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Stony Brook University 2005 Seawolves Soccer 2005 Seawolves Soccer University President Workforce. Dr. Shirley Strum One of Dr. Kenny’s main goals for Stony Brook is the en- KENNY hancement of undergraduate education. In order to achieve UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT this goal she established the Boyer Commission on Educating 10TH YEAR Undergraduates in the Research University to create a new model of undergraduate education for the major research B.A. - University of Texas universities. She is also committed to strengthening relations M.A. - University of Minnesota with business and involving the University deeply in community Ph.D - University of Chicago affairs. Shirley Strum Kenny has combined a teaching and research career She serves as a member of the boards of Toys “R” Us, with administration leadership. Dr. Kenny Computer Associates International, the Chase is widely recognized for initiatives to build Manhattan Metropolitan Advisory Board, Goodwill bridges between the academic and busi- Industries of Greater New York, the Long Island As- ness communities and has also been active sociation, the Institute for Community Development, in business and education collaborations on and the Long Island Research Institute. She has workforce issues. previously served as vice chair of the Marland Hu- Dr. Kenny has taught at the University manities Council, chair of the Folger Shakespeare of Texas, Gallaudet College, the Catholic Library Institute Central Execution Committee, University of America, The University of steering committee member of the executive board Delaware and The University of Maryland. of the American Society for Eighteenth-Century While At Maryland, she served as Chair of Studies, board member of the American Handel the Department of English and Provost of Society, chair of the AAc&U, and board member Arts and Humanities. She became President of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Queens College in 1985 and President of of Teaching. Stony Brook in 1994. She is the first woman She has published five books and numer- to be named to Stony Brook presidency. ous articles on Restoration and eighteenth-century During her nine years at Queens College, British drama. Her two-volume scholarly edition of Dr. Kenny initiated many new programs, The Works of George Farquhar was published by including the Business and Liberal Arts Pro- Oxford University Press, and she is now editing The gram, the Journalism Program, the Asian Plays of George Etherege for the same press. President Kenny addresses the crowd at the Dr. Kenny received a bachelor of journalism American Center, the Louis Armstrong House Stony Brook athletics awards banquet in May and Archives Project, the Michael Harrington 2005. and a B.A. in English from the University of Texas; Center, and the Center for the New American M.A. from the University of Minnesota; Ph.D. from the University of Chicago; and honorary doctor- ates from the University of Rochester and Chonnam National University in Korea. She has been honored as Outstanding Dr. Randall SUSMAN FACULTY ATHLETIC REPRESENTATIVE 2ND YEAR programs in Anthropological Sciences and Ecology and Evolution in addition to the graduate program in Anatomical Sciences in the Health Dr. Randall Susman enters his second year as the Faculty Athletic Science Center. He has served as Director of the graduate programs Representative at Stony Brook University. Susman is Professor of in Anatomical Sciences and the Doctoral Program in Anthropological Anatomical Sciences in the School of Medicine. His research activities Sciences. For the past year he has served as Stony Brook's Faculty span the fossil evidence of early human evolution in Africa, studies of Athletic Representative. wild apes in central Africa, and the comparative anatomy of humans Susman received his bachelor of arts degree in biological anthro- and our closest relatives, the African apes. His publications appear in pology from U.C. Davis in 1970. He did his postgraduate work at the numerous professional journals, the popular press, and he is a regular University of Chicago where he earned both his masters and Ph.D. in contributor to the World Book Encyclopedia. Susman has taught human evolutionary anthropology. He earned his law degree from the Jacob anatomy, human evolution, anatomy for artists, and other courses at Fuchsberg Law Center at Touro College in 1988. Stony Brook over the past 28 years. He is a member of the graduate 40 • Stony Brook Women’s Soccer 2005 Seawolves Soccer 2005 Seawolves Soccer Director of Athletics discussion with the entire staff. In the Fall of 2004, Fiore implemented a Minority Apprentice program to assist in the development of young Jim professional in intercollegiate athletics. In his first year, Fiore was appointed by President Kenny to the honorary degree, weekend life, NCAA certification and the FIORE universitysponsorship DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS committees. In June 3RD YEAR of 2004, Fiore was a featured speaker at the B.A. - Hofstra University National Associate for Collegiate Directors M.A. - Springfield