庆祝格洛茨巴赫时代 at 火博体育大学

火博体育 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 火博体育 into the leading liberal arts college that it is today.  

在10月. 18 panel “Celebrating the Era of Philip A. 格洛茨巴赫的故事正好与 20th anniversary of Glotzbach’s inauguration as president 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 occurred at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. 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."

Panelists included Suzanne Corbet Thomas ’62, a life trustee; ‌Gail Cummings-Danson, assistant vice president for student affairs and director of athletics; ‌Karen Kellogg, professor of environmental studies and sciences and David H. 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, “火博体育 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 English 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 火博体育 alongside the president emeritus; launched important community initiatives including, Saratoga Reads, Saratoga Arts Fest, and 火博体育 Cares; and continues to serve 火博体育 as a faculty member in 火博体育’s Theater Department. 

In addition to Thomas and McGraw, former board chairs Linda Toohey, Judith Pick Eissner 1964年，南希. Hamilton ’77, as well as current board chair Jonathan P. Achenbaum ’77, were among many faculty, staff, retirees, alumni, trustees, and community members who attended the event in 火博体育’s Gannett Auditorium, where Glotzbach’s presidential 画像现在挂起来了.  

During his tenure, Glotzbach oversaw major initiatives, including the transformation of 火博体育’s First-Year Experience program (2005), the opening of Northwoods Village (2006), construction of the 54,000-square-foot Arthur Zankel Music Center (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. 

火博体育 also achieved record applications for admission, quadrupled its financial aid budget, and saw strong growth in admissions for domestic students of color, first-generation college students, and international students. 

Glotzbach charted the path for 火博体育’s future through two successful 10-year strategic plans and the two most ambitious fundraising campaigns in 火博体育’s history, 创意思维大胆承诺, which concluded in 2010 by raising $216.500万; 创造未来，又筹得229美元.火博体育公司400万美元.  

With modesty, Glotzbach noted the important contributions of so many, including members of cabinet, faculty, trustees, students, and parents, in enabling 火博体育'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.  “We were full partners for this full time. 我不能 没有你我也能做到.”