LTC names new board member, officers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
7/28/2011
CLEVELAND, WI –
Sharon Chappy, a professor and administrator at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, has been appointed to the Lakeshore Technical College District Board. The board also named new officers at its July 11 meeting.
Chappy, graduate program director and assistant dean in the College of Nursing at UW-Oshkosh, has more than 30 years of experience as an operating room nurse, working the last 12 years at Aurora Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center. She is a member of the American Nurses Association, the Wisconsin Nurses Association, and the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN). She also serves on the editorial board of the AORN Journal. Chappy has received numerous awards for her work at UW-Oshkosh, including the Wisconsin Idea Fellow, Penson Award for Teaching, and the EAA and C.R. Meyer Endowed Professorship. She was named a "Terrific Teacher" by WFRV-TV in 2009.
She replaces outgoing board member Jutta Furca.
The board also elected John Lukas as chair, Nancy Crowley as vice chair, and Cindy Huhn as secretary/treasurer for the 2011-12 academic year.
Lukas is vice president of LDI Industries in Manitowoc. He has served on the LTC Board since 2001. Crowley is coordinator of the Emergency Services Division for Manitowoc County, and has served on the LTC Board since 2004. Huhn is Village of Cleveland president, and vice president and cashier at Cleveland State Bank. She has served on the LTC Board since 2002.
LTC is governed by a nine-member board appointed by the county board chairs of the counties making up the Lakeshore district – Calumet, Manitowoc, Ozaukee, and Sheboygan. The LTC District Board consists of two employer members, two employee members, three additional members, one elected official member who holds a state or local office, and one school district administrator. Board members serve staggered three-year terms and meet once a month.
About Lakeshore Technical College
Lakeshore Technical College is a leading provider of technical education offering 100 career programs including associate degrees, technical diplomas, technical certificates, and apprenticeship programs. In addition, LTC offers distance learning, customized training to business and industry, and continuing educational opportunities.
Serving a 200,500-resident population in east central Wisconsin, LTC operates a main campus in Cleveland; additional learning sites at LTC Manitowoc and LTC Sheboygan; Community Education Centers at area high schools in Kiel, Mishicot, Plymouth, Random Lake, Reedsville, and Two Rivers; and 27 distance learning sites. LTC’s mission is to enrich lives and strengthen the economy by preparing a workforce that is skilled, diverse and flexible. On average, 79% of LTC graduates work in the LTC District which includes Manitowoc and Sheboygan Counties, and parts of Calumet and Ozaukee Counties. Visit LTC at: gotoltc.edu.
