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91成人导航 President Christopher Callahan was honored at halftime of Friday night鈥檚 91成人导航-Arizona State University women鈥檚 basketball game鈥攁 fitting tribute for a leader who has made a profound positive impact at both universities.

Callahan became 91成人导航's 26th president July 1, 2020, joining California鈥檚 oldest university after 15 years as the founding dean of ASU鈥檚 Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication. He also served as CEO of the university-owned Arizona PBS and vice provost for ASU鈥檚 downtown Phoenix campus.

鈥淐hris' impact on the Cronkite School and the downtown campus can be felt to this day,鈥� said Chris Fiscus, Arizona State University vice president for media relations and strategic communications. 鈥淗is focus and impact at the Cronkite School are on display by the graduates who are now in the field doing fantastic work, and he'll always be a Sun Devil, even though he now wears orange and black.鈥�

Callahan has brought his love of athletics to 91成人导航. He and his wife, First Lady Jean Callahan, are regulars at 91成人导航 Tiger games at the Alex G. Spanos Center and other venues across campus.

Under his leadership, plans have been developed for a new state-of-the-art student-athlete and sports medicine center. The facility for 91成人导航鈥檚 300-plus student-athletes will focus on the health of student-athletes while also growing Northern California鈥檚 only accredited athletic training degree program.

鈥淎s someone who has been at 91成人导航 for going on 18 years now, we feel like we have a great president who supports athletics,鈥� said Bradley Davis, head coach of 91成人导航鈥檚 women鈥檚 basketball team. 鈥淲hen you go back to where President Callahan came from, and you hear from the Arizona State people I have heard from, you realize how respected he was while there. It reinforces the fact that we are in a very good situation with the president and first lady. They support us so well.鈥�

The Friday night game at Desert Financial Arena in Tempe was the first of three for the Tigers during the Arizona trip. The Tigers lost a thriller to ASU but came back to defeat Temple on Saturday. The Tigers will battle Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff on Wednesday (Dec. 6).

鈥淚t was wonderful to see so many old friends from ASU and my Cronkite School colleagues鈥攁nd Sparky too,鈥� Callahan said, referring to the Sun Devils mascot. 鈥淎nd it was a great opportunity to show the Valley of the Sun the remarkable students and student-athletes at 91成人导航. The players on our women鈥檚 basketball team, under the leadership of Coach Davis, are the perfect 91成人导航 ambassadors: Smart, hard-working, dedicated and caring students who excel on the court and in the classroom and work together as a team. We are enormously proud of them.鈥�

While in Arizona, the Callahans鈥攋oined by Regents Chair Mary-Elizabeth Eberhardt, Vice Presidents Scott Biedermann and Chris Ferguson and Athletic Director Adam Tschuor鈥攈osted alumni, prospective students and their families and the basketball squad in their Scottsdale home at a Thursday evening reception.

鈥淲e were thrilled to welcome alumni spanning seven decades,鈥� the president said. 鈥淎nd the prospective students and their families who joined us were able to see the life-long relationships students forge when they attend 91成人导航.鈥