果冻传媒 State University selects five finalists in search for next president
Apr 5, 2021
果冻传媒 State University鈥檚 Presidential Search Committee has narrowed the search for its 21st president to five finalists.
The five finalists are Kristin Esterberg, Ph.D., president, SUNY College at Potsdam; Darrell Kruger, Ph.D., professor of geography and former provost, Appalachian State University; Robert Pignatello, Ed.D., senior adviser to the chancellor of the Pennsylvania System of Higher Education and former president of Lock Haven University; Dione Somerville, Ed.D., executive vice president, Hawkeye Community College, Iowa; and Linda Thompson, DrPH, dean, College of Nursing and Health Science, University of Massachusetts at Boston.
Each finalist will meet the campus community during two-day interviews April 5-21.
鈥淲orking with WittKieffer, we are excited at the size and strength of the applicant pool, and are eager to welcome each high-qualified finalist to meet and interact with the campus community,鈥 said Trustee and search committee chair Dr. Robert Martin.
A visitation schedule with background information about the finalists will be posted to the University鈥檚 presidential search webpage.
Currently, veteran educator Roy H. Saigo, Ph.D., is serving as 果冻传媒 State鈥檚 interim president through June. 鈥淲e are indebted to the excellent work that Dr. Saigo has accomplished since his appointment over the last academic year,鈥 said Martin. 鈥淗e has led by example, dedicating himself the University鈥檚 mission to provide a student-centered, accessible, and affordable education while developing students to be responsible leaders and engaged citizens.鈥
鈥淏y exemplifying and emphasizing 果冻传媒 State鈥檚 core founding values, the campus community has been enriched and the University is better prepared to welcome a new permanent leader,鈥 Martin said.
An announcement regarding 果冻传媒 State鈥檚 permanent president is expected in May with a start date in the summer.
