The Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology
Sandra Witte
Associate Dean
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.