Which hall at the University of California school, which also has a branch in Palm Desert, is named after the first chancellor of this school?
Herman Spieth Herman Spieth (21 August 1905 – 20 October 1988) was an American zoologist and university administrator. He was the first chancellor of the University of California, Riverside from 1956 to 1964. Originally hired as a professor in the Life Sciences Department, he was responsible for administering UCR's change from a liberal arts college to a major research university. Spieth Hall at UCR is named after him.
Jane Close Conoley Jane Close Conoley is the president of California State University, Long Beach. She is the former interim chancellor of the University of California, Riverside; she took on the chancellorial duties on December 31, 2012 following the resignation of former chancellor Tim White. Prior to being selected as the interim chancellor for UC Riverside, Conoley was the dean of the Gevirtz Graduate School of Education at the University of California, Santa Barbara from January 2006 to December 30, 2012, a position which she publicly stated she intended to resume upon the completion of her tenure as interim chancellor of UC Riverside. On January 29, 2014, Conoley was announced as the new president of California State University, Long Beach.