{{Short description|Canadian plant biologist and academic administrator}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Alexander Enyedi | birth_place = Canada | office = 11th President of the State University of New York at Plattsburgh | term_start = January 21, 2020 | predecessor = Josee Larochelle (acting) | education = University of Guelph (BS, MS)<br>Pennsylvania State University (PhD) }}
'''Alexander Enyedi''' is a Canadian plant biologist and academic administrator serving as the 11th president of the State University of New York at Plattsburgh.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Enyedi appointed 11th president – Cardinal Points|url=https://cardinalpointsonline.com/headline-enyedi-appointed-11th-president/|access-date=2020-06-06|website=cardinalpointsonline.com}}</ref>
== Early life and education == A native of Canada, Enyedi earned a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science from University of Guelph in Ontario. Enyedi then earned a doctorate in plant pathology and biochemistry from Pennsylvania State University.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dr. Alexander Enyedi Named President of SUNY Plattsburgh|url=https://www.plattsburgh.edu/news/news-archive/dr-alexander-enyedi-named-president-of-suny-plattsburgh.html|access-date=2020-06-06|website=State University of New York (SUNY) College at Plattsburgh|language=en}}</ref>
== Career == Enyedi began his career as an assistant professor of plant biology at Western Michigan University. Serving as a member of the faculty for 22 years, he later became a dean of the WMU College of Arts and Sciences.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Former WMU Dean Gets California Post|url=https://www.wmuk.org/webclip/former-wmu-dean-gets-california-post|access-date=2020-06-06|website=www.wmuk.org|language=en}}</ref> Enyedi then relocated to Northern California to serve as provost and vice president for academic affairs at Humboldt State University. Enyedi was selected to serve as president of State University of New York at Plattsburgh by the State University of New York Board of Trustees on November 20, 2019. He took office on January 21, 2020, succeeding John Ettling.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Russell|first=Emily|last2=Plattsburgh|first2=in|last3=NY|title=SUNY Plattsburgh names Dr. Alexander Enyedi as new college president|url=https://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/39998/20191121/suny-plattsburgh-names-dr-alexander-enyedi-as-new-college-president|access-date=2020-06-06|website=NCPR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-12-02|title=HSU Names Dr. Alexander Enyedi As New Provost|url=https://rhperry.com/hsu-names-dr-alexander-enyedi-new-provost/|access-date=2020-06-06|website=RH Perry|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=New presidents or provosts: Fond du Lac Grossmont-Cuyamaca Holyoke Kellogg Las Positas Lynchburg Manitoba Niagara Pacific Plattsburgh Walden|url=https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/01/21/new-presidents-or-provosts-fond-du-lac-grossmont-cuyamaca-holyoke-kellogg-las|access-date=2020-06-06|website=www.insidehighered.com|language=en}}</ref>
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