Mordechai Rozanski

Who is Mordechai Rozanski?

Mordechai Rozanski became Rider University’s sixth president on August 1, 2003. In his first year, he has built upon both the foundation of his predecessors and Rider’s rich history. As President of Rider University, he has worked diligently to pursue a long-term vision and strategic plan not only for Rider University's Lawrenceville Campus, but also its campus in Princeton - Westminster Choir College.

Rozanski’s 30-year record of higher education leadership includes service at Fairleigh Dickinson University and Wagner College, on Staten Island, New York until his appointment as president of the University of Guelph, in Ontario, Canada, where he served from 1993 to 2003. During his tenure as Guelph’s president, President Rozanski led the University to national prominence as Canada’s top rated comprehensive university on three occasions; academic and research excellence among its faculty, students, staff and programs; and two successful capital campaigns, increasing Guelph’s endowment by 300 percent. Rozanski Hall, a new classroom complex, was named in his honor shortly after his departure from the University of Guelph.

Born in Poland, the son of Holocaust survivors, his family fled to Israel, lived in France and immigrated to Montreal in 1953.