UAF announces four finalists for CTC dean position

April 3, 2011

University Relations

UAF has selected four finalists for the position of dean at the UAF Community and Technical College:

• Stanley Brings, former associate dean and director of workforce education for the College of Technology at Boise State University;


• Susan Whitener, associate vice chancellor of educational planning at West Hills Community College District in Prether, Calif.;


• Kevin Brockbank, executive director for academic and workforce development at University of Montana Helena College of Technology; and


• Frederick Smith, former chief academic officer, vice president and most recently president of Kalamath Community College in Kalamath, Ore.

Photos, biographies and resumes of each finalist are available at www.ctc.uaf.edu/deansearch.

Finalists will tour campus and meet with faculty and staff members, students, the administration and the broader community in April. Community members are encouraged to attend open forums with the candidates. Feedback forms will be available at the forums and on CTC’s website.

Candidate forums will be held Tuesday, April 5; Friday, April 22; Tuesday, April 26; and Thursday, April 28. All forums will take place from 4:30 – 6 p.m. in Room 119 at 604 Barnette Street.