June 3, 2004

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

Board Selects Carpenter as New CCSN President

ELKO, Nev. – The Board of Regents today approved the appointment of Dr. Richard Carpenter as president of Community College of Southern Nevada.

Carpenter will receive a four-year contract starting August 1, 2004 at an annual salary of $190,000.

“Dr. Carpenter received outstanding support from the faculty, CCSN advisory committee and the Board of Regents search committee. We’re looking forward to his leadership at the college,” said Board Chair Stavros Anthony.
Carpenter is currently serving as the president and state director for the Wisconsin Technical College System. The system is comprised of 16 colleges, 440,000 students, 19,000 employees and an annual operating budget of approximately $1 billion. Previously, he held the position of president at Calhoun Community College from 1992 to 2001. He holds a Ph.D. in community college leadership from North Carolina State University.

The 20-member joint search committee, which consisted of a five-member Regent’s committee and a 13-member institutional advisory committee, conducted the search with the help of the Association of Community College Trustees.

Members of the Board committee included committee chair Tom Kirkpatrick, Jill Derby, Thalia Dondero, Jack Lund Schofield and Bret Whipple.

For more than 30 years, the Community College of Southern Nevada has educated the work force that is the foundation of the region’s dynamic economic development. Featuring three main campuses and 21 academic centers in four counties, CCSN enrolls more than 35,000 students in 80 career programs.

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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