{"id":400507,"date":"2023-10-24T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=400507"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T14:00:00","slug":"Leon-Guerrero-named-dean-of-UOG-s-College-of-Natural-and-Applied-Sciences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/Leon-Guerrero-named-dean-of-UOG-s-College-of-Natural-and-Applied-Sciences\/","title":{"rendered":"Leon Guerrero named dean of UOG’s College of Natural and Applied Sciences"},"content":{"rendered":"

University of Guam president Anita Borja Enriquez has appointed Dr. Rachael Taitano Leon Guerrero as the dean of the College of Natural and Applied Sciences effective Nov. 1, 2023, following a nationwide search. Leon Guerrero has served as the vice provost, Office of Research & Sponsored Programs since January 2019.<\/p>\n

She becomes the first woman to serve as Dean of CNAS.<\/p>\n

As vice provost, Leon Guerrero helped to establish UOG\u2019s growing reputation as a research institution centered on island wisdom. In academic year 2021-2022, UOG ranked in the top 43% nationwide for research and development expenditures, and research grant awards increased from $16.8 million in Fiscal Year 2018 to $26.1 million in FY 2022.<\/p>\n

\u201cDr. Leon Guerrero has spent her 25-year career at UOG leading cancer research and other major partnerships and growing the University\u2019s support capacity of robust research and sponsored programs,\u201d said President Enriquez. \u201cAs Dean of CNAS, Dr. Leon Guerrero will continue UOG\u2019s Land-Grant mission of teaching, research, and community engagement and will continue to support and develop our recently earned Sea Grant status.\u201d<\/p>\n

Leon Guerrero\u2019s career at UOG began in June 1998 when she accepted the position of assistant professor\/nutrition specialist. In 2008, She was promoted to full professor in Consumer and Family Sciences. She served as associate dean\/director of the Western Pacific Tropical Research Center in 2014 and subsequently became Vice Provost of Research & Sponsored Programs.<\/p>\n

She is the principal investigator of the UOG Cancer Research Center, which was established in 2009 to address cancer health disparities in Pacific Islanders through a partnership between the University of Guam and the University of Hawaii Cancer Center.<\/p>\n

Leon Guerrero earned a Master of Science in Human Nutrition from the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 1992 and a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from UOG in 1989. She earned a Doctor of Philosophy in Human Nutrition from Colorado State University in May 1998.<\/p>\n

\u201cI always knew I\u2019d come back to Guam after graduating from UOG and leaving island to pursue my master\u2019s and doctorate,\u201d said Leon Guerrero. \u201cIt has been an honor to serve alongside my colleagues at UOG over the last 25 years, and I\u2019m humbled to continue that service in this new role.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr. Lee Yudin, who has been dean of CNAS since 2002, will retire on Oct. 31. He will continue as interim dean of the School of Engineering until January 2024.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn behalf of the University, we express our gratitude to dean Yudin for his dedication and leadership of UOG\u2019s land grant initiatives, partnerships through research and extension for the island and region, and the expansion of robust STEM majors and capacity for students in related programs,\u201d said Enriquez. (UOG)<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Dr. Rachael Taitano Leon Guerrero<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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