Dr. Bob Hassmiller announces retirement; Executive Director job search begins

Dear Colleagues,

As you may know, Dr. Bob Hassmiller has announced his retirement as the CCBO Executive Director. In addition to his role with CCBO, Dr. Hassmiller also serves as the CEO for NACAS and as such, NACAS has begun the search process to fill this position. As we seek qualified candidates for this important position, we encourage you to familiarize yourself with the position announcement, including the background and experience level we are seeking. The position announcement can be found at: NACAS CEO Position Announcement

We are very interested in ensuring a broad, deep and diverse pool of candidates and we hope that if you know a colleague you think is qualified for the position, you might consider nominating that colleague for consideration by the search committee.

If you have any questions, or if you would like to apply for the position or nominate a colleague, please contact Mark Hall or Ellen Heffernan at SJG--The Spelman & Johnson Group at (413) 529-2895 or mah@sjgsearch.com or eth@sjgsearch.com. We will continue to use both the CCBO website and email distribution to keep the membership informed of progress with the search.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Sandra Marek
CCBO President
Director of Business Services
Moberly Area Community College

Brad McCormick
CCBO Regional Vice President/Representative to the Search Committee
Vice President
John A Logan College

 

CCBO Nomination of Dr. Johnette McKown for AACC Board of Directors

 

It has come to our attention that all community college presidents have now received the ballot for American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) Board of Directors.  Our  CCBO nomination of Dr. Johnette McKown, Ed.D. of McLennan Community College is a part of that. Most of you will remember Johnette as a tremendous CCBO volunteer, CCBO Officer including President, and community college educator, among her many talents.  The CCBO Board of Directors encourages you to use the enclosed material to speak with your President or CEO about her candidacy.

Read the CCBO nomination of Dr. Johnette McKown

Details: On February 1, 2012, the 2012 AACC Board of Directors election ballot and brochure, for board terms beginning July 1, 2012, were mailed to the CEOs of AACC member institutions whose dues were received by January 15, 2012. Each institution is entitled to one ballot. Names on the ballot are listed in random order. Completed ballots must be received in the AACC office by February 29, 2012, for tabulation. Ballots received after February 29, 2012, will not be counted. In addition, faxes and photocopies will not be accepted. Please return completed ballots to AACC Board Elections; One Dupont Circle NW, Suite 410; Washington, DC 20036. For questions, or if the elections materials were not received, contact Charisse Bazin Ash at 202-728-0200, ext. 280 or  cash@aacc.nche.edu

 

 

PRESIDENT OBAMA PRAISES PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN INDUSTRY AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES

View full text of President Obama's State the 2012 State of the Union Address

 

CARLA CHANCE HONORED WITH MEL CARNAHAN AWARD

The Missouri Community College Association honored Carla Chance with the group ’s highest honor, the Mel Carnahan Award, at their annual convention in Branson on November 3. Ms. Chance served as St. Louis Community College’s Vice Chancellor for Finance and Business Services starting October 1999. She has since moved to Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, where she is the Vice President for Administration.

While at STLCC, Ms. Chance was responsible for budget management, physical facilities, auxiliary services, financial resources management, and procurement. During her time at STLCC, Ms. Chance coordinated five major new construction projects, including the addition of a fourth campus, STLCC-Wildwood. Wildwood received the United States Green Building Council’s (USGBCs) LEED Gold certification--the first Gold Building in the St. Louis Metropolitan area. Subsequent projects included the replacement Harrison Education Center, also a LEED Gold Project. Environmental sustainability has been infused into the College’s facility projects. Ms. Chance provided leadership for the development of the District’s first facilities planning document (master plan) and has also provided leadership in e-commerce initiatives including payroll direct deposit, the student OneCard ID and disbursement system, and an electronic student tuition payment plan. Through entrepreneurial planning, Ms. Chance supported STLCCs efforts to acquire the new Center for Workforce Innovation and the Corporate Center—two projects that are instrumental in the College’s workforce development efforts.

