Adelphi University Board of Trustees Elects Dr. Christine M. Riordan as 10th President of the University

Dr. Riordan will become the first woman to lead the University.Chairman of the Adelphi University Board of Trustees Robert B. Willumstad ’05 (Hon.) announced today, on behalf of the trustees, the election of Christine M. Riordan, Ph.D., the provost of the University of Kentucky, as the 10th president of Adelphi University. Dr. Riordan will succeed Robert A. Scott, Ph.D., who has served with distinction as university president since 2000. Dr. Riordan, whose term starts on July 1, 2015, will be the first woman to lead Adelphi in its 118-year history. Dr. Riordan emerged as the top choice