include Harvard University Seminar for new presidents, Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School, The University of Hawaii Pan Asian Institute,Higher Education Resource Symposium (HERS), Bryn Mawr Summer Institute for Women in Higher Education Administration, American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) Millennial Leadership Initiative, The Center for Creative Leadership and a year-long American Council on Education (ACE) Fellowship.

[44][45][46] In addition to construction projects at the College of The Bahamas, public, private and foundation funds were developed for a new 45,000-square-foot (4,200 m2) science building at Kent State University Stark designed to LEED Green Gold standards.

[58] She served on Rep. William Healy's mayoral transition team and inaugural committee and the Ohio Board of Regents task force to revise the operating manual for two-year campus programs.

She is a member of the Junior League of Washington, D.C. National appointments include the finance committee of the American Council on Education Council of Fellows, the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) Women Presidents and Chancellors affinity group, and the AASCU Policies and Practices Committee.

[59][60] Boze is a Higher Learning Commission (North Central Association of Colleges and Universities) AQIP consultant/evaluator and PEAQ peer reviewer.

In addition, she annually serves as an AASCU MLI mentor[62] at the HERS Bryn Mawr Summer Institute for Women in Higher Education Administration.

[68][69][70] Under her leadership, Kent State Stark was recognized on the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll every year from 2006 to 2009.

[76] As both president of the College of The Bahamas and CEO and Dean of Kent State University at Stark, Boze signed the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment,[74] and the campus joined the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education,[77][78][79] and became one of the largest recyclers in Stark County (Ohio).