Building a vision: Van Hook’s tenure at COC results in elevation of college, state

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Building a vision: Van Hook’s tenure at COC results in elevation of college, state

When Dianne Van Hook officially became chancellor of College of the Canyons on July 1, 1988, she became just the fourth leader of the college and the first woman to hold that role.  At the time, the Santa Clarita Valley’s higher educational institute was colloquially known by a different name.  “We were called College of the Crayons,” said Joe Gerda, a longtime faculty member and administrator at the college.  Gerda had been at the college for a…