Susan A. Henry
The Ronald P. Lynch Dean of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Susan A. Henry became the 12th dean of Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences on July 1, 2000. As the Ronald P. Lynch Dean of the New York State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Henry oversees the second-largest college at Cornell.
In addition to her responsibilities as Dean, Henry maintains an active research laboratory, focusing her work on the genetic regulation of membrane phospholipid synthesis in baker’s yeast. She was elected as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1994 and is a staunch proponent of undergraduate research.