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National Search Underway for SUNY Niagara’s Eighth President

By News Archive

December 21, 2023

Sanborn, NY – SUNY Niagara has announced the launch of a national search for its eighth president, who will succeed Dr. William Murabito upon his retirement on June 30, 2024. The college’s board of trustees has appointed Kevin Clark, chair of the SUNY Niagara board of trustees, to lead the search. Rounding out the search committee are:

  • Kaelyn Ashton-Wells, SUNY Niagara student
  • Lindsey Bax, faculty member
  • Josh Blumberg, assistant vice president of academic affairs
  • Michael Capizzi, community member
  • William Ching’anda, SUNY Niagara College Association board member
  • Matthew Clarcq, faculty member
  • Louis Fontana, student housing board member
  • Michael Freedman, community member
  • Gregory Hood, community member
  • Veda Jauch, SUNY Niagara student
  • Stephen Kydd, technical support personnel association representative
  • Jean Linn, library director
  • Elizabeth Sachs, SUNY Niagara Faculty Senate president
  • Laura Scarpelli, faculty member
  • Sheila Smith, SUNY Niagara trustee
  • Shawn Thompson, alumnus
  • James Turner, SUNY Niagara Foundation board president
  • Gail Tylec, SUNY Niagara trustee
  • Kelly Walck, educational support personnel association representative
  • Rebecca Wydysh, Niagara County Legislature chair

The committee will work in conjunction with search firm RH Perry & Associates and will adhere to the SUNY presidential search policy guidelines. The search committee represents the diversity found in the SUNY Niagara community.

The college expects to complete its presidential search in April 2024. Dr. Murabito will be available to facilitate the transition, introduce the new president to the campus and support the new leader through their first months in office.

Dr. Murabito became the institution’s seventh president in 2019 after having served in an interim role for two years. Under his leadership, SUNY Niagara has seen substantial upgrades to campus facilities. He directed completion of the $25 million Learning Commons, which is a focal point of academic and social activity, in 2018. Recently the college broke ground on an $8.3 million building to house the Niagara County Law Enforcement Agency’s programs.

Information and timeline information regarding the search will be periodically updated at niagaracc.suny.edu.

Sanborn, NY – SUNY Niagara has announced the launch of a national search for its eighth president, who will succeed Dr. William Murabito upon his retirement on June 30, 2024. The college’s board of trustees has appointed Kevin Clark, chair of the SUNY Niagara board of trustees, to lead the search. Rounding out the search committee are:

  • Kaelyn Ashton-Wells, SUNY Niagara student
  • Lindsey Bax, faculty member
  • Josh Blumberg, assistant vice president of academic affairs
  • Michael Capizzi, community member
  • William Ching’anda, SUNY Niagara College Association board member
  • Matthew Clarcq, faculty member
  • Louis Fontana, student housing board member
  • Michael Freedman, community member
  • Gregory Hood, community member
  • Veda Jauch, SUNY Niagara student
  • Stephen Kydd, technical support personnel association representative
  • Jean Linn, library director
  • Elizabeth Sachs, SUNY Niagara Faculty Senate president
  • Laura Scarpelli, faculty member
  • Sheila Smith, SUNY Niagara trustee
  • Shawn Thompson, alumnus
  • James Turner, SUNY Niagara Foundation board president
  • Gail Tylec, SUNY Niagara trustee
  • Kelly Walck, educational support personnel association representative
  • Rebecca Wydysh, Niagara County Legislature chair

The committee will work in conjunction with search firm RH Perry & Associates and will adhere to the SUNY presidential search policy guidelines. The search committee represents the diversity found in the SUNY Niagara community.

The college expects to complete its presidential search in April 2024. Dr. Murabito will be available to facilitate the transition, introduce the new president to the campus and support the new leader through their first months in office.

Dr. Murabito became the institution’s seventh president in 2019 after having served in an interim role for two years. Under his leadership, SUNY Niagara has seen substantial upgrades to campus facilities. He directed completion of the $25 million Learning Commons, which is a focal point of academic and social activity, in 2018. Recently the college broke ground on an $8.3 million building to house the Niagara County Law Enforcement Agency’s programs.

Information and timeline information regarding the search will be periodically updated at niagaracc.suny.edu.


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SUNY Niagara Announces Finalists for Presidential Search

By News Archive

October 18, 2019

The SUNY Niagara Board of Trustees announced today that its presidential search committee has identified four finalists for the college presidency and will hold open public forums for each candidate next week.

The SUNY Niagara presidential finalists are:

Julia S. Ingersoll, J.D, D.M., is Executive Vice President at Harcum College in Bryn Mawr, PA. She previously served as Vice President of Academic Affairs and Legal Affairs at Harcum College in Bryn Mawr, PA. Dr. Ingersoll earned a Doctorate of Management in College Policy and Administration at the University of Maryland University College in Adelphi, MD: a Juris Doctorate from Villanova University in Radnor Township, PA; and a Bachelor of Science in Mass Communications from Boston University in Boston, MA.

Denise King, Ph.D., is Vice President for Academic Affairs at Cleveland State Community College in Cleveland, TN. She previously served as Dean of Arts and Humanities at St. Charles Community College in St. Charles, MO. Dr. King earned a Doctor of Philosophy in Drama and Humanities at Stanford University in Palo Alto, CA; and a Bachelor of Arts in Music and Theater Studies from Emory University in Atlanta, GA.

Johnny M. Moore, Ph.D., is President of Pierpont Community and Technical College in Fairmont, WV. He previously served as Interim Vice President for Student Services at Northeast Texas Community College in Mount Pleasant, TX.  Dr. Moore earned a Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics Education at the Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, FL; a Master of Science in Mathematics from Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, AK; and a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Philander Smith College in Little Rock, AK.

William Murabito, Ph.D., is Interim President of SUNY Niagara in Sanborn, NY. He previously served as Interim President for Morrisville State College in Morrisville, NY. Dr. Murabito earned a Doctor of Philosophy in Higher Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in Champaign, IL; a Master of Science in Student Personnel and Guidance from the State University of New York at Albany in Albany, NY; and a Bachelor of Science from State University College at Buffalo in Buffalo, NY.

The candidates will be visiting the SUNY Niagara Sanborn campus from October 22 – 25.  The date that each candidate will visit SUNY Niagara is as follows: Moore, October 22; Murabito, October 23; King, October 24; and Ingersoll, October 25.  The community is invited to the open forums on each of those days from 2:15 – 3:15 p.m. in the Main Cafeteria, second Floor, G Building.  The College is located at 3111 Saunders Settlement Road, Sanborn, NY.  Feedback forms will be distributed to all who attend and given to the SUNY Niagara Board of Trustees for review. The SUNY Niagara Board of Trustees will then interview the finalists and confidentially appoint a finalist subject to the approval of the State University Board of Trustees after receiving the recommendation of the SUNY Chancellor.

For more information on the public forums and to read the full bios of each candidate, please visit the SUNY Niagara Presidential Search webpage: https://www.niagaracc.suny.edu/presidential-search/