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MATC District Board Gets New Members, Picks New
Leaders
Five new members joined the Madison Area Technical College
District Board at its annual organizational meeting on July 11. The board
also elected a new chair, Dr. Gerald McGowan of Fort Atkinson,
for a one-year term.
The new members were chosen by county board chairs
from the 12 counties that make up the MATC District, as provided by
state law.
Technical college district boards must include local employers,
employees, a school district administrator, an elected official,
and members of the public at large. MATC board members serve
on a voluntary basis as the governing body for the college, which
educates nearly 50,000 students every year with a current annual
budget of $169 million.
The new MATC District Board members are:
Dr. Jon Bales,
DeForest, school district administrator member. Bales is superintendent
of the DeForest Area School District.
Janice
Bultema, Stoughton, employer member. Bultema is Vice President
of Human Resources at UW Hospitals & Clinics.
Dr. Robert Elkins,
New Glarus, at-large member. Elkins operated the New Glarus Veterinary
Service for 40 years.
Dr. Vera Riley, Cross Plains, elected
official member. Riley is a retired assistant principal of Madison East
High
School and is a
member of
the Cross Plains Town Board.
Dr. Carolyn Stoner, Helenville, at-large
member. Stoner is a retired CESA #2 administrator and former
district administrator for the
Palmyra-Eagle School District. In addition to choosing McGowan as
its chair, the board chose the following new officers: Jim Cavanaugh,
Madison, vice chair; Carousel
Andrea Bayrd, Madison, secretary; and John Ashley, Sauk City, treasurer.
The
board also extended special recognition to departing member Judy Ecker
of DeForest, who is leaving the board after ten years’ service.
Ecker chaired the board from 2000-2001. “Judy Ecker has been
an outstanding advocate of the concept of the learning college
and its importance to our work, and she has devoted countless hours
above and beyond her duties to the welfare of our students. And
she did it all while making it fun!” said MATC President
Bettsey Barhorst. In other business at the July 11 meeting:
New Bilingual Medical Interpreter Program: The
board approved development of a new Language Interpreter for
Health Services diploma program
at the MATC South Madison Community Campus to address a critical
need for trained, bilingual interpreters at health care facilities.
Graduates are expected to earn an average of $17 to $35 an
hour, with annual full-time wages of $35,000 to $50,000. Pending approval
by the Wisconsin Technical College System Board, the program
is expected to admit students beginning in spring, 2006. College Monitoring
Data: The board received “college scorecard” monitoring
data concerning MATC’s teaching & learning and financial
functions. College leaders use the scorecard data to assess and
improve MATC’s programs and services. The data compares current
performance to targeted goals in such categories as student success
in degree credit courses, graduation rates, market share, and enrollment
of high school graduates.
Facilities Planning: The board approved
a three-year facilities plan, which includes remodeling, repair
and other capital improvements
to the district’s buildings. The plan includes improved instructional
space for equine, fire service, art and drama programs, reconfigured
student spaces at the Truax facility, and an expansion of health
care training facilities at the Fort Atkinson campus.
MATC is one
of the largest of the Wisconsin Technical College System's 16
colleges. It provides a comprehensive curriculum of technical,
liberal arts and science, adult basic education and life enrichment
studies and activities, as well as customized employee training.
MATC provides training in more than 100 career programs. It awards
associate degrees, vocational diplomas and certificates, and
offers non-degree courses. The college offers instruction through
five
campuses and various other locations throughout the district.
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Last
Modified:
July 20, 2005
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