The Board of Regents of Louisiana has asked Diane Gillo, associate dean of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point�s (UWSP) College of Letters and Science and professor of business administration, to be a consultant to Louisiana State University (LSU)-Alexandria in its efforts to change from a two-year to a four-year institution.

LSU-Alexandria has formally requested degree-granting status from Louisiana�s Board of Regents.

A team of consultants will meet for one week in February to tour the Alexandria campus, interview individuals and write a report for the Board of Regents. Gillo has been asked to be the specialist for the liberal studies component.

"Professor Gillo�s involvement in the development of the general studies major at UWSP has prepared her for just such an important task," said UWSP Provost/Vice Chancellor Bill Meyer. "This is not only a feather in Diane�s cap but one for UWSP as well. It is very much deserved."

Gillo is a management specialist who taught at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo prior to coming to UWSP in 1983. An award bearing her name was established at UWSP in 1989 in recognition of her student advising work. A native of Pennsylvania, Gillo earned a bachelor�s degree from Slippery Rock University and master�s and Ph.D. degrees from Western Michigan University.

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