UCSC Chancellor George Blumenthal has appointed Alison Galloway, 56, as Vice Chancellor of the university in charge of academic and financial activities. Galloway, a forensic anthropologist, chairs the Anthropology Department and is the former chair of the Academic Senate.
Galloway also served as Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, during which time she made very difficult decisions to help the budget-strapped school reduce spending. These included the controversial decisions to suspend the Community Studies program and the University Extension.html and the move to cut funding for the Arboretum.html. Despite the difficult decisions, Galloway was described by Santa Cruz architect Matthew Thompson as “fair and compassionate.” Thompson served as president of the Arboretum’s board of supporters.
In addition to her work at the university, Galloway is an acknowledged forensic anthropologist who has assisted law enforcement on a number of high profile cases. In 2002 she worked on the Laci Peterson murder, which received national attention, and she has also helped the police in the case of Pogonip Jane.
Galloway will be replacing David Kliger, who will return to teaching chemistry after five years in the position. Read more at the Santa Cruz Sentinel.
