Armiñana recovering from surgery, ulcer

<p>Sonoma State University President Ruben Armiñana has lost a dramatic amount of weight over the past year after undergoing gastric bypass surgery.</p><p>“I have lost 100 pounds,” he said.</p><p>Armiñana, 62, was hospitalized earlier this month after a bleeding ulcer was discovered. The ulcer was a complication from his June 2008 surgery, he said.</p><p>The hospitalization forced Armiñana to miss one of three budget meetings held at California State University headquarters in Long Beach.</p><p>Despite the scare in which he lost half of his blood supply in one day, his health is good, he said this week.</p><p>“I hope so,” he said.</p><p>Armiñana has been at the helm of the campus in Rohnert Park since 1992.</p>