Cotroneo new president of Marshall Community and Technical College

 

Dr. Keith J. Cotroneo, senior vice president of academic affairs at Quincy College in Quincy, Mass., for the past two years, is the new president of the Marshall Community and Technical College (MCTC).

 

John Hess, chair of the Marshall University Board of Governors’ Community and Technical College Committee, said Cotroneo was offered and accepted the job on July 24. He starts at MCTC Sept. 1.

 

The Marshall University Board of Governors voted Friday, July 20, to approve the recommendation of the MCTC Board of Advisors that Cotroneo be offered the presidency. The West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education approved the recommendation.

 

“We’re excited to have Dr. Cotroneo join us,” Hess said. “He brings a lot of experience in education administration to our Community and Technical College, and will be a great asset as we move forward and grow this institution.”

 

Cotroneo replaces Dr. Robert B. Hayes, who has served as the college’s interim president since November 2006.

 

“I’m really excited,” Cotroneo said of his new job. “It’s an important time for the community college and the university. I’m looking forward to being at the community college and providing greater access to the citizens of West Virginia and to assisting the local community and the state in economic development.”

 

Cotroneo was one of three finalists for the position. The other two were Dr. Kathy J. D’Antoni, vice chancellor for the West Virginia Community and Technical College System, and Dr. Susan D. Huard, dean of learning and student development at Quinebaug Valley Community College in Danielson, Conn.

 

“I’m really impressed with the community,” Cotroneo said of Huntington. “Things are headed in a positive direction.”

 

Before going to Quincy in 2005, Cotroneo served as:

 

• Vice president for academic affairs at Broome Community College in Binghamton, N.Y., from 1998 to 2005;

• Dean of instruction and chief academic officer at Treasure Valley Community College in Ontario, Ore., from 1995 to 1998;

• Associate dean and assistant to the president at Hagerstown Community College in Hagerstown, Md., from 1992 to 1995;

• Associate dean at Hagerstown Community College from 1988 to 1995.

 

Cotroneo received a bachelor of science degree from Auburn University in 1976, a master of education from the University of Georgia in 1979, a specialist in education from the University of Georgia in 1985, and a doctor of education from the University of Georgia in 1987.

 

The Marshall Community and Technical College offers 11 certificate and 23 associate degrees. Enrollment in fall 2006 was 2,580.