The Oregon Senate today officially confirmed the appointment of 9 members of ½ð²©ŠÊ˜·³Ç’s new governing board. ½ð²©ŠÊ˜·³Ç 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 ½ð²©ŠÊ˜·³Ç on July 1, 2015 from the State Board of Higher Education, whose structure sunsets on June 30, 2015. University presidents, including ½ð²©ŠÊ˜·³Ç’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 ½ð²©ŠÊ˜·³Ç 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, ½ð²©ŠÊ˜·³Ç, 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, ½ð²©ŠÊ˜·³Ç, 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, ½ð²©ŠÊ˜·³Ç, Klamath Falls (Faculty member)
- Dr. Steve Sliwa, Founder and CEO, Seeq, Portland and Seattle
For more information on ½ð²©ŠÊ˜·³Ç Board members, including bios, go to .
