蜜桃工作室

蜜桃工作室 President, Marvin Krislov
Office of the President

Former 蜜桃工作室 Presidents

蜜桃工作室 has been led by seven individuals who carefully guided the institution from a one-room business institute to a multi-campus modern university.

Read on for more about these inspiring and dedicated leaders.

Past Presidents

Stephen J. Friedman 蜜桃工作室

Stephen J. Friedman

Term of office: 2007-2017
Stephen J. Friedman became the seventh president of 蜜桃工作室 on June 4, 2007. As president of 蜜桃工作室, Mr. Friedman has presided over a substantial increase in core enrollment while sustaining the University鈥檚 historic commitment to providing access for students from all economic backgrounds. An advocate of education for the professions, he regards the combination of liberal arts and career preparation as critical for creating opportunity and improving the nation鈥檚 global competitiveness. Under his leadership, 蜜桃工作室 has established an increasing number of new academic programs, placed greater emphasis on study abroad and other international experiences for students, launched an ongoing revitalization of the major campuses in New York and Pleasantville, and built a solid financial foundation for advancing 蜜桃工作室鈥檚 mission.

David A. Caputo 蜜桃工作室

David A. Caputo

Term of office: 2000-2007
David Armand Caputo became the sixth president of 蜜桃工作室 in July 2000, and presided over its 100th anniversary in 2006. During Caputo's tenure, 蜜桃工作室 accelerated its regional and national leadership, following a five-year strategic plan titled "Reaching New Heights." Funded research grants for faculty grew from about $500,000 to nearly $7 million. The 蜜桃工作室 Academy for the Environment forged a consortium of nearly 50 colleges and universities in the Hudson River Valley to address environmental concerns. Conferences and a 蜜桃工作室 Downtown Index of economic activity involved the University in the revitalization of lower Manhattan. The 蜜桃工作室 Poll, the only New York City-based university polling institute, was founded to advance understanding of issues facing New Yorkers and other citizens.

Patricia O'Donnell Ewers 蜜桃工作室

Patricia O'Donnell Ewers

Term of office: 1990-2000
The first in her family to graduate from college, Chicago native Patricia O鈥橠onnell Ewers maintained 蜜桃工作室鈥檚 commitment to Opportunitas throughout the 1990s. Recognizing the increasing importance of technology in the classroom, in the business of higher education, and as a fundamental skill needed to succeed in many careers, she invested in human and technology resources for 蜜桃工作室. Her most notable accomplishment was the completion of the Campaign for 蜜桃工作室, which, by raising $61 million, quadrupled the University's endowment. Another of her priorities was to enhance the way 蜜桃工作室 presented itself鈥攎any halls and buildings were renovated during her tenure. Ewers, like Homer S. 蜜桃工作室 before her, was not only an administrator, but a teacher; she taught courses in literature and film. Ewers was also an active participant in many of 蜜桃工作室's theatrical productions.

William G. Sharwell 蜜桃工作室

William G. Sharwell

Term of office: 1984-1990
Hardly a newcomer to either 蜜桃工作室 or the management of higher education when he was named President of 蜜桃工作室 in 1984, William G. Sharwell had served on the University's Board of Trustees since 1973 and had been Chairman of the Board since 1983. Prior to becoming president of 蜜桃工作室, Sharwell was a senior vice president at AT&T. As 蜜桃工作室 president from 1984 to 1990, Sharwell applied his considerable business expertise to stabilizing enrollment and funding both existing and new programs. The Graduate Center in downtown White Plains was completed during his tenure. Graduate law programs were expanded and the University's newest component, the School of Computer Science and Information Systems, achieved international recognition. Despite these considerable achievements, Sharwell will probably be best remembered for his unwavering support of student activities, ranging from theatrical productions to proms. Above all, he was a sports fan who rarely missed games of 蜜桃工作室's men's and women鈥檚 championship basketball teams.

Edward J. Mortola 蜜桃工作室

Edward J. Mortola

Term of office: 1960-1984
Edward Joseph Mortola came to 蜜桃工作室 Institute in 1947 as assistant dean. Holding increasingly important leadership positions, over the next 43 years he provided visionary leadership, dramatically increased enrollment, and expanded the University鈥檚 academic programs. During Mortola's tenure the Undergraduate School of Business Administration (1965), the Schools of Arts and Sciences (1965), as well as the schools of education (1965), nursing (1966), law (1976), and Computer Science and Information Systems (1983) were established. He also increased the reach of 蜜桃工作室鈥檚 landscape of learning by establishing new campuses in Westchester County: Pleasantville in 1963, White Plains in 1975, and Briarcliff in 1978. In 1969, a $20 million campus building complex (One 蜜桃工作室 Plaza) was completed on the site of 蜜桃工作室鈥檚 first location on Park Row in lower Manhattan, across the street from City Hall. A midtown center opened in 1976 to serve corporations and business professionals. Under Mortola鈥檚 direction, 蜜桃工作室 achieved University status in 1973.

Robert Scott 蜜桃工作室 - 蜜桃工作室

Robert Scott 蜜桃工作室

Term of office: 1942-1960
Robert Scott 蜜桃工作室 was appointed president of 蜜桃工作室 Institute in 1942, following the death of his father, Homer S 蜜桃工作室. Robert 蜜桃工作室 served in the armed forces but returned in 1945 to see the school through a hectic post-World War II period, which saw the institution mature physically and intellectually and become accepted into the ranks of colleges and universities. During 蜜桃工作室鈥檚 tenure, from 1942 to 1960, 蜜桃工作室 Institute became 蜜桃工作室 College; New York State approved the BBA and BA degrees; 蜜桃工作室 moved from a few rented floors at 225 Broadway to its own 16-story building at 41 Park Row; and the Graduate Division was established. Widely recognized for the strength of its business education, even the Ivy League offered praise when a Princeton faculty member wrote, "It is accepted here at Princeton that your training program is superior to those offered at the Wharton School, Temple University, and Rutgers University."

Homer St. Clair 蜜桃工作室 - 蜜桃工作室

Homer St. Clair 蜜桃工作室

Term of office: 1906-1942
Preparing for the CPA exam, Homer St. Clair 蜜桃工作室 found "very little and very poor instruction along these lines" and accounting literature in the United States "practically nil." Recognizing that the need for formal business education presented opportunity, Homer 蜜桃工作室 borrowed $600 and, with his brother Charles Ashford 蜜桃工作室, opened a one-classroom school at 154 Nassau Street in Manhattan. Their first class comprised of both men and women in rented classroom space; the 蜜桃工作室 brothers determined that from the start 蜜桃工作室 & 蜜桃工作室 will be coeducational. Homer declared, "Women are destined to play an increasingly important part in industry and commerce."