Stony Brook officially welcomes fifth president
Quick ReadDr. Samuel L. Stanley became Stony Brook's president while 35 members of the Graduate Student Employees demonstrated outside.
Photo credit: Newsday/Photo by Joseph D. Sullivan | Dr. Samuel L. Stanley takes a flu shot in the middle of addressing the audience in the indoor sports arena. Inauguration of Stony Brook University President Samuel L. Stanley, MD. (October 23, 2009)
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Inauguration of Dr. Samuel Stanley
After being formally installed Friday amid great fanfare as Stony Brook University's fifth president - and sharing his vision of more faculty and greater financial independence - Dr. Samuel L. Stanley Jr. did something truly unexpected.
He took off his academic gown with help from his daughter Susan, rolled up his sleeve and got an injection of the swine flu vaccine from registered nurse Maureen...
