| Interim president is a
Hall of Famer Onetime
world-class fastpitch softball pitcher Dr. John
"Jack" Randall will become Palomar's
Interim President on Aug. 21.
Dr. Randall, who received his
Ed.D. degree in higher education from the
University of Southern California, was President
of Mt. San Antonio College for 14 years and is a
former Interim State Chancellor of the California
Community Colleges.
He pitched for the 10-time
International Softball Congress World Champion
Long Beach Nitehawks during the heyday of men's
fastpitch softball and was the ninth player
inducted into the ISC Hall of Fame, in 1973. He
was voted into the Hall as a member of its eighth
class.
During his tenure at Mt. San
Antonio, Dr. Randall took a year's leave of
absence to accept the Interim State Chancellor of
the California Community Colleges post. In that
position, he served as interim CEO of the largest
educational system in the world (currently 108
colleges, which enroll nearly 1.5 million
students).
Since retiring from Mt. SAC in
1991, Dr. Randall has served as Interim President
of Napa Valley College, College of Marin and
Grossmont College; Interim Chancellor of the
Chabot-Las Positas Community College District;
Interim Provost of the Moreno Valley Campus of
Riverside Community College; and Interim Vice
President of Instruction at Mt. San Jacinto
College.
Dr. Randall received B.A. and
M.A. degrees in mathematics from California State
University, Long Beach. He began his community
college career at Cerritos College, where he held
posts as a mathematics instructor; Mathematics
Department Chair; Math, Science and Engineering
Chair; Dean of Acadmic Affairs; and
Vice-President of Instruction. He was named
Superintendent/President of Mt. SAC in 1977, four
years after his ISC Hall of Fame induction.
With the Nitehawks, he pitched
for the late, legendary Manager Joe Rodgers.
At Palomar, Dr. Randall steps
up to the plate as a pinch-hitter for Dr. George
Boggs, Superintendent/President of the college
for the past 15 years. Dr. Boggs leaves Aug. 25
to become President of the American Association
of Community Colleges in Washington, D.C.
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