June 28, 2004

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Suzanne Ernst (702) 889-8426

Board Selects Interim President for Nevada State College

LAS VEGAS. – The Board of Regents has approved the appointment of Dr. Patricia K. Miltenberger as the interim president of Nevada State College.

Currently a professor emerita in educational leadership at the University of Nevada, Reno, and the president of Miltenedge, LLC Educational Consulting and Adventure Planning, Dr. Miltenberger will begin her appointment July 1 and will earn a pro-rated annual salary of $175,500.

“Not only has Dr. Miltenberger been with the UCCSN for the past 30 years, but she has also been involved with Nevada State College since its inception and played an integral role in helping NSC gain accreditation,” said Dr. Jill Derby, vice chair of the Board of Regents. “Her selection as interim president will provide the college with steady leadership and we are fortunate to have someone with her outstanding credentials.”

Dr. Miltenberger is currently the UNR project liaison accreditation officer for the sponsorship of NSC and has served on more than 30 accreditation teams for the Northwest and Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

Dr. Miltenberger’s more than 30 years of experience in Nevada higher education has stretched throughout the institutions of the UCCSN. In addition to her teaching duties at UNR, she has also held various positions with the university, including vice president of student services from
1988–1998, vice president for academic affairs from 1986–1988, and counselor and co-director of Project Upward Bound from 1970–1972.

Additionally, she worked at Truckee Meadows Community College for nearly two decades, first as dean of student and community services from 1977–1984 and later as vice president of operations from 1984–1986. Finally, she served as dean of student services at Western Nevada Community College from 1974–1977, as well as counselor and associate dean from 1972–1974.

Dr. Miltenberger earned her B.A. in experimental psychology from the University of Nevada, Reno, her M.S. in counseling from the University of Oregon, Eugene, and her Ed.D. in educational administration and higher education from UNR.

A joint Board of Regents and community advisory committee began the search for a new president of NSC earlier in the month and is soliciting bids from several of the nation’s top executive search firms to assist with the recruitment and initial candidate selection process. The committee's next meeting is scheduled for Monday, July 19 at 8:00 a.m.

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 nearly 98,000 students.

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