WSU Vancouver Chancellor Hal Dengerink Resigns
Hal Dengerink, only the chancellor of Washington State University Vancouver branch campus has had since 1989, resigned from his position at WSU President Elson S. Floyd announced late Tuesday.
The resignation is effective Aug. 15
The campus wide e-mail, said Floyd Dengerink chair "is a visionary, and his assessment of the sound," and called for a permanent tribute to the efforts Dengerink WSUV.
Floyd said he would assemble a search committee to find a successor.
Meanwhile, the position of interim chancellor will continue to do until Valenter Lynn. He has held temporary in the past 16 months, in practice, while running WSUV Dengerink has occasionally taken a sick leave.
Dengerink, 68, has repeatedly refused to speak publicly about his health.
"It was a pleasure to have served my entire academic career at Washington State University. Few people the chance to build an institution from scratch, which was literally the case at the Washington State University Vancouver, "said Dengerink WSU news release. It could not be reached Tuesday evening.
The news comes two weeks after Dengerink Clark County was designated as the first citizen in 2011.
He was acclaimed for his role in establishing WSUV near zero, arriving in October 1989 when the new branch campus operated by Bauer Hall on the main campus of Clark College in Vancouver, from three years earlier.
Dengerink helped scout several locations before the block of 351 hectares of rolling hills in Salmon Creek has been chosen the school a permanent home.
He was also praised for its ability to build partnerships, including working closely with Clark College to expand opportunities for area students.
"He has certainly left its mark on higher education in southwest Washington. He took it to the next level," said Clark President Bob Knight on Tuesday night.
Knight has been associated with Dengerink after taking the post of Vice-President Clark in 2004. "I will miss his leadership. I have always admired Hal looked at his counsel and advice to me," he said.
Knight said a director Valenter "very capable" campus until a permanent selection is made. "It 's been a pleasure to work with," he said.
Ultimately
Dengerink start offering savings for the WSU system liquidity problems.
His $ 221,525 salary in 2010 was the highest among all public officials in Clark County, The Columbian reported earlier this month.
Which barely edged with $ 221,444 earned last year by Larry Paulson, Port of Vancouver Executive Director, who also announced his resignation, effective April 2012.
Equivalents were paid $ 157.028 in 2010 before the impact of its provisional and salary adjustment took effect.
The budget approved by the state in two years by state lawmakers grant WSU Olimpia slices $ 108 million, or 26 percent over the level of routine maintenance. This brings the cumulative decline in four years in loans to 52 percent, or $ 231 million.
The legislature decided to jack up enrollment rates represent increases funding gap. WSU Regents last week approved a 16 percent increase in the rate of lectures 2011-1912.
Four consecutive trips lessons have raised the enrollment rate of students in a cumulative 67 percent since 2007.
