Juan Sánchez Muñoz | |||||||||||||||
Termstart2: | 2017 | ||||||||||||||
Battles: | Operation Desert Storm | ||||||||||||||
Rank: | Sergeant | ||||||||||||||
Serviceyears: | 1986–1992 (reserve) | ||||||||||||||
Termend2: | 2020 | ||||||||||||||
Office2: | 19th President of University of Houston-Downtown | ||||||||||||||
Predecessor1: | Dorothy Leland | ||||||||||||||
Termstart1: | 2020 | ||||||||||||||
Office1: | University of California, Merced | ||||||||||||||
Order1: | 4th Chancellor of the | ||||||||||||||
Mawards: | National Defense Service Medal | ||||||||||||||
Education: | University of California, Santa Barbara (BA) California State University, Los Angeles (MA) University of California, Los Angeles (PhD)[1] | ||||||||||||||
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Juan Sánchez Muñoz (born 1967[2]) is the fourth Chancellor for the University of California, Merced.[3] Previously before coming to Merced Muñoz served as President of the University of Houston - Downtown.[4] He is the schools first Hispanic chancellor, son of farm workers, and a California native.[5] [6] He is on the board of directors for numerous community and nonprofits organizations including the Excelencia in Education, Gallo Center for the Arts, Bay Area Council, and the Yosemite Conservancy.[7] [8] Additionally he has served the California Governors Council for Post-Secondary Education on the Fresno K-16 Collaborative which aimed to increase the number of undergraduate/graduate degrees earned by residents in the Greater Fresno area.[9] [10] [11]
He served in the United States Marine Corp Reserves and was honorably discharged at the ranks of sergeant.[12]