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Janet Lucas, an athletic administrator at UC Riverside for the past nine years, has been named the 2015 NCAA Division I Administrator of the Year by the National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators. Lucas, who is currently executive associate athletic director and senior women’s administrator, became UC Riverside’s interim …

Steve Quintanilla has been named Moreno Valley’s interim city attorney. Quintanilla, president of Quintanilla & Associates in Rancho Mirage, was approved by the city council Tuesday, according to a statement posted on the city’s web site. He replaces attorney Mike Jenkins of Los Angeles, who took over in April when …

G. Richard Olds has resigned as dean of UC Riverside’s medical school. Olds, considered by many to have been the driving force in establishing the medical school, announced he is stepping down in a letter sent to school personnel and students, according to a report in The Press-Enterprise. His resignation …

Ardy Farokhirad has been named senior vice president-regional manager of California Bank & Trust’s Southern California east region. Farokhirad, whose territory will include the Inland Empire, will oversee eight branches, 50 employees and an estimated $722 million in deposits, according to a statement released Monday. “I’m excited to join California …

Lori Bettison-Varga, president of Scripps College, is stepping down to become director of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. Bettison-Varga is scheduled to leave this fall, according to a report in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin. Her appointment must still be approved by the Los Angeles County Board …

Beau Yarbrough, regional education and politics reporter for the San Bernardino County Sun, has been named Print Journalist of the Year by the Los Angeles Press Club. Yarbrough, whose work also appears in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin and the Redlands Daily Facts, won for newspapers with a circulation of …