Richard Stockton College of New Jersey's Board of Trustees appointed Dr. Herman J. Saatkamp Jr. as the fourth President of the College in June, 2003.

Under Dr. Saatkamp's leadership, the College has embarked on a comprehensive development strategy, designed to take Stockton -- ranked 5th nationally among public liberal arts colleges by U.S. News and World Report -- to even greater heights. The plan includes enhancements of academic and student services, expansion of facilities, development of funding sources, and increasing the role of Stockton within the region, state, and nation.

Dr. Saatkamp plans to leverage Stockton's role as an economic force in the Southern New Jersey region through the establishment of strong positive relationships with elected officials, civic and business leaders and fellow educators. Stockton's affiliation with the Atlantic City Medical Center, for example, whose Mainland Division is situated on Stockton's wooded 1,600-acre campus, enables the College to establish mutually beneficial programs such as internships and graduate studies programs in the Health Sciences with the hospital and its adjacent sister facility, the Bacharach Institute for Rehabilitation Center.

Keenly aware of Stockton's role as leader of the area's cultural community, Dr. Saatkamp has been a strong supporter of the Stockton Performing Arts Center, which brings world-class entertainment to Southern New Jersey, as well as the Art Gallery, and Stockton's Arts and Humanities programs.

Dr. Saatkamp is a member of many national boards and committees and has played a leadership role in two university comprehensive campaigns, both reaching close to $1 billion dollars in gifts and grants. He is a scholar who has received over $1 million dollars to support his research, and he has published or edited fourteen books and 40 articles. His areas of scholarship include American philosophy, bioethics, and genetic explanations of complex animal behavior.

A staunch advocate for increased funding of public colleges and universities in the State of New Jersey, Dr. Saatkamp works tirelessly on keeping Stockton and our other public institutions affordable and accessible to people of all backgrounds.

Previously, Dr. Saatkamp was the Dean of the Indiana University School of Liberal Arts in Indianapolis where he lead 11 departments and 22 centers and institutes, including the IU Center on Philanthropy and several public policy institutes. He also held an appointment in the Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics in the IU School of Medicine.

He is a native of Tennessee and grew up in Knoxville. He and his wife Dorothy have two children, Barbara (a physician) and Joseph (an engineer). The couple resides in Galloway Twp., NJ.