Phil DiStefano

DiStefano was born and raised in Steubenville, Ohio. He holds a Bsc at the Ohio State University and masters of arts in English from the West Virginia University. He holds a PhD of humanities studies at the Ohio State University.[3]

He started his career as an educationists in a high school at Ohio, his hometown teaching English and has authored several articles of various topic based only in literacy education. In 1974 he joined the University of Colorado Boulder as an assistant professor in curriculum and instruction at the school of education, as a perspective donor, professor, provost, parent, dean and chancellor, he works closely with the staffs, alumni, students, faculty, donors, industry, businesses and community leaders, and government for the development of the institution as comprehensive research university.[4]

DiStefano was also a member and director in several boards in and out the institution, like the Association of American Universities, National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I, North America's research universities which the University of Colorado was the only member in West Rocky Mountain, Boulder Community Hospital and the Pac-12 Conference.[5]

He co chaired the steering committee of University of Colorado visionary and strategic plan, conceived with campus, Flagship 2030, community and statewide input and to guide CU- Boulder for decades to come. He is shepherding the implementation as 2023 flagship moves to reality.

He also held the Quigg and Virginia S. Newton Endowed leadership chair and overseeing University of Colorado prestigious leadership programs.[6]

In 2018 DiStefano slashed the budgets of the students governments of the institution up to 90%, many students unions gathered in short notice, rally to call for the removal of chancellor DiStefano for the decision of reducing the students unions budgets for up to 90%, the rally was led by five group of students unions candidate in another separate campaign to SUG of CU. The official at the university handed documents containing an explanation for the changes and in the documents were told to for direct calls and request for the college spokesman but the students ignored that immediately and protests at very public, loud out in the campus memorial center. The chancellor then announced that is moving the major funds that was already managed by the students unions, an about budgets of $21 million of the $23 million over to the director in charged of the student affairs.[7]

DiStefano got married in 1969 to Yvonne and had three daughters with two grand children.[4]