Acting Chancellor's Biography
About Robert Grey
UCR's Acting Chancellor, Robert Grey, brings with him a robust background in higher education leadership.
He is a former UC Davis Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor, a health educator, a researcher and a health administrator.
As Acting Chancellor, Grey will have the same authority and responsibilities as his predecessor at UCR, France Córdova. He is charged with bringing stability and continuity to the administration of UCR until a new Chancellor is selected.
He is no stranger to UCR. As a consultant in 2005, Grey helped the campus plan the expansion of its two-year UCR/UCLA Thomas Haider Program in Biomedical Sciences into a nationally distinguished, four-year medical school program that received initial approval from the UC Board of Regents. UCR's faculty leadership is reviewing the program's proposed curriculum.
In his advisory role at UCR, Grey guided senior administrators and faculty leaders investigating what kind of medical school best meets the needs of inland Southern California.
Milestones in Grey's Career
- 1995-2001 — UC Davis Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor, chief of UC Davis Medical Center
- 1993-1995 — Interim Provost at UC Davis
- 1985-1993 — Dean of the UC Davis Division of Biological Sciences
- 1967 — Joined the UC Davis faculty; attained rank of full professor in cellular and molecular biology
- 1966 — Received a Ph.D. in biology from Washington University, St. Louis
- 1961 — Received a bachelor's degree in biology from Phillips University, Oklahoma
Awards
- Distinguished Teaching Award of the UC Davis Division of the Academic Senate
- Magnar Ronning Award for Teaching Excellence and Distinguished Alumnus Award from Phillips University
Professional Societies
- Member of the American Society for Developmental Biology
- Member of the American Society for Cell Biology
- Member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science