Inauguration Program

PRELUDE Lark Strings
ACADEMIC PROCESSION
   Order of Academic Procession:
   Mace-bearer
   Representatives from Colleges and Universities
   Representatives from Learned Societies and Professional Organizations
   State University of New York and Empire State University Leadership
   Student and Alumni Delegates
   University Faculty and Staff
   Inaugural Platform Party
Thalia MacMillan, Professor in the School of Human Services, mace-bearer
THE NATIONAL ANTHEM Dashira Cortes, vocalist
GREETINGS AND INTRODUCTION Marly Norris, Vice President for Advancement
GREETINGS FROM STUDENTS AND ALUMNI
Jawana Richardson '16, '18, '21
School for Graduate Studies student
GREETINGS FROM THE COLLEGE COMMUNITY
Dana Brown, Senior Director of Enrichment and Opportunity Programs
Tina Wagle, Professor in the School for Graduate Studies
GREETINGS FROM THE COMMUNITY Ronald Kim, Saratoga Springs Mayor
GREETINGS FROM THE COLLEGE COUNCIL John Maggiore, Chairman of College Council
PRESENTATION OF THE PRESIDENT Elías López, Senior Associate Vice President, Sonoma State University
INVESTITURE OF THE PRESIDENT Chancellor John B. King, Jr., State University of New York
INAUGURATION ADDRESS President Lisa Vollendorf
READING Marian Conway '01, '04, Foundation Chair
CLOSING Marly Norris, Vice President for Advancement
RECESSIONAL Lark Strings

 

Delegates from Universities, Colleges, and Learned Societies

1828 Augusta College Elna C. Green, Dean of the Pamplin College, Retired
1828 SUNY New Paltz Darrell P. Wheeler, President
1835 SUNY Brockport Michael Doyle, Interim Dean, School of Business
1837 Mount Holyoke College

Dorothy E. Mosby, Mary E. Woolley Professor of Spanish

Maria Nieves Romero-Diaz, Professor of Spanish on the Alumnae Foundation

1844 University at Albany

Havidán Rodríguez, President 

Stan Nosek, Alumni

1846 University at Buffalo Bidhan Chandra, Alumni 
1857 San Jose State University Elaine Chin, Professor Emeritus 
1889 SUNY Oneonta Alberto Cardelle, President 
1889 SUNY Plattsburgh Alexander Enyedi, President
1890 Keuka College Daniel Gale ‘90, Trustee
1903 Skidmore College Jordana Dym, Professor
1915 American Association of Colleges and Universities Pearl W. Bartelt, Distinguished Fellow
1920 The College of Saint Rose Marcia J. White, President 
1960 Bellarmine University Daniel Petree, Dean of Rubel School of Business
1961 Monroe Community College Michael Jacobs, Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences
1961 Sonoma State University Elías López, Senior Associate Vice President 
1961 SUNY Ulster Alison Buckley, President 
1962 Niagara County Community College William Murabito, President
1965 SUNY Old Westbury Diana Sukhram, Dean of the School of Education 
1970 Walden University Deborah Botch, Alumna 
1971 Empire State University

Joyce Elliott, Professor Emeritus

Cindy Swadba, Adjunct Faculty

1976 College of Staten Island Michael Parrish, Provost/Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
1998 University of New York in Prague (UNYP)    
Sotiris Foutsis, General Manager
2002 University of New York in Tirana (UNYT)
Erkan Erdemir, Rector

State University of New York

Trustees

Dr. Merryl H. Tisch, Chairman
Cesar Perales, Vice Chairman
Joseph Belluck
Courtney Eagles Burke
Alexandria Chun, President, SUNY Student Assembly
Eric Corngold
Marcos Crespo
Robert Duffy
James Haddon
Keith Landa, President, University Faculty Senate (UFS)
Eunice A. Lewin
Stanley S. Litow
Edward Spire
Cary Staller
Camille Joseph Varlack
Christy Woods, President, Faculty Council of Community Colleges

System Administration

John B. King, Jr., Chancellor
Ian Rosenblum, Senior Vice Chancellor for Policy Implementation & Chief of Staff
F. Shadi Shahedipour-Sandvik, Senior Vice Chancellor for Research, Innovation & Economic Development & Interim Provost
Beth Berlin, Chief Operating Officer
Robert Megna, President of Rockefeller Institute of Government and Senior Advisor to the Chancellor
Johanna Duncan-Poitier, Senior Vice Chancellor for Community Colleges and the Education Pipeline
Valerie Grey, Senior Vice Chancellor & Chief Hospital and Healthcare Operations Officer
Cheryl Hamilton, Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Life, Opportunity Programs, & Student Advocate
Travis Proulx, Vice Chancellor for Government Affairs & Marketing
Aaron Gladd, Chief Strategy Officer and Senior Advisor for Operations and Management
Valerie Dent, Deputy Chief Operating Officer & Interim Chief Diversity Officer
Joel Wincowski, Deputy to the Chancellor for Enrollment
Kapil Longani, Senior Vice Chancellor for Legal Affairs & General Counsel

Empire State University

College Council

John Maggiore
Albert T. Culler
Arlene González-Sánchez
Donna Luh
Roberta Reardon
Patricia E. Salkin
Mark Schroeder ’82

Foundation Officers and Directors

Philip Catchings
Dora Cervantes ‘19
Marian Conway ’01, ‘04
John Corrou ‘94
Susan Dake
Tina Evans ‘97
Christopher Feeley ‘86
David Fullard
Scott Johnson
James Karcher ‘79
Althea Luehrsen ’02, ‘10
Julieta Majak
David Mazzetti ‘10
Marly Norris
David Theobald ’13, ‘17
Ann Turner ‘86
Amy Vaillancourt ‘98
Lisa Vollendorf

Alumni Student Federation Board of Governors

Keith Amparado '88
Eleni Arbuckle '16, '18
Matt Berge '21
John Corrou '94
Albert Culler '21
Kelly DiCarmine '18, '20
Christopher Duffy '18
Lori Jiava '12, '13, '16
Lawrence Johnson '20
John Kane '17
Elaine Kitt '03
Jawana Richardson '16, '18, '21
Catherine Roberts '16

University Leadership

Lisa Vollendorf, President
Nathan Gonyea, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
Julie Majak, Vice President for Administration and Finance, Chief Financial Officer
Leigh Yannuzzi, Chief of Staff
Andrea Hennessy, Senior Associate Vice President for Enrollment Management and Marketing
Cherie Haughney, Chief Communications Officer and Public Information Officer
Marly Norris, Vice President for Advancement
Audeliz Matías, Chief Diversity Office Outgoing
Dale Dan, Chief Diversity Officer Incoming

Institutional Leaders

Ernest L. Boyer, SUNY Chancellor
1970-1977 
James W. Hall, Founding President
1971-1997 
Joseph B. Moore, President
2000-2007 
Allen R. Davis, President
2008-2012
Merodie A. Hancock, President
2013-2018 
Jim Malatras, President
2019-2020 

Institution Evolution

Empire State College, State University of New York 1971-2014
SUNY Empire State College 2015-2023
Empire State University, State University of New York 2023