SUNY Oswego appoints Roettger as acting provost, VP for academic affairs

OSWEGO, N.Y. — SUNY Oswego announced it has appointed Walter Roettger as acting provost and VP for academic affairs.        

As its chief academic officer, Roettger is responsible for leadership of all instructional and academic programs across the university, including Oswego’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, School of Business, School of Education, and School of Communication, Media and the Arts.

“Dr. Roettger has an outstanding record of leadership in higher education and we look forward to benefiting from his wealth of experience and insight,” Deborah Stanley, president of SUNY Oswego, said in a news release.

Roettger is president emeritus of Lyon College in Arkansas, which he led to “top-tier status” among national liberal arts colleges, SUNY Oswego said. During his lengthy career he has worked at other colleges and universities as a VP, provost, associate provost, and dean, among other administrative positions. 

Since his retirement from Lyon, he has provided interim leadership previously to three other colleges across the country. He is contributing to a book on leadership in higher education forthcoming from the Johns Hopkins University Press, the release stated.

A graduate of Stanford University, Roettger received his doctorate in political science from the University of Colorado. He served with the U.S. Air Force, leaving active duty with the rank of captain. As a professor, Roettger was first tenured at Drake University, where he received the Honor Teacher Award. He now resides in Oswego with his wife, Peggy Roettger.

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