Academic Affairs: About the Acting Provost

Dr. Lynnette Zelezny

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Acting Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at Cal Poly, Dr. Lynnette Zelezny is president emerita of CSU Bakersfield, where she served as president from 2018-2023.

Prior to her presidency at CSU Bakersfield, she served for 30 years at Fresno State.  An environmental psychologist, she served in numerous academic positions including professor of psychology, chair of the department of psychology, associate dean of the Craig School of business, dean of continuing and global education, and provost and vice president for academic affairs. 

Zelezny taught at the University of Stockholm, Sweden and received a Fulbright Fellowship in Germany. Nominated for US Professor of the Year from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, she was the principal investigator on numerous federal grants.

An alumna of the CSU, she earned a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in psychology from Cal Poly Humboldt, a PhD in psychology from the Claremont Graduate University, and an MBA with Distinction from the Craig School of Business at Fresno State. 

Married to John Zelezny, a retired communications attorney and author, they have three adult professional children and a grandchild.