College of Athletics (NACDA) convention in Dallas, Texas. On July 23, 2003, President Shirley Strum Kenny introduced Jim Prior to his arrival Fiore as the ninth Director of Athletics in Stony Brook University history at Stony Brook, he stating "Jim has the energy, drive, enthusiasm and intelligence to take provided department- this program, in the tradition of Stony Brook, very far, very fast." At the wide leadership in time of his hire Fiore was one of the youngest Directors of Athletics s u p p o r t o f t h e in Division I.Since his arrival to Stony Book from Princeton University, director of athletics at where he served as Senior Associate Director of Athletics under Director Princeton University, of Athletics Gary Walters, Fiore has hit the ground running and pointed a p r o g r a m t h a t Stony Brook on an aggressive course for success in the classroom, on supports 38 sports, 40 the fields of play and in the community. Armed with a core belief that a club sports programs college education empowers and equips young people, Fiore believes and more than 1,000 that the camaraderie, sportsmanship, and institutional loyalty gained by student athletes. A student-athletes during their athletic experience reinforces academic member of the senior performances and prepares individuals to lead in their families, in their management team, communities and in their professions upon graduation. he was in charge of athletic programming oversight of all varsity In just one year, he has undertaken a major restructuring of the sport programs. In addition, Fiore was responsible for all personnel athletic department including the hiring of a women's basketball staff, matters including the coordination of national searches for coaches, men's soccer staff, men's lacrosse staff, director of speed, strength and staff and administrative positions. Along with the director of athletics, conditioning, senior associate director of athletics, associate director of he also assisted in the planning for short and long-term capital athletics/SWA and an associate director of athletics for advancement improvements. and external services. He has guided Stony Brook through the During Fiore's tenure, Princeton achieved unprecedented success essential and formative NCAA Certification process and adopted a new on the fields of play and in the classroom. Ranked the No. 1 College/ philosophy for the annual Providing Athletes With Support (P.A.W.S.) University by U.S. News and World Report, Princeton has finished fundraising campaign, a philosophy that streamlined the annual among the Top 25 in the Sears Director's Cup standings in three of fundraising process to prepare Stony Brook to exceed all fundraising the last five years and is the only non-scholarship institution to ever expectations in the future. In addition, Stony Brook teamed up with finish in the Top 25. From 1999-2003, Princeton teams combined to Islanders Media Inc. as the athletic department continues to nurture win 60 Ivy League championships and nine national championships. and foster strong bonds with the Long Island corporate community. The women's lacrosse team and women's lightweight crew have Fiore spearheaded the effort to redesign the athletic logo and create won national championships for each of the past two years, part of a the interlocking SB, a new signature mark that became part of the fabric tradition that has seen Princeton produce at least one team national of university's identity and coincided with a launching of a redesigned champion for 17 straight years. During the 2002-03 academic year, 16 athletic web site. Finally, after developing a new athletic department Princeton student-athletes received first team All-America honors for budget process he has relieved the department of an annual systemic a program that boasts a 96 percent graduation rate across all sports. deficit and beginning in the 2004-05 academic year Stony Brook Sport Illustrated for Women ranked Princeton as a Top 10 athletic University Athletics realized a 15 percent increase in its operating program for women. budget due to new revenue streams for the department. From 1995-1998, Fiore was the Assistant Director of Athletics at While addressing immediate issues throughout his first year, Fiore Dartmouth. Promoted after one year as the assistant athletic facilities also has a vision for the future of Stony Brook. In December, Stony manager, Fiore assisted with the daily operations supervision of Brook retained HOK, the premier sports architectural firm in the nation, Dartmouth's comprehensive 34-sport program and handled all duties to formulate and develop a master plan for the future of Stony Brook related to NCAA, ECAC and Ivy League championships. He also athletic facilities. A new comprehensive student-athlete exit survey and organized, chaired and served on search committees for prospective head coach performance evaluation instrument was formed, mandatory intercollegiate coaches and staff and was responsible for the all drug testing took place for student-athletes beginning in the fall of 2004, scheduling for all 34 intercollegiate programs.
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