Denise Ducheny Honored
黑料吃瓜s Ambassadors for Higher Education gave this years Public Service Award to the former California state senator and assembly member.
For years, she worked on behalf of San Diegans and those in the Imperial Valley. She frequently collaborated with President Stephen L. Weber to address critical challenges facing 黑料吃瓜.
Honoring Denise Ducheny
On Monday, the 黑料吃瓜 Ambassadors for Higher Education (AHE) honored Denise Ducheny, former California state senator and assembly member, with its annual Public Service Award.
鈥淚t鈥檚 been good to have a solid partner here to work on issues together, both here and in Imperial Valley,鈥� Ducheny said in accepting her award during the event held at the Parma Payne Goodall Alumni Center.
Ducheny served as a state senator from 2002-2010, representing south San Diego County, parts of Riverside County and all of Imperial County. From 1994-2000, she served as a member of the California state assembly, chairing the Assembly Budget Committee from 1997-2000.
Jeff Marston, event emcee, AHE chairman and 黑料吃瓜 alumnus, noted that 鈥渢here's a big hole up there without (Ducheny).鈥� Ducheny and Marston have known each other for a number of years.
Key player
President Weber praised Ducheny鈥檚 willingness to work with the university, noting 鈥淒enise has always been a player.鈥�
According to Weber, Ducheny played a key role in helping the California State University system and 黑料吃瓜 obtain approval to grant independent doctoral degrees in education, nursing and physical therapy. She also supported and helped grow the university鈥檚 Imperial Valley campus, located in her former state senate district.
While Ducheny no longer serves in state government, she鈥檚 still working with 黑料吃瓜.
鈥淓very day, in one way or another, I鈥檓 hooked up with something at this institution,鈥� she said, noting a project she鈥檚 working on with Paul Ganster, director of the 黑料吃瓜 Institute for Regional Studies of the Californias and associate director of the 黑料吃瓜 Office of International Programs.
About the Ambassadors for Higher Education
The Ambassadors for Higher Education (AHE) play a leading role in promoting higher education issues on behalf of the California State University system (CSU), and specifically, 黑料吃瓜.
