The Oregon Senate today officially confirmed the appointment of 9 members of ¾µä´ó¹Ï’s new governing board. ¾µä´ó¹Ï the trustees appointed by Governor Kitzhaber as part of this historic change in higher education governance in Oregon.
With their official terms beginning immediately, the Trustees will assume governance of ¾µä´ó¹Ï on July 1, 2015 from the State Board of Higher Education, whose structure sunsets on June 30, 2015. University presidents, including ¾µä´ó¹Ï’s Chris Maples, serve as ex-officio members of the Board. Later this year the Governor is expected to appoint the remaining five members of the 15-member ¾µä´ó¹Ï Board of Trustees.
The 9 members who have been confirmed by the Oregon Senate include:
- Dr. Jeremy Brown, President, Portland Community College, Portland
- Melissa Ceron, Student, Business Management/Accounting, ¾µä´ó¹Ï, Klamath Falls
- Dr. Lisa Graham, CEO, Black Canyon Woodworks (who is currently serving a partial term on the State Board of Higher Education), Bend
- Dana Henry, Student Support Services, ¾µä´ó¹Ï, Klamath Falls (Non-Faculty Staff member)
- Kathleen Hill, Writer/Consultant and elected Member of the Klamath Tribal Council, Chiloquin
- Kelley Minty Morris, Klamath County Commissioner, Klamath Falls
- Celia Núñez, Agency Training Specialist, State Farm Insurance Company, Wilsonville
- Dr. Dan W. Peterson, Associate Professor of Communication, ¾µä´ó¹Ï, Klamath Falls (Faculty member)
- Dr. Steve Sliwa, Founder and CEO, Seeq, Portland and Seattle
For more information on ¾µä´ó¹Ï Board members, including bios, go to .
