Generous Alumnus Pledges $1 Million to Transform the Lives of Future Leaders at Adelphi

Adelphi proudly recognizes alumnus Lionel Viret ’95 for his generous gift in support of the University’s groundbreaking new Faculty Leadership Fellows initiative. Mr. Viret has pledged $1 million as an endowment so the program can continue in perpetuity.

Adelphi’s Faculty Leadership Fellows initiative, which will be renamed theViret Family Faculty Leadership Fellowsin honor of Lionel Viret’s generous contribution, provides an opportunity for faculty members considering a career in academic leadership to develop higher education initiatives that transform the college experience and improve higher education for all.

“We are thrilled that this alumnus, now living in Paris, chose to reach all the way to Garden City, Long Island, to support our world-class university,” announcedPresident Christine M. Riordan．“我们将确保维莱特先生的天赋能够使教师们为高等教育转型创造新的途径和新的解决方案，这些变革将给我们学生的生活带来深刻的变化。”

Conceptualized in 2016, this is a highly selective program designed for faculty aspiring to become chairs, deans, provosts or other executive administrators. It is designed to develop leadership talent and skill through hands-on experiences. Fellows projects will advanceMomentum, the University’s strategic plan.

The program is built around an intensive semester-long experience. Fellows will learn University operations, work with a leadership mentor, and attend professional development seminars and national conferences in their areas of interest.

Mr. Viret, the program’s generous benefactor, is president ofStago, a Paris-based company whose motto is “Success is not the end of the line.” It is the only independent international group dedicated to the exploration of hemostasis (the stopping of bleeding or cessation of blood circulation) and thrombosis (the formation of a blood clot inside a blood vessel), producing and distributing more than 350 blood testing systems and products used by biomedical scientists and clinicians around the world.

Mr. Viret’s father founded Stago in 1945, and Lionel, who majored in political science and minored in history at Adelphi and worked in the company’s shipping and handling department during summers, took over in 2007. Since then, Stago has grown to approximately 2,250 employees and now has subsidiaries all around the world.

去年，有五位阿德尔菲的教员担任研究员:教授兼系主任杰奎琳·琼斯·拉蒙(Jacqueline Jones LaMon, J.D)探讨了辅导项目在转变学生体验方面的力量;生物系教授兼系主任Andrea Ward博士探讨了Adelphi如何建立一个新的健康科学学位项目，以进一步提升我们在健康领域的领导地位;副教授兼社会工作系主任Diann Cameron-Kelly博士对Adelphi的研究资源进行了评估和基准评估;Robert B. Willumstad商学院的Maryanne Hyland教授，博士，探索了与兼职教师合作的专业化实践;Ruth S. Ammon教育学院副院长Daryl Gordon博士探讨了Adelphi如何整合校园国际化努力。

And this year, three Adelphi faculty members will also work as fellows on leadership projects: Ruth S. Ammon School of Education Assistant Professor Dana Battaglia, Ph.D.; Assistant Professor of University Libraries Rachel Isaac-Menard; and Associate Professor in the College of Nursing and Public Health Edmund J.Y. Pajarillo, Ph.D.