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Administrative Message

August 24, 2006

To: UC Santa Cruz Colleagues

From: George R. Blumenthal, Acting Chancellor, and David S. Kliger, Campus Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor

Re: Appointment of Bruce Margon as Vice Chancellor, Research

With great pleasure, we announce the appointment of Bruce Margon as Vice Chancellor, Research, effective October 16.

Dr. Margon is a nationally respected scientist and administrator, whose appointment underscores the importance of UCSC's research achievements in every division. The quality and societal impact of research at UC Santa Cruz has continued a remarkable upward trajectory, with a 28% increase in research funding achieved in the last year and approximately 88% increase in research funding in the last five years. Bruce Margon will build on this strong research portfolio to help UCSC reach even higher levels of success.

As vice chancellor of research, Margon will provide executive leadership and coordination for research administration and planning. He brings extensive management experience, including service on national advisory and policy boards, plus he has a long history of effective work with key federal funding agencies.

Currently associate director for science at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) in Baltimore, he also has accepted a UCSC appointment as professor of astronomy and astrophysics.

For more details on his background, please see the news release posted at http://press.ucsc.edu/text.asp?pid=925.

Even as we welcome Professor Margon, we invite you also to join us in thanking Professor Robert C. Miller, who has served as Vice Chancellor, Research, during the pivotal and very successful past five years.

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