Presidents of Stony Brook University

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The President of Stony Brook University serves as the university's Chief Executive Officer. Stony Brook's President, in addition to his or her duties to the university's many academic programs, also oversees the Stony Brook University Hospital with its five health science programs and 120 community-based service centers. The President additionally plays an integral role in the economic development of Long Island, New York through Stony Brook's capacity as co-manager of the Brookhaven National Laboratory. [1]

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What will be required is a new attitude toward public higher education, a new state of mind, a new desire to put some real meaning into the motto inscribed in the seal of the State University of New York which says “Let each become all he is capable of being."

Henry T. Heald, Chairman of the Committee on Higher Education , Meeting the Increased Demand for Higher Education in New York State: A Report to Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller and the Board of Regents, [2]

The duties of the President are tied to a broader governance structure of the State University of New York system, including its Chancellor, Board of Trustees, University Faculty Senate and Student Assembly. Furthermore, the President receives oversight and advice from the Stony Brook Council, presently chaired by Kevin S. Law, President and CEO of the Long Island Association. [3] [4]

The current Interim President is Michael A. Bernstein. On July 1, 2020, Maurie D. McInnis assumed office as the 6th President of Stony Brook, the second woman in the university's history appointed to that position.

Nelson A. Rockefeller, Governor of New York (1959-1973), commissioned the construction of a state university on Long Island to "stand with the finest in the country" Nelson Rockefeller.jpg
Nelson A. Rockefeller, Governor of New York (1959-1973), commissioned the construction of a state university on Long Island to "stand with the finest in the country"
State University on Long Island, Announcement of a new college of The State University of New York, 1948 SUNY on Long Island.jpg
State University on Long Island, Announcement of a new college of The State University of New York, 1948
Ward Melville, businessman and philanthropist (1887-1977), donated 400 acres of land in Stony Brook, New York to establish a major public research institution on Long Island. Ward melville.png
Ward Melville, businessman and philanthropist (1887–1977), donated 400 acres of land in Stony Brook, New York to establish a major public research institution on Long Island.

Dean of State University College on Long Island

DeanTerm of officeNotes
Leonard-olsen.jpg Leonard K. Olson
(1914 - 2002)
[6]
1957 - 1961
(Four years)
Oversaw the managing of the Oyster Bay campus while organizing and planning for the Stony Brook campus. He recruited top faculty from elite institutions such as Oxford University, Columbia University, University of Chicago, and Yale University. Olsen was considered a strong leader and champion for student rights, a beloved figure within the Oyster Bay community. [7]

Presidents of Stony Brook University

No.PresidentTerm of officeEducationNotes
1 John Francis Lee
(1918–1999)
[8] [9]
1961
(11 months)
At the Coe Estate of Oyster Bay, Lee presided over the first Commencement ceremony with "all appropriate pomp and circumstance," and Dean Olsen distributed the first 25 degrees from the university. [10] [11]
2 John S. Toll
(1923–2011)
[12]
1965 – 1978
(13 years)

B.S., Yale University (1944)
Ph.D., Princeton University (1952)
[13]

Increased student population from 1,800 to over 17,000 while developing competitive academic departments and recruiting elite scholars such as Nobel Prize Laureate Yang Chen-Ning [14]

3 John Marburger official portrait.jpg John H. Marburger III
(1941–2011)
[15]
1980 – 1994
(14 years)

B.A., Princeton University
Ph.D., Stanford University
[16]

Presided over the opening of the Stony Brook University Medical Center, today known as the Stony Brook University Hospital, which helped develop the university as among the nation's premiere institutions in the biological sciences
4 Ss-kenny-08.jpg Shirley Strum Kenny
(born 1934)
[17]
1994 – 2009
(15 years)

B.A., University of Texas
M.A., University of Minnesota
Ph.D., University of Chicago
[18]

First female and humanist President of Stony Brook University, expanded the university's community outreach on Long Island and formed close partnerships with business and industry [19]
5 Samuel L. StanleyPortrait2014.jpg Samuel L. Stanley Jr., MD
(born 1954)
[20]
2009 – 2019
(10 years)

B.A., University of Chicago
M.D., Harvard University
[21]

Prioritized fundraising initiatives, including the sixth-largest donation to a public university in history from Jim Simons and the Simons Foundation, supported Stony Brook's Higher Education Opportunity Program [19]
Bernstein-2019.jpg Michael A. Bernstein
(born 1955)
[22]
Interim
August 1, 2019 – June 30, 2020
(11 months)

B.A. (1976), M.A.(1978), M.Phil.(1980), Ph.D.(1982), Yale University
[22]

Since assuming the Office of Interim President as Provost, Bernstein has been instrumental in guiding the university during the COVID-19 pandemic. He has used his platform on the "Beyond the Expected" podcast to educate the campus community on matters related to the virus [23]
6 Maurie McInnis, 2019.jpg Maurie D. McInnis
(born 1966)
[24]
July 1, 2020 – present
(3 years, 11 months)

B.A., University of Virginia
M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale University
[1]

Second female President, assumed the presidency during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has disrupted campus activities and has kept student taking courses online

Provosts of Stony Brook University

No.Provost [25] Term of office
1 H. Bentley Glass 1965–1971
(6 years)
2Sidney Gelber1971–1981
(10 years)
3 Homer A. Neal 1981–1986
(5 years)
4Jerry R. Schubel1986–1989
(3 years)
5Tilden G. Edelstein1989–1994
(5 years)
6R. Bryce Hool1994–1995
(1 year)
7 Rollin C. Richmond 1996–1999
(3 years)
8Robert L. McGrath1999–2007
(8 years)
9 Eric W. Kaler 2007–2011
(4 years)
10 Dennis Assanis 2011–2016
(5 years)
Charles Taber

(interim)

2016
(Jun-Oct)
11Michael A. Bernstein2016–2019
(3 years)
Minghua Zhang [26]

(interim)

2019–2020
(1 year)
Michael A. Bernstein2020

(3 months)

Fotis Sotiropoulos [27]

(interim)

2020–2021

(6 months)

13 Paul Goldbart 2021–2022

(10 months)

Mónica Bugallo [28]

(interim)

2022

(5 months)

14Carl Lejuez2022–present

(1 year, 11 months)

Presidents of University Senate

Presidents of Stony Brook University Senate
TermPresident
1975Max Dresden
1976Norman Goodman
1977Bill Jim Layton
1978-1979Gary Thomas
1980-1981Fred Goldhaber
1981-1983Ron Douglas
1984Joel Rosenthal
1985Lawrence Slobodkin
1986Benjamin Walcott
1987Donald Petrey
1988Andrea Tyree
1989William Van Der Kloot
1990Norman Goodman
1991Barbara Elling
1992Richard Porter
1993Bernard Dudock
1994Egon Neuberger
1995Aldustus Jordan
1996-1997Jolyon Jesty
1997-1999Robert Kerber
1999-2001Bill Godfrey
2001-2002Benjamin Walcott
2002-2006W. Brent Lindquist
2006-2009Bernard Lane
2009-2010Michael Schwartz
2010-2014Frederick Walter
2014-2018Edward Feldman

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