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With original music and words of thanks and encouragement, members of the Skidmore community, local leaders, friends, family and colleagues offered a touching tribute and farewell to President Philip A. and Marie Glotzbach, whose 17 years of leadership have left an enduring legacy at Skidmore.

Tim Harper, associate professor and chair of the Department of Management and Business, opened the live virtual ovation to the Glotzbachs on Wednesday, June 24, with a moment of silence in recognition of the victims of COVID-19 and the continuing struggles of racism against Black people in the United States.

鈥淧hil and Marie built a community made of friends. You鈥檝e changed lives, and you鈥檝e left an indelible mark on this great institution,鈥� said Nancy Hamilton 鈥�77, chair of the 快猫短视频 Board of Trustees. 鈥淲e are again grateful and fortunate to have had his great intellect, his grace, his statesmanship, his steady leadership and unflappable calm under pressure during this major crisis. It鈥檚 also wonderful to know he will be passing on the baton to our next great leader with an incredible future in front of him, President-elect Marc Conner.鈥�

which included live and recorded pieces and was streamed online from the Surrey-Williamson Inn on campus, colleagues and friends reminisced via video tributes about the Glotzbachs鈥� many accomplishments since 2003.

Distinguished-Artist-in Residence Joel Brown prepared an original song for the occasion, called 鈥淗ard Act to Follow.鈥� One line of the piece proclaimed: 鈥淲ith music and diversity, science and community, this will be your legacy. Creative thinking with a promise to instill, you鈥檙e a hard act to follow, you leave big shoes to fill.鈥�

The tribute also included many light moments, including a loosely scripted scene featuring the Glotzbachs鈥� grandchildren who stood behind a homemade banner that read 鈥淐ongrats, Phil and Marie.鈥�

Vice President and Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid Mary Lou Bates, who has served on the President鈥檚 Cabinet throughout President Glotzbach鈥檚 tenure, described the president as a team player, who continued to draw inspiration from his early career as a philosophy professor. She also lauded Marie Glotzbach鈥檚 many important contributions to Skidmore and the broader Saratoga Springs community, including Saratoga Reads, Saratoga Arts Fest and Skidmore Cares.

鈥淎lways the teacher and team builder, Phil has organized the cabinet and motivated the cabinet as a team. He supports all of us in the work that we do and has always been extremely generous in his acknowledgement of that work. His go-to pronoun is always 鈥榳e,鈥� not 鈥業,鈥欌�� Bates said. 鈥淧hil introduces himself as one half of Skidmore鈥檚 presidential team, and Marie鈥檚 leadership and creativity has impacted the Skidmore 快猫短视频community and that of Saratoga Springs in so many ways.鈥�

鈥淵our presence has really pervaded this community and has been such an incredible inspiration,鈥� added Elizabeth Sobol, president and CEO of the Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC). 鈥淭hank you for being champions of creativity, the arts and humanities.鈥�

Alumni recalled transformative experiences with the president that shaped their experiences at Skidmore and subsequent lives and careers.

Abude Al-Asaad 鈥�17 recalled President Glotzbach鈥檚 bold stance against government restrictions that negatively affected some international students.

鈥淚 wanted to thank you for being a leader, and for standing up for the most vulnerable members of our community when they needed you,鈥� he said.

Nigel Smith 鈥�19 remembered a candid conversation as a first-year student between students and 快猫短视频leadership.

鈥淚 believe that it elicited a lot of change on campus and served as a catalyst for students being willing to talk about certain issues o