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Three Finalists Named for San Diego State Presidency


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(April 29, 2011) - The California State University Board of Trustees today
announced three finalists for the presidency of San Diego State University.
The finalists and the dates they will visit the campus for all-day meetings
with various groups are:  

*	Elliot Hirshman, provost and senior vice president, University of
Maryland, Baltimore County, will visit the campus on Monday, May 2.
*	Steven Leath, vice president for research and sponsored programs,
University of North Carolina system, will visit the campus on Tuesday, May
3.
*	Paul J. Zingg, president of California State University, Chico, will
visit the campus on Thursday, May 5.

Each of the finalists will spend a day on campus meeting faculty, staff,
students, alumni and the community.  There will be daily media availability
during the campus visit each day from 3:30 p.m. to 4 p.m. in Montezuma Hall.
Media, please contact Gina Jacobs, (619) 594-4563.  An open forum will be
held each day for the campus community from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. also in
Montezuma Hall.  The complete schedule is here.
<http://newscenter.sdsu.edu/transition/visits.aspx>  

"Each of the three candidates has the strong leadership skills, vision and
academic experience to head a large, vibrant university like San Diego
State," said CSU Trustee William Hauck, chair of the presidential search
committee.  

The new president will succeed President Stephen L. Weber who is retiring
after serving as president of the university since 1996.

The CSU Board of Trustees will interview the three finalists on May 9 and
name the new San Diego State University president later that week.  The new
president would begin in the summer.

Hirshman
<http://executivesearch.calstate.edu/SD-President/2011/Hirshman_SDSU.shtml>
has served as provost and senior vice president of University of Maryland,
Baltimore County, since 2008 where he is responsible for all aspects of the
academic program, including instruction, research, academic support
services, as well as enrollment management, admissions, financial aid and
Division I intercollegiate athletics. Previously, Hirshman served as chief
research officer at George Washington University from 2005 to 2008, where he
also served as chair, Department of Psychology from 2002 to 2005.  He was
also chair of the Department of Psychology at the University of Colorado at
Denver (2000 to 2002); special assistant to the provost, University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill (1998-1999) and an American Council on Education
Fellow in the office of the Provost and President at Arizona State
University.  

Hirshman received his bachelor's degree in economics and mathematics from
Yale University, and his master's degree and Ph.D. in cognitive psychology
at the University of California, Los Angeles.  He was also a New York
University post-doctoral fellow at the National Institute of Mental Health
Fellowship.

Leath
<http://executivesearch.calstate.edu/SD-President/2011/Leath_SDSU.shtml>
has served as vice president of research and sponsored programs at the
University of North Carolina system since 2007.  In this capacity, Leath
promotes research and sponsored programs across the full spectrum of
academic disciplines and interdisciplinary activities carried out by UNC's
16 university campuses.  From 2005 to 2007, he served as associate dean of
the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, as well as director of the
North Carolina Agricultural Research Service (NCARS) where he also held
positions including director and professor.  Previously Leath was a research
leader and plant pathologist at the USDA, as well as an assistant professor
of plant pathology at North Carolina State University, Raleigh.

Leath received a bachelor's degree in plant science from Pennsylvania State,
a master of science in plant science from the University of Delaware and a
Ph.D. in plant pathology from the University of Illinois.

Zingg
<http://executivesearch.calstate.edu/SD-President/2011/Zingg_SDSU.shtml>
has been president of California State University Chico since 2004, and from
1993 to 2004 served as provost and vice president for academic affairs at
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.  He also served as
dean of the College of Liberal Arts at SLO.  Prior to joining the CSU, Zingg
was the dean, School of the Liberal Arts at Saint Mary's College of
California from 1986 to 1993.  He also served as executive assistant to the
president at the University of Pennsylvania, and as an American Council on
Education Fellow in Academic Administration.  While at the University of
Pennsylvania, Zingg also served as vice dean for undergraduate studies and
admissions in the College of Arts and Science, as well as an assistant dean
for academic advising.  

He earned a bachelor's degree from Belmont Abbey College, a master's degree
from the University of Richmond, and a Ph.D. from the University of Georgia,
all in history.

For more information on the candidates, go to executive search
<http://executivesearch.calstate.edu/> .

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