Stacy Volnick
American academic administrator
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Stacy Ann Volnick[2] is an American academic administrator who served as the interim president of Florida Atlantic University from 2023 to 2025.
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Stacy Volnick | |
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Volnick in 2024 | |
| President of Florida Atlantic University | |
Interim | |
| In office January 1, 2023 – March 10, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | John W. Kelly |
| Succeeded by | Adam Hasner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1963 or 1964 (age 61–62)[1] |
| Education | Florida Atlantic University (BA, MA, PhD) |
Life
According to Volnick, she moved from Poughkeepsie, New York to South Florida at nine years old and grew up near the campus of Florida Atlantic University (FAU).[3] She completed a bachelor's degree in communications and a master's degree in educational leadership at the FAU.[4] She completed a Ph.D. at FAU in 2022.[2][5] Her dissertation was titled, Women University Presidents Who Break Through the Glass Ceiling: At What Price?.[6]
Volnick joined the FAU faculty in 1991.[4] In 2013, she became vice president for administrative affairs and chief administrative officer.[7] In August 2022, Volnick was promoted to chief operating officer and vice president of administrative affairs.[4][6] On September 19, 2022, the FAU board of trustees selected Volnick as the interim president.[8] Her selection as confirmed by the Florida Board of Governors on November 9, 2022.[8] She assumed the role on January 1, 2023, succeeding John W. Kelly.[4] In November 2023, her term as interim president was extended to the end of the 2024 calendar year.[1] In February 2025, it was announced that Adam Hasner had been voted the next president of FAU and that Volnick would continue as interim president until his first day in office.[9] He officially took office and replaced Volnick on March 10, 2025.[10] Volnick continued to serve as an administrator at FAU. As of October 2025[update], she was the school's Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.[11]