Albany Times-Union: SUNY interim lands top job
The man who has been at the helm of the State University of New York on an interim basis since June was given the job permanently Monday.
Trustees said John Ryan had the right combination of experience, personality and leadership skills to guide the 64-campus system.
Aside from three trustees who abstained because they felt the vote for chancellor was rushed, 11 others voted unanimously for Ryan, a retired vice admiral in the Navy who had been superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy, president of SUNY Maritime College in Queens and interim president of the University at Albany.
After trustees tapped Ryan for the $340,000-a-year job, he entered the room where they had voted to a round of applause. While he didn’t lay out an agenda for the coming months, he did share some ideas on how SUNY can climb to the “next level” — an oft-cited goal for the system going forward.
Inside Higher Ed: An admirial for SUNY
A period of uncertainty over the leadership of the 64-campus State University of New York came to an end Monday with the announcement that John R. Ryan, the acting chancellor, would keep the job permanently.
Ryan spent the first part of his career in the Navy, rising to the rank of vice admiral and serving as a popular superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy from 1998-2002. From Annapolis, he continued a career as a college administrator, serving as president of SUNY’s Maritime College, acting president of SUNY at Albany, and acting chancellor of the system. His reputation is non-ideological and as someone who has pushed with vigor for more money for SUNY campuses and students.
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