Podolefsky Appointed New President of Buffalo State College
The SUNY Board of Trustees today appointed Aaron M. Podolefsky as the new president of Buffalo State College, effective July 1.
“As a successful higher education leader with strategic planning know-how and a proven track record for cultivating campus-community partnerships and economic development, Dr. Podolefsky will be a tremendous asset to Buffalo State College, Western New York and the SUNY system,” said SUNY Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher. “I am grateful to the Board for approving his appointment and recognizing the great talent and promise that Dr. Podolefsky’s leadership has to offer.”
"I want to thank Chancellor Zimpher and the SUNY Board of Trustees for their votes of confidence and for the opportunity to serve as the eighth president of Buffalo State College,” Podolefsky said. “I consider it an honor to advance the vital mission of Buffalo State and to lead SUNY's largest comprehensive college. Ronnie and I look forward to moving to Buffalo this summer and engaging with the campus and the community.”
Podolefsky currently serves as president and professor of anthropology at the University of Central Missouri, a position he has held since 2005. His efforts to reach out to local, state and federal governmental entities and support development of an Innovation and Energy Park at Central Missouri have been recognized as significantly promoting economic development in the region. In close collaboration with his campus, he successfully led the development of a new strategic plan and a new campus master plan, and also led the university through the transition to adopt a new vision, a new name and new crest.