JAMESTOWN, N.Y. — SUNY Jamestown Community College recognized Marilyn Zagora’s more than 40 years of contributions to the college recently with a bench dedication to the former faculty member and administrator.
The wood bench, etched with her name, was unveiled in the lobby of Hamilton Collegiate Center during a campus gathering and celebration of Zagora, who retired this past summer as Academic Affairs vice president – a post she held since 2007.
Jessica Kubiak, vice president of Academic Affairs, looks on.
Over the past several decades, Zagora has served the college in many leadership roles, including dean of Student Development and Marketing, dean of Student Affairs, division chair for Human Development and Educational Services, and ad hoc associate dean of Instruction.
She was a faculty member at JCC prior to joining the administration, serving as a counselor in the Counseling and Career Center.
Zagora, in 2021, was a recipient of the John D. Hamilton Award that honors individuals whose contributions exemplify those of Hamilton, a past president and trustee emeritus of JCC. That same year, the JCC Foundation established the Dr. Marilyn Zagora Scholarship for Excellence in Student Leadership, which supports students who exhibit the leadership qualities for which Zagora is well known – accountability, passion, dependability, professionalism, and work ethic.
Zagora also received the Faculty Award for Excellence and the Administrative Award for Excellence from JCC.
Since her retirement, Zagora has served the college and President Daniel DeMarte in a consulting capacity.