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Julie Olson-Buchanan Recognized for Promoting Corporate Social Responsibility and Anti-Corruption Efforts
As dean of the Craig School of Business at Fresno State, Dr. Olson-Buchanan led the university to become a member of the United Nations Global Compact, an initiative promoting sustainable economic, environmental, fair labor, and anti-corruption efforts.
In Memoriam: Francine Oputa, 1953-2023
During her 30-year career at Fresno State, Dr. Oputa served as director of the Center for Women and Culture and director of the Central Valley Cultural Heritage Institute. She retired as director of the Cross Cultural and Gender Center in 2021.
California State University, Bakersfield President Lynette Zelezny to Retire in December
Before becoming the fifth president of the university in 2018, Dr. Zelezny was provost and vice president for academic affairs at Fresno State University in California. She had served in that role since 2014. Dr. Zelezny joined the psychology department faculty at Fresno State in 1988.
Three Women Who Have Been Appointed University Diversity Officers
Rashanda Booker is the inaugural chief diversity officer at Fresno State University in California. Cara Takakjian has been named associate dean of diversity, equity, and inclusion for the College of Humanities and Fine Arts at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and Dan’Talisha Deans was appointed the director of development for diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging at the University of Pittsburgh.
San José State University Names Cynthia Teniente-Matson as Its Next President
Since 2015, Dr. Teniente-Matson has been serving as president of Texas A&M University-San Antonio. She served as vice president for administration and chief financial officer for California State University, Fresno from 2004 to 2015.
Carole Goldsmith Appointed Chancellor of the State Center Community College District in Fresno, California
Dr. Goldsmith has been serving as the president of Fresno City College, the largest campus of the system. Earlier, Dr. Goldsmith served as president of West Hills College Coalinga for nearly four years. Prior to that, Dr. Goldsmith held the office of vice chancellor of educational services and workforce development at West Hills for four years.
Eight Women Scholars Appointed to Dean Positions at Colleges and Universities
As the end of the academic year is upon us and a new one is ready to dawn, colleges and universities throughout the United States are appointing deans to head their colleges and schools. Here are eight women who have been appointed to dean positions.
Four Women Retire From High-Level University Posts
Pareena Lawrence, president of Hollins University in Roanoke, Virginia, Lynn Verschoor, director of the art museum at South Dakota State University, Mary J. Kennett, director of the Animal Resource Program at Pennsylvania State University, and Sandra Witte, a dean at California State University, Fresno, have all announced they are leaving their posts.
Seven Women Appointed to Positions as Deans
The women appointed to dean positions are Kathryn Chval at the University of Missouri, Camille A. Nelson at American University, Maria Claudia Tomany at North Dakota State, Sandra Witte at Fresno State, Barbara E. Wolfe at the University of Rhode Island, Kay M. Paln at the University of Alabama, and Margaret Raymong at the University of Wisconsin.
The Next President of Sonoma State University in California
Judy K. Sakaki has been serving as vice president of student affairs in the Office of the President of the University of California System. When she takes office at Sonoma State on July 1, she will be the seventh president and the second woman president in Sonoma State’s 55-year history.
Fresno State University Names Its Next Provost
Lynnette Zelezny has been on the faculty at Fresno State University since 1988 and currently serves as associate provost. She has served as chair of the psychology department and dean for continuing and global education.
Four Women Named to Dean Posts
The new deans are Suzette Grillot at the University of Oklahoma, Celia Hooper at the University of North Carolina Greensboro, Rachel Van Cleave at Golden Gate University, and Susan Elrod at Fresno State University.
In Memoriam: Joyce Margaret Murray Huggins, 1915-2012
The Early Education Center at the Fresno State University’s Kremen School of Education and Human Development is named in her honor.
