Judy K. Sakaki, vice president for student affairs and dean
of students at California State University, Fresno, has been
named vice chancellor for student affairs at the University
of California, Davis.


Sakaki's appointment is effective July 1, pending approval by
the UC Board of Regents.


In her new post, Sakaki, 49, will be responsible for programs
and services that contribute to the campus's learning
environment and enhance the academic and personal development
of students.


"Judy brings to UC Davis an understanding of the importance
of creating linkages between student services and the
academic programs and substantial experience with diverse
student populations," said UC Davis Chancellor Larry N.
Vanderhoef. "Her expertise, insights and passion for
providing an optimal learning environment will serve our
students and our broader campus community very well."


Sakaki succeeds Carol F. Wall, who retired Jan. 1. Associate
Vice Chancellor Robert G. Franks has been acting vice
chancellor since Wall's departure.


"I am honored and very excited about joining the UC Davis
community," Sakaki said. "I look forward to working with
students, faculty, staff, administrators and members of the
community. Together, we can make a difference."


Sakaki was selected after a seven-month search by a committee
of faculty, staff and students that screened more than 75
applications and nominations from across the nation.


A veteran higher education administrator with more than 25
years of experience, Sakaki was an American Council on
Education Fellow, a California State University Executive
Fellow and completed executive leadership development
programs at Harvard University and through the American
Association of State Colleges and Universities.


She has served as vice president for student affairs and dean
of students at CSU-Fresno since 1997, providing
administrative leadership to more than 35 student support
programs and services. She was dean of student affairs from
1995 to 1997.


Previously, she held several posts at CSU-Hayward, including
executive director of student academic services, 1989-94;
special assistant to the president for educational equity,
1993-94; adjunct faculty member in the Department of
Educational Psychology, 1981-94; associate director of the
Educational Opportunity Program, 1983-88; counselor
coordinator of the Educational Opportunity Program, 1980-83;
and outreach and retention counselor, 1976-80. She also
served as a counselor at a Hayward emergency shelter for
battered women and children, 1975-76, and as assistant to the
editor of the journal Psychology of Women Quarterly.


Her professional acknowledgments include Phi Kappa Phi
Administrator Honors, Top Ten Business/Professional Woman of
the Year award and a Friend of Summer Bridge Lifetime Award.


She is co-chair of the CSU Council of Vice Presidents for
Student Affairs, was co-president of Asian Pacific Americans
in Higher Education, a member of the executive committee of
the Northern California chapter of the National Association
of Student Personnel Administrators, and chaired a systemwide
CSU subcommittee on alcohol policies.


Sakaki received a bachelor's degree in human development in
1975 and a master's degree in educational psychology in 1977,
both from CSU-Hayward. In 1991, she received a doctoral
degree from UC Berkeley in counseling psychology and higher
education administration, with an emphasis in student affairs
administration.


Editor's Note: A digitized photo is available from Amy
Rafferty, aerafferty@ucdavis.edu, (530) 752-9836.