St. Andrews President Paul Baldasare has announced that he plans to retire at the end of this academic year.  Baldasare is the first alumnus and the longest-serving President of St. Andrews.  He began his tenure as President in December 2006, prior to which time he served for nine years as the Vice President for Institutional Advancement.  He graduated from St. Andrews in 1977 and received his law degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Law School in 1981. More.