page_title: Sidney A. Ribeau
section_title: Bowling Green State University
hierarchical_section_title: Sidney A. Ribeau / Career / Bowling Green State University
caption_attribution_description: English: The Wolfe Center at BGSU
context_page_description: Sidney Ribeau is an American academic administrator who served as the president of Howard University in Washington, D.C. Prior to accepting the position at Howard, Ribeau was the president of Bowling Green State University for 13 years.
context_section_description: Ribeau accepted the presidency of Bowling Green State University in 1995, becoming the college's ninth president. During his presidency, Bowling Green created a number of new programs, including the Scholarship of Engagement Initiative, which encouraged collaborative faculty involvement with private and public groups to identify and resolve relevant issues through scholarship. The President's Leadership Academy, begun in 1997, and BGeXperience: Vision and Values, started in 2003, were two others.
  In 2003, Ribeau was recognized by the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, which presented him with its President's Award for his "courage and leadership in guiding the Bowling Green State University campus community to develop a community focused on student learning and designed to educate the whole student by taking students' personal and intellectual growth into consideration."
  Contributions to the BGSU grew steadily during Ribeau's tenure. Over $126 million was donated to Building Dreams: The Centennial Campaign for Bowling Green State University.
caption: The plaza in front of the Wolfe Center was named Ribeau Plaza after Sidney Ribeau[5]
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