YOUNGSTOWN
Youngstown State University has named its first woman president.
Cynthia Anderson also is the first Youngstown native and Youngstown State graduate to be appointed president since the
school was founded 102 years ago.
Anderson's appointment was approved Wednesday by the board of trustees and she takes over July 1, replacing the retiring David Sweet.
Anderson has held faculty and administrative positions at Youngstown State for 31 years, serving as vice president for
student affairs for the past 15 years.
She will be the university's seventh president.
Board Chairman Scott Schulick calls Anderson "one of Youngstown State University's most prominent success stories .... entering as a student and ending her career as the university's president."
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