Rollin Charles Richmond was the president of

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from May 2002 to July 2014. Before taking that position he was provost and genetics professor at

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, leading research on the genetic mechanisms of fruit flies

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and effects of

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on Drosophila. He has also served in various positions at the

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, the

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, and

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. The November 7, 2007 issue of the Cal Poly Humboldt weekly student-run paper, ''The Lumberjack'', reported that the Academic Senate at Cal Poly Humboldt voted by 56% to issue a vote of

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in Rollin Richmond's leadership.The Lumberjack
/ref> Under his leadership Cal Poly Humboldt was recently reaccredited for ten years (maximum possible) by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. They noted that significant change must occur at Cal Poly Humboldt including a reformulation of shared governance.

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Richmond's abridged curriculum vitae
Living people Presidents of California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt Iowa State University faculty Stony Brook University faculty University of South Florida faculty Indiana University faculty Heads of universities and colleges in the United States American geneticists Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-academic-administrator-20C-stub