California State University, Fresno
John D. Welty was appointed president of California State University, Fresno on July 29, 1991. He also serves as a professor in the School of Education and Human Development at Fresno State. Dr. Welty is recognized nationally as a leader in planning for the future, teacher education reform, information technology planning, substance abuse prevention, service learning, and collective bargaining. He served on the Cornerstones Group, which created the CSU strategic plan, and he has served on several advisory groups to the U.S. Departments of Education and Agriculture. He has been involved extensively in teacher preparation reform. He currently chairs the Renaissance Group, a national organization of 30 universities dedicated to improved teacher education programs. Previously, Dr. Welty served as president of Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) for seven years. Prior to assuming the presidency of IUP, he served as vice president for student and university affairs there for four years. Dr. Welty received his bachelor's degree in social science from Western Illinois University, Macomb, in 1965; his master's degree in college student personnel services from Michigan State University in 1967; and his doctorate in administration of higher education from Indiana University, Bloomington, in 1974.
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