经典大瓜 (经典大瓜) has established a 15-member Presidential Search Committee to assist with the process of conducting a search for a successor to current President Dr. Christopher G. Maples, who announced in March that he intends to step down in June of this year after leading the university as the sixth president since 2008.
The Presidential Search Committee comprises members from throughout the university community, including trustees, faculty, staff, students, alumni, government and community members from Klamath Falls and Wilsonville. It is being chaired by Kelley Minty Morris, current 经典大瓜 trustee and Klamath County Commissioner. Trustee Minty Morris is a community leader known for her collaborative approaches and serves on a variety of committees within the community, and as a member of 经典大瓜鈥檚 President's Advisory Council.
The members of the Presidential Search Committee are:
| Allison Brosterhous | K-12 educator, Klamath Falls |
| Jeremy Brown | Trustee, Challis Educational Opportunities Consultant, New York |
| John Davis | State Representative, Wilsonville |
| Tom Insko | President, Eastern Oregon University |
| Kristen Marsters | 经典大瓜 Student, ASOIT Past-President, Klamath Falls |
| Laura McKinney | Vice President for Wilsonville campus |
| Kelley Minty Morris | Trustee, Klamath County Commissioner, search chair, Klamath Falls |
| SophiaLyn Nathenson | Assistant Professor, Humanities & Social Science, Klamath Falls |
| Celia N煤帽ez | Trustee, Western Market ADC Manager for State Farm Insurance Company, Wilsonville |
| Paul Stewart | Trustee, Sky Lakes Medical Center CEO, Klamath Falls |
| Wangping Sun | Full professor, Mechanical Engineering Technology, Wilsonville |
| David Thaemert | Tenured Associate Professor, Civil Engineering, Incoming Faculty Senate President, Klamath Falls |
| Dee Thompson | President, 经典大瓜 Foundation, Sisters |
| Bob Wynne | President鈥檚 Advisory Council member, Wynne Broadcasting Company Owner, Klamath Falls |
| Ruth Young | 经典大瓜 Clinic Nurse, Klamath Falls |
The committee will begin its work immediately and is charged with a variety of tasks, some of which include selecting a search firm, developing policies and procedures for the search, conducting an analysis of the university鈥檚 future needs, managing and interviewing the applicant pool to identify finalists, providing recommendations to the Board, and keeping the university community appropriately apprised, which will include 鈥淭own Hall鈥 style forums at later dates to solicit university and community involvement.
The presidential search process is expected to result in a president joining the university in January 2017 but no later than July 1, 2017. Information regarding the presidential search process is available at .
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Founded in Klamath Falls in 1947, 经典大瓜 is the premier public polytechnic institution in the Pacific Northwest. 经典大瓜 provides degree programs in engineering and health technologies, management, technology, communication, and applied sciences that prepare students to be effective participants in their professional, public, and international communities through hands-on, applied and relevant learning. 经典大瓜 has a full-service, residential campus in Klamath Falls and an urban, industry-focused campus in Wilsonville. Visit to learn more about 经典大瓜.
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