Del Marie Anderson (née Del Marie Neely; born 1937) is an American academic administrator, former university president, and fashion model. Early in her career, Neely was a fashion model for Ebony magazine. This was followed by an assistant professorship of social work at San Diego State University before she moved into college administration. Anderson served as the president of San Jose City College from 1991 to 1995. She was also the chancellor of the City College of San Francisco from 1995 to 1998. She has also used the name Del Marie Anderson Handy.
Del Marie Anderson was born as Del Marie Neely on November 6, 1937, in Mississippi. She was the daughter of James Neely and Emma Williams, and the step-daughter of Frank Williams. She attended Cherry Street Elementary School, and Bowman High School in Vicksburg, Mississippi.
Neely graduated Alcorn A&M College (now Alcorn State University) in Lorman, Mississippi, where she studied business before moving to California. In 1965, she obtained a bachelor of arts degree from San Diego State University. In 1967, she obtained a master of social work degree, also from San Diego State University.
Neely also attended modeling school in San Francisco, and got a modeling job with Ebony magazine's Fashion Fair. In 1961, she toured the United States with the Ebony fashion fair Internationale. Neely appeared on the front cover of Jet magazine on December 7, 1961.
In 1969, Anderson became an assistant professor of social work at San Diego State University. In 1972, she became the dean of counseling services at Grossmont College. In 1981, she became the dean of student services at Los Angeles Harbor College. In 1986, Anderson became the vice-president of instruction at Skyline College. In 1991, Anderson became the first female president of San Jose City College (SJCC) and its 13,000 students, besting 166 other candidates for the top job. She served in that position until 1995. Later, she was the chancellor of the City College of San Francisco (CCSF) from 1995 to 1998.
Anderson was married to her first husband for 16 years. Anderson met her second husband, musician John Handy in 1989 and later married. In 2018, the pair served as co-chairs of the SFJazz Gala at SF Jazz in San Francisco.