Dr. John Holcomb of Trenton was sworn in as the newest member of the North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees during a special meeting at noon today in the Frey Administrative Center.
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Dr. John Holcomb of Trenton was sworn in as the newest member of the North Central Missouri College Board of Trustees during a special meeting at noon today in the Frey Administrative Center.
Dr. Holcomb was one of two individuals who submitted a letter to the board, expressing an interest in filling the term, which was vacated earlier this year by the death of Mark Whitaker. Corey Herron of Trenton had also submitted a letter of interest to the board.
By law, the Board of Trustees selects new members to fill positions when vacancies occur. During the regular meeting on Tuesday night, board members voted 3-0 to name Dr. Holcomb to the position. Doug Dible, Chris Hoffman and Diane Raynes voted in favor. Stan Lowrey and Don Dalrymple were absent.
Dr. Holcomb, who served on the Trenton R-9 Board of Education from 1990 to 2004 including four years as president, will serve until April 2006, at which time the remaining two years of the term will be filled during the regular board election.
Several personnel matters were taken care of by the board during Tuesday night’s meeting.
Dr. Blaine Mamiya of Austin, TX was employed as a physical science instructor for the 2005-2006 year. His salary was set at $37,345.
Dr. Gene Moyers of Sedgwick, ME was hired as human resources director, a position approved for the 2005-2006 when the new budget was adopted last month. Dr. Moyers, who is a former resident of Missouri, will receive a salary of $42,000 and is expected to begin his duties around Aug. 25.
A status change for the student support services coordinator was approved, making it a full-time AMP (administrative management professional) position. The change was made as the result of responsibilities which are in line with other AMP-level responsibilities. An NCMC and Missouri Western State College graduate, Emily Asher of Chillicothe, was employed to fill the position and will receive a 12-month contract with a salary of $23,700. She will begin her duties on Aug. 1.
Jamy Pruel of Columbia was reassigned as the professional development coordinator in the Missouri Adult Education and Literacy Professional Development Center and begins her new duties on Aug. 1. She will be paid $47,028.
Jana Herman of Troy was hired as a professional development specialist in the Missouri Adult Education and Literacy Professional Development Center at a salary of $17,610. She will work full-time for one-half year, beginning on Aug. 1.
Two individuals were hired as part-time faculty for the nursing program. Judy Frueh of Pickering will serve as an obstetrics instructor in the Maryville Outreach One-Plus-One Associate Degree Nursing Program. She will receive $1,760 and will begin her duties in August. Becky Warren of Albany will serve as a clinical instructor for the same program, receiving $165 per day as compensation. She will begin her duties in August as well.
Andrei V. Kohomoutov of Ames, IA, was hired as an adjunct faculty member to teach Russian through NCMC starting in the fall of 2006. He will be teaching language classes to students in Turkey.
The board approved the bid of $97,238.26 from CDWG of Vernon Hills, IL for the purchase of computer equipment. The equipment will replace computers in Hoffman Hall 101, the Academic Reinforcement Center and some faculty and staff offices. Laptop computers will also be purchased for the nursing proram at Maryville. A Department of Ele-mentary and Secondary Enhance-ment Grant will be used to fund approximately half of the purchase with other funds coming from computing services. It was the lowest of three bids received.
The board adopted the NCMC Code of Ethics as required by state statute. This establishes the procedure for board members to disclose potential conflicts of interest and other substantial interests. It is required to be re-adopted every odd year.
The board set the annual levy hearing for 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 23. The hearing would precede the regular board meeting.
President Dr. Neil Nuttall gave a year in review report for the 2004-2005 school year, which outlined new developments, polices, capital projects, financial matters, equipment purchases/sales, personnel and miscellaneous actions. It was noted the board met 12 times in regular session and nine times in special session during the year and held two retreats.
Dr. Nuttall also reported a strategic planning session involving staff, trustees and members of the public will be held on Aug. 16-17. As part of the session, the group will review what has taken place at NCMC in the past as well as set goals for the future.
Dr. Nuttall said he has been visiting with representatives of the city concerning the possibility of setting up a fire science degree program at NCMC. He also discussed a recent visit he had with individuals interested in offering college classes at Tarkio as well as representatives from Linn College. He will be meeting with Linn College officials next month to discuss specifics as to what each school could offer if such a venture becomes a reality, with hopes of having an agreement to present to the board in January.
Foundation Director Steve Maxey reported that $2,185,310 has been raised in the current capital campaign and also announced the establishment of three new scholarships. The first is the Peter and Nancy Trombley Scholarship, which has been established through monies given by the Coca-Cola Foundation. The scholarship is around $40,0000.
The second scholarship is the Christopher P. Raynes Memorial Scholarship, which will be awarded to a student in the secretarial science program. The scholarship was established in recognition of Raynes? support of the secretarial program through the utilization of NCMC students in his law office.
The third scholarship is the Marguerite C. ?Peggy? Van Vactor Scholarship for nursing students. The scholarship was established by the family of Mrs. Van Vactor, who was a registered nurse in the Albany/Grant City area and passed away in 1990.
Maxey said a marketing advisory committee has been organized and will be developing a marketing program for the college. The committee will make a presentation to the board in September.
Dean of Student Services Joanna Anderson reported preparations are under way for the start of classes next month, reminding students it is still not too late to enroll. She did say some changes were being implemented in regard to payment plans. She also reported that enrollment for the fall is down slightly from the same time a year ago.
Dean of Instruction Dr. James Gardner said the faculty in-service would be held on Aug. 18-19, with the all-staff picnic to be held on Aug. 17 at the home of Marcie Cutsinger. He also welcomed Janet Vanderpool back to NCMC as the associate dean of allied health.
CFO Sharon Barnett said Derrick Fee has been given the go-ahead to begin demolition of the former R&K Glass building and has 60 days to complete the work. She also reported work is to be done on the parking lot north of Barnes Hall, which is experiencing a ?sinking? problem at the north entrance off Main St.
An executive session for real estate, personnel and legal matters was held. There was no announcement made. The board then went back into open session and saw a proposed plan for work on the west side of Hoffman Hall, which would include enclosing the current open walkway that leads to the entrance of the building and making changes to the facade on the outside. Estimated cost is between $40,000 and $46,000. The Hoover Foundation has given $50,000 to assist with the project, which may also include bricking the outside of Hoffman Hall on the north side.