BIOGRAPHY:  Muriel A. Howard, Ph.D.

Muriel A. Howard, Ph.D., is the first female president of Buffalo State College and the seventh president in the school's history. She received her Doctorate (Educational Organization, Administration and Policy) and Master of Education degrees from the University at Buffalo, the State University of New York. She was the first female vice president at the University at Buffalo, serving as the vice president for Public Service and Urban Affairs.

Dr. Howard served as the first African American female chair of the United Way campaign for Buffalo and Erie County in 1999. She has served on numerous boards including the Erie County Executive's transition team, Studio Arena Theater, Fleet Bank, and the Buffalo Museum of Science. She also chaired the subcommittee on Youth Services and Education.

She has received numerous awards for her contributions in education and services to the community. Among some of the most recent are the Governor's State Division of Women Award for Excellence in Education, the American Jewish Committee Institute of Human Relations Award, the University at Buffalo's Distinguished Alumni Award, the Minority Bar Association of Western New York Award for Community Service, the Black Educators Association of Western New York's Educator of the Year award, and numerous others. She is the recipient of the State University of New York Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Professional Service, and was a charter inductee into the Western New York Women's Hall of Fame.

Dr. Howard is a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Buffalo Alumnae Chapter and the Erie County Chapter of The Links, Incorporated.