Cecilia Preciado Burciaga was named 2011 Woman of the Year by the League of United Latin American Citizens. Dr. Burciaga is now an educational consultant and adjunct professor at San Jose State University. She will receive the award later this month.
From 1974 to 1994 she served as an administrator at Stanford University. Among the positions she held at Stanford were associate dean and acting senior associate provost. From 1994 to 2003, Dr. Burciaga was associate vice president of student affairs at California State University, Monterey Bay.
Dr. Burciaga is a graduate of California State University, Fullerton. She holds a master’s degree from the University of California, Riverside and an educational doctorate from La Verne University.