People on the Move

Dan Van Ness has been named Agua Caliente Casinos’ entertainment director. A veteran of more than 35 years in the entertainment industry, Van Ness will oversee all entertainment operations at the Agua Caliente tribe’s properties in Palm Springs and Rancho Mirage, according to a statement. He will report directly to Pearl …

Stacy Fraser has been named Cal State San Bernardino’s outstanding professor for the 2024-25 academic year. A music instructor, Fraser was recognized for her “excellence in teaching, research, scholarly and creative activities, and service to students and the campus community,” according to a statement on the university’s website. Fraser received …

Two UC Riverside professors have been named members of the National Academy of Science. Mary Droser, distinguished professor of earth and planetary sciences, and Hailing Jin, the Cy Mouradick Endowed Chair of microbiology and plant pathology, both received the career-defining honor recently, according to a statement on the university’s website. …

Jennifer Alford, an associate professor of geography and environmental studies at Cal State San Bernardino, has won the university’s Golden Apple Award for the 2024-25 academic year. This is the second year in a row that a professor from the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences has won that award, …

Jason D. Johnson has been appointed undersecretary of operations at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. A Redlands resident, Johnson has been the department’s acting undersecretary of operations since last year, and has held several positions in that agency during the past 20 years, according to a statement on …

Paul Granillo, president and chief executive officer of the Inland Empire Economic Partnership, will be honored with an honorary doctor of humane letters by Cal State San Bernardino. A CSUSB graduate, Granillo will receive the degree May 17 during the spring commencement ceremony, according to a statement on the university’s website. …