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s_ed_2017a_2017-03-02t13:31:40z0 Hearing Summary

Date: 03/02/2017

Location: SCR 352

Final

Confirmation of Colorado Mesa University Board Of Trustees



SENATE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION


Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Refer the appointment of David James Reed and the PASS







01:32 PM -- Confirmation of Colorado Mesa University Board Of Trustees



Senator Hill, chair, called the meeting to order. He invited Tim Foster, President of Colorado Mesa University (Mesa), to come to the table to introduce the appointee and reappointees to the board of trustees (board): David James Reed, Bror Douglas Quimby, and Tilman "Tillie" Bishop. Copies of the Governor's appointment letter and the appointees' applications and resumes were distributed to the committee (Attachment A). Mr. Quimby told the committee about his personal, educational, and professional background and talked about why he would like to be reappointed to the board. He spoke about the power of higher education to transform individuals and communities. Mr. Reed spoke about his background, his passion for education, and why he would like to be appointed to the board. Mr. Bishop spoke about Mesa, capital construction project, the different types of students who attend the school, and the school's new nursing campus and engineering building. The appointee and reappointees answered questions from the committee.



17SenateEd0302AttachA.pdf17SenateEd0302AttachA.pdf

BILL: Conf 17-Colorado Mesa University Board Of Trustees
TIME: 01:45:23 PM
MOVED: Priola
MOTION: Refer the appointment of David James Reed and the reappointments of Bror Douglas Quimby and Tilman "Tillie" Bishop, to the Colorado Mesa University Board Of Trustees to the full Senate with a favorable recommendation and a recommendation that it be placed on the consent calendar. The motion passed on a vote of 7-0.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Gardner
Yes
Merrifield
Yes
Neville T.
Yes
Todd
Yes
Zenzinger
Yes
Priola
Yes
Hill
Yes
Final YES: 7 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS