Mary Lyons

Interview Outline

• 00:00:41          What were the circumstances that brought you to Cal Maritime?
• 00:03:22          What was it that attracted you to the school?
• 00:04:56          Did you talk to anybody besides Alumni before the interview?
• 00:06:00          What were they looking or in an administrator in that point in the school’s history?
• 00:06:58          Do you remember what the enrollment was about at the time when you came in?
• 00:12:25          What were the biggest challenges when you started?
• 00:18:52          As the only woman president, some believed that the reason you came to the academy was to deal with the issue of women enrollees. To what extent was that true?
• 00:22:24          Did you feel at any point hat because you were a woman, people were expecting more of you?
• 00:23:56          Did you feel that people had a natural feeling that you didn’t understand the school and its history, being a woman?
• 00:25:58          How did your career in the Navy Reserve prepare you for the presidency?
• 00:35:59          Were you involved in the discussions about the budget transfer?
• 00:37:33          Did you fine the alumni supportive over the shirt to CSU?
• 00:49:09          How long until it was retrofitted in your hands?
• 00:51:21          During your tenure, how did you deal with the community of the maritime industry?
• 00:56:06          What is your proudest accomplishments during your tenure?
• 00:58:49          What are the most important things you learned during your tenure at CMA?
• 01:01:00          What were some of the most enjoyable moments?