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GBC Presidential Candidates Named
August 3, 2001
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Suzanne Ernst (702) 889-8426
Regents'
Committee Names Four Candidates
for GBC Presidency
ELKO, Nevada-A
Nevada Board of Regents committee today selected four candidates for the presidency
of Great Basin College.
The Regents'
ad hoc Great Basin College Presidential Search Committee met today with members
of the Advisory Committee to review applicant resumes. The committee identified
four candidates to participate in formal interviews scheduled for February
9, 2002.
"It
is my pleasure to announce these candidates: Dr. Marjorie Carson, Dr. Paul
Killpatrick, Dr. Mary Koeninger and Dr. David Nixon," said Regent Dorothy
Gallagher, chair of the search committee. "We have a diverse group of
individuals and I am looking forward to bringing them to Elko for interviews."
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Dr.
Marjorie Carson is the vice president of academic services at Salt Lake
Community College and has served as dean of academic affairs at Allan Hancock
College in Santa Maria, Calif., and as associate dean and interim executive
dean at Portland Community College in Portland, Ore. Dr. Carson has a Ph.D.
in curriculum development and supervision from Utah State University.
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Dr.
Paul Killpatrick currently serves as vice president of instructional
support and community development at Mt. Hood Community College in Gresham,
Ore., where he also held the position of vice president of instruction.
At Yakima Valley Community College in Yakima, Wash., Dr. Killpatrick served
as dean for professional and career education and dean for instructional
support and special populations. Dr. Killpatrick holds a Ph.D. in postsecondary
education from Oregon State University in Corvallis, Ore.
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Dr.
Mary Koeninger has earned a doctorate in educational administration
from Texas Tech University. She currently serves as vice president of instruction
at Galveston College in Galveston, Texas. Dr. Koeninger has also served
as dean of arts in humanities and distance education at Odessa College in
Odessa, Texas, as well as dean of distance education and the Learning Resources
Center at Odessa College.
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Dr.
David Nixon currently holds the position of executive dean at Iowa Lake
Community College in Emmetsburg, Iowa. At Iowa Lake Community College he
has also served as director of institutional advancement and as a teaching/program
coordinator. Dr. Nixon earned a doctorate of education in education administration
from the University of South Dakota.
Carl Diekhans
is currently serving as interim president of Great Basin College. Dr. Ron Remington,
who had served as president for 12 years, left the position in July to take
the helm of Community College of Southern Nevada.
In addition to Gallagher,
members of the Board committee include Regents Mark Alden, Thalia Dondero,
Douglas Roman Hill and Howard Rosenberg. A 19-member, non-voting advisory
committee comprising faculty, staff, student and community members also played
a role in the selection process.
The Nevada Board of Regents is the elected, 11-member governing body for the
University and Community College System of Nevada. Comprising two doctoral
granting universities, a state college, four comprehensive community colleges
and one internationally acclaimed research institute, the UCCSN serves the
educational and job training needs of the nation's fastest growing state.
As Nevada's only system of higher education, the UCCSN provides educational
opportunities to nearly 100,000 students.
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