Cal State Fullerton President Milton Gordon said, Tuesday, he would step down as university president after his successor is appointed.
Gordon, who turned 76 in May, made the decision after 21 years of service as CSUF’s university president.
“I am grateful that I’m able to call higher education my life’s work,” Gordon said in a speech. “I will hand over the reins with confidence and pride.”
Although Gordon made his announcement in front of CSUF students, faculty and staff at the university’s convocation address, the news still impacted his counterpart at Cal State Long Beach.
“President Gordon’s leadership is best measured by the growth, progress and success of Cal State Fullerton,” CSULB President F. King Alexander said. “He has not only been an outstanding asset to his university but a highly valued colleague to all [Cal State University] presidents.”
The CSUF president’s tenure included the addition of 13 new degree programs since 1990 and the largest construction period in the university’s history. Gordon is now the third CSU president to announce his/her retirement this year.
CSU Northridge President Jolene Foster is set to retire at the end of the semester and San Francisco State University President Robert Corrigan announced plans to retire at the end of the school year.
San Diego State University President Stephen Webber retired last summer and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo President Warren J. Baker retired in 2009.
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