NEWS RELEASE

 

For Immediate Release – September 17, 2015

Dr. Thomas P. Dolan Named Interim President of Nassau Community College 

 

Garden City, NY – Nassau Community College (NCC) is pleased to announce that effective September 9 Dr. Thomas P. Dolan has assumed the position of Interim President of the College. The State University of New York's Board of Trustees last week approved the recommendation of SUNY Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher to appoint Dr. Dolan as Interim President. (download hi res image)

"I am honored and humbled to be given this opportunity to serve as Interim President of Nassau Community College," said Dr. Dolan. "For the last four decades, I have sent students to NCC, confident that the education that they would receive would serve them well in a four-year institution, or in their career. I am eager to assist in delivering on that promise to students who are here now."

Most recently, Dr. Dolan was the Superintendent of the Great Neck School District. He has also previously served as Superintendent of the Franklin Square Elementary School District; Assistant Superintendent for Personnel of Manhasset Public Schools; principal of Cold Spring Harbor Junior-Senior High School; and principal of the H. Frank Carey Junior-Senior High School in Franklin Square. Dr. Dolan has also taught at Hofstra University, LIU-C.W. Post and Queens College. He is a board member of the Harry Chapin Foundation and the Cradle of Aviation Museum.

SUNY Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher said, "With career experience as a superintendent of schools and college professor, Dr. Dolan comes to SUNY with a valuable perspective on what it takes to prepare students for college and help them succeed. I commend the Board on his interim appointment and look forward to working with Dr. Dolan as SUNY advances a Completion Agenda to bring the opportunity of a SUNY degree to more students."

Dr. Jorge Gardyn, president of the NCC Board of Trustees, is excited at the prospect of working with Dr. Dolan. "Dr. Dolan's entire career has demonstrated his strong commitment to education. The members of NCC's Board of Trustees look forward to working with him as we seek to advance the College's mission on behalf of our students and the communities in which they live," he said.

Dr. Dolan will remain as Interim President until a permanent president is selected.

Dr. Dolan received an Ed.D. from Hofstra University and an A.B. in History and Psychology from Hamilton College.

Dr. Dolan and his wife of 40 years, Karen, have five adult children.

Media Contacts: Chuck Cutolo: 516.572.7811 chuck.cutolo@ncc.edu Alicia Steger 516.572.9634 alicia.steger@ncc.edu ncc.edu/newsreleases

About Nassau Community College Nassau Community College, part of the State University of New York, is an institution where nearly 22,000 full- and part-time students and approximately 10,000 continuing and professional students start and continue their successful journey through higher education. More than 70 fields of study are offered on a 225-acre campus located in the center of Long Island. As the largest single-campus two-year college in New York State, Nassau Community College maintains a national reputation for excellence.