Blinn College trustees are holding special meetings Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of next week.
All are associated with interviewing and considering the four finalists for district president.
Trustees president Douglas Borchardt invites everyone to meet the candidates on Monday and Tuesday in Bryan and Brenham.
Borchardt says the format is a brief introduction of each finalists followed by questions and answers.
For those who can’t attend in person, there are locations at Blinn campuses in Bryan, Brenham, Sealy, and Schulenburg to watch the forums.
Feedback forms will be given to all who attend at all locations. The forms will be forwarded to the board for their review.
Click below for comments from Douglas Borchardt, visiting with WTAW’s Bill Oliver:
News release from Blinn Board of Trustees President Douglas Borchardt:
I would like to take a moment to remind everyone to attend the upcoming forums with the four presidential finalists. Each presidential finalist will participate in open public forums as noted below. We invite and encourage everyone to attend the open public forums.
Each forum will be carried live in a room at all campus locations. In order to allow the college community to join all Public Forums, the times have been modified slightly from the original schedule. Please review carefully.
The forums are open to faculty, administrators, staff, students and the general public. There will be a brief introduction of each candidate followed by a question and answer session. Feedback forms will be given to all who attend at ALL locations. The completed forms will be collected at the end of each forum and given to the Board of Trustees for review.
Carefully Note the Times Below – Some of the times have been modified from the original announcement:
Monday, May 4, 2015 – Maureen Murphy, Ph.D.
9:00 am – 10:00 am – Room 149, Health Building, Bryan Campus
Remote rooms for this forum:
Sealy Campus – Room 114
Schulenburg Campus – Room 100-2
Brenham Campus – Room 120, Student Center Building
Bryan Campus – Rooms 132 and 148, Health Building
2:50 pm – 3:50 pm – Room 120, Conference Center, Student Center Building, Brenham Campus
Remote rooms for this forum:
Sealy Campus – Room 114
Schulenburg Campus – Room 100-2
Bryan Campus – Rooms 149 and 132, Health Building
Monday, May 4, 2015 – Richard Shrubb, Ph.D.
10:05 am – 11:05 am – Room 120, Conference Center, Student Center Building, Brenham Campus
Remote rooms for viewing:
Sealy Campus – Room 114
Schulenburg Campus – Room 100-2
Bryan Campus – Room 149, Health Building and Room 275, Academic Building
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm – Room 149, Health Building, Bryan Campus
Remote rooms for viewing:
Sealy Campus – Room 114
Schulenburg Campus – Room 100-2
Brenham Campus – Room 120, Student Center
Bryan Campus – Rooms 132 and 218, Health Building
Tuesday, May 5, 2015 – Sylvia McMullen, J.D.
10:05 am – 11:05 am – Room 120, Conference Center, Student Center Building, Brenham Campus
Remote Rooms for viewing:
Sealy Campus – Room 111
Schulenburg Campus – Room 100-2
Bryan Campus – Room 149 Health Building and Room 217, Bookstore Building
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Room 149, Health Building, Bryan Campus
Remote rooms for viewing:
Sealy Campus – Room 110
Schulenburg Campus – Room 100-2
Brenham Campus – Room 120, Student Center
Bryan Campus – Room 132, Health Building and Room 109, Bookstore Building
Tuesday, May 5, 2015 – Mary Hensley, Ed.D.
9:00 am – 10:00 am – Room 149, Health Building, Bryan Campus
Remote rooms for viewing:
Sealy Campus – Room 110
Schulenburg Campus – Room 100-2
Brenham Campus – Room 120, Student Center
Bryan Campus – Room 132, Health Building; Room 239, Bookstore Building; and Room 205B, Student Center
3:05 pm – 4:05 pm – Room 120, Conference Center, Student Center Building, Brenham Campus
Remote Rooms for viewing:
Sealy Campus – Room 110
Schulenburg Campus – Room 100-2
Bryan Campus – Rooms 149 and 132, Health Building
Blinn College finalists are (in alphabetical order):
Mary Hensley, Ed.D., currently serves as the Executive Vice President at the Austin Community College District, TX. Previously, she served as the Vice President of College Support Systems and ISD Relations at the Austin Community College District, TX. Dr. Hensley earned a Doctor of Education in Education Administration from Baylor University, TX, a Master of Arts in Counseling and Guidance from the University of Texas at El Paso, TX, and a Bachelor of Science in Education from the University of Texas at Austin, TX.
Sylvia McMullen, J.D., currently serves as President of the Brazos County Campuses at Blinn College, TX. Previously, she served as President of Vital Communications, TX. Ms. McMullen, J.D., holds a Doctor of Jurisprudence from the University of Houston, TX, a Master of Educational Administration from Texas A&M, University, TX, and a Bachelor of Science in Mass Communication from Lamar University, TX.
Maureen Murphy, Ph.D., currently serves as the President of Brookdale Community College, NJ. Previously, Dr. Murphy served as President of San Jacinto College South, San Jacinto College District, TX. Dr. Murphy holds a Doctor of Philosophy in American Studies from Saint Louis University, MO, a Master of Art in English from the University of Missouri, MO, and Bachelor of Art in English from the University of Louisville, MO.
Richard Shrubb, Ph.D., is the former President of Minnesota West Community and Technical College in Worthington, MN. He previously severed as Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs are Terra State Community College in Freemont, OH. Dr. Shrubb earned a Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Leadership and Supervision of Instruction from the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, MS, a Master of Arts in English from Southern Louisiana University in Hammond, LA, a Master of Business Administration from William Carey University in Gulfport, MS and a Bachelor of Arts in English from Lee University in Cleveland, TN.