The form that collegiate sports will take this fall is still unknown but contracts for head coaches were approved at Tuesday’s Board of Trustees meeting at Barton Community College. Action on the contracts was on the agenda in May but postponed because of questions created by the COVID-19 pandemic. It is still not certain what the fall semester will look like.
Contracts for management staff and administrators were also on Tuesday’s agenda, along with public notification of a board vacancy following the death of trustee Mike Boys on June 4.
Board vacancy
Chairman Mike Johnson said it is time to start the process of filling the vacancy on the board. The steps approved Tuesday followed state statutes.
A legal notice will be published in the Great Bend Tribune and possibly in other Barton County newspapers, notifying the public that the vacancy will be filled by appointment. Any Barton County resident interested in completing Boys’ unexpired term, which ends Dec. 31, 2023, will contact the BCC President’s Office to receive information and an application. The deadline for submitting applications is July 20.
The board intends to make the appointment in August. Johnson said he hopes there will be some interest in people applying for the position.
Contracts approved; Howard retiring
The list of head coach contracts approved included one new position, for an eSports coach. Mike Rose will fill that position. There is still an opening for a head coach for men’s and women’s swimming. Barton President Dr. Carl Heilman said they may be close to filling that vacancy.
In the category of management contracts, it was noted that Jane Howard, executive director of Business, Technology and Community Education, is retiring. She said she has worked for the college for 32 years.
A new management contract was approved for Renae Skelton, as director of Nursing Education. There is still an opening for a director of the OSH (Occupational Safety and Health) Program and the Great Plains OSHA Education Center.
Contract renewals were:
Head Coach Contracts
• Michael Bammes – Head Coach (Wrestling)
• Brent Biggs – Head Coach (Baseball)
• Ousmane Camara – Head Coach (Women’s Soccer)
• Jerold Clark – Head Coach (Women’s Basketball)
• Craig Fletchall – Head Coach (Men’s Basketball)
• Tyler Gunelson – Head Coach (Softball)
• Douglas Kaiser – Head Coach (Men’s and Women’s Golf)
• Michael Perry – Head Coach (Men’s and Women’s Bowling)
• Jordan Rideout – Head Coach (Men’s Soccer)
• David Schenek – Head Coach (Track and Cross Country)
• Amanda Schnoebelen – Head Coach (Dance Line and Cheerleader)
• Alan Segal – Head Coach (Volleyball)
• Lyle Stickney – Head Coach (Tennis)
Management Staff Contracts
• Terry Barrow – Comptroller and Budget Manager
• Coleen Cape – Executive Director of Institutional Advancement
• Matthew Connell – Executive Director of Healthcare Education
• Mary Foley – Executive Director of Workforce Training and Economic Development
• Lindsay Holmes – Director of Hazardous Materials, Emergency Management, and Occupational Safety, and Health • Julie Knoblich – Director of Human Resources
• Claudia Mather – Associate Dean of Instruction
• Terri Mebane – Director of Military Programs
• Todd Moore – Assistant Director of Athletics and Sports Information Director
• Amy Oelke – Director of Systems Integration and DBA
• Myrna Perkins – Chief Accreditation Officer and Director of Financial Aid
• ReGina Reynolds-Casper – Director of Library and College Archives
• Trevor Rolfs – Director of Athletics
• Laura Stutzman – Business Manager
Administrative Contracts
• Mark Dean – Vice President of Administration
• Brian Howe – Dean of Academics
• Michelle Kaiser – Chief Information Officer
• Kathleen Kottas – Dean of Workforce Training and Community Education
• Angela Maddy – Vice President of Student Services
• Charles Perkins – Dean of Institutional Effectiveness
• Elaine Simmons – Vice President of Instruction
• Kurtis Teal – Dean of Military Academics, Technical Education and Outreach Programs
Meeting at a glance
Here’s a quick look at Tuesday’s BCC Board of Trustees meeting:
• Charles Perkins, dean of institutional effectiveness, presented the monitoring report on strategic planning.
• The board approved property and liability insurance.
• Chairman Mike Johnson presented the board vacancy notification, which was approved for publication. The board will accept applications and will appoint someone to fill the vacancy created by the death of trustee Mike Boys.
• Contracts for head coaches, management staff and administrators were approved.
• Two new employees for the Barton County campus were approved: Rebecca Kratzer was hired as an academic coordinator and Andra Thompson will be an instructor for the Medical Laboratory Technician program. A postion change was approved for Yuchen Wang Boswell, who will receive a contract as an instructor of media communication and production.
• A 30-minute executive session was held to discuss the performance of an employee. The meeting began with board members only, with Barton President Dr. Carl Heilman being asked to join the board after a few minutes.
