Henry A. Zimon resigned as president of Albright College on February 20, 2004 for personal and family reasons. Provost David C. Stinebeck, Ph.D. has been appointed acting president pending a presidential search.

“On behalf of the Board of Trustees and the entire College, I extend Albright’s thanks to Dr. Zimon for his nearly five years of service to Albright. He leaves Albright well positioned for the future,” said Salvatore M. Cutrona Sr. ’73, chair of the Board of Trustees.

“Our enrollment and applications are both at record levels. We are becoming increasingly selective. We continue to add faculty with truly outstanding academic credentials. Albright was named one of the best Mid-Atlantic colleges by The Princeton Review. The College’s endowment is at a record level and growing.

Alumni giving is stronger than ever, and notable individuals in the community are sharing in our vision by making substantial investments in Albright’s future. We have worked to build the Albright brand, and that work is paying off in increased national recognition.”

David C. Stinebeck will serve as acting president in addition to his role of provost for the immediate future. Stinebeck became Albright’s first provost in 2002, expanding the position of vice president of academic affairs and dean to more strategic oversight of all areas related to academics and ensuring that all College systems support the educational mission of Albright. Stinebeck holds a doctorate from Yale and has more than 35 years of academic and administrative experience as professor of English, dean and provost. (See below for his bio.)

“My first concern is to assure Albrightians that the transition of leadership has been smooth, thanks to the energy and commitment of our trustees, faculty and staff,” Stinebeck said. “In 35 years in higher education, I have never worked with folks more committed to the future of their institution.”

“I think my experience as provost, as well as my knowledge of the College and the community, will be an asset in my new role as acting president. I am fortunate to have the support and assistance of this able board of trustees, and I ask for the support of alumni and friends as we move forward. Hank Zimon’s door was always open, as mine will be also.”

A national search for the 14th president of Albright College will begin immediately. The presidential search committee is being chaired by trustee alumni Karen Rightmire ’69 and John Baily ’65. According to Cutrona, “Our intention is that every Albright constituency will be represented in the search, and alumni will have an active role.”

David C. Stinebeck became Albright’s first provost in 2002. He oversees 100 full-time faculty, 60 adjunct faculty, and all academic programs including graduate and accelerated degree programs as well as the integration of academics, student services, finances, development and assessment at Albright.

A noted author and scholar in the field of American literature, Stinebeck was formerly dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Conn. Previously he was professor of English and chair of the department of English at the University of Rhode Island. He also taught at Idaho State University, Dartmouth College and Union College in New York.

Stinebeck holds both doctoral and master’s degrees in American studies from Yale University. He received his bachelor of arts degree from Stanford University.

Stinebeck’s academic fields include all periods of American literature, as well as American intellectual history, particularly the Colonial period, and Native American cultures. His publications include two books, Shifting Worlds: Social Change and Nostalgia in the American Novel, and Puritans, Indians and Manifest Destiny, co-authored with Charles Segal. He is finishing a novel on the Civil War.

He is a member of the editorial boards of the American Transcendental Quarterly and the American Indian Culture and Research Journal.

Stinebeck’s wife, Ellen Gill Stinebeck, is a marriage and family therapist. They have two grown sons and a daughter.

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