Making Scribner House their new home
With a U-Haul trailer in tow, Skidmore President-elect Marc C. Conner and his wife,
Barbara Reyes-Conner, drove away from their home in Virginia a little before 8 a.m.
on Friday, June 26, to embark on the next monumental chapter of their lives.
When they pulled up to Scribner House shortly after 9:30 that night — a nearly 14-hour
road trip behind them — any fatigue that had set in was suddenly swept aside by excitement
and anticipation. The Conners graciously greeted a small welcoming committee on the
front lawn of the historic North Broadway home before being handed their new house
keys by Campus Safety Sgt. Ed Reardon.
“We were in that car for a long time,” said President-elect Conner. “It’s good to
be here.”
Skidmore President-elect Marc Conner and Barbara Reyes-Conner stand in front of their new home, historic Scribner House, on Friday, June 26.
Conner, who officially assumed his new role as president of Skidmore College on July
1 upon the retirement of outgoing President Philip A. Glotzbach, comes to Skidmore
from Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, where he most recently
served as provost and Ballengee Professor of English. He has described himself as
a highly collaborative leader who seeks to further serve Skidmore’s mission of providing
an exceptional liberal arts education, and he has long been an advocate of diversity
and inclusion initiatives.
On the way up to Saratoga Springs, the Conners made a stop in Maryland to visit one
of their three sons, and the couple shared another memorable moment as they approached
the final leg of their journey. “We were coming out of New Jersey and into New York
and we looked at the GPS and saw we had about 2 1/2 hours left to go, and we looked
at each other and said, ‘This is our new home,’ ” Conner recounted. They smiled again
at the realization.
After marveling at their new residence — all lit up from within — from their new street,
in their new community, they eagerly walked up the front steps to take a tour, enjoy
their first order-in Saratoga Springs pizza and get acclimated.
“We are so excited to be here,” Conner said.
Skidmore President-elect Marc Conner and Barbara Reyes-Conner open the door to their new home, historic Scribner House, on Friday, June 26. Conner's tenure began July 1.
