Biography
Gregory W. Gray, Ed.D., became Chancellor of the Riverside Community College District on July 1, 2009. A recognized higher education leader, Dr. Gray joined RCCD after serving as president of Miami Dade College’s Kendall Campus.
Early in his chancellorship, Dr. Gray has identified education-workforce preparation initiatives and private fundraising and institutional development as two major areas of interest.
Prior to be appointed as president of Miami Dade-Kendall, Dr. Gray served as chancellor of Penn State’s Fayette Campus; dean for the School of Business, Hospitality, and Nursing at the SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology in Morrisville, NY; chief academic officer at the University of Cincinnati's Clermont College; and vice president for Academic Affairs at Olive-Harvey College of the City Colleges of Chicago. He has developed new academic programs at the associate, baccalaureate, and graduate levels and has been a national speaker on several topics including student success and faculty compensation.
During his career, Dr. Gray has increased enrollment at each of the institutions he has lead, and the Kendall Campus enrollment grew 15% during his tenure and now exceeds 37,000 students. He has also developed several important partnerships between the academic institution and business sector. One notable example is a partnership created at Penn State, which resulted in the Fayette Campus being designated as the Distributed Engineering Center for development of the U.S. Navy's new weapon - the anti-torpedo, torpedo. This effort resulted in dozens of technology companies relocating to the SW PA area. Dr. Gray is known for working closely with local, state, and national representatives and was privileged to host former President George Bush as the Kendall commencement speaker in May, 2007.
It was at Penn State Fayette that Dr. Gray lead a capital campaign that garnered $22 million for the campus. These efforts brought about new buildings, created new academic programs, and funded endowed teaching chairs and student scholarships. At Miami Dade, Dr. Gray established the Center for Service Excellence which was a direct response to the identified community need to improve customer service. In the academic arena, he initiated the Visiting Professor Program and the Artist-in-Residence Program at MDC.
Dr. Gray holds a bachelor in science from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, a master's degree in Education from the University of Pittsburgh, and a doctorate in Education from Penn State University. He and his wife have two grown children and three grandchildren who live in Orchard Park, NY.