Karen R. Hitchcock, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Karen R. Hitchcock

American biologist and university administrator

Date of Birth: 10-Feb-1943

Place of Birth: Williston Park, New York, United States

Date of Death: 10-Jul-2019

Profession: biologist, anatomist, academic administrator

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Karen R.
Hitchcock (February 10, 1943 – July 10, 2019) was an American biologist and university administrator who had leadership positions at an American and a Canadian university.
She served as the President of SUNY's University at Albany in Albany, New York, from 1996 until her resignation in 2003.
She was Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Queen's University, in Kingston, Ontario from 2004 until an abrupt resignation in 2008, when she announced her departure in a sudden email to students.
After her sudden departure from Queen's University, she returned, with husband Murray Blair, to the Albany, New York, area to live in Vischer Ferry.