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remembrance and celebration of the life of: Gina
Kranitz Farewell to a beloved mentor, friend, and colleague. October 2, 2003 Gina, thanks for everything. Positive Comments & Shared Insights - Send comments with permission to post. Dr. Paul Dale's Words at Gina's Service- 10-7-03 (Word Doc) |
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Dr. Rufus Glasper, Chancellor Maricopa Community College District:
...Dr. Gina Kranitz, President of Paradise Valley Community College for the past four and a half years, has passed away following a long illness. Gina was a remarkable individual and a passionate advocate for access to higher education for all. Her record of personal service and dedication to our colleges and our students is truly a model for every one of us. She will be greatly missed by faculty, staff, students and the community she served. Her legacy will be a college that will continue to serve students for generations to come. Dr. Kranitz began her 34-year career with the Maricopa Community Colleges, at Glendale Community College in 1969. She additionally served at the Maricopa Community Colleges district office, and at South Mountain Community College from 1980 to 1991, where she was Director of Administrative Services and later Director of College Business Services. During its initial phase she helped to coordinate the construction of the campus and the establishment of South Mountain's fiscal services office, as well as its maintenance, operations, and administrative service departments. In 1992 Kranitz came to the northeast Phoenix campus of Paradise Valley Community College as Dean of Administrative and Student Services. She became interim president of the college in May of 1999, after the move of Dr. Raul Cardenas to the district offices as Acting Chancellor. Following a national search, she was appointed president of PVCC in 2001. An active professional and community leader, Dr. Kranitz served as president of the Western Association of College and University Business Officers and as chair of the board of the National Association of College and University Business Officers. Additionally, she was a member of American Association of University Women, American Association of Community Colleges, the American Association of Women Deans and Counselors, the American Association of Women in Community Colleges, and of Phi Theta Kappa, an education honors society. Locally, Dr. Kranitz was a precinct committeewoman, an officer of the Arizona Women's Political Caucus, a member of the board of directors of the North Phoenix Chamber of Commerce, and a former delegate to the Arizona Presidential Nominating Committee. In 1999, she received the Maricopa Community Colleges' Women's Leadership Distinguished Achievement Award. She also received Distinguished Alumni Achievement Awards from both Nova Southeastern University and Grand Valley (Michigan) State University. For the past three years, she was selected as one of the top ten women in higher education in the state of Arizona by Today's Arizona Woman magazine. Dr. Kranitz is survived by her husband, Mike, mother and father, and two sisters... |
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Paul Dale, Dean of Learning Support & Acting President, PVCC
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