Karen Hitchcock Named Interim University President 1995 August 1 Karen Hitchcock named Interim University President by SUNY Chancellor Thomas Bartlett and the Board of Trustees.
Karen Hitchcock (Interim) 1995 August 1 - 1996 April 24 Karen R. Hitchcock, previously vice president for academic affairs, named Interim University President by SUNY Chancellor Thomas A. Bartlett and the SUNY Board of Trustees. She replaced H. Patrick Swygert who resigned to become President of Howard University.
Karen Hitchcock 1996 April 24 - 2004 January 30 Karen R. Hitchcock appointed 16th President of the University by SUNY Board of Trustees.
President Hitchcock Announced Resignation 2003 October 28 President Karen R. Hitchcock announced her resignation effective June 30, 2004 at her annual fall address to the faculty. (At the end of January 2004, President Hitchcock goes on leave effective immediately because of an "ongoing illness in her immediate family.")
Carlos Santiago (Officer In Charge) 2004 January 30 - 2004 February 24 After the announcement that President Karen Hitchcock (who previously announced in October her plans to resign in June 2004) would be going on leave effective immediately because of an "ongoing illness in her immediate family," Provost Carlos Santiago was immediately appointed "Officer in Charge"...
President Hitchcock Resigns 2004 January 30 University President Karen Hitchcock, with SUNY Chancellor Robert King, announces her resignation effective immediately citing family health issues. Provost Carlos Santiago was immediately appointed "Officer in Charge" pending the appointment of an interim president. It was later revealed that...
John R. Ryan (Interim) 2004 February 24 - 2005 January 31 Admiral John R. Ryan is appointed interim president. Ryan also serves as president of the SUNY Maritime College. Ryan was formerly the head of the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis.
Kermit L. Hall 2005 February 1 - 2006 August 13 Kermit L. Hall named the school's 17th president by the SUNY Board of Trustees. Hall's appointment is effective February 1, 2005. Hall was formerly the president of Utah State University, a position he has held for four years. Prior to that, Hall had served as provost and vice president for...
President Kermit L. Hall, The University's 17th President, Died In Swimming Accident At Hilton Head Island 2006 August 13 President Kermit L. Hall, the University's 17th president, died in swimming accident at Hilton Head Island. Hall took office on February 1, 2005 immediately establishing the Inaugural Student Scholarship Fund by refusing a formal inauguration and pledging the $100,000 that would have been spent...
Susan Herbst (Officer In Charge) 2006 October - 2007 October 2 Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Susan Herbst is appointed Officer in Charge. News releases on the 10/23 still refer to her as Provost while those on 11/1 refer to her as Officer in Charge.