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DECEMBER 2018 | COLLEGE OF THE CANYONS BREAKING NEWS 3

Chancellor Dr. Dianne G. Van Hook (right)
receives a commemorative photo from
college administrators during a celebration
to mark her 30 years of service on Sept. 5.
Her service and commitment to opening
a new campus in the eastern Santa Clarita
Valley were recognized with the dedication
of Dr. Dianne G. Van Hook Drive (above) at
the Canyon Country campus on Sept. 20.

ENDURING LEADERSHIP

Chancellor Van Hook Honored for 30 Years at Helm of College

hancellor Dr. Dianne G. Van each year. With enrollment growth has only serve more students, but offer a
Hook celebrated her 30th year as come significant expansion at the Valen- wide variety of new academic pathways
Cthe driving force behind College cia campus, as well as the opening of an and cutting-edge training programs that
of the Canyons. Hired in 1988, her ener- entirely new campus in Canyon Coun- help students succeed and prosper.
gy and influence have not only reshaped try. Square-footage has grown more While facts and figures can provide
the college, they have created a model than fourfold under her leadership, from context, they can also obscure what this
institution that has raised the bar for just under 200,000 to 881,855 square progress really means, which is this: Dr.
what a community college can be. feet on two campuses, with more under Van Hook’s leadership has driven 30
Thirty years ago, College of the way now. years of cross-generational momentum
Canyons served fewer than 5,000 stu- New classrooms, labs and other at College of the Canyons. This com-
dents. Today, more than 32,000 enroll spaces have allowed the college to not SEE 30 YEARS ON PAGE 6

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