title: Ann Schonberger
text: # Ann Schonberger
  
  Ann Elizabeth Koch Schonberger (1940–2022) was a professor at the University of Maine.
  
  ## Early life and education
  
  Schonberger was born in Madison, Wisconsin. She was educated at Wellesley College. Later, she graduated from Harvard University with a master's degree and finished her PhD in mathematics at the University of Wisconsin. In 1971, she married Howard Schonberger, a history professor.
  
  ## Career
  
  In 1973, she joined University of Maine and became a faculty member.
  
  In 1991, she became the director of University of Maine's Women's Studies program and women in the curriculum program.
  
  In 2013, she retired as a professor.
  
  ## Awards
  
  * Maine Public Broadcasting Jefferson Award for Public Service in 1988
  * University of Maine Presidential Public Service Award in 2001
  * Inducted into National Women's Hall of Fame in 2004
  * Merle Nelson Award in 2006
  