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Isabela State University should not just be another university but one “that can touch and shape
the lives of the people in Isabela as well as in Region 02” became contagious. For democratic
and effective management, he organized a group of competent men to backstop him in the task
of running a system composed of six developing schools.

RODOLFO C. NAYGA, Ph.D in Agricultural Education (1986-1999). He served as the second
president of the university after his appointment on August 1, 1987. It was during his term that
pioneering degree programs in Asia and the country, e.g., B.S.A. in Farming Systems, B.S.
Agritech, B.S. Food Engineering, B.S. Development Management Education were established.
He started offering doctoral programs major in: Agricultural Sciences, Occupational Education
and Institutional Development and Management. He caused the delineation of 3.5 hectares of
land which is now the site of the Ilagan campus. He was also instrumental in the construction of
four buildings for the campus next to the Ilagan School of Arts and Trades campus. During his
term, ISU was named the lead agency in establishing national (AEOP, Environmental
Development Program, etc.) and regional (Provincial Agricultural Institute, local government
trainings, DA-DENR, etc.) programs and projects. Under his leadership, the University received
recognitions in research in the national level (awarding of Dr. Francisco M. Basuel as one of the
6 Outstanding Young Scientist of the Philiuppines) and the regional level (creative research on
Legulac Technology, PCARRD-funded research project.

MIGUEL P. RAMOS, Ph.D in Education (1999-2000). He served as third ISU President. During
his time, ISU for one, realized the need to align all facets of the academe to the new era. Despite
financial setbacks and impending forced financial autonomy from government, the university
strived to take more insistent steps of filling resource gaps to meet its goals. His four years term
was consequently focused in competitive instruction, timely Research and Development and
Extension (RDE), and aggressive measures for financial stability.

Organizational Structure

The existing organizational structure (see page 19) shows the Board of Regents (BOR)
as the policy-making and governing board of the University under which is the University President
who is the Chief Executive Officer of the University.

Two major councils support the President – the Administrative Council (ADCO) and the
Academic Council (ACO). The President chairs both councils. The ADCO reviews and
recommends to the BOR for appropriate action, policies governing the administration,
management and development plans of the University, while the ACO is empowered to review
and recommend the curricular offerings and rules of discipline of the University, subject to
appropriate action of the BOR. It fixes the requirements for the admission of students as well as
for graduation and the conferment of degrees, subject to review and/or approval by the BOR
through the University President.

Within the Office of the President are the following staff offices which also serve as
consultative and advisory bodies of the University system: the Legal Counsel: the Internal Auditor;
Director of External Affairs/Linkages: Director of UBAO; the Private Secretary; the University and
BOR Secretary; and the Public Relations Officer. Directly under the President are three vice
presidents: the Vice President for Academic and Academic Related Affairs; the Vice President for
Administrative and Finance; and the Vice-President for Research and Development, Extension
and Training.

Under the Vice President for Academic Related Affairs are the offices of the University
Director for Instruction: the University Student Affairs and Services; the University Registration
and Admission: the University Sports/Socio-cultural Affairs; and the University Library.

Under the Vice-President for Administrative and Finance are the offices of the University
Administrative Affairs; the University Financial Affairs; the University Management Information
System; and the University Planning and Development.

Under the Vice-President for Research and Development Extension and Training are the
following offices: the University Research and Development and the University Extension and
Training.