Ross S. Whaley was the second president of the

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, in

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, from 1984 to 1999. An economist by training, Whaley had previously been director of forest economics research at the

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. Other prior institutional affiliations included faculty and administrative positions at the

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, and

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. Whaley served as president of the

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in 1991.SUNY-ESF, "Ross S. Whaley Steps Aside as ESF President". Press release. Syracuse, NY, October 27, 1998. Available: http://www.esf.edu/communications/news/1998/10.27.whaley.htm. Following his tenure as President of SUNY-ESF, Whaley served as chair of the

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from 2003 to 2007.

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*Some archives from Ross Whaley's tenure as President of SUNY ESF are located in th
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