John Welty
John D. Welty, a native of Amboy, Illinois, is the president of California State University, Fresno. He was appointed president on July 29, 1991. Before coming to Fresno, he had previously served as president of Indiana University of Pennsylvania for seven years. Welty has a doctorate in administration of higher education from Indiana University.
In recognition of his highly productive career in higher education, Welty was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Western Illinois University, where he completed his undergraduate studies in 1965 before going on to Michigan State University.
On August 17, 2012, Welty announced that he will retire as president of Fresno State in the summer of 2013.
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