Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 October 1995 — Page 50

Swygert determined to lend Howard into 21st century

H. Patrick Swygert has returned to his academic roots. Once a student, he is now in a leadership capacity. Swygert became president of Howard University on Aug. 1. As Howard's 15th president, he is also the fifth African American to serve as the university's chief executive officer. Swygert, 52, is an alumnus of Howard, having earned undergraduate and law degrees from the University in 1965 and 1968, respectively. "I do have a vision for Howard - and this is a shared vision with the board of trustees, faculty, students, staff and alumni - based on Howard continuing to address academic excellence in all things that represent the hallmark of Howard," Swygert said, in accepting the appointment. "I look forward to building upon the Howard tradition." Howard is the nation's only comprehensive predominantly Black research university, with 16 schools and colleges, four campuses, approximately 11,000 students, approximately 2,000 full- and part-time faculty, and affiliated institutions which include the 500-bed Howard University Hospital, public television station WHMM and commercial radio station WHUR-FM. Before taking the Howard helm, Swygert was president of the University at Albany, State University of New York. The University at Albany is a

public research university of 17,000 students and 900 faculty in eight schools and colleges. Prior to assuming the presidency at Albany, Swygert had been associated with Temple University in Philadelphia since 1972, when he was appointed to the faculty of Temple University School of Law. In 1988, he was named executive vice president of Temple University. From 1982 to 1987, he was vice president for administration, and he served as special counsel to the president from 1980 to 1982. He also was acting dean of the law school in 1977. Swygert served as a visiting professor for Tel Aviv University faculty of law during several summers from 1982 to 1990. He also was a visiting professor of the faculty of law at the University of Ghana in 1975 and 1976; and visiting lecturer/visitor in Cairo, Athens and Rome. Additionally, Swygert has lectured abroad in a number of other countries, including, most recently, at the Hungarian Ministry of Higher Education and the SUNY Center for Private Enterprise Development in Budapest. He is the author of numerous articles and publications in higher education and the law. Currently, Swygert is a member of the board of directors of The Victory Fund, Cleveland, Ohio; the board of trustees of The Saga Colleges in Troy, N.Y.; a trustee of the Institute of Public

Administration in New York, and, effective November 1995, a member of the board of directors of National Public Radio, Washington, D.C. He is a member of the American Council on Education Commission on Women in Higher Education. Swygert is also a member of the Capital District Martin Luther King Jr. Commission, Albany, New York. He was appointed to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany Sesquicentennial Advisory Committee by Bishop of Albany Howard J. Hubbard. He is also a member of the District of Columbia Bar, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Bar and the State of New York Bar. In addition to his academic career, Swygert has held several government positions. In 1979, he served as special counsel to the Merit Systems Protection Board. From 1977 to 1979, he was general counsel to the U.S. Civil Service Commission. He also served as law clerk to Chief Judge William H. Hastie of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Philadelphia; administrative assistant to U.S. Rep. Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.), special assistant district attorney in Philadelphia, and an associate with the New York law firm Debevoise, Plimpton, Lyons & Gates. Swygert, a native of Philadelphia, and his wife Sonja have two sons.

COPCO SHELL Salutes

COPCO SHELL *3002 N. Illinois 56th & Michigan Rd. 2104 N. Capitol 16th & Illinois *56th & Georgetown Rd. *16th & Kessler 46th & Arlington *Free Car Wash with Fill up

io ocfdia>;tto> raiMinantfacttia ■