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This is a list of '''Presidents of [[La Sierra University]]''' in [[Riverside, California]] and the institutions that preceded it. |
This is a list of '''Presidents of [[La Sierra University]]''' in [[Riverside, California]] and the institutions that preceded it. |
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==Background information== |
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===Short history=== |
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La Sierra was founded in 1922 when the [[Seventh-day Adventist Church]] obtained 300 acres of land in an unincorporated are of [[Riverside County, California|Riverside County]]. The land was once a part of a large [[Mexico|Mexican]] land grant called Rancho La Sierra, giving La Sierra its current name. In 1964, the [[Riverside, California|City of Riverside]] annexed the land the school was built on, putting the school within the city limits.<ref>Klotz, pages 228-230.</ref> Since its founding in 1922 as ''La Sierra Academy'', La Sierra has morphed through a number of stages. In 1927, the school became known as ''La Sierra Academy and Normal School'', then in 1927, after course offerings were expanded, it became known as the ''Southern California Junior College''.<ref name="timeline">{{cite web|url=http://www.lasierra.edu/index.php?id=678|title=La Sierra University: Our History|work=www.lasierra.edu}}</ref> In 1939, the school became ''La Sierra College'', it received accreditation as a four-year liberal arts college seven years later.<ref name="timeline" /> In 1967, the college merged with [[Loma Linda University]] becoming the University's [[College of Arts and Sciences]] of that school.<ref name="timeline" /> Finally, in 1990, La Sierra in its current form was born when the campuses were reorganized as separate institutions.<ref name="timeline" /> |
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===About La Sierra=== |
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La Sierra University has four schools, the College of Arts and Sciences, School of Business, School of Religion, and School of Education. It is known as a leading school in [[Students in Free Enterprise]] (SIFE), having won six national championships and two [[SIFE World Cup|world titles]].<ref>[http://media.www.drurymirror.com/media/storage/paper740/news/2007/05/07/News/Drury.Sife.Finishes.Third.In.Nation-2897550.shtml The Drury Mirror]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sife.org/worldcup/pdf/2002SIFEWorldCup.pdf |title=2005 SIFE World Cup Results Toronto, Ontario, Canada |format=PDF |date= |accessdate=2011-04-25}}</ref> The school recently opened its $23 million science complex.<ref name=geraty>{{citation |
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</ref> It is currently constructing a new home for its School of Business.<ref name=geraty /> The new building will include a 500-seat conference center.<ref name=geraty /> The school offers [[undergraduate]], [[graduate]] and [[doctoral]] level degrees. A biology professor at the school, Lee Grismer, is known for discovering multiple species of [[geckos]] in [[Southeast Asia]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Elizabeh|first=Lechleitner|title=La Sierra field biologist takes home new species of gecko|url=http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:fwlDQ9JQdBQJ:news.adventist.org/2011/04/la-sierra-field-biol.html+Lee+Grismer&cd=11&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&source=www.google.com|accessdate=6 May 2011|newspaper=[[Adventist News Network]]|date=27 April 2011}}</ref> |
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==La Sierra Academy and Normal School Principals== |
==La Sierra Academy and Normal School Principals== |
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Revision as of 01:19, 8 May 2011
This is a list of Presidents of La Sierra University in Riverside, California and the institutions that preceded it.
La Sierra Academy and Normal School Principals
| 1922–1924 | James I. Robison [1] | ||
| 1924–1925 | Louis C. Palmer [2] |
La Sierra Junior College President
| 1926–1927 | William W. Ruble [3] |
Southern California Junior College Presidents
| 1927–1928 | William W. Ruble [4] | ||
| 1928–1930 | H. Martin Johnson [5] | ||
| 1930–1939 | Erwin E. Cossentine [6] |
La Sierra College Presidents
| 1940–1942 | Erwin E. Cossentine [7] | ||
| 1942–1946 | Lowell R. Rasmussen [8] | ||
| 1946–1954 | Godfrey T. Anderson [9] | ||
| 1954–1960 | Norval F. Pease [10] | ||
| 1960–1962 | William M. Landeen [11] | ||
| 1962 | F. A. Meier [12] | ||
| 1963–1964 | William M. Landeen (acting) [13] | ||
| 1964–1967 | David J. Bieber [14] |
Loma Linda University Presidents of Both Campuses
| 1967–1974 | David J. Bieber [15] | ||
| 1974–1984 | V. Norskov Olsen [16] | ||
| 1984–1990 | Norman J. Woods [17] |
Loma Linda University Riverside
| 1990–1991 | Fritz Guy [18] |
La Sierra University Presidents
| 1991–1993 | Fritz Guy [19] | ||
| 1993–2007 | Lawrence T. Geraty [20] | ||
| 2007- | Randal R. Wisbey |
1967 - 1990, Branch campus of Loma Linda University
La Sierra College merged with Loma Linda University in 1967 and was administered as a branch campus known as the Loma Linda University-Riverside Campus.[21] During this time, Presidents of Loma Linda also were the President of the Riverside campus. From 1980 to 1990, when it began operating independently, La Sierra also had a Provost, R. Dale McCune.[22]
See also
References
- ^ 1923 SDA Yearbook, p. 194
- ^ 1925 SDA Yearbook, p. 217
- ^ 1927 SDA Yearbook, p. 252
- ^ 1928 SDA Yearbook, p. 282
- ^ 1929 SDA Yearbook, p. 293
- ^ 1931 SDA Yearbook, p. 312
- ^ 1942 SDA Yearbook, p. 218
- ^ 1943 SDA Yearbook, p. 218
- ^ 1947 SDA Yearbook, p. 246
- ^ 1955 SDA Yearbook, p. 216
- ^ 1961 SDA Yearbook, p. 250
- ^ 1963 SDA Yearbook, p. 282
- ^ 1964 SDA Yearbook, p. 297
- ^ 1965,66 SDA Yearbook, p. 304
- ^ 1968 SDA Yearbook, p. 313
- ^ 1975 SDA Yearbook, p. 319
- ^ 1985 SDA Yearbook, p. 418
- ^ 1991 SDA Yearbook, p. 408
- ^ 1992 SDA Yearbook, p. 396
- ^ 1994 SDA Yearbook, p. 392
- ^ "Historian Retires for Fourth Time". Spokane Daily Chronicle. 6 February 1971. Retrieved 6 May 2011.
- ^ http://www.dalemccune.com/bio.php