Friday, May 5, 2000 -
MnSCU Board Appoints Executive Director
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The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board of Trustees has appointed
Penny Harris Reynen interim executive director/board secretary for the
Board of Trustees. She replaces Robert McFarlin, who resigned last December.
Reynen has been associate vice president of continuing education and
community and government relations for Metropolitan State University since
1998. Previously she was assistant dean of the graduate school for Hamline
University, executive director of the Greater Rochester Area University
Center and director of admissions, marketing and development for Austin
Community College.
"We are looking forward to working with Penny," said Michael Vekich,
chair of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board of Trustees.
"Her background in higher education administration well qualifies her
for this position."
Reynen has a master's degree in adult education from the University of
Minnesota, a bachelor's degree from Central College in Pella, Iowa, and
is currently a doctoral candidate at the University of St. Thomas.
The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system is made up of 36
state universities, community and technical colleges. The system serves
approximately 230,000 students a year with a fall 1999 enrollment of about
147,000.
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