Show President D O. O D. D Carnahan resigns Todd J. J Jack ack Foriska News Editor Contributing Writer WriterS S SALT ALT Lake Community College President Orville D. D Carnahan decided to call it quits and formally formally formally for for- mally handed in his resignation to the Board of Regents April 11 effective June 30 1990 After nine years of leading the school and twenty-one twenty in higher education administration Carnahan's retirement still comes as a shock to the entire campus campus campus cam cam- pus though he told the Horizon he had been considering considering considering con con- the move for about a year now now Its lilts time My plans were to only spend five years in the position and Ive I've been here nine he said My wife and I fell feU in love with the college Four years ago the time wasn't right because we were in the middle of the name change and later we ve had to fight the state tax initiatives but now we feel the timing is right The Institutional Council of the college immediately immediately immediately immedi immedi- honored Carnahan with election to the position position position tion of president emeritus in Ilin order to keep his experience experience ex ex- and knowledge accessible to the college See Carnahan on page 2 I I I I x i Carnahan Continued from page 1 The announcement comes only a few months after the controversy over the funding of a trip to the Soviet Union which plagued Carnahan's tenure as dent Questions about the building of his house and the addition of cable television in his home also put Carnahan under the media microscope in previous previous previous pre pre- years When asked if this years year's controversy had anything to todo todo todo do with his decision to retire he said Frankly yes this thing this year was not as' as as difficult as some I have weathered elsewhere but next year there will be something new there al always always always al- al ways is and Im I'm a little tired tired d. d He said that running a college is a large responsibility responsibility responsibility and puts you in the public eye whether you like it or not II its it's part of the job Carnahan said he did not receive any pressure from the Board of Regents or the Institutional Coun Council l to retire because of the con con- In fact he said the lithe Institutional Council pressured me to not leave the college and the Board of Regents gave me the highest rating in my most recent evaluation in January The highest rating I have ever received and some board members told me it was possibly the highest rating they had ever given The evaluation itself should erase notions that Im I'm leaving leaving leaving leav leav- ing because of the controversy controversy controversy con con- over the trip Carnahan plans a career change but would gladly accept a teaching position in the graduate level He also told the Horizon he plans to pursue opportunities opportunities opportunities in the private business business business busi busi- ness sector and possibly lobbying and politics The he Regents approved a year one-year sabbatical effective July 1 which would give Carnahan time to make a decision Carnahan says his immediate immediate immediate imme imme- diate plans are to rest and take it easy If his wife isable is isable isable able to adjust her schedule the Carnahan's may take a along along along long vacation on the Washington beaches |