May 20, 1998 - Cheryl Frank Named President of Inver Hills Community College
Contact: Melinda Voss, (651) 296-9443, melinda.voss@so.mnscu.edu
The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities' Board of Trustees today named Cheryl L. Frank president of Inver Hills Community College. Frank has served as interim president since July 1997 when former president Steven Wallace left the college for a position outside Minnesota.
Frank, 49, served as vice president of academic affairs and student
development since 1996 and dean of instruction since 1991. Prior to
this, she was associate dean of instruction for five years, during
which time she also served as the statewide nursing liaison for the
entire community college system. Frank served as director of nursing on
the Inver Hills campus for the Inver Hills Community
College-Lakewood Community College joint nursing program from 1982 to
1986. She holds a doctorate in educational leadership from the University
of Saint Thomas and a master's degree in nursing from the University of
Minnesota. Frank lives in Stillwater.
"Dr. Frank has proven herself to be a fine leader who has earned
the
respect of the college, its students and the Board of Trustees,"
said
Michael Vekich, chair of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
Board of Trustees.
Inver Hills Community College, in Inver Grove Heights, serves about
7,900 students. The college offers a broad range of liberal arts and
career programs including law enforcement, nursing, paramedic training
and aviation. This year, Inver Hills Community College won approval from
the Minnesota Legislature for construction of an $11 million science and
technology facility on its campus.
Inver Hills Community College is part of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system, the largest provider of higher education in the state of Minnesota. The system includes state universities, community colleges, technical colleges and comprehensive community and technical colleges in 46 Minnesota communities. Minnesota State Colleges and Universities serve approximately 145,000 students.
