Sister Elizabeth A. Hill, CSJ, President, St. Joseph's College

S. Elizabeth A. Hill, CSJ, JD has been President of St. Joseph’s College since 1997.

A magna cum laude alumna of St. Joseph’s, S. Elizabeth is a native of Brooklyn.  She received her M.A. in History from Columbia University and studied theology and scripture in Rome under the auspices of Gregorian University.  S. Elizabeth also received her J.D. from St. John’s University School of Law where she was a Thomas More Scholarship student and president of the Criminal Law Institute.  After receiving her J.D., S. Elizabeth spent time as a staff attorney in the Catholic Migration Office in Brooklyn.  Prior to being named President, S. Elizabeth served as Executive Assistant to St. Joseph’s previous President, S. George Aquin O’Connor from 1980-1997. 

Since her inauguration, S. Elizabeth has been responsible for the building of a state-of-the-art Business and Technology Center on the Long Island Campus as well as launching a comprehensive, capital Master Plan for the Brooklyn campus. Under her leadership, enrollment on both campuses has continuously increased and a number of new programs including an Executive M.B.A. have been introduced.  During her tenure as President, S. Elizabeth secured the largest grant in the College’s history and the first of its kind from the federal government. 

S. Elizabeth is on the Steering Committee of LIRACHE (Long Island Regional Advisory Council on Higher Education), Vice Chair of the Long Island Association and on the Board of Directors of the Long Island Coalition for Fair Broadcasting, the Independence Community Foundation, the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, Fort Greene Strategic Neighborhood Partnership (SNAP), the Myrtle Avenue Revitalization Project and the Brookhaven Board of Ethics. She is also a member of the Board of Trustees of The Mary Louis Academy and Xaverian High School.

S. Elizabeth has been honored by the Boy Scout's of America's Brooklyn Council at their Women of Achievement Awards Luncheon and by the 88th Police Precinct Community and Youth Council's 23rd Annual Dinner Dance for SJC's tradition of community outreach and efforts to improve the quality of life in Brooklyn.  She is also the recipient of the Genesis Excellence in Education Award, was named a "Woman Sustaining the American Spirit" by State Senator Velmanette Montgomery and a "Woman of Distinction" by State Senator Caesar Trunzo.  S. Elizabeth was "Woman of the Year" for the Patchogue/Medford Youth Community Services organization in 2001 and she received the Town of Brookhaven's Office of Women’s Services award for Outstanding Service to the Community in Education.  In 2004, the Long Island Association recognized S. Elizabeth as an “Education Advocate” for her leadership in workforce development.  In 2005, she was the recipient of the 12th Annual Spirit of Long Island Education Award by Promote Long Island, NY. The following year, she received the 2006 Public Service Award from the Suffolk County Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission, Inc. and the 2006 Distinguished Service Award from The Advancement for Commerce, Industry & Technology in recognition of her leadership and lifelong dedication to the field of education. S. Elizabeth is a three-time recipient of Long Island Business News’ Top 50 Women award for her consistent record as one of the region’s most important and influential women, making her a Hall of Fame Honoree, and has also been named on that publication's "Who's Who in Education" list in 2003.