Trustee Updates 

The Colorado College Board of Trustees added several new members at its meeting on Feb. 23-25, 2012. The board approved the addition of Lynne Cheney ’63 (charter trustee with a four-year term to begin at the May 2012 board meeting), Angela Cobian ’11 (young alumni trustee with a two-year term to begin in July 2012), and Phil Swan ’84 (charter trustee with a four-year term to begin at the May 2012 board meeting). Outgoing trustee Harold Price was given life trustee status by the board.

A student trustee proposal submitted by the Colorado College Student Government Association was also approved by the board. Tenure and promotion to associate professor were granted to Professors Scott Johnson, Kristina Lybecker, and Amelia Taylor, and tenure was granted to Professor Mike Taber. The board approved emeritus status for Professors Ronald Capen, Keith Kester, and Harold Jones.

In other business, the board voted to approve the fiscal year 2012-13 all-funds budget and comprehensive fee (the fee increased 4.37 percent over 2011-12) and adopted the Fiduciary Responsibility Delegation Charter.

Also, the board voted to approve: 

• Entering the bond market, subject to more research and the final dollar amount, for the El Pomar Fitness Center in the amount of $25 million and major renovations in residential life in the amount of $14 million.

• A land exchange between Colorado College and the City of Colorado Springs.

• Honorary degrees at Opening Convocation in September 2012.

The board dined with academic department chairs and select junior and senior students; engaged with faculty regarding teaching in the liberal arts and involving students in faculty research; and celebrated outgoing trustee Harold Price’s board service.