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For Immediate Release:	November 13, 1998
Contact: Cheryl Ernst, (808) 956-5941

Regents name Peggy Cha provost of Kaua'i Community College The University of Hawai'i Board of Regents today appointed Peggy Cha to be provost of Kaua'i Community College. For Cha, who had been serving as interim provost since February, the appointment represents a permanent homecoming to the campus where she served in various capacities from 1982 to 1991. A graduate of Roosevelt High School, Cha holds a bachelor's degree from Stanford University and a master's in English from the University of Hawai'i at Mo(a,)noa. After teaching and serving as an academic adviser at UH Mo(a,)noa for four years, she held positions in the business community and taught remedial reading and writing. Returning to Kaua'i Community College in 1984, Cha coordinated a federally funded development project and oversaw computerization of the campus. She also served as acting director of community services and assistant dean of instruction for academic support before joining the Employment Training Center as assistant state director. Most recently, she spent one year as acting program officer in the UH Office of the Vice President for Planning and Policy, focusing attention on strategic planning, distance learning and other policy issues.

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