Board of Trustees chair honored
The Skidmore Board of Trustees annually honors a member who has “given sacrificially of wisdom, time, and talent” with its Denis B. Kemball-Cook Award. Receiving the award in May was Linda G. Toohey, who is stepping down as chair of the board. The award citation praised her generosity, dedication, and leadership skills.
Linda G. Toohey recieves Kemball-Cook Award.
Toohey represents Skidmore’s close ties with its surrounding community, as she was executive vice president of the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce from 1980 until 2005. Her roles at the chamber included vice president of the Leadership Saratoga program, which she founded in 1985. Earlier she was president and publisher of the daily Saratogian newspaper.
Toohey has served on Skidmore’s board since 2001 and became chair in 2012, helping streamline committee structure, enhancing board communication with an electronic portal, and focusing attention on key collegewide issues from student access and campus sustainability to diversity and inclusion.
W. Scott McGraw will replace Toohey as chair in 2017.
