Two Women Named to Lead SUNY Campuses

The board of trustees of the State University of New York system has named two women to lead SUNY campuses on an interim basis.

Debra Thatcher was named acting president of the State University of New York at Cobleskill. Since 2011, she has served as chief operating officer, provost, and vice president of academic affairs at the university. Previously, she was provost and dean of the faculty at Lees-McRae College in Banner Elk, North Carolina, and dean of the School of Professional Studies at Northern Michigan University in Marquette.

Dr. Thatcher is graduate of the University of Wyoming. She holds a master’s degree and a Ph.D. from the University of South Carolina.

Dr. Thatcher will serve as acting president for up to two years.

Carol Long was appointed interim president of the State University of New York at Geneseo. Her appointment is effective October 1. Since 2009 she has served as provost at the university. Previously, she was dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon, and served on the English department faculty there for many years.

Dr. Long is a magna cum laude graduate of Pomona College in Claremont, California. She holds a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in English from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.