Melvin A. Eggers

Melvin Arnold Eggers (February 21, 1916 – November 20, 1994)[1] was the ninth Chancellor and President of Syracuse University.

[4][5][12][13] Eggers took office in the midst of student demonstrations and strikes, primarily focused on ending the Vietnam War.

[15] SU was experiencing sharp drop in enrollments in hard sciences as the job market shifted from those fields.

[16] Within the same year, Eggers instituted a hiring freeze and raised tuition by 5% to balance the budget shortfall of several millions.

[19][20] Eggers also guided the university community through the trauma of the December 21, 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, which crashed in Lockerbie, Scotland, killing 35 students who were returning from a semester of study at Syracuse's London campus.

[22] Eggers served on numerous committees and his prominent role in state, local, and national affairs benefited SU as well as the wider community.

Eggers Hall, which houses the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University was dedicated in his honor in October 1994.