Dr. Nancy McCallin, President of the Colorado Community College System (CCCS), has announced the finalist for the presidency of Lamar Community College (LCC). CCCS has been conducting the search since March 2016. Current President John Marrin will be retiring from LCC on July 31, 2016.

The finalist is Dr. Linda Lujan, the New Ventures Officer for the Maricopa County Community College District and former President and Chief Executive Officer of Chandler-Gilbert Community College in the Phoenix, Arizona area.

Lujan has more than 30 years of teaching and administrative experience in community colleges. She also served as Vice President for Academic Affairs at South Mountain Community College in south Phoenix; Dean of Business, Health Sciences and Technology at the Community College of Denver; Director of Educational Technology at Arapahoe Community College in Littleton Colorado; and full-time faculty member and department chair in the Computer Information Systems Department also at Arapahoe Community College.

Lujan began her own academic career at Arapahoe Community College as a first-generation, re-entry student where she earned an Associate of Applied Science in Management Information Systems, followed by a Bachelor of Arts in Human Resource Management from Colorado Christian University, a Master of Arts in Educational Technology Leadership from The George Washington University, and a Ph.D. with an emphasis in Community College Leadership from Colorado State University.

Five presidential semi-finalists visited the Lamar campus April 27-28, where they had the opportunity to meet community members, students, and staff during public forums and at a reception. Feedback from the forums was fully reviewed in determining the finalist. This information has been forwarded to Dr. Nancy McCallin for her review. A final decision will be made no sooner than 14 days following this announcement.