University of Guam

Short description: Public land-grant university in Mangilao, Guam

University of Guam

Unibetsedåt Guåhan

Entrance to the University of Guam campus.

Other name

| U.O.G.

Former names

| Territorial College of Guam (1952-1963)
College of Guam (1963-1968)
Motto|

Excelsior

Motto in English

| Ever Upward
Type| Public land-grant university
Established| 1952

Academic affiliations

| Sea-grant
Space-grant
Endowment| United States dollar 13.5 million [1]
President| Thomas W. Krise

Academic staff

| 180
Students| 3,904
Location|

Mangilao

Guam

United States

[ ⚑ ] : 13°26′N 144°48′E﻿ / ﻿13.433°N 144.8°E﻿ / 13.433; 144.8
Campus| Rural area (about 161 acres)
Vision| Ina, Deskubre, Setbe
To Enlighten, To Discover, To Serve
|u}}rs|  [2]
Green and white
Nickname| Tritons
Website| www.uog.edu

University of Guam (Template:Lang-ch) (U.O.G.) is a public land-grant university in Mangilao, Guam. It is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and offers thirty-four degree programs at the undergraduate level and eleven at the master's level. Of the university's 3,387 students, 94% are of Asian-Pacific Islander ethnicity and nearly 72% are full-time (fall 2012 figures). A full-time faculty of about 180 work at the university.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 1.1 Presidents
* 2 Colleges and schools
* 3 Notable alumni
* 4 Notable faculty
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## History

University of Guam was founded in 1952 as a two-year teacher-training school known as the Territorial College of Guam, established by Governor Carlton Skinner[3][4] In 1960, the college moved to the present campus in the central district of Mangilao. In 1965, the college was accredited as a four-year, degree granting institution. By 1968, enrollment had reached 1,800 students while staff and faculty totaled more than 130. It was designated as a land grant institution by the United States Congress in 1972.[5] Throughout the 1970s Women's rights advocate and pioneer Maryly Van Leer Peck founded the Community Career College which became Guam Community College.[6] She would later create the Business and Applied Technology programs, among others.[7] She was also a chairman on its board.[8]

### Presidents

* Antonio C. Yamashita (1964–1970)^
* Pedro C. Sanchez (1970–1974)
* Antonio C. Yamashita (1974–1977)^
* Rosa Roberto Carter (1977–1983)[9]
* Jose Q. Cruz (1983–1987)
* Wilfredo P. Leon Guerrero (1988–1993)^
* John C. Salas (1993–1996)
* Jose T. Nededog (1996–2000)
* Harold L. Allen (2001–2008)^
* Robert A. Underwood (2008–2018)^
* Thomas W. Krise (2018–2023)[10]
* Anita Borja Enriquez (2023-present)[11]

^ Indicates President Emeritus status conferred by UOG Board of Regents[12]

## Colleges and schools

Eugenia Leon Guerrero Business & Public Administration Building

The University of Guam offers bachelor's degrees in thirty-four areas and master's degrees in eleven areas:

* College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS)
* Division of Humanistic Studies
* Department of English and Applied Linguistics (D.E.A.L.)
* Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences
* Division of Communication and Fine Arts
* College of Natural and Applied Sciences (CNAS)
* Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
* Division of Natural Sciences
* Division of Agriculture and Consumer Sciences
* Army ROTC
* School of Business and Public Administration (SBPA)
* Division of Business
* Division of Public Administration
* School of Education (SOE)
* Division of Foundations, Educational Research and Human Studies
* Division of Teacher Education and Public Service
* School of Engineering
* Civil Engineering Program
* Pre-Engineering Program
* School of Health (SOH)
* Health Sciences Program
* Nursing Program
* Social Work Program

## Notable alumni

* Joseph Franklin Ada, Former Governor of Guam.[13]
* Katherine B. Aguon, Guamanian educator and politician.[14]
* Carmen Fernandez, Businesswoman, politician, and college administrator.[15]
* Peter Sugiyama, member of the Senate of Palau[16]
* Judith Won Pat, Speaker of the 30th Guam Legislature.[17]
* Antoinette D. Sanford, Businesswoman and politician.[18]
* Ray Tenorio, Lieutenant Governor of Guam.[19]
* Anthony "Tony" Ada, Guam Senator, Member of the Legislature of Guam[20]
* Tan Siu Lin, Founder of Tan Holdings Corporation and Chairman of the Peking University Luen Thai Center for Supply Chain System R&D.[21]
* Aline A. Yamashita, Guamanian educator and politician. Former Senator in the Guam Legislature.[22][23]
* Amata Coleman Radewagen, Delegate to Congress, American Samoa.[24]
* Elizabeth Diaz Rechebei, educational leader in the Northern Mariana Islands[25]
* James Moylan, current Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from Guam's at-large district

## Notable faculty

* Vicente T. Blaz, professor of law.
* Dirk Ballendorf, former Professor of Micronesian studies, Director of the Micronesian Area Research Center (1979-1984, 2004-2007).[26]
* Benjamin Clemens Stone, British-American botanist.
* Tony Palomo, historian.[27]
* Ansito Walter, former Governor of Chuuk State.
* Maryly Van Leer Peck. university president, engineer and first female dean

