Karen R. Hitchcock
Karen R. Hitchcock PhD, FAAA | |
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| Born | February 10, 1943 Williston Park, New York |
| Died | July 10, 2019 (aged 76) |
| Education | St. Lawrence University (BS in Biology), University of Rochester (PhD in Anatomy) |
| Occupations | Biologist, University Administrator |
| Employer(s) | Tuft's University, Texas Tech University, University of Illinois at Chicago, University at Albany, Queen's University |
| Known for | Cell and developmental biology |
| Spouse | Murray Blair |
| Website | albany |
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.