I am pleased to announce that Mr. Edward Spriggs has accepted the position of Assistant Vice Chancellor-Financial Management. Mr. Spriggs will assume his duties on July 1, 2001

Mr. Spriggs graduated from Revelle College in 1970 with a B.A. in Economics. After receiving a Juris Doctorate Degree from New York University School of Law, he joined a private law firm in Washington, D.C. and practiced international corporate law. In 1979, he joined the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) as Regional Legal Advisor for East Africa and later served as Director of East Africa Affairs for USAID. He is currently Director, USAID Regional Center for Southern Africa, a position in which he is responsible for strategic design and management of USAID economic assistance for 14 countries in Southern Africa.

I am very pleased to welcome Mr. Spriggs back to UCSD and look forward to the application of his superb management and fiscal skills to the administrative challenges facing Student Affairs over the next decade.

                                                Joseph W. Watson
                                                Vice Chancellor