## References

1. ↑ "UOG 2005 Annual Report". http://www.uog.edu/newsandevents/2005AnnualReport/index.htm.
2. ↑ [1]
3. ↑ https://www.uog.edu/_resources/images/seprs/files/2004_retrospective-of-uog.pdf [bare URL PDF]
4. ↑ Fagan, Kevin (29 August 2004). "Carlton Skinner -- broke racial barriers in Navy". San Francisco Chronicle. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/08/29/BAG858GD2T1.DTL&type=printable.
5. ↑ Center, Pacific News (2012-06-14). "UOG Celebrates 150th Anniversary of Morrill Act" (in en-US). https://www.pncguam.com/uog-celebrates-150th-anniversary-of-morrill-act/.
6. ↑ "Remembering Dr. Maryly Van Leer Peck" (in en). p. 1. https://www.che.ufl.edu/PDF/Department_News_Prior_to_2013.pdf.
7. ↑ Kata, Laura. "Maryly Peck Oral History". Wayne State University. https://www.database.michiganoha.org/r310/maryly_peck_oral_history.
8. ↑ A Retrospective of the University of Guam: Its Leaders and Mentors. University of Guam. 2004. https://www.uog.edu/_resources/images/seprs/files/2004_retrospective-of-uog.pdf.
9. ↑ "Former UOG President Carter Dies". Pacific Daily News. 2010-04-13. http://www.pacificnewscenter.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4332:former-uog-president-carter-dies&catid=45:guam-news&Itemid=156.
10. ↑ "New UOG president starts next week". KUAM News. 2018-07-30. http://www.kuam.com/story/38762017/2018/07/30/new-uog-president-starts-next-week.
11. ↑ "Office of the President | University of Guam" (in en). https://www.uog.edu/administration/office-of-the-president/index.php.
12. ↑ "Office of the President | University of Guam". http://index.php/.
13. ↑ "Guam Governor Joseph F. Ada". National Governors Association. http://www.nga.org/portal/site/nga/menuitem.29fab9fb4add37305ddcbeeb501010a0/?vgnextoid=3707ae3effb81010VgnVCM1000001a01010aRCRD.
14. ↑ Aguon, Katherine Bordallo (1988). Me versus the world Paperback - January 1, 1988. Carlton Press, Corporation. ISBN 0806231777.
15. ↑ "Senator Carmen Fernandez (D)". http://chamorrobible.org/chamorrobibleproject/The-27th-Guam-Legislature/SenFernandez-Bio.htm. Retrieved October 8, 2021.
16. ↑ In memoriam of the late Peter L. Sugiyama, former senator of the Republic of Palau, Palau National Congress, 2007-06-13, http://www.palauoek.net/senate/News/News20070613a.asp, retrieved 2010-11-24
17. ↑ "Dr. Judith T. Won Pat". Pacific Resources for Education and Learning. http://prel.org/aboutprel/people/board-of-directors/board-of-directors/dr-judith-t-won-pat-bio.aspx.
18. ↑ "Senator Antoinette "Tony" Sanford (D)". http://chamorrobible.org/chamorrobibleproject/The-27th-Guam-Legislature/SenSanford-Bio.htm. Retrieved October 9, 2021. ()
19. ↑ Raymundo, Shawn (4 August 2017). "Lt. Gov. Ray Tenorio announces plans to offer tuition-free college education on Guam". El Paso Times. https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/2017/08/04/tenorio-announces-plan-offer-tuition-free-college-education-guam/539172001/.
20. ↑ "Archived copy". http://www.senatorada.org/about/bio/.
21. ↑ "Archived copy". http://www2.luenthai.com/en/investor_relations.
22. ↑ "Aline Yamashita". July 3, 2012. https://www.kuam.com/story/18937681/aline-yamashita. Retrieved October 15, 2021. ()
23. ↑ "List of all Guam Legislatures". https://guamlegislature.com/index/list-of-guam-legislatures/. Retrieved October 14, 2021. ()
24. ↑ "History, Art and Archives United States House of Representative". https://history.house.gov/People/Detail/15032412349?ret=True. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
25. ↑ Simon-McWilliams, Ethel; Green, Karen Reed (1987). Glimpses into Pacific Lives: Some Outstanding Women (Revised). Northwest Regional Educational Lab.. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED280923.pdf. Retrieved 2023-02-16.
26. ↑ "UOG's Dr. Dirk Ballendorf dies". KUAM. 2013-02-03. http://www.kuam.com/story/20952744/2013/02/03/uogs-dr-dirk-ballendorf-dies.
27. ↑ Sablan, Jerick (2013-02-02). "Former senator Palomo dies at 81". Pacific Daily News. http://www.guampdn.com/article/20130203/NEWS01/302030317/Former-senator-Palomo-dies-81.

## External links

* Official website

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