The University Magazine
Simone’s Career at a Glance
Career highlights:
- Eighth president, Rochester Institute of Technology, Sept. 1, 1992 – June 30, 2007
- President, University of Hawaii System and chancellor of the University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1984 -1992
- Vice president, Academic Affairs, University of Hawaii, 1983 - 1984
- Dean, College of Business Administration, University of Cincinnati, 1972 - 1983
- Previous teaching experience: Tufts University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Northeastern University, Boston College, Boston University
- Ph.D. in economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1962 • B.A. in economics, Tufts University, 1957
Community affiliations:
- First college president to chair the Greater Rochester Metro Chamber of Commerce; served two terms (1997, 1998)
- Greater Rochester Enterprise (board member)
- Rochester Business Alliance (board nember)
- Hillside Children’s Center (corporate member)
- Center for Governmental Research (board member)
- RIT Venture Creations business incubator (chair, board of directors)
- New York State Business Council, Public Policy Institute (board member)
- Excellus Blue Cross/Blue Shield (board member)
- M&T Bank Advisory Board (director)
- Wilson Community Center (member)
- New York State Education Commissioner’s Advisory Board on Higher Education (member)
Professional activities:
- New York Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities (member and past chair)
- National Commission for Cooperative Education (trustee)
- Association of Independent Technological Universities (member)
- Rochester Area Colleges (member and past chair)
- National Collegiate Athletics Association Division 1 Presidents Commission (member)
- Federal Reserve Bank of New York (director, 2000-2003)
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