Inauguration Program
| PRELUDE | Lark Strings |
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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
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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
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| GREETINGS FROM THE COLLEGE COMMUNITY |
Dana Brown, Senior Director of Enrichment and Opportunity Programs
Tina Wagle, Professor in the School for Graduate Studies
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| 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
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| 2002 | University of New York in Tirana (UNYT) |
Erkan Erdemir, Rector
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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
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Ernest L. Boyer, SUNY Chancellor
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1970-1977
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James W. Hall, Founding President
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1971-1997
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Joseph B. Moore, President
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2000-2007
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Allen R. Davis, President
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2008-2012
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Merodie A. Hancock, President
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2013-2018
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Jim Malatras, President
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2019-2020
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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 |