VALENCIA NAMED AMERICA'S TOP COLLEGE

December 12, 2011 - , Valencia was named the winner of the inaugural Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence. The award comes with a $600,000 prize.

Dr. Shugart accepted the award just after 1:00 p.m. Monday at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., an event attended by Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Education, and Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden.

In August, at Academic Assembly, Dr. Shugart compared the nomination as a finalist to making it to the Final Four in college basketball. Well, today, Valencia has won the national championship!

This award is a great honor and a testament to Valencia’s success in achieving significantly higher graduation rates than peer colleges, ranking among the nation’s highest in job placement with rates at 95 percent, as well as developing the most productive transfer program in the country – thanks to a successful partnership with the University of Central Florida.

The Aspen Institute cited our focused dedication to learning as “defined by professors and administrators taking responsibility for student success, consistently asking what they each can do to improve student outcomes.”

Congratulations to all of the dedicated faculty and staff that made this award possible.

To read more about the Aspen Prize and why Valencia was chosen as a finalist, check out the media kit on Valencia’s News site.

 

MAREK SELECTED TO LEAD CCBO AS 2012 PRESIDENT

Louisville, KY – The Community College Business Officers (CCBO) announced during the 2011 Annual International Conference held recently in Louisville, KY, that Sandra Marek will serve as the CCBO President for 2012. CCBO is widely recognized as the premier community college association serving current and future business officers and other higher education professionals throughout the United States and Canada. In addition to Ms. Marek, others assuming positions on the CCBO Board of Directors include: Ray Rieck of Lake Land College, Suzette Senn of Midlands Technical College, and Russell Shaw of Hinds Community College.

Ms. Marek serves as Director of Business Services at Moberly Area Community College, where she is responsible for planning, directing, and supervising the Business Office functions of the college. Ms. Marek earned her Masters of Accountancy and Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Truman State University in Kirksville, MO.  View entire Press Release here.

 DCCCD Appoints New Associate Vice Chancellor for Business Affairs

(Dallas) – Former Lone Star College System business administrator John Robertson has joined the Dallas County Community College District as its new associate vice chancellor for business affairs. He fills the position of Kim Green, who retired on Aug. 31, 2011.

As former associate vice chancellor-treasury at LSCS, Robertson oversaw debt and property tax management, cash and investments, budgeting, state funding and reporting. He also served as the lead on finance and facilities matters related to accreditation on behalf of LSCS with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools; as chair of the budget ideas committee for the college system; as a member of the budget allocations committee; and as interim vice president of administration at the LSC CyFair campus.

Robertson’s previous experience also included service as vice president for business affairs/CFO at Newberry College (S.C.); vice president of business services/CFO at Blinn College (Brenham, Texas); vice president of finance and administration for Flooring Systems Inc., in Houston, Texas; director of administration for Ellwood Texas Forge Company; and several positions with Cameron Iron Works Inc., also in Houston.

“I am excited to serve the largest community college system in Texas,” said Robertson. “I always have viewed the Dallas County Community College District as the leader in service to students through transparent, sound business practices. I will contribute to the successes that have made DCCCD the strong institution that it is. While many community colleges in Texas are struggling with funding issues, DCCCD’s financial strategies work – supported by its board of trustees. Our future is bright.”

Ed DesPlas, DCCCD’s executive vice chancellor for business affairs, welcomed Robertson to the district’s family and said, “Adding John Robertson to the business affairs team at DCCCD shows that we continue to attract top-notch talent – talent that enables us to continue our tradition of conservative yet responsive fiscal leadership.”

Robertson, who earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Texas Christian University and a master’s degree in business administration from Houston Baptist University, is a member of the National Association of College and University Business Officers; the Southern Association of College and University Business Officers; Community College Business Officers (Region 7 representative and recipient of the 2003 Outstanding Business Officer Award); and the Texas Association of Community College Business Officers (with service as the organization’s secretary, president-elect, president and currently business partner liaison).

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