Pacific Appoints Next President

Pamela Eibeck, Pacific's next President.

Pamela Eibeck, Dean of the College of Engineering and Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Texas Tech University, has been selected as the 24th President of University of the Pacific. She will become Pacific’s first woman President and the sixth since the University moved to Stockton in 1924. Eibeck will begin her appointment at Pacific on July 1, 2009.

“It is an honor and a privilege to be asked to serve as the next president of University of the Pacific,” said Eibeck. “It is also humbling to follow such a great leader as Don DeRosa, who has worked with Pacific faculty, staff and alumni to create an exceptional student-centered university. I look forward to joining the dynamic Pacific community and working together toward ever greater heights of excellence.”

As dean of the Edward E. Whitacre Jr. College of Engineering at Texas Tech, Eibeck has responsibility for eight academic departments, 33 degree programs and a $55 million budget. The college has 4,400 students, 156 faculty and five research centers. With an endowment of $57 million, $16.5 million in research funding and 18 endowed chairs, Texas Tech’s engineering school is perennially ranked in the top 100 by U.S. News & World Report. It also is one of the nation’s largest engineering colleges.

“Pam Eibeck is a distinguished scholar and a proven administrator, with the leadership ability to continue Pacific on the upward trajectory established by President DeRosa,” said Tom Zuckerman, chair of the Board of Regents. “She earned the admiration of the Board with her energy, her stellar administrative track record, and her interest in community engagement.”

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~ by John Sterni on February 27, 2009.