Dr. M.R.C. Greenwood, chancellor emerita of the University of California, Santa Cruz, has been named president of the University of Hawai‘i System.

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Greenwood’s appointment, approved today by the University of Hawai‘i Board of Regents (BOR), is for three years, with two annual renewal options, beginning no later than August 24, 2009, at an annual salary of $475,008, subject to any reduction for UH administrative officers that may be instituted.

A nationally and internationally known expert on obesity and diabetes, Greenwood is also considered a national leader on science and technology policy and an expert on higher education policy issues.

To see the news release go to: http://www.hawaii.edu/cgi-bin/uhnews?20090610145533

To see the statement by Dr. M.R.C. Greenwood go to: http://www.hawaii.edu/cgi-bin/uhnews?20090610145214

To see the statement by UH President David McClain go to: http://www.hawaii.edu/cgi-bin/uhnews?20090610144844 

This message was sent on behalf of External Affairs and University Relations.

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