June 9, 2017 | UHCL Staff
University of Houston-Clear Lake announces Ira Kincade Blake as the sole finalist
for university president, culminating a national search that began last fall. Chosen
to serve as UH-Clear Lake’s fifth president, Blake comes to the university from Bloomsburg
University of Pennsylvania where she served as provost and senior vice president of
academic affairs.
“I am humbled to be selected as the next president of the University of Houston-Clear
Lake. I look forward to working with the UHCL community to continue progress in its
public mission,” Blake said.
She holds a doctorate and master’s degree in developmental psychology from Columbia
University and a secondary master’s degree from San Francisco State University. Blake,
who takes office Aug. 1, offers extensive higher education experience to build on
UHCL’s success as a student-centered, partnership-oriented, community-minded university.
