EUGENE, Ore. - The Lane Community College Board of Education has selected three finalists for the position of president. The candidates will visit Lane one day each on January 17, 18 and 19 for interviews with the board and public forums.
The finalists are Dr. Margaret A. Hamilton, vice president for academic affairs, institutional effectiveness and planning at Camden County College in Blackwood, New Jersey; Dr. Peter Maphumulo, vice president for instruction and student services at Victor Valley College in Victorville, California; and Dr. David L. Rule, former president of Bellevue College in Bellevue, Washington.
“We had a splendid pool of candidates to choose from,” said Board of Education Chair Sharon Stiles. “Thanks to the thorough and conscientious work of our outstanding search committee, we were able select three promising finalists. We look forward to the public forums in January and hope that everyone who's interested gets a chance to attend."
Dr. David L. Rule—
Dr. David L. Rule has 30 years of higher education experience, most recently as president of Bellevue College, Washington, from January 2013 to August 2016. He was campus president of the Rock Creek Campus of Portland Community College, Oregon, from September 2008 to December 2012, and president of Muskegon Community College in Muskegon, Michigan from January 2005 to August 2008. He also was vice president and interim vice president for academic affairs, and assistant vice president for curriculum and instruction, at Orange County Community College in Middletown, New York, a division of the State University of New York. He directed institutional research and program development at St. Thomas Aquinas College in Sparkill, New York. Rule has taught at Marist College, Poughkeepsie, New York; the College of St. Rose, Albany, New York; Western Michigan University-Muskegon Community College Extension, Michigan; Orange County Community College, Middletown, New York; St. Thomas Aquinas College, Sparkill, New York; University at Albany-State University of New York. He also taught music in elementary school in Selkirk, New York.
Rule has increased student enrollment and student retention rates and developed strategic, academic, student services, and diversity plans. He helped pass bond measures and oversaw construction projects. He implemented new technology infrastructure and led accreditation processes. At Bellevue College, he increased the number of bachelor of applied science degrees from three to 10; initiated a Competency-Based Education one-year business certificate; developed a research, innovation, service and experiential learning institute; established faculty innovation grants and a faculty commons; expanded open educational resources; and promoted national expansion of the Occupations Life Skills program, a four-year associate degree for cognitively challenged students. He helped form the governance system at two colleges and has worked with four different community college boards.
As a member of the Washington community and technical colleges president’s committee, he worked to develop funding formulas and a bachelor’s degree policy. He has approached budgets by expanding revenues and controlling expenses, promoted new programs, increased international enrollment, and invested in foundation activities. He has supported sustainability efforts such as campus gardens and charging stations. He served as a member on AACC’s National Commission on Diversity, Inclusion and Equity for nine years.
Rule has a doctorate in educational psychology and statistics from the University at Albany-State University of New York, 1994; a master of science in educational psychology in 1986 and a bachelor of science in music education in 1983 from the College of St. Rose, Albany, New York; and an associate of science in performing arts-music from Schenectady County Community College in Schenectady, New York, 1980.
About Lane’s presidential search—
The search for a new president at Lane Community College began in March 2016 when President Mary Spilde announced that she would retire in June 2017, with 16 years as Lane’s CEO and 37 years in higher education.
A 33-member search committee was formed to gather information, develop a profile, review the applicant pool, help arrange events, and otherwise assist the board. Members include representatives of the board, board zone appointees, faculty and classified staff unions, employee groups, student body, foundation, K-12, University of Oregon, chambers of commerce, cities of Eugene, Springfield, Cottage Grove, and Florence, and Lane County.
For more information see the archived Presidential Search page.
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