Brown to Take Temporary Presidency of CCSN

LAS VEGAS—Chair Stavros Anthony and Chancellor Jane Nichols announced today that Thomas Brown will take over the leadership of the Community College of Southern Nevada, effective immediately.

Brown, who has been with the college for more than 30 years, will serve as the temporary acting president until an interim president is selected at the Board of Regents meeting December 11-12. Brown most recently held the position of senior advisor to the president as well as chief administrator of CCSN’s Cheyenne campus.

“The Executive Committee of the CCSN Faculty Senate recommended Thomas Brown to take this leadership position, and the Chancellor and I are pleased to move forward with him at the helm,” said Dr. Stavros Anthony, chair of the 13-member Board.

Once an interim president replaces Brown after the December meeting, the Board of Regents will conduct a nationwide presidential search starting in early 2004.

Brown was one of 10 founding faculty members who started at the college in 1971. He has held a variety of positions over the past three decades, including director of financial aid, director of personnel, provost, affirmative action officer, associate vice president for human resources, and interim vice president for student services.

Brown earned a B.S. in social science from Alcorn State University and an M.A. in community college teaching from Mississippi State University.

The Nevada Board of Regents is the elected, 13-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 environmental 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 more than 90,000 students.

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