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Board names Fernandez president at LCSC
Calling him a leader with impeccable credentials and of unquestioned character and integrity, Idaho State Board of Education President Richard Westerberg announced the hiring of Dr. J. Anthony (Tony) Fernandez as president of Lewis-Clark State College.
"Tony has demonstrated a consistent professional approach in all he does," said Westerberg. "We are thrilled to have him leading this great institution."
Westerberg was joined on the podium for the announcement by Board secretary Don Soltman who chaired the LCSC presidential search committee. "We had exceptional candidates apply and interview for this position," said Soltman. "Tony could have any job he wants and we are fortunate he wants to be here at LC."
"There is no place Diane and I would rather be than right here," said President Tony Fernandez. "This is our home and we are excited to now forward with everyone together in helping LCSC realize all its potential."
Prior to the announcement, the Idaho State Board of Education held a special meeting which originated from the Lewiston campus. During the meeting, a motion to hire Fernandez at an annual salary of $162,654.00 was made by Don Soltman, Secretary of the Idaho State Board of Education. The motion passed unanimously. Fernandez' contract runs through the end of fiscal year 2012 or June 30, 2012.
Fernandez served previously as Vice President/Provost at Lewis-Clark State College before he was named interim president in April 2010 after the departure of then president Dr. Dene K. Thomas.
The Idaho State Board of Education will hold its next regular meeting, April 20-21, 2011 in Moscow on the campus of the University of Idaho. The Board will set fees/tuition for the 2011-2012 academic year during the meeting.
Fernandez has been involved in higher education since earning his Bachelor of Arts degree in Biological Sciences from California State College, Fullerton in 1970. He later earned his Ph.D. from Washington State University in 1975 in Plant Pathology. He continued at WSU as a post-doctoral research associate for two years and then was an assistant/associate professor at the University of Wyoming during 1977-86 where he also was Chair of the University Graduate Faculty Committee during the 1984-85 school year.
In 1986, Fernandez accepted an associate professor's position in Plant Sciences at the University of Hawaii-Hilo and then became Dean of the College of Continuing Education and Community Service in 1992. He served in that position for four years and then became Dean of Educational Technology and Continuing Education at Fort Hays State in Kansas in 1995. He served in that post for two years before becoming Dean of the College of Health and Life Sciences at Fort Hays. He served in that post during 1997-2003 before accepting the Provost position at LCSC.
Fernandez currently serves of the Idaho Workforce Development Council, is Chair of the Governor's Idaho Health Professions Education Council, and is a member of the Regence Blue Shield of Idaho Board of Directors. He has served on a variety of professional health boards and task forces throughout his academic career.
Fernandez, 62, is married to Diane, whom he met at WSU. She originally from Palouse, Wash., and they have two adult sons.
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