Dr. Todd S. Hutton

President, Utica College

The Board of Trustees of Utica College appointed Dr. Todd Hutton as the 8th president and 13th chief executive officer on August 1, 1998. He is the first president and CEO selected by the independent Board of Trustees.

Prior to joining Utica College, Dr. Hutton was the vice president for academic administration at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon, where he served for eight years. Before that he was assistant to the president at Austin College in Sherman, TX, for four years, where he also served on the graduate faculty of the Austin Teacher Program.

Dr. Hutton received an A.B. degree in English from Davidson College in 1970, a master's of education in school psychology/psychological foundations from the University of Florida in 1972, and a Ph.D. in Education (Sociology of Education & Comparative Education) from Duke University in 1982. In October 2007, he received an honorary doctorate from Dong-eui University in Pusan, Korea.

Dr. Hutton has brought to Utica College a wealth of experience in higher education administration, particularly in the small college environment. During his tenure as president, Utica College has witnessed dramatic growth and transformation. Dr. Hutton instituted major reform in the campus governance, reorganized the Board of Trustees committee structure, and focused attention on the integration of liberal arts education and professional studies. Under his leadership, the College adopted a long-range strategic plan, a campus master plan, and an integrated marketing plan. UC has introduced graduate-level education, and now offers 13 master's degrees and two professional doctorates. Also added were nine varsity athletic programs, bringing the total to 21. In just eight years the College has constructed seven new facilities, including The Faculty Center, which houses four smart classrooms, faculty offices, and the new state-of-the-art Raymond Simon Convergence Media Studio; three modern residence halls; the multi-sport Charles Gaetano Stadium; the Harold T. Clark, Sr. Team Facility; and the Pioneer Hockey facility at the Utica Memorial Auditorium. In Fall 2007 the College opened Romano Hall, a 26,000 square foot building dedicated to teaching and learning in the health sciences. Romano Hall represents the first phase of a new science and technology complex; on August 31, 2007, Utica College broke ground for the second phase, which will house the College's internationally renowned economic crime, criminal justice, and cybersecurity programs, as well as the Center for Identity Management and Information Protection, a research center that partners colleges, businesses, and government agencies, such as the U.S. Secret Service, the FBI, and the U.S. Marshals Service, in the fight against identity theft.

Since Dr. Hutton's arrival, freshman enrollment has increased by 60 percent, the overall student body (undergraduate, graduate, and online students) has increased by 50 percent, and the College has initiated a $25 million comprehensive campaign. While guiding the College into a new era in its history and striving to move it to the forefront of small private colleges and universities, Dr. Hutton has continued to honor the College's core values by nurturing and encouraging the warm, intimate atmosphere and personal attention upon which Utica College has prided itself for more than 60 years.

Throughout his career, Dr. Hutton has been actively involved in professional associations and community organizations. He serves on the board of directors of the School and Business Alliance and the Economic Development Growth Enterprises Corporation (the region's economic development agency), and has been appointed to represent Oneida County on the Central Upstate Regional Alliance, a 12-county, public-private economic development consortium that seeks to transform the regional economy. Dr. Hutton also serves on the Faxton/St. Luke's Healthcare Board of Directors, and is president of the United Way of the Valley and Greater Utica Area. In addition, he was recently elected to the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) board of directors. He has served in the past as a member of the Board of Trustees and the Executive Committee of New York's Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities, and has also served on the board of directors of the Mohawk Valley Chamber of Commerce, the Central New York Community Arts Council, and the Utica Symphony.

Dr. Hutton has been active in statewide issues affecting private higher education as well as in local, regional and national issues related to the integration of athletics into the educational life of campuses. He served a term as president of the Empire 8 athletic conference, where he was also the inaugural chair of the conference's Presidents' Council. In 2005 the prestigious Institute for International Sport named Dr. Hutton a Sports Ethics Fellow for his commitment to sportsmanship, citing his efforts to maintain balance between athletics and academics for student athletes.

Dr. Hutton's research interests have included the education and socialization of youth in political movements, childrearing practices in cooperative and communal societies, and radical youth movements. He has written on technology in higher education, the changing roles of academic libraries, student outcomes assessment, strategic planning, the integration of liberal and professional education, and the relationship between liberal education and business.

Dr. Hutton resides in New Hartford and is married to Jennifer Hutton. They have one daughter, Adrienne, who is an anesthesiologist practicing in North Carolina. They are also the proud grandparents of an 8-year old granddaughter. Dr. Hutton enjoys yachting, skiing, snowshoeing, hiking, fitness training, reading, and occasional mountain climbing.

 

 

 

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