Thomas Richards (mayor) Development of the Midtown project continued. It was announced on March, 3rd 2014 that Richards was appointed to and will be chairman of the Rochester City School District volunteer board overseeing a $1.3 billion city school modernization program. Richards is a graduate of Bucknell University and Cornell University Law School, and served in the U.S. Navy. Richards is a trustee of the University of Rochester and of George Eastman House. Thomas Richards (mayor) Thomas S. Richards (born July 8, 1943) is an American lawyer, business executive and politician who served as the 68th Mayor of Rochester, New York. From 1972
Lawrie Willett be appointed to that role. In October 1984, he was appointed Chairman of the Superannuation Fund Investment Trust, handling the compulsory superannuation contributions of Commonwealth Public Servants. Willett was appointed Charles Sturt University Chancellor in 2002. He served in the role for 12 years, welcoming Michele Allan as his successor in 2014. While Chancellor, Willett was instrumental in the establishment of the veterinary science program at the University, and the institution grew to become the largest provider of higher education in regional Australia. In June 1994, Willett was made an Officer of the Order of Australia for service to public