Vance Tullin Peterson

Background

Peterson, Vance Tullin was born on November 4, 1944 in Santa Monica, California, United States. Son of William Tullin and Chanuth Joy (Griggs) Peterson.

Education

Bachelor, Occidental College, 1966; Master of Science, George Washington University, 1971; Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford (California) U., 1976.

Career

Instructor, Stanford University, 1972-1973; researcher, Carnegie Commision on Higher Education, Berkeley, California, 1973-1974; assistant professor, U. Toledo, 1974-1977; executive director university relations, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1977-1983; associate provost, University of California at Los Angeles, 1983-1989; vice president, Occidental College, Los Angeles, 1989-1996; president, Sierra Nevada College, Incline Village, Nevada, since 1996.

Achievements

• Vance Tullin Peterson has been listed as a noteworthy Academic administrator, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee Computer-Aided Software Engineering, since 1996. Trustee Arcadia Ednl. Foundation, 1989-1993.

Member Pasadena (California) 2000 Commission, 1988. Captain United States Naval Reserve (retired). Member Council for Advancement and Support of Education (trustee), Jonathan Club, Rotary, Alpha Tau Omega.

Interests

• Avocations: running, golf, sailing.

Connections

Married Anne Rose Breck, April 7, 1968. Children: Sara Rose, Theresa Pauline. Married Bonnie Graham Erust, September 14, 1997.

Father:

William Tullin Peterson

Mother:

Chanuth Joy (Griggs) Peterson

Spouse:

Anne Rose Breck

Spouse:

Bonnie Graham Erust

child:

Sara Rose Peterson

child:

Theresa Pauline Peterson