Jim Steffy
Jim Steffy, who served Muhlenberg as vice president for planning and administration from 1987-1999 and as interim president for the 2002-2003 academic year, died October 28.
In his nearly two decades with the College, Steffy played a crucial role in shaping the landscape of campus. His year as interim president helped steady the institution during a time of great turmoil. He spent that time resolving issues so his replacement would be able to start with a clean slate, colleagues remember. Faculty trusted his leadership partly because of his own experience being on the faculty at Susquehanna University, where he spent 26 years as a faculty member in the music department. Steffy’s survivors include his wife of 49 years, Nancy; three children (James, John, Susan) and two stepchildren (Michael and Jeff); eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
