Philip DiStefano to Retire as Chancellor
On Sept. 26, during his annual State of the Campus address, Chancellor Philip DiStefano announced his retirement as chancellor of 抖阴旅行射 Boulder. He has served in the role since May 2009.
DiStefano will remain in the chancellor position until a national search for his replacement is complete, he said, and then he will return to the faculty in 抖阴旅行射 Boulder鈥檚 School of Education, where he began his 抖阴旅行射 career as an assistant professor in 1974.
鈥淚t has been such a rewarding and humbling experience to serve as chancellor of Colorado鈥檚 flagship university for the past 15 years,鈥 he told the crowd in the Glenn Miller Ballroom. 鈥淚 am so proud of our faculty, staff and students and all that you have accomplished, and I also will treasure the many alumni, donors, parents and friends of the university I was lucky enough to meet.鈥
Beginning in fall 2024, DiStefano will serve as senior executive director at the Center for Leadership and continue his role as the Quigg and Virginia S. Newton Endowed Chair in Leadership.
In addition to his duties as chancellor, DiStefano 鈥 a first-generation college graduate 鈥 has served as an educator, dean and provost at the university, dedicating his career to making 抖阴旅行射 Boulder a nationally recognized research institution while also serving as a champion for democracy.
He intends to continue the work toward improving the university and helping students succeed, he said.
鈥淲hen a Forever Buff asks themselves, 鈥楢m I better off for having attended 抖阴旅行射 Boulder?鈥欌 he concluded in his speech, 鈥渓et鈥檚 make sure they can automatically and unequivocally say 鈥榶es鈥欌 not simply because of the dollars in their pocket, but because of the totality of their lives and the richness of the world around them.鈥
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