Barton Community College’s Board of Trustees met some new employees and hired a few more at Thursday’s meeting. Barton President Dr. Carl Heilman said some people were already on the job, with the understanding that their employment was contingent on formal board approval. New hires were: • Victor Martin – Instructor & Coordinator (Agriculture) (Barton County Campus) • Erin Renard – Instructor (Theater) (Barton County Campus) • Travis Hendryx – Academic Tutor (Adule Basic Education) (Great Bend) • Elijah Sturn – Assistant Care Provider – part-time (Barton County Campus) • Colleen Hampton – Instructor (Biology) (Barton County Campus) • Sandra Schenk – Secretary (Grants/President’s Office) (Barton County Campus) Renard was featured in a June 17 story in the Great Bend Tribune, as she prepared for a bicycle trip from her home in Russell to New Jersey, where she would attend a family reunion.