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MCC president Michaelis announces intention to retire
McLennan Community College president Dennis Michaelis announced today that he will retire next summer after more than 20 years at the helm of the school.
Michaelis is only the second president in MCC’s 42-year history, having succeeded Wilbur Ball in 1988.
Under Michaelis’ leadership, MCC’s enrollment has grown to more than 8,300 students, with a record enrollment of 8,547 in the spring 2005 semester.
As a result of the booming enrollment, the school’s campus is undergoing a major facelift, with several new buildings under construction, including a new, state-of-the-art science building, a classroom building and an emergency services training center.
The building projects are funded by a voter-approved $74.5 million bond issue.
Michaelis came to MCC from Paris Junior College in Paris, Texas, where he was president for five years. Prior to Paris Junior College, Michaelis was president at Colby Community College in Colby, Kan., for five years after holding a number of teaching positions.
“My career in higher education has been entirely dedicated to the community college philosophy,” Michaelis told the Highland Herald, MCC’s school newspaper, when he was hired in 1988. “The community college is America’s foremost contribution to the world of higher education.”
Michaelis will retire Aug. 31, 2009.
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By bh
August 25, 2008 9:48 AM | Link to this
He will be greatly missed!