GVSU distinguished alumna Dr. Georgina Kranitz has been appointed president of Paradise Valley Community College in Arizona.
Kranitz earned a bachelor of arts degree in English from Grand Valley in 1969. She went on to earn a master's degree in education from Arizona State University, and a doctorate in education from Nova Southeastern University in Florida.
Kranitz has served as the college's interim president since May, 1999. She previously held the position of Dean of Administrative and Student Services at PVCC. She is a member of the Arizona Community College President's Association, and she is the chair of the Board of the National Association of College and University Business Officers.
Dr. Kranitz was selected as one of the top ten women in higher education in the State of Arizona by "Arizona Women's Magazine" in 1998, 1999, and 2000. She received the Maricopa Community College's Women's Leadership Distinguished Achievement Award in 1999 and the Nova Southeastern University's Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award, also in 1999.
