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New Paltz Academy -  Principals
Rev. Mr. Qua 1833-34 John H. Post, A.B. 1860
Eliphaz Fay 1834-41 M. McN. Walsh, A.M. 1860-61
William Parker 1841-43 David M. DeWitt, A.M. 1861-62
Eliphaz Fay 1844-47 Charles H. Haywood 1862-63
Mr. Munsell 1847-48 Henry Gallup, A.M. 1863-65
Rev. Calvin Butler, A.M. 1849-51 Jared Hasbrouck, A.M. 1866-68
John B. Steel, Jr., A.M. 1851-54 H. M. Bauscher, Ph.D. 1868-81
Rev. J. H. Sinclair, A.M. 1854-57 Frederick E. Partington, A.B. 1881-84
Frederick R. Brace, A.M. 1857-59 Henry A. Balcom, Ph.D. 1884-85
New Paltz Normal -   Principals and Presidents
Eugene Bouton Eugene Bouton - Principal 1886-1888

A.B. Yale; PhD Syracuse, 1885. Deputy superintendent of public instruction, New York State, 1885-86;principal, State Normal School, New Paltz, N.Y., 1886-88;superintendent of schools, Bridgeport, C.T.;Pittsfield, M.A.;Glen Ridge, N.J.

Frank S. Capen Frank S. Capen - Principal 1888-1899

A.B. Brockport Collegiate Institute;PhD Colgate, 1887. Teacher, vice principal, Cortland Normal School;superintendent of schools and Academy principal of Norwich, N.Y.; principal, State Normal School, New Paltz, N.Y., 1888-99.

Myron T. Scudder Myron T. Scudder - Principal 1899-1908

A.B. Rutgers, 1882, A.M. 1886. Teacher, Fort Plain public schools, 1882-83;principal, Fort Plain schools, 1884-88;Rome Free Academy, 1888-90;teacher - classics, Plattsburg State Normal School, 1890-92;inspector, Regents Schools, N.Y. state, 1892-97;principal, Hillhouse high school, New Haven, C.T., 1897-99;principal, State Normal School, New Paltz, N.Y., 1899-1908;professor of education, Rutgers, 1908-12.

John C. Bliss John C. Bliss - Principal  1908-1923

A.B. Cornell University, 1889;hon. PhD, State College for Teachers , Albany, N.Y., 1908.  Teacher, Fairfield N.Y. Seminary 1889;inspector, State Education Department, Albany, N.Y., 1900-1904;in charge of teachers' examinations and certifications, 1904-08; principal, State Normal School, New Paltz, N.Y., 1908-1923.

Lawrence H. van den Berg Lawrence H. van den Berg - Principal 1923-1943

B.A. University of Michigan, 1898;M.A. Columbia, 1913;honorary PhD, State College for Teachers, Albany, N.Y., 1925. High school principal, Grand Haven, M.I., 1898-1904, Owosso, M.I., 1904-07;superintendent of schools, Grand Haven, 1907-1912;director of training, State Normal School, Mount Pleasant, M.I., 1912-16;State Normal School, Oswego, N.Y., 1916-21;superintendent of schools, Grand Haven, 1921-23;principal, State Normal School, New Paltz, N.Y., 1923-1943.

William J. Haggerty William J. Haggerty - President 1944-1966

A.B. University of Minnesota 1930;A.M. University of Chicago, 1938, PhD 1943.   Researcher, National Resources Planning Board, 1935;researcher, President's Commission on Administration Management, 1936;director of student personnel, University of Conneticut, 1940-44;president, State University College, New Paltz, 1944-66;chairman, Conference of World Affairs, Inc., 1967-75.

John J. Neumaier John J. Neumaier 1968-1971

B.A. Univerisity of Minnesota, 1947;PhD University of Minnesota, 1954. Professor, University of Minnesota, 1950-54;dean, Hibbing Junior College, 1955-58;president, Moorhead State College, 1958-68;president, SUNY College at New Paltz, 1968-71.

Stanley K. Coffman Stanley K. Coffman - President 1972-1979

A.B. Haverford College, 1939;M.A. Ohio State University, 1940, PhD 1948. Part time English instructor, Ohio State University, 1946-48;faculty, University of Oklahoma, 1948-62, professor of English, 1956-62;professor of English, department chair, Bowling Green State, 1962-68;acting dean of graduate school, 1967-68, vice president of academic affairs, 1968-70, provost 1970;president, SUNY, New Paltz, 1972-1979;professor of English, SUNY, Albany, 1979-83.

Alice Chandler Alice Chandler - President 1980-1996

A.B. Columbia University 1951, M.A. 1953, PhD 1960. Instructor Skidmore College, 1953-54; lecturer Columbia University, Barnard College, 1954-55;Hunter College, CUNY, 1956-57; from instructor to professor CCNY, 1961-76, vice president of institutional advancement, 1974-76, vice president of academic affairs, 1974-76, provost, 1976-79, acting president 1979-80;president, SUNY College at New Paltz, 1980-1996;consultant in higher education, 1996-present.

Roger W. Bowen Roger W. Bowen - President 1996-2001

B.A. Wabash College 1969, M.A. University of Michigan 1970, PhD University of British Columbia 1977. Acting director, East Asian Studies program, Colby College, 1980-81;director, 1983-84;co-direcotor, 1985-87;director, Black Studies program, Colby College, 1983-84; professor of government;chair, department of government, Colby College, 1987-90;director of Colby-in-Cork and visiting professor, University College in Cork, Ireland, 1990-91; vice president of academic affairs, Hollins College, 1992-96;president, SUNY at New Paltz, 1996-2001.

Steven G. Poskanzer Steven G. Poskanzer - President 2001-present

A.B., cum laude, Princeton University 1980, J.D. Harvard University 1983. University of Pennsylvania, Assistant General Counsel, 1985-91 & Associate General Council, 1992-93;American Council on Education Fellow at Princeton University, 1991-92; Executive Assistant to the President, University of Chicago, 1993-97; Associate Provost, Senior Associate Provost and Vice Provost, SUNY Provost's Office, 1997-2001. Interim President SUNY New Paltz, 2001-03; President SUNY New Paltz, 2003 - present.


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