Members of the 2010 Strategic Planning Committee announced by President Stephen Jordan at the Welcome Back Ceremony have been appointed.

“These are all highly respected members of the Metro State community who will each bring an important perspective to the important task of developing our strategic plan for the next five years,” says Jordan.

As previously announced, the co-chairs are Faculty Senate President and Associate Professor of Physics Kamran Sahami and Associate Vice President for Communication and Advancement Cathy Lucas. The remaining 21 members are:

• Myron Anderson, interim associate to the president for institutional diversity
• Loriann Ankele-Garcia, program assistant, Graduation Evaluation Office
• Denny Boyd, director, New Student Orientation
• Allison Cotton, associate professor of criminal justice and criminology
• Paul Cesare, assistant director of admissions
• Ramon Del Castillo, chair, Chicano Studies Department
• Judi Diaz Bonacquisti, associate vice president for enrollment services
• Jeff Forrest, chair, Aviation and Aerospace Science Department
• Margaret Garcia, political science affiliate faculty
• Debora Gilliard, chair, Management Department
• Vicki Golich, provost and vice president for academic affairs
• Chip Hagan, manager of IT budget and planning
• Rajendra Khandekar, professor of management
• Stephen Leonard, chair, History Department
• Cynthia Lundquist, chair, Special Education, Early Childhood Education and Educational
Technology Department
• Natalie Lutes, vice president for administration, finance and facilities
• Lunden MacDonald, associate professor of Spanish
• Alexandre Padilla, interim director of Honors Program
• Norm Provizer, professor of political science
• Shawn Worthy, associate professor of human services
• Patricia Yarrow, program assistant, Art Department and vice chair of Classified Staff Council