David Oxtoby Named President of Pomona College

David W. Oxtoby will assume his new duties as the ninth president of Pomona College on July 1, 2003. Located in Claremont, California, Pomona College is one of the top-ranked colleges in the country.

Oxtoby has served as Dean of the Physical Sciences Division at the University of Chicago for eight years, was Director of the James Franck Institute for three years, and has been a member of the Chicago faculty since 1975. He is the co-author of more than 165 scientific articles and the co-author of two internationally popular textbooks in chemistry. During his tenure as Dean, Oxtoby has overseen the initiation of the Division’s $135-million campaign, including the planning for the new Interdivisional Research Building.

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