Neal Malicky

Neal Malicky (September 14, 1934 – November 22, 2024) was an American academic administrator served as the sixth president of Baldwin-Wallace College (now Baldwin Wallace University) in Berea, Ohio from 1981 to 1999. Malicky was succeeded by Mark H. Collier in 1999. A building on the north side of BW's campus bears Malicky's name. The Neal Malicky Center for the Social Sciences was named in his honor in 2001. His younger sister was the opera singer Joyce Castle. His father was a baseball player who played for Philadelphia Athletics until when they moved to Kansas. The family settled in Baldwin City, a community named for the founder of Baldwin-Wallace College, John Baldwin.

Malicky graduated from Baker University in Baldwin City, As well, Carmel Center for Living and Learning (referred to as Carmel Hall) opened. In 1998, Baldwin Wallace switched from the quarters system to semesters. With this switch the campus tradition "May Day" ceased to exist. May Day was celebration in the spring which even had a May Queen every year. With the school year ending now in early May, April Reign began.

Malicky Hall Following Malicky's presidency, Mark Collier (his successor), oversaw building of Malicky hall, named after Neal Malicky. Malicky Hall combines Baldwin Library and Carnegie Hall with an addition of new classrooms and offices. The Neal Malicky Center for the Social Sciences was named in his honor in 2001.