As she takes the helm of Foothill College, Judy Miner, will leave behind a legacy at De Anza College that helped shape it to the safe and vibrant place of learning it is today. Having served as vice president of instruction for De Anza, she looks forward to the challenges that await for her.”I am looking forward to establishing new relationships and how to work for them,” Miner said.Miner’s interest in teaching began before she began college. She attended Catholic school which sparked her motivation for higher education and is only one of five children in her family to attend college. Miner then went on earn a bachelor’s degree in history and French from Lone Mountain College in San Francisco as summa cum laude in 1973.She continued to further her education and earned a master’s degree in history in 1977 while teaching as an instructor about 20th century diplomacy.Miner also received an Ed.D. in origination and leadership from the University of San Francisco.Ever since then, Miner continued to work with other colleges in and out of California, including Imperial Valley College in Arizona.She started to teach history at De Anza from 1991 to 1994 and has been involved ever since.During her 19 years she served at De Anza, her time as the VP of instruction, she says, is the most memorable “because of the quantity and the quality of the people” she worked with.Miner always did her job with excitement and enthusiasm. During her time as interim president, she set high standards and goals for De Anza.In De Anza’s President’s Report in 2003, Miner said, “De Anza’s groundwork has already been laid with sound practices and principles that have carried us through other difficult times … I believe we can and should be as creative and forward thinking as ever.”De Anza still holds the record for one of the most successful colleges in terms of student transfers to other four-year universities.Miner’s relationship with De Anza’s community is so close, everyone from the staff, faculty and the custodians wants to throw their own party for her.Miner always loved to able to teach one of the thing she will miss doing. “I have been blessed to be part of De Anza over the years,” she said.