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12-8-16 Weatherford College Board of Trustees Meeting

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• published: 09 Dec 2016
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Summary of the December 8, 2016 Weatherford College Board of Trustees meeting: The Weatherford College Board of Trustees extended Dr. Kevin Eaton’s contract through the 2019 calendar year during their Thursday meeting. The extension adds one additional year to the College President’s current contract, which will take him through Dec. 31, 2019. Three years is the maximum contract allowed by state law. The decision to extend Eaton’s contract at his current salary was approved by a 4-0 vote. Board members Dr. Trev Dixon and Joel Watson were not present at the meeting, and Dr. Luke Haynes had to leave before the final vote. Eaton came to WC in January 2003 as the Tech Prep Director. He was selected as WC’s Interim President in July 2009, and took on the role permanently on Jan. 1, 2010. The board also called for a regular Board of Trustees election to take place on May 6, 2017, with Place 2, Place 6 and Place 7 on the ballot. These seats are currently filled by Board President Frank Martin, Secretary/Treasurer Haynes and Judy McAnally. The filing period for the election is Jan. 18 through Feb. 17 in the Mince Administration Building, President’s Office, 225 College Park Drive. In other business the board: · Approved the 2015-16 financial audit presented by Snow Garrett Williams. · Moved the June board meeting to June 1. · Received the annual Equities in Athletics report from Adam Finley, Executive Dean of Student Services. In his President’s Report, Eaton: · Recognized Dr. Andra Cantrell, WC Executive Vice President of Financial and Administrative Affairs, for successfully defending her dissertation and for her upcoming doctoral graduation. · Recognized Dr. Tola Plusnick, Assistant Director of Associate Degree Nursing, for receiving a Building Simulation and Skills Lab Capacity Grant in the Nursing Innovations Grant Program. The award of $173,654 will be used to develop curriculum, train faculty and to purchase needed equipment for WC’s nursing simulation labs that will allow for increased capacity in these labs. · Recognized Dr. Allison Stamatis and Dr. Lisa Welch for their outstanding job organizing the first STEMania event on the Weatherford campus. · Recognized Brent Baker, Vice President of Institutional Advancement, his staff and volunteers who made the 16th Annual WC Foundation Golf Tournament a success. The event generated more than $19,000 in net proceeds that will be used to fund student scholarships and other support for WC and its students. · Recognized the WC Wise County campus for making the recent college night a success with more than 150 prospective students and their parents attending. · Recognized WC Police Chief Paul Stone, J.C. Colton and all the volunteers who made Safe Halloween at both the Weatherford and Mineral Wells campuses wonderful events. More than 7,500 people attended the Weatherford event and donated more than 2,000 cans of food that were donated to the Parker County Senior Center. · Recognized Ralph Willingham and everyone who assisted in making the annual Veterans Day celebration a special event. · Announced the resignation of Zohreh Mansour, Sonography Clinical Coordinator; Brandi Back, Sonography Instructor; and Charles Tucker, Nursing Instructor.