NCC President to Retire

Dr. Arthur L. Scott, Northampton Community College’s president, and Susan Kubik, vice president of institutional advancement and executive director of the NCC Foundation, will retire next year.

According to a press release, the pair, who are married, plan to retire at the end of the next academic year after over 35 years each with .

Scott, who is the third president in NCC’s history, took over the presidency in 2003 after the retirement of Dr. Robert J. Kopecek.

When Scott took over for Kopecek, enrollment was at 7,621.  As of fall 2010, enrollment hit 11,328, making Northampton the largest college or university in the region, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, Division of Data Services website.

Scott was instrumental in breaking ground for a full-service branch campus in Monroe County, according to the press release.  The 72-acre facility will serve the more than 2,500 credit students currently enrolled at the Old Mill Road campus, and will have a 5,000-student capacity.

Before becoming president in 2003, Scott was director of records, director
of admissions and records, dean of students, vice president for student affairs and college services, provost and, most recently, president.

Kubik was the College’s first director of alumni affairs, first director of public information, and, most recently, vice president of institutional advancement and executive director of the College’s Foundation.

According to the release, Kubik “is widely regarded as one of the most successful college fundraisers in the country.  The College Foundation of which she is executive director is a four-time recipient of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education’s Circle of Excellence Award.”

"Because of their leadership and the respect they’ve earned, the college has grown in stature," said Karl Stackhouse, chairman of the school's board of trustees. "Even more importantly, their vision and hard work have given thousands of people of all ages and all walks of life the opportunity to learn and grow."

Scott and Kubik say they will wait until a successor for Scott has been found before leaving. The college is expected to begin that search shortly.