The vice president for academic affairs at Villa Maria College (NY) for the past six years has been named the college's interim president.  Matthew Giordano succeeds Sister Marcella Marie Garus, said Board of Trustees Chairperson Catherine Grantier Cooley. Garus announced her retirement in March after serving as president for 40 years.  Giordano will begin July 1 and remain until the permanent appointment of the college’s fourth president can be named, according to the college.