在火博体育学院庆祝格罗兹巴赫时代

by 詹姆斯Helicke

Skidmore faculty, administrators, trustees, and alumni celebrated the era of President 名誉教授菲利普A. Glotzbach — 17 years of impressive achievement and growth that helped transform Skidmore into the leading liberal arts college that it is today.  

在10月. 18展板“庆祝菲利普时代”. 格洛茨巴赫的故事正好与 格罗兹巴赫就任总统20周年纪念日 in October 2003 and capped a yearlong celebration of 火博体育大学’s College Centennial.  

“The story of the Glotzbach era is also the story of the continued rise and excellence of 火博体育大学,” said President Marc 康纳, who praised his predecessor’s deep impact on the College and emphasized his continuous kindness during a transition that 发生在2020年COVID-19大流行最严重的时候. 康纳打电话给格罗兹巴赫 tenure "one of the defining presidencies of the 21st century for liberal arts colleges."

名誉主席Philip A. Glotzach(左)与Marc C. 康纳

Panelists included Suzanne Corbet Thomas ’62, a life trustee; ‌Gail Cummings-Danson, assistant vice president for student affairs and director of athletics; ‌Karen Kellogg, 环境研究与科学教授戴维. Porter Chair; Nigel Smith ’19, young alumni trustee; ‌W. Scott McGraw P ’12, a life trustee; and ‌Joshua Woodfork, vice president for strategic planning and institutional diversity. 

Under President Emeritus Glotzbach, “Skidmore achieved heightened visibility — it moved from being on a student’s safe school list to being a first choice, and student applications soared,” said Professor of 英语 Emerita and former Vice President for Academic Affairs Susan Kress, who facilitated the panel.  

Many of the panelists also pointed to the crucial role played by Marie Glotzbach, who served Skidmore alongside the president emeritus; launched important community initiatives including, Saratoga Reads, Saratoga Arts Fest, and Skidmore Cares; and continues to serve Skidmore as a faculty member in Skidmore’s Theater Department. 

In addition to Thomas and McGraw, former board chairs Linda Toohey, Judith Pick Eissner 1964年，南希. 汉密尔顿77届，以及现任董事会主席乔纳森·P. Achenbaum ’77, were among many faculty, staff, retirees, alumni, trustees, and community members who attended the event in Skidmore’s Gannett Auditorium, where Glotzbach’s presidential 画像现在挂起来了.  

名誉主席Philip A. Glotzbach和学生们在Glotzbach的中庭 Billie Tisch Center for Integrated Sciences that he played a leading role in building

During his tenure, Glotzbach oversaw major initiatives, including the transformation of Skidmore’s 第一年的经验 program (2005), the opening of Northwoods Village (2006), construction of the 54,000-square-foot Arthur 赞克尔音乐中心 (2010), the building of Sussman Village (2013), and the launch of the Billie Tisch Center for Integrated Sciences, the largest single academic project in College history. 

Skidmore also achieved record applications for admission, quadrupled its financial aid budget, and saw strong growth in admissions for domestic students of color, first-generation 大学生，国际学生. 

Glotzbach charted the path for Skidmore’s future through two successful 10-year strategic plans and the two most ambitious fundraising campaigns in Skidmore’s history, 创意思维大胆承诺该活动于2010年结束，筹资216美元.500万; 创造未来，又筹得229美元.火博体育公司400万美元.  

名誉主席Philip A. 格罗兹巴赫和玛丽·格罗兹巴赫在火博体育的校园里

With modesty, Glotzbach noted the important contributions of so many, including members of cabinet, faculty, trustees, students, and parents, in enabling Skidmore's achievements 在他担任总统期间.  

As president, “I think you get a lot more blame than you deserve sometimes, but you also get a lot more credit … Whatever we were able to do on my watch would not have been possible without the enormous contributions of so many people,” Glotzbach said, 转向玛丽·格洛茨巴赫.  “我们是这个项目的全职合作伙伴. 我不能 没有你我也能做到.”