SUNY Westchester Community College and the WCC Foundation mourn the loss of the Honorable Harry Phillips 3rd, former three-term NYS Board of Regents representative and WCC College Trustee and Foundation Board member. Appointed by Governor Mario Cuomo to the College as a Member of the Board of Trustees and later Chair, he was also an active member of the Foundation board since 1994, elected to lifetime Emeritus status in 2021, and active in SUNY WCC’s Collegium for Lifelong Learning. As a Regent, he was a frequent, enthusiastic visitor to schools across the region. Harry’s kindness, curiosity, and incisiveness brought clarity and consensus to any conversation. He had a deep knowledge of and respect for the power of education, the College, its students, and the community. The breadth of his commitment to SUNY WCC, and his contributions to the institution, will resonate well into the future. Harry Phillips was a World War II veteran and a Harvard graduate. A celebration of Harry’s life was held in the Gateway Building on WCC’s Valhalla campus on September 7 and was attended by family members, friends, and representatives of the New York State Board of Regents, the SUNY WCC Board of Trustees, and the Westchester Community College Foundation. Lester Young Jr., Chancellor of the Board of Regents, called Phillips a “champion of equity and fairness, always driven by a deep commitment to what was best for the students and educators of New York State.” Harry will be missed. Remembering the Honorable Harry Phillips 3rd 37
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