An internationally recognized astrophysicist who is chancellor of University of California, Riverside, was chosen Monday (May 7) as the 11th president of Purdue University. France A. Córdova, 59, has served at Riverside since 2002, coming from the University of California at Santa Barbara where she had been vice chancellor for research and a professor of physics for six years.
http://news.uns.purdue.edu/x/2007a/070507McGinleyCordova.html
You would think that all these smart folks would know how to properly pronounce her name. She gave this same speech at UC Riverside.
zapatmo 3 years ago