KAREN R. HITCHCOCK
became the 16th President of the University at Albany in 1996, has
served as Vice Chancellor for Research and Dean of the Graduate
College at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and has held the
George Bates Chair of Anatomy and Cellular Biology at Tufts University.
Presently Chair of the Albany-Colonie Regional Chamber of Commerce,
she is a tireless and successful advocate for effectively partnering
the University with government, business, and other higher education
institutions. She graduated with a B.S. in biology from St. Lawrence
University and a Ph.D. in anatomy from the University of Rochester.
SHIRLEY ANN
JACKSON became President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
in July 1999, has served in government as Chair of the U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission; in industry and research, as a theoretical
physicist at the former AT&T Bell Laboratories; and in academe,
as a professor of theoretical physics at Rutgers University.
JANE ALTES
became the second president of Empire State College in 1998. Before
joining the College as vice president for Academic Affairs, she
was associate vice chancellor for Academic Programs in the SUNY
System Administration. Vice President Al Gore recently appointed
her to the national task force on 21st Century Skills for 21st Century
Jobs. Throughout her career, she has served as a higher education
consultant to various institutions. Altes earned her Ph.D. in public
policy from St. Louis University.
JEANNE H. NEFF
became the eighth President of the Sage Colleges in July 1995. Recognized
by the Times Union as its Renaissance Woman for 1999, a nationally
known educator, she is also committed to college-community partnerships
for economic development.
JAMIENNE S.
STUDLEY became President of Skidmore College in Saratoga
Springs in June 1999. Ms. Studley, who served as Acting General
Counsel of the U.S. Department of Education and as Associate Dean
of Yale Law School, graduated from Barnard College and Harvard Law
School.
Dr. Donna Lopiano,
who received her Bachelor's degree from Southern Connecticut State
University and her Master's and Doctoral degrees from the University
of Southern California, is currently Executive Director of the Women's
Sports Foundation. She has been a college coach of men's and women's
volleyball, and women's basketball and softball. According to The
Sporting News, Dr. Lopiano is listed as No. 67 of "The 100
Most Influential People in Sports" (1997) and College Sports
magazine ranks her No. 22 among "The 50 Most Influential People
in College Sports" (1996–97). A prolific writer and speaker,
Dr. Lopiano is considered by most to be a champion of equal opportunity
for women in sports and the ethical conduct of educational sports.
