Investiture Ceremony
The investiture address given by President Sara Jayne Steen on April 12th as well as photos from the investiture ceremony and reception are now available online.
What is an investiture?
Investiture
is defined as the “formal ceremony of conferring the authority and symbols of
high office.” Discover more about what an investiture is.
Investiture Delegates
View the list of delegates for the investiture ceremony.
Imagine A Way
Scholarship Fund
Support the scholarship fund and help a first-generation student or one in need imagine a way. Learn more about the scholarship fund.
12th President of Plymouth State: William J. Farrell
1984—1992
Dr. Farrell was educated at Marquette University and the University of Wisconsin at Madison. He was Associate Vice President for Educational Development and Research at the University of Iowa before coming to Plymouth State. He also served on the faculty of the University of Chicago, the University of California-Berkeley, and Marquette University.
He served as Chancellor of the University System of New Hampshire from 1992-2000 and is now President of Rivier College in Manchester, the first male, and the first lay person to serve in that capacity in Rivier’s 70-year history.
from One Hundred Years of Service: Plymouth State College 1871-1971. Norton R. Bagley; and advancement publications
