Austin E. Quigley
Austin E. Quigley is the 14th Dean of Columbia College. A professor of English dramatic literature prior to his elevation to the deanship, he has the most charming British accent. He will be succeeded by Michele M. Moody-Adams on July 1, 2009.
Taking over as dean following the abolition of the Columbia College Faculty and years of administrative turmoil thanks to repeated restructurings at the end of Michael Sovern's university presidency and the beginning of George Rupp's, Quigley made securing money for the College's needs a priority. At that task Quigley excelled, earning a reputation as a "champion fundraiser" for the school.
Perhaps unfortunately, Quigs also developed a reputation as an absentee dean during the later years of his deanship. Most students only saw or heard from him on their first day at Columbia at Convocation, and on their last at Class Day and Commencement. An exception to the lack of mingling was Senior Dinner, at which Quigley turned on the charm with a routine speech. The speech was evidently recycled, as he asked the Class of 2007 to reflect on their time growing up "in the seventies".
You were more likely to see him as an alum, especially if you're in the check-writing mood.
Quigley lives next door to 47 Claremont, and making enough noise would rouse his secretary into sending threatening emails.
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| Preceded by Steven Marcus |
Dean of Columbia College 1995-2009 |
Succeeded by Michele M. Moody-Adams |
