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Havidán Rodríguez

2017 September 11 - present

On June 21, 2017, the SUNY Board of Trustees appointed Dr. Havidán Rodríguez as the 20th president of the University at Albany. The appointment took effect in mid-September. Rodríguez, then 58, came to the University with 25 years of experience as a leader in higher education. Immediately prior...

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James Stellar (Interim)

2016 September 24 - 2017 September 10

James R. Stellar named Interim President on September 14 by the State University of New York Board of Trustees after President Robert Jones resigned to become chancellor of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The appointment is effective as of September 24. Stellar had served as...

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Robert J. Jones

2013 January 2 - 2016 September 23

SUNY Trustees named Robert Jones as the university's next president. Jones served as senior vice president for Academic Administration at the University of Minnesota System for the previous eight years.

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George M. Philip

2009 June 16 - 2012 December 30

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State University of New York Board of Trustees unanimously voted to name George M. Philip the president of the University at Albany

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George M. Philip (Interim)

2007 November 27 - 2009 June 16

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George M. Philip named Interim President

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George M. Philip (Officer In Charge)

2007 October 3 - 2007 November 26

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Interim SUNY Chancellor Dr. John B. Clark named George M. Philip Officer in Charge of the University at Albany. Clark will recommend that the SUNY Trustees name Philip Interim President at an upcoming meeting. Philip replaced Susan Herbst who accepted the position of executive vice chancellor and...

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Susan Herbst (Officer In Charge)

2006 October - 2007 October 2

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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.

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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...

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Kermit L. Hall

2005 February 1 - 2006 August 13

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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...

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John R. Ryan (Interim)

2004 February 24 - 2005 January 31

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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.

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Carlos Santiago (Officer In Charge)

2004 January 30 - 2004 February 24

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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"...

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President Hitchcock Resigns

2004 January 30

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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...

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President Hitchcock Announced Resignation

2003 October 28

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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.")

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Karen Hitchcock

1996 April 24 - 2004 January 30

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Karen R. Hitchcock appointed 16th President of the University by SUNY Board of Trustees.

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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.

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Karen Hitchcock (Interim)

1995 August 1 - 1996 April 24

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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.

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President Swygert's Final Day As President Of University

1995 July 31

President H. Patrick Swygert's final day as president of UAlbany. Swygert resigned to become president of his alma mater, Howard University. Milestones of the Swygert administration include the reestablishment of Ph.D. programs in history, English, and philosophy, and the establishment of a new...

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H. Patrick Swygert

1990 August 1 - 1995 July 31

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H. Patrick Swygert inaugurated as 15th president.

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Vincent O'Leary

1978 - 1990 July 31

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Vincent O'Leary officially appointed President.

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Vincent O'Leary (Acting)

1977 July

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Vincent O'Leary appointed acting president on the resignation of President Emmett B. Fields.

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