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June 17, 1999 - MnSCU Board Hires Executive Director
Following a national search, the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
Board of Trustees today hired Robert McFarlin to be executive director/board
secretary for the Board of Trustees. He begins his new duties on Aug.
2.
McFarlin, 41, has been director of public affairs and chief of staff
for the State of Minnesota Department of Transportation since 1992. Previously
he worked for the Tunheim Santrizos Company in Minneapolis, served as
associate director for public and government affairs for the Minnesota
Petroleum Council in St. Paul and was the broadcast media information
coordinator for the House Majority Caucus of the Minnesota House of Representatives.
"We are pleased to welcome Mr. McFarlin to this new position,"
said Michael Vekich, chair of the MnSCU Board of Trustees. "His experience
and background in administration, communication and government affairs
qualifies him very well for this position."
McFarlin has a master's degree in speech communication and a bachelor
of science degree in business administration from the University of Minnesota.
The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system is made up of 36
state universities, community and technical colleges and a campus in Japan.
The system serves approximately 230,000 students a year with a fall 1998
enrollment of about 140,000.
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