Dr. 罗杰一. Ramsammy被任命为学院第七任校长

二零一七年十一月十五日

的 纽约州立大学董事会今天宣布 博士的任命. 罗杰一. Ramsammy成为哈德逊山谷社区学院的第七任校长.

Ramsammy comes to Hudson Valley with more than 30 years of higher education experience, including academic and administrative leadership positions at three of the largest multi-campus colleges in the United States. He is the former president of the West Campus of Miami Dade College and previously served as provost and chief academic officer at Northern Virginia Community College. 在那之前, 在棕榈滩州立大学, 他是微生物学、解剖学和生理学教授, 生物学主席, STEM副院长兼教务处主任.

Ramsammy赢得了许多领导奖项, 有效和创新的教学, 在线教学和学术项目开发, including the Virginia Governor's Award for the most innovative STEM program; the Florida Association of Community Colleges and Palm Beach State College "Professor of the Year" awards; and the Adjunct Professor of the Year award at Broward College.

Ramsammy is an American Association of Community Colleges past Commissioner for Diversity, Inclusion and Equity and recently served as the organization's Commissioner for Academic, 学生及社区发展. 他还被授予马丁·路德·金奖. Cultural 基金会 Outstanding Educator Award for his dedication to educational services for underserved populations.

Ramsammy是第一代大学生. Prior to a post-doctoral fellowship at Georgetown University's Lombardi Cancer Center, 他获得了博士学位。.D. 在霍华德大学获得分子生物学硕士学位和遗传学硕士学位. He holds a bachelor's degree in Biology from the University of the District of Columbia.

"It is a great honor to be selected as president of 哈德逊山谷社区学院, an institution with a national reputation for academic excellence and exemplary service to its 学生 and the greater community. 我很高兴能开始与学院的教职员工一起工作, community and government stakeholders and SUNY leaders to advance this already exceptional institution,拉姆萨米说。.

“我向纽约州立大学校长卡尔·麦考尔表示感谢, Chancellor Kristina 约翰逊 and the SUNY 受托人 for their trust and belief in my leadership abilities. I also am grateful to Hudson Valley's board members and search committee led by Neil Kelleher, 德鲁·马托纳克校长和学生们, 员工, and community leaders who have demonstrated the overall quality and integrity of the college throughout the search process."

Ramsammy和他的妻子Annette有三个孩子，Khalid, Josie和Shayda. "My family and I look forward to moving to the Capital Region and becoming a part of the fabric of the community,他补充道.

“我们对Dr. Ramsammy多样化的职业生涯, particularly his focus on innovative programs that help keep 学生 in school, support them through to college completion and set them on a path to a rewarding career,纽约州立大学董事会主席H. 卡尔·考尔. "Dr. Ramsammy的领导一定会使学生受益, faculty and 工作人员 at 哈德逊山谷社区学院 as well as New York's Capital Region."

在他的高等教育生涯中. Ramsammy在当地一直是问题解决者和学术变革的推动者, 状态, 国家层面,纽约州立大学校长克里斯蒂娜. 约翰逊. "Dr. Ramsammy is ideally suited to serve as the next president of 哈德逊山谷社区学院, 我知道他会为学生创造新的机会, faculty and 工作人员 and build upon our partnerships with area businesses and the local community."

“经过全国范围的搜索，我们很荣幸地欢迎. Ramsammy去了大学. 我相信我们选择了一位有远见卓识的领导人, innovative ideas and a collaborative spirit to work productively with our community's many partners and our dedicated faculty and 工作人员,尼尔·凯莱赫说, chair of the 哈德逊山谷社区学院 校董会 who also served as chair of the presidential search committee.

"We had a very competitive search with a strong group of candidates to lead Hudson Valley into the future. 我非常感谢他们有兴趣加入我们学院, 还有那些参与总统竞选过程的人. In particular, I thank all members of our search committee for their time, talent and dedication. 他们的工作效率非常高, 他们互相尊重，团结一致，为我们学院的最大利益而努力,凯莱赫补充道.

“我诚挚地祝贺奥巴马博士. 拉姆萨米被选为哈德逊山谷的下一任总统. I look forward to working with him in the months ahead to ensure a smooth leadership transition, 并最终, to nurture and advance the college for the benefit of our 学生 and workforce and community development partners. 哈德逊河谷为未来做好了准备, and I'm confident that the college will continue to be one of our region's greatest assets under Dr. 拉姆萨米的领导能力，”哈德逊山谷总裁德鲁·马托纳克说.

领导过渡计划将在春季学期概述. Matonak, the sixth president of Hudson Valley, began his tenure at the college in 2005. 他告诉学生, faculty and 工作人员 in June 2016 of his plans to retire in August 2018 after 13 years of leadership at the college and a career in higher education spanning four decades.

在马托纳克宣布参选后，凯莱赫赞扬了他. "Drew has provided remarkable leadership for Hudson Valley through a period of incredible growth and dynamic change. We're extremely grateful for his years of dedication to the college and also for his commitment to partnership and service within the greater community."

的 presidential search process began in spring 2017 with the appointment of a 24-member presidential search committee and hiring of the executive search firm, 艾萨克森, 米勒. Following meetings with members of the college community to set the direction for the search, the firm organized a national recruitment effort and presented candidates with a variety of backgrounds and experiences. 经过面试，最终选出决赛选手.

Ramsammy participated in meetings with members of the campus community and community stakeholders on Oct. 12 and 13 following interviews with presidential search committee comprised of faculty, 工作人员, 学生, 校友, 受托人, 基金会董事会成员和当地领导人.

Ramsammy于10月9日获得了学院董事会的批准. 随后在11月25日被纽约州立大学董事会批准. 15. 他是继前大学校长Dr. 安德鲁J. Matonak(2005-2018)，博士. 马可·J. Silvestri (interim appointment from 2004-2005); John Buono (1998-2003); Dr. 斯蒂芬·米. Curtis (1996-98); Dr. 约瑟夫·J. Bulmer (1979-1996); James J. Fitzgibbons (1965-1979); Otto V. Guenther (1953 - 1965).

欲了解更多关于总统竞选的信息，请访问 pylif4x.xiaoren19.com/presidentialsearch.

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成立于1953年, 哈德逊山谷社区学院 offers more than 85 degree and certificate programs in four schools: Business; Engineering and Industrial Technologies; Health Science; and Liberal Arts and Sciences; and an 教育机会中心 for academic and career training. 纽约州立大学系统30所社区学院之一, 它有近11名学生,500名学生, and is known as a leader in distance learning initiatives and workforce training. 哈德逊河谷有超过7.5万名校友.