Sandra Witte
Department chair
Office: AS 102
Phone: 559-278-2061
E-mail
Biography: Dr. Sandra Witte became the Associate Dean of Academic
Affairs for the Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and
Technology in June of 2007. Prior to that time, she was a Professor
of Nutrition and Chair of the Department of Food Science and
Nutrition at California State University, Fresno. She also served
as the Program Coordinator for the Didactic Program in Dietetics, a
program accredited by the American Dietetic Association for
preparation of Registered Dietitians. She has been a Registered
Dietitian since 1975 and had more than 15 years of dietetics
practice experience primarily in medical nutrition therapy before
coming to Fresno State. Her areas of expertise include applied
nutrition and medical nutrition therapy She holds a Certificate in
Adult Weight Management and a Certificate in Child and Adolescent
Weight Management from the Commission on Dietetic Registration of
the American Dietetic Association. She has been a site visitor for
the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education since 1988
and is currently serving as a Program Representative on the
Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education board. On June
1, 2008, Dr. Witte will be the Chair-Elect for the board.
Dr. Witte completed her Bachelor of Science: Foods and
Nutrition at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, in
1973; her Dietetic Internship at the University of California
Hospitals and Clinics, San Francisco, California, in 1974; her
Master of Science: Home Economics, Nutrition and Dietetics Option
at California State University, Fresno, in 1981; and her Doctor of
Philosophy, Major: Food Systems Management and Minors: Nutrition
and Education, Department of Nutrition and Food Management, Oregon
State University, Corvallis, in 1992.