Paul Zingg

Paul Zingg, appointed to the Commission in 2007, is President of California State University, Chico. Prior to coming to CSU, Chico, he was Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. He also served as the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Cal Poly, and the Dean of the School of Liberal Arts at St. Mary's College of California. Dr. Zingg has published ten books and nearly 100 articles on American higher education, student learning, educational leadership, sports history, and intercollegiate athletics. He was appointed a Fellow of the American Council on Education in 1983-1984 and has received support for his research from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Dr. Zingg received a B.A. in History from Belmont Abbey College, North Carolina, an M.A. in History from the University of Richmond, VA, and a Ph.D. in History from the University of Georgia, Athens.