Dr. Susan H. Murphy has served as an Acme United director since 2003 and serves on the Compensation and Nominating Committees. She is Vice President Emerita of Cornell University, from which she retired in 2016 after a 38-year career that began in 1978; she served as Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid (1985-1994), Vice President of Student and Academic Services (1994-June 2015), and thereafter worked in Alumni Affairs and Development. She served on the Board of Trustees of Adelphi University from 2013, including as Vice Chair from 2016 to 2021, and on the Board of Directors of Kendal at Ithaca from 2014 to 2023. In January 2025 she joined the Board of Directors of Kendal Corporation, where she serves on the Governance Committee. She received a Ph.D. in Educational Administration from Cornell University.