Hank Foley

Henry C. "Hank" Foley
4th President of New York Institute of Technology
Assumed office
June 1, 2017
Preceded by Edward Guiliano
Personal details
Nationality United States


Henry C. "Hank" Foley is the current president of New York Institute of Technology, serving since June 1, 2017.

Education

Foley earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry at Providence College, a master’s degree in chemistry from Purdue University, and doctorate in physical and inorganic chemistry from Penn State.

Academic work and career

Foley was most recently the interim chancellor of the University of Missouri, appointed on Nov. 10, 2015.[1] Formerly, he was executive vice president for academic affairs for the UM System.[2] Foley also served as vice president at Penn State and dean of Penn State's College of Information Sciences and Technology, and has held the positions of named chair, department head, associate vice president for research, and director of strategic initiatives at Penn State.[3] In addition, he has held faculty appointments at the University of Delaware. [4]

Foley holds 16 patents for his research and has written more than 150 articles.[5] He authored Introduction to Chemical Engineering Analysis Using Mathematica (1st Edition), a textbook published by Academic Press in 2002.[6] On April 11, 2018, Scientific American published his op-ed, “Many Scientific Studies Are Bogus, but Blockchain Can Help.” [7]

Foley also serves on the Board of Trustees at Providence College [8] and Lincoln Square Business Improvement District [9]

NYIT presidency

The Board of Trustees of New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) announced on March 29, 2017 the appointment of Henry C. “Hank” Foley as the new president of NYIT, effective June 1, 2017.[10][5][11][12] The installation ceremony took place on April 12, 2018.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Office of the Chancellor // About the Chancellor". Chancellor.missouri.edu. 2015-11-10. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
  2. ↑ University of Missouri System (2013-06-11). "UM System appoints nationally recognized scholar, researcher and administrator as executive vice pre | Leadership News | University of Missouri System". Umsystem.edu. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
  3. ↑ "Penn State V.P. Foley named to University of Missouri System leadership post | Penn State University". News.psu.edu. 2013-06-11. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
  4. ↑ "Presidential Search: NYIT Names Henry C. "Hank" Foley as Fourth President | About | NYIT". Nyit.edu. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
  5. 1 2 "NYIT Names Henry C. "Hank" Foley as Fourth President | News Releases | NYIT". Nyit.edu. 2017-03-29. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
  6. ↑ Introduction to Chemical Engineering Analysis Using Mathematica, Academic Press (an imprint of Elsevier)
  7. ↑ “Many Scientific Studies Are Bogus, but Blockchain Can Help”. Scientific American.
  8. ↑ “Corporation and Board of Trustees”. Providence.edu.
  9. ↑ “Board and Staff”. Lincoln Square Business Improvement District.
  10. ↑ "NYIT names Henry C. Foley as college's fourth president". Newsday. 2017-03-30. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
  11. ↑ By Mará Rose Williamsmdwilliams@kcstar.com (2017-03-29). "MU's interim chancellor leaving Columbia for a job in New York | The Kansas City Star". Kansascity.com. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
  12. ↑ "NYIT Names Henry C. "Hank" Foley as Fourth President". Newswise.com. 2017-03-29. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
  13. ↑ “New York Institute of Technology Installs Dr. Henry C. “Hank” Foley as President”. Business Council of Westchester.
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