Trailblazer Award

California State University, Long Beach President Jane Close Conoley will be one of the six CSU women presidents to be honored at Leadership California’s Legacy Leadership Awards on Monday, April 27 at the Omni Los Angeles Hotel at California Plaza.

The Leadership California Trailblazer Award, initiated in 2010, honors women leaders of California who have proven to be pioneers in their field. According to the release, the other CSU presidents honored along with Conoley will be Mildred García, CSU Fullerton; Dianne F. Harrison, CSU Northridge; Karen S. Haynes, CSU San Marcos; Soraya M. Coley, California Poly Pomona; and Lisa Rossbacher, CSU Humboldt.

Conoley has authored or served as editor of 21 books and more than 100 chapters, refereed journal articles and technical reports, according to the release. Her most recent work investigates applying the science of positive psychology to educational settings. Before being elected as CSULB’s president, Conoley served as dean of the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education at the University of California, Santa Barbara and has held numerous professorial positions previously.

 

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