Margaret Drugovich
Margaret L. Drugovich is an American academic administrator and medical researcher who has served as the 10th president of Hartwick College since July 1, 2008. Early life and education. Drugovich grew up in Geneva, Ohio. She studied experimental psychology at Albertus Magnus College, graduating in 1981, and later earned a PhD in medical sociology at Brown University. She completed a Doctorate of Management at the Weatherhead School of Management in 2004. Career. Drugovich initially remained at Brown after graduation, as a senior project coordinator at the Center for Gerontology and Health Care Research, but later joined Bryant University  as associate director for institutional research. She eventually became Bryant's dean of admission and financial aid. Drugovich joined Ohio Wesleyan University in 1998 as vice-president for strategic communications and enrollment. In February 2008, Drugovich was announced as the new president of Hartwick College, in Oneonta, New York; she took office on July 1. The Hartwick faculty passed a motion of no confidence in her in April 2016, over reductions in staff. However, the following month she was awarded a new eight-year contract, extending her term until 2024. Drugovich currently serves as the chair of the American Council  on Education(ACE) Women’s Network Executive Council, and is a member of the NCAA Division III President’s Council and its Strategic Planning and Finance Committee. She also serves as a member of the board of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU), and is chair of the Executive Committee on Accountability. Drugovich is also board treasurer and chair of the Finance and Administrative Committee of the New York Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities (CICU). On September 13, 2021, Margaret Drugovich announced that she would be stepping down as president of Hartwick College in the summer of  2022. Personal life. Drugovich is openly gay. She and her long-term partner, Beth Steele, married in 2013; they have two children together.