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Administration

Administration

Dennis Ponton, Ph.D.
Interim President

Kevin Railey, Ph.D.
Interim Provost

Voldemar Innus, M.B.A.
Vice President and Chief Information Officer

Stanley Kardonsky, Ph.D.
Vice President for Finance and Management

Susanne P. Bair, P.E.D.
Vice President for Institutional Advancement and Executive Director of the Buffalo State College Foundation

Hal D. Payne, J.D.
Vice President for Student Affairs

Dolores E. Battle, Ph.D.
Senior Adviser to the President for Equity and Campus Diversity

Benjamin C. Christy, A.Mus.D.
Dean, School of Arts and Humanities

Ronald S. Rochon, Ph.D.
Dean, School of Education

Mark W. Severson, Ph.D.
Dean, School of Natural and Social Sciences

Kevin Mulcahy, Ph.D.
Interim Dean, School of the Professions

Paul Theobald, Ph.D.
Interim Dean, Graduate School

Scott L. Johnson, Ph.D.
Dean, University College

Office of the Chancellor

Nancy L. Zimpher
SUNY Chancellor

John J. O'Connor
Vice Chancellor and Secretary of the University
President, Research Foundation of the State University of New York

Risa I. Palm
Provost and Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs

James R. Van Voorst
Vice Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer

Dennis Golladay
Vice Chancellor, Community Colleges

Philip W. Wood
Vice Chancellor for Capital Facilities

Nicholas Rostow
University Counsel and Vice Chancellor for Legal Affairs

Michael C. Trunzo
Vice Chancellor for Government Relations

The Buffalo State College Council

The College Council is responsible for the "operations and affairs" of Buffalo State College. It is composed of ten members—nine appointees of the Governor of New York, and one elected student representative. Appointees serve seven-year terms, and student representatives are elected for one-year terms.

The College Council meets at least four times annually, and the chair, or any five members by petition, may at any time call a special meeting of the council. The agenda for such meetings will be available three days prior to the meetings and will be considered public records. Five members attending will constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and the act of a majority of the members present at any meeting is the act of the council. 

2008-2009 College Council Meetings

College Council Members
John T. Hoskins, Chair
Howard A. Zemsky, Vice Chair
William J. Bissett
James Brandys, '71, '73
Melissa Brinson
Robert D. Bulman, '84
Charles J. Naughton, '85
Alphonso O'Neil-White
Gerald C. Saxe
Nese Yazicilar, Student Representative

Presidential Search

A committee has been established by the Buffalo State College Council to solicit and evaluate nominations and applications for the position of college president in accordance with the guidelines established by the State University of New York Board of Trustees.

The committee will submit a list of qualified candidates to the College Council, and the council will send a list of acceptable candidates to SUNY Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher for her review and consideration.

Updates from Howard Zemsky, chair of the Presidential Search Committee, can be found on the President's Office Web site.

The campus community is invited to provide input and feedback on the search process by e-mailing presidentsearch@buffalostate.edu