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Bjong Wolf Yeigh
Bjong Wolf Yeigh was named SUNYIT’s fifth president on May 13, 2008. Yeigh comes to SUNYIT from Norwich University in Northfield, Vt., where he served as vice president for academic affairs and dean of the faculty, providing leadership to all academic and academic support programs, and held a tenured professorship in a joint appointment with the Mechanical Engineering Department at the David Crawford School of Engineering and in the School of Business and Management. He previously served as engineering dean at Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Mo., and held the post of assistant provost for science and technology at Yale University, where he managed and oversaw academic facilities, research, budget and faculty programs in the natural and social sciences. He also was assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Okla. A veteran of the U.S. Navy, Yeigh served as a tactical intelligence officer for Fighter Squadron Seventy-Four (VF-74) aboard the USS Saratoga (CV-60) in Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm. While on active duty, he completed Strike Lead Attack Training Syllabus (SLATS), Navy Fighter Weapons School (Top Gun), Navy Electronic Officer Course, and Navy and Marine Corp Intelligence Training. He held the rank of lieutenant upon his honorable discharge from the Navy Reserve in 1995. He holds the following degrees: M.A. and Ph.D. in civil engineering and operations research from Princeton University; M.S. in mechanical engineering from Stanford University; A.B. in engineering science from Dartmouth College; and a graduate certificate in science and technology policy from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University. He was elected a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and serves on several national and state boards for engineering, economic development, public policy and education.
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