Congresswoman Doris Matsui Applauds Appointments of UC Davis, UC San Francisco Chancellors Congresswoman Doris Matsui Applauds Appointments of UC Davis, UC San Francisco Chancellors
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, May 7, 2009
CONTACT: Alexis Marks or Mara Lee
(202) 225-7163
Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-05) issued the following statement today, applauding the appointments of the new Chancellors of UC Davis and UC San Francisco, who were recommended by University of California President Mark Yudof and approved today by the UC Board of Regents:
"I am delighted to see two extraordinary candidates appointed for the Chancellor positions at UC Davis and UC San Francisco, Linda Katehi and Susan Desmond-Hellmann. We are fortunate to have two of the top medical institutions in Northern California. In Sacramento, we are lucky to be the home of the UC Davis Health System, and to receive all of the benefits its proximity provides.
"Larry Vanderhoef has been a profound innovator and leader for the UC Davis campus, and although we are very sorry to lose him, I am confident Linda Katehi will continue his important work. As a University of California graduate myself, it is great to see another UC gradate come back to lead UC Davis, one of our country's premier research universities."
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