Friday, October 19, 2007 Liceo U has new president
LICEO de Cagayan University will be in full regalia Friday when Dr. Mariano M. Lerin officially assumes office as the university's third president in installation and investiture rites at Rodelsa Hall at the main campus.
"The third President of Liceo is expected to lead the University to scale even greater heights in carrying out her vision to provide total human formation to the youth in an increasingly competitive academic environment in the global context, yet strengthen her institutional culture and identity that has given her the distinction of being one of the most respected higher educational institutions in this part of the country," said Dr. Rafaelita Pelaez-Golez, outgoing university president who decided to focus on being chairman of the board.
Dr. Lerin's term of office begins this semester and runs for five years. He joined Liceo in 1992 as a part-time faculty member in the Graduate School.
In 2002, he was appointed VP for Academic Affairs, and assumed the position of EVP/COO in 2004---a position he held until he was promoted to the top post. He served as Dean of both the Graduate School of Business and Management and the College of Commerce at the University of San Jose Recoletos of Cebu City. He was national president of the Philippine Association of Collegiate Schools of Business for six years.
In 2004, he was awarded Most Outstanding Professional of the Year in the field of Accountancy by the Professional Regulations Commission. He was also elected national president of the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
He has represented the country as head of delegation and speaker in international conferences held in the United States, Asia and Europe. Moreover, he was president of the ASEAN Federation of Accountants.
He graduated from the University of Santo Tomas with the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Management with a grade of Meritissimus; from the University of San Jose Recoletos, the degrees of Bachelor of Arts Major in Economics and Bachelor of Science Major in Business Administration; and from the University of San Carlos, the degree of Bachelor of Science in Commerce Major in Accounting.
Dr. Lerin is happily married to the former Leticia Maturan, with whom he has three children; the couple is blessed with five grandchildren.
