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| [[File:Leonard-olsen.jpg|250px]] || '''Leonard K. Olson'''<br/>{{small|(1914 - 2002)}}<br/><ref>{{cite web|title=Leonard Olsen, Professor Emeritus in the Humanities, Ideas and Methods, the College, dies at age 88|url=http://chronicle.uchicago.edu/030403/olsen.shtml|publisher=University of Chicago Chronicle|accessdate=30 March 2020}}</ref> || 1957 - 1961<br/>{{small|(Four years)}}
| [[File:Leonard-olsen.jpg|100px]] || '''Leonard K. Olson'''<br/>{{small|(1914 - 2002)}}<br/><ref>{{cite web|title=Leonard Olsen, Professor Emeritus in the Humanities, Ideas and Methods, the College, dies at age 88|url=http://chronicle.uchicago.edu/030403/olsen.shtml|publisher=University of Chicago Chronicle|accessdate=30 March 2020}}</ref> || 1957 - 1961<br/>{{small|(Four years)}}
|| Oversaw the managing of the [[Oyster Bay, New York|Oyster Bay]] campus while organizing and planning for the [[Stony Brook University|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, New York|Oyster Bay]] community.<ref>{{cite web|title=Stony Brook University, Shared Vision|url=https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/cas/about/_shared-vision/Stony%20Brook%20University%20College%20of%20Arts%20and%20Sciences%20Timeline%20for%20web.pdf|publisher=Stony Brook Univrsity|accessdate=30 March 2020}}</ref>
|| Oversaw the managing of the [[Oyster Bay, New York|Oyster Bay]] campus while organizing and planning for the [[Stony Brook University|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, New York|Oyster Bay]] community.<ref>{{cite web|title=Stony Brook University, Shared Vision|url=https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/cas/about/_shared-vision/Stony%20Brook%20University%20College%20of%20Arts%20and%20Sciences%20Timeline%20for%20web.pdf|publisher=Stony Brook Univrsity|accessdate=30 March 2020}}</ref>
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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"[1]
State University on Long Island, Announcement of a new college of The State University of New York, 1948
Ward Melville, businessman and philanthropist (1887-1877), 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

Dean Term of office Notes
Leonard K. Olson
(1914 - 2002)
[2]		 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.[3]

Presidents of Stony Brook University

№ President Term of office Education Notes
1 File:Jf-lee.jpg John Francis Lee
(unknown)
[4]		 1961
(Jan - Nov)		 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.[5][6]
2 File:Toll John.jpg John S. Toll
(1923-2011)
[7]		 1965 – 1978
(13 years)

B.S., Yale University (1944)
Ph.D., Princeton University (1952)
[8]

Increased student population from 1,800 to over 17,000, developed competitive academic departments, and recruited elite scholars such as Nobel Prize Laureate Yang Chen-Ning[9]

3 John H. Marburger III
(1941-2011)
[10]		 1980 – 1994
(14 years)

B.A., Princeton University
Ph.D., Stanford University
[11]

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 premeire institutions in the biological sciences
4 Shirley Strum Kenny
(1934-)
[12]		 1994 - 2009
(15 years)

B.A., University of Texas
M.A., University of Minnesota
Ph.D., University of Chicago
[13]

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[14]
5 Samuel L. Stanley Jr., MD
(1954-)
[15]		 2009 - 2019
(10 years)

B.A., University of Chicago
M.D., Harvard University
[16]

Priortized 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[17]
6 Maurie D. McInnis
(1966-)
[18]		 Assuming office
July 1, 2020

B.A., University of Virginia
M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D., Yale University
[19]

Second female elected to the Office of President, McInnis will assume the presidency in the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic which has disrupted campus activities and has kept student taking courses online

Provosts of Stony Brook University

№ Provost Term of office
1 H. Bentley Glass
[20]		 1965-1971
(6 years)
2 Sidney Gelber
[21]		 1971-1981
(10 years)
3 Homer A. Neal
[22]		 1981-1986
(5 years)
4 Jerry R. Schubel
[23]		 1986-1989
(3 years)
5 Tilden G. Edelstein
[24]		 1989-1994
(5 years)
6 R. Bryce Hool
[25]		 1994-1995
(1 year)
7 Rollin C. Richmond
[26]		 1996-1999
(3 years)
8 Robert L. McGrath
[27]		 1999-2007
(8 years)
9 Eric W. Kaler
[28]		 2007-2011
(6 years)
10 Dennis N. Assanis
[29]		 2011-2016
(6 years)
11 Charles Taber
[30]		 2016
(Jun-Oct)
12 Michael A. Bernstein
[31]		 2016-present
(Incumbent)

References

  1. ^ "Stony Brook University Special Collections & Archives". Stony Brook Univeristy Libraries. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Leonard Olsen, Professor Emeritus in the Humanities, Ideas and Methods, the College, dies at age 88". University of Chicago Chronicle. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Stony Brook University, Shared Vision" (PDF). Stony Brook Univrsity. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  4. ^ "John Francis Lee, President, 1961". Stony Brook University, Special Collections and University Archives. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Stony Brook University's Inaugural Commencement, 1961" (PDF). SUNY Connect. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Past Presidents, John Francis Lee". Stony Brook University Library. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  7. ^ "John S. Toll, President, 1965-1978". Stony Brook University, Special Collections and University Archives. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  8. ^ "Office of the President". Washington College. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Past Presidents, John S. Toll". Stony Brook University Library. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  10. ^ "John H. Marburger III, President, 1980-1994". Stony Brook University, Special Collections and University Archives. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  11. ^ "Dr. John Marburger, Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy". Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  12. ^ [url=https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/pres/about/past.php "Shirley Strum Kenny, President, 1994-2009"]. Stony Brook University, Special Collections and University Archives. Retrieved 30 March 2020. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Missing pipe in: |url= (help)
  13. ^ "Shirley Strum Kenny". Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  14. ^ "Stony Brook University, History and Mission". Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  15. ^ "Samuel L. Stanley Jr., President, 2009-2019". Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  16. ^ "Get to know university President Samuel L. Stanley Jr". Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  17. ^ "Stony Brook University, History and Mission". Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  18. ^ "Maurie McInnis Named Sixth President of Stony Brook University". Stony Brook University News. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  19. ^ "Maurie McInnis". Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  20. ^ "Past Provosts". SBU: History and Timeline. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  21. ^ "Past Provosts". SBU: History and Timeline. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  22. ^ "Past Provosts". SBU: History and Timeline. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  23. ^ "Past Provosts". SBU: History and Timeline. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  24. ^ "Past Provosts". SBU: History and Timeline. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  25. ^ "Past Provosts". SBU: History and Timeline. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  26. ^ "Past Provosts". SBU: History and Timeline. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  27. ^ "Past Provosts". SBU: History and Timeline. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  28. ^ "Past Provosts". SBU: History and Timeline. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  29. ^ "Past Provosts". SBU: History and Timeline. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  30. ^ "Past Provosts". SBU: History and Timeline. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  31. ^ "Past Provosts". SBU: History and Timeline. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
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