 In honor of her commitment to internationalism, the board of trustees announced the Nancy S. Dye chair for Middle Eastern and Islamic studies at Oberlin at commencement in May 2007.Dye was succeeded as Oberlin College president by Marvin Krislov in July 2007.A 2009 article in the "New York Times" reported that Dye earned $1.4 million from Oberlin as its ex-president.