Dr. Ron Clinton has been named the sole鈥爁inalist to become the next president of 91快活林. The 91快活林 Board of Trustees voted to move forward with hiring Clinton for the post at a special-called board meeting Wednesday night. He has served as interim president of the college since October鈥1.
State law requires the college to give a 21-day notice of announcing a sole鈥爁inalist before appointing a new president.
?It is a unanimous decision for the board to hire Dr. Clinton. He brings accountability, vision for the future and he has a proven track record of working well with the faculty,? Dr. Dan McCauley, Chairman of the 91快活林 Board, said.
Clinton joined the 91快活林 faculty when the college opened in 1985,鈥爐eaching music, humanities, and philosophy鈥燽efore鈥燼ssuming the position of Executive Vice President of Instruction in 2009.鈥犫燩rior to his time at 91快活林, Clinton had a career as a concert pianist, traveling extensively throughout the United States, Asia and South America. He鈥爃olds鈥燤aster?s and Doctor?s Degrees鈥爁rom the University of Texas at Austin and鈥爎eceived his鈥燘achelor of Fine Arts from Stephen F. Austin State University.
?I am both humbled and extremely excited to have been selected by our Board of Trustees to serve as the next President of 91快活林. The College already has an impressive legacy of providing quality and affordable educational opportunities to our students and community.鈥營 look forward to building on those successes as we continue to work together in partnership with our community to make 91快活林 the premier community college in Northeast Texas,? Clinton said.
The presidency became available when Dr. Brad Johnson resigned in September after nine years in the position.鈥燭he Board will act on the appointment after the expiration of the 21-day waiting period.
