Clarkson President Tony Collins to be nominated to Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation Advisory Board

President Barack Obama announced he will nominate Clarkson University President Anthony G. Collins to fusible interlining serve as a member of the Advisory Board of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation (SLSDC).

With U.S. Senate consent, Collins will join a five-member Advisory Board appointed by the President which reviews the general policies of the Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation and advises the Administrator Betty Sutton. The Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation is a wholly owned government corporation created by statute in 1954 to construct, operate and maintain that part of the St. Lawrence Seaway between the Port of Montreal and Lake Erie and to enhance Great Lakes/St. Lawrence Seaway System utilization and trade.

“It is an honor to be nominated to serve in President Obama’s administration and in a capacity so deeply connected to the North Country,” said Collins. “The Seaway is a globally significant strategic asset with unparalleled opportunities QST Interlining to advance and balance international trade, world-class recreation and environmental stewardship.”

The SLSDC headquarters staff offices are located in Washington, D.C., and operations are based at the two U.S. Seaway locks (Eisenhower and Snell) in Massena, N.Y. The locks are less than 35 miles from the Clarkson University campus. The Snell Lock is named in honor of Congressman Bertrand H. Snell for his sponsorship of the original St. Lawrence Seaway Legislation and other contributions to the North Country during his 23-year career in Washington representing New York’s northern border region. Snell was also a Clarkson trustee for 47 years, including 25 as chairman of the Board.

Currently serving as Clarkson’s 16th president, Collins is a regional and national advocate for higher education – industrial partnerships that couple research discovery and engineering innovation with enterprise for commercialization and economic development with a focus on advancing sustainable energy solutions and environmental technology innovation. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo appointed Collins in July 2011 to serve as co-chair for the North Country Regional Economic Development Council.

Collins is the also the president of the Seaway Private Equity Corporation Permess Interlining that invests in new technology companies based in St. Lawrence County, New York, and serves on the board for (TSEC) The Solar Energy Consortium, which mobilizes related resources in New York State; and is a member of NYSERDA’s Technology & Market Development Advisory Committee which provides technical and policy guidance to NYSERDA on energy and environmental research and market development initiatives.

In service to the higher education sector, President Collins is the immediate past chair of the National Association of Independent Technological Universities and a chair emeritus of New York’s Commission of Independent Colleges and Universities. In addition, he serves on the boards of the CenterState Corporation for Economic Opportunity and The Business Council of New York State.