Eighth President of Ithaca College
04/11/08
Message from C. William Schwab '69, chair, Ithaca College
Board of Trustees, and Lawrence Alleva '72, vice chair, Ithaca
College Board of Trustees.
It gives us great pleasure to announce to the Ithaca College
community that we have reached a successful conclusion to our
search for the College's next president. Dr. Thomas R. Rochon has
accepted the offer of the board of trustees to become the eighth
president of Ithaca College. Dr. Rochon will succeed Peggy
Williams, who retires on June 1 after 11 years as president. Dr.
Rochon will assume the presidency as of July 1, 2008.
Dr. Rochon was chosen by the board after careful and thoughtful
review of feedback from the search committee and the members of the
Ithaca College community. In choosing Dr. Rochon, the board found
him to be the right new leader for continuing Ithaca College's
ascent to be the standard of excellence for top-tier, private,
comprehensive colleges in the United States. The board is confident
that Tom's experience as a scholar, academician, administrator,
academic fund-raiser, and leader in higher education will serve the
College well at the local, state, and national levels in the coming
years.
Tom's commitment and enthusiasm for the College's mission of
fostering intellect, aesthetic appreciation, and character
development in a very active, student-centered learning environment
was very much in evidence during the search process. The members of
the board of trustees are confident that Tom will continue to build
upon the strong consultative and collaborative approach to shared
governance that has existed under the leadership of Peggy Williams.
View the complete press release on Tom's appointment:
Ithaca
College Selects Thomas R. Rochon As Eighth President
Many of you had an opportunity to meet Tom when he came to campus
in March, and I am sure you will extend a warm Ithaca welcome to
both Tom and his wife, Amber, when he officially begins his duties
at the College during the summer.
On behalf of the Ithaca College Board of Trustees, I wish to extend
our sincerest thanks to the Presidential Search Committee, which
did an outstanding job in finding an exceptional candidate to
become Ithaca College's next president. I also thank the entire
Ithaca College community for recognizing the importance of the
committee's work and supporting its efforts.
