Cordova Celebrates Purdue Presidency

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(WEST LAFAYETTE) - Inauguration ceremonies will be held this afternoon for Purdue University’s 11th president.

The formal ceremony will cap off a weeklong celebration and series of announcements at Purdue.

France Cordova became Purdue's 11th president on July 16. Cordova had served as Chancellor of University of California, Riverside, since 2002. She previously was Vice Chancellor for research and a professor of physics at the University of California at Santa Barbara.

Cordova also was the first woman and youngest person to hold the title of NASA Chief Scientist.

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