page_title: Muriel A. Howard
section_title: Presidency at Buffalo State College
hierarchical_section_title: Muriel A. Howard / Presidency at Buffalo State College
caption_attribution_description: English: Muriel Howard Speaking at MOOG Leadership Weekend, Elma, NY, 2000
context_page_description: Muriel A. Howard is the former president of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities in Washington, D.C., and served as the seventh president of Buffalo State College in the State University of New York system from 1996 to 2009. Prior to her presidency at Buffalo State College, she was the vice president for public service and urban affairs at the SUNY educational institution, the University at Buffalo, where she worked for 23 years. Howard was educated at public universities in New York State, as well as at Harvard University, where she graduated from the University's Institute of Management. Howard has been a leader and member of many corporate boards of directors; and councils and committees in higher education and city government. Further, she has been the recipient of many awards and honors throughout her career.
context_section_description: As the leader of Buffalo State College, Howard headed a campus of more than 11,000 students; approximately 1,700 faculty and staff; and a financial operation of more than $214 million.  She is also the first woman to have led the college.
caption: Muriel Howard Speaking at MOOG Leadership Weekend, East Aurora, New York, 2000
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