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Show Regents choose vice president to fill campus top position said Caldwells biggest strengths come from his work experience in several higher education institutions and his savvy finance expertise in the private sector. Caldwell said he sees as r many as 10 or 11 new degrees in the next three years. Obviously, he said, those are more expensive because upper division classes do not have the same type of enrollment. The result will be a tuition increase. Kendell said Caldwells degree addition could be a possibility, but it depends on the financing, time and expertise. He also said an accreditation visit may be required before the degrees are approved. When considering running for the office of president, Caldwell said colleagues such as David BOrris and Stan Plewe counseled him to apply for the office. Caldwell, who served as the vice president of academics at DSC last year, said he couldnt believe the kind of reception he has received by community members since he moved here more than one year ago. He also applauded employees of DSC. He said, "Ive never met a harder working group of faculty members any place in higher education in the world, and I have been at over 1,000 campuses in the world. four-yea- Lee Caldwell speaks while standing next to his wife, Bonnie, at the Board of Regents meeting on June 12 where Caldwell was announced as the 16th president of Dixie State College. BY STANTON Dixie Sun ROSEMAN The Utah Board of Regents unanimously selected Lee Caldwell on June 12 as the 16th president of Dixie State College. Jerry Atkin, Utah Regents member and CEO of Skywest Airlines, said he was delighted to have such a great presidential candidate like Caldwell who was so well prepared for the job of president. "I'm sure Caldwell is going to lead Dixie to the next step," Atkin said. Well all be very, very proud." Richard Kendell, Board of Regents commissioner and chief executive officer, Caldwell graduated from Utah State University in 1972 with a bachelors degree in business. Following service in the US Air Force, he graduated with a jurist doctorate from Brigham Young University in 1978 and a doctorate in strategic management from Texas A&M University in 1982. Prior to his term as academic vice president, Caldwell served in other higher education ventures around the United States. In 2002, he served as the associate dean of programs and student services of the College of Management and as a professor of management at Georgia Tech. He also served as the associate vice president for information technology, the dean of academic computing, and a professor of management at Indiana University. Caldwell served as an assistant and associate professor of management, and as the assistant dean of the College of Business at the University of Utah from 1981 to 1987. In his professional life, Caldwell has worked for such companies as Unisys, Novell, IBM and most recently at in 2002 where he served as the vice president and chief technology officer of the imaging and printing systems one-yea- r Hewlett-Packar- d Vice president vacancies, other campus positions filled BY KAILEE HEGER Dixie Sun Staff Writer Another semester rolled in at Dixie State College bringing new faculty and staff to help with the growing needs of students. DSC President Lee Caldwell said 12 new faculty members were hired, making a total of 101 faculty members servmg DSC this year. While the majority of these members returned, some found different positions. As Caldwell took the position of DSC president, Donna will serve Dillmgham-Evan- s as interim vice president of academic services. She said this is a temporary assignment while the search for a permanent vice president takes place. full-tim- e Dillingham-Evan- s said she plans to apply for the open position in hopes to continue her service at DSC. Employed by DSC for the last 24 years, she said she doesnt want to give up the best job in the world. I have invested a lifetime here at Dixie and I cant imagine giving up that lifetime of investment, she said. Im having a great time. For now, Dillingham-Evan- s said she has several goals. She said she will work to develop a series of new pro- grams and put them through the system. Also, she said she hopes to maximize student and faculty potential. Dillingham-Evan- s said: We have so much potential energy. Our programs have set a high bar that all new programs will have to aspire She said DSC anticipates a lot of growth in years to come and needs to make sure the best model is creatto ed to facilitate incoming students. She said she doesn't want to create hardships for current students while the new structure is implement-ed- . "Im so glad my time at Dixie brought me to this time at Dixie, she said. In addition, another open position was filled as of Aug. 26. After days of interviews and weeks of preparation, a committee of five people from various entities made the decision to hire Christina Schultz as the new vice president of institutional Will Craver, assistant director of human resources, said she will begin working on Oct. 1. He said she comes from the Southern California Institute of Architecture where she served as director of development for the past two years. Schultz replaced Bill Fowler who served DSC for more than 25 years in various positions. As the committee searched 5 for eligible candidates, Craver said they looked for a s person with the skill set as 5 well as the personality." He i said it was important to find a person who would be g knowledgeable in various academic areas. Craver also said the position will work primarily to help the college financially- - Donna Dillingham-Evan- interim academic vice president, replaces Caldwell for the current academic year. The position will open for hire at the conclusion of spring semester. |