Ronald K. Machtley

Ronald K. Machtley, Bryant President from 1996 - Present

Ronald K. Machtley became the seventh President of Bryant University on June 17, 1996. Under his leadership, Bryant has experienced a rapid transformation of its facilities, academic programs, campus life, and technology resulting in national recognition and impressive rankings.

Administrative Highlights:

• New football team & football stadium
• Women's Summit
  
• President's Cultural Series
• Wellness Center opens (Jan. 2002)
  
• George E. Bello Center for Information and Technology opens (Sept. 2002); quadrangle transformation
• Bryant College becomes Bryant University (August 25, 2004)
• School of Business and School of Art & Sciences formed
• Bryant reaccredited by AACSB International (2004)
• Television Studio opens (Jan. 2005)
• Chinese Institute (2005)
• Residence Hall17 opens (Sept. 2007)

Bryant's Former Presidents:

• Henry L. Jacobs, Bryant President from 1916-1961
  
• E. Gardner Jacobs, Bryant President from 1961-1969
  
• Schuyler D. Hoslett, Bryant President from 1969-1970
  
• Nelson J. Gulski, Bryant Acting President  from 1970, 1975-1976
  
• Harry F. Evarts, Bryant President from 1970-1975
  
• William T. O'Hara, Bryant President from 1976-1989
  
• William E. Trueheart, Bryant President from 1989-1996
  
• James A. "Dolph" Norton, Bryant Interim President 1996