Press Release

Governor Jon S. Corzine

Release Date: Aug 2 2006

GOVERNOR CORZINE TO NOMINATE
HAZEL GLUCK TO UMDNJ BOARD

TRENTON

- Governor Jon S. Corzine today announced that he will nominate Hazel Gluck to the Board of Trustees of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.
“For years, UMDNJ was known for the excellent education and outstanding services it provides to New Jersey families and communities, I want it to be known that way again,� Corzine said. “Hazel Gluck will undoubtedly be a tremendous addition to both the board and its mission to bring respect, honor and integrity back to the leadership of this great institution.�

Gluck, whose 40-year public service career began on the Lakewood Board of Education, is currently a partner at the MBI-Gluckshaw government relations firm. During the Kean Administration, Gluck served as commissioner of the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, the New Jersey Department of Transportation, and the New Jersey Department of Insurance, and as chairwoman of the New Jersey Transit Corporation. She graduated from the University of Michigan at Anne Arbor and resides in Brick.

The University of Medicine and Dentistry Board of Trustees is charged with a wide range of duties that include setting the school’s curriculum and policies, as well as briefing the Governor and Legislature on the condition of the college. The board also sets tuition rates and salary for the College President and professional staff. The board of trustees is made up of 11 private citizens who must be nominated by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate.

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