▁at ▁the ▁time ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁Navy ▁en sign ▁assigned ▁to ▁NASA ' s ▁Research ▁Project s ▁Division . ▁The ▁first ▁official ▁on - camp us ▁gradu ation ▁ceremony ▁at ▁U A H ▁was ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁The ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁ear n ▁a ▁Ph . D . ▁from ▁U A H ▁was ▁Virginia ▁Kob ler ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁in ▁Indust rial ▁Engineering . ▁ ▁U A H ' s ▁second ▁president , ▁Dr . ▁John ▁Wright , ▁former ▁Vice ▁Chan cell or ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁Virginia ▁University , ▁served ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁U A H ' s ▁third ▁president ▁was ▁Dr . ▁Louis ▁Pad ulo , ▁former ▁Stan ford ▁professor ▁and ▁de an ▁of ▁engineering ▁of ▁Boston ▁University . ▁Hun ts ville ▁leader ▁Joseph ▁Mo quin ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁U A H ▁presiden cy ▁on ▁an ▁inter im ▁basis ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁Dr . ▁Frank ▁Franz , ▁who ▁was ▁then ▁prov ost ▁at ▁West ▁Virginia ▁University , ▁was ▁chosen ▁as ▁U A H ' s ▁fourth ▁president . ▁His ▁wife , ▁Dr . ▁Jud y ▁Franz , ▁accompanied ▁him ▁and ▁was ▁granted ▁full ▁professor ship ▁in ▁the ▁physics ▁fac ulty . ▁Her ▁ren own ▁in ▁the ▁scientific ▁community ▁was ▁re aff ir med ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁named ▁executive ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Phys ical ▁Society ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁At ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁ 2