Joseph E. Nyre
American academic administrator
Joseph E. Nyre, Ph.D. is an American psychologist and academic administrator, who served as president of Iona University from 2011 to 2019 and of Seton Hall University from 2019 to 2023..
Early life and education
Born in 1968 and raised in Beloit, Wisconsin, Nyre was the first in his family to attend college. He earned an undergraduate degree in psychology in 1991 from the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, receiving the institution's highest alumni honor in 2014, the Maurice O’Graff Award. Nyre went on to attain three graduate degrees and complete pre- and post-doctoral studies at the University of Missouri, the University of Kansas, and Harvard Medical School. Before transitioning to leadership roles, he worked as a clinical psychologist, school psychologist, and academic at institutions including Baylor University, the University of Illinois at Chicago, and Harvard Medical School.
Career
Nyre's early research and clinical work focused on childhood loneliness, depression, disruptive behavior disorders, and autism spectrum disorders. As president of The Hope Institute for Children and Families (2003–2011), he transformed the organization from near bankruptcy to serve more than 29,000 children and families each year.
President of Iona University (2011–2019)
As Iona's eighth and first lay president, Dr. Nyre focused the University on initiatives that led to campus expansion, the establishment of new academic programs and institutes, and a fundraising effort the “Iona Forever Campaign.” This included a $20 million gift which was the largest in the college's history and the campaign resulted in the University endowment tripling in size. Nyre and his wife, Kelli, contributed $100,000 to create the Nyre Family Endowed Scholarship Fund to support student scholarships and faculty awards.
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