William Paterson President Kathleen Waldron To Retire In June

WAYNE, NJ — Kathleen Waldron will retire as William Paterson University president at the end of the 2017-18 academic year.

Waldron plans to retire June 30. She will turn 70 in September 2018. She became William Paterson's seventh president in August 2010. She oversaw many initiatives and academic changes during her tenure.

"The last seven years at William Paterson University have been the best of my career. We have accomplished so much, and I hope that the advances we made together are of lasting benefit to the students we serve," Waldron said in a statement issued Tuesday.

During Waldron's administration, the university launched an extensive building and renovation project that transformed the academic facilities at the core of the campus.

University Hall, the school's newest academic building, opened and two more are being renovated. The school's television complex went through a $2.5 million upgrade.

Waldron recently signed the "We Are Still In," a statement signed by more than 1,200 people, including governors, mayors and institutions of higher education across the United States in support of the Paris Climate Agreement.

The university's Board of Trustees has launched a national search for Waldron's replacement.

"We have been very lucky to have someone as skilled as Kathy Waldron to be a part of the journey of this institution,” said Fred Gruel, chairman of the William Paterson University Board of Trustees. “Her impact on current and future generations of students is laudable and tangible."

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Photo: William Paterson University President Kathleen Waldron/Courtesy of William Paterson University