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College Of The Canyons Celebrates 30 Years Of Dr. Dianne G. Van Hook As Chancellor

The College of the Canyons community honored Dr. Dianne G. Van Hook Wednesday for her 30th anniversary of being chancellor of the college.


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In the building which bears her name, colleagues, community members and friends celebrated Van Hook, who broke records with her 30 years at the helm of College of the Canyons.

“She is iconic, not only in this valley but all over,” said Senator Scott Wilk, who previously served on the COC board of trustees.

Van Hook trained leaders up and down the California Community College system, with an impact reaching across the country, Wilk said.

Serving as the longest-tenured chancellor in COC’s history, speakers took to the podium throughout the night to share anecdotes and kind words of their relationship with Van Hook over the last 30 years.

“Over the past three decades, she has shaped the college,” said Eric Harnish, vice president of public information, advocacy and external relations for COC.

The chancellor transformed the community college from a “small, sleepy suburb” to one of the top colleges in the state, Harnish said.

“The most profound effects are not always the ones you see,” Harnish added. “They continue with the lives that have changed at College of the Canyons.”

Some of the speakers discussed Van Hook’s tenacity, and her drive to never stop until something gets done.

“Some people do a job — Dianne creates legacies,” said Laurene Weste, mayor of Santa Clarita. “She is a remarkable person that sees things other people don’t see.”

Weste recalled being at the receiving end of that tenacity, saying, “She’ll work on you until get that vision — and we love that about Dianne.”

During the event, the board of trustees announced the passage of a resolution to the main road at the Canyon County Campus in honor of the chancellor.

Since Van Hook took the reigns as the head administer at COC, the school has added a number of new degree and certificate programs, expanded with the Canyon Country Campus and developed the Valencia campus.

During her tenure, the college has grown from 4,000 students being enrolled in 1988, to regularly enrolling around 32,000 students every year.

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Devon Miller was born and raised in Santa Clarita. He joined KHTS Radio as a digital marketing intern in September of 2017, and later moved to news as a staff writer in December. Miller attended College of the Canyons and served as the Associated Student Government President. Miller is now News Director for KHTS, covering breaking news and politics across the Santa Clarita Valley.