FREMONT, OH (PRESS RELEASE) - Terra State Community College President Dr. Marsha S. Bordner announced her retirement Friday at a campus-wide meeting.? Dr. Bordner, who has guided the College since October 2003, will retire at the end of the current fiscal year on June 30, 2012.
Dr. Bordner received her undergraduate degrees in English and German, and her Master?s Degree in English from Bowling Green State University. She then received her Ph.D. in English from The Ohio State University.
Dr. Bordner has spent over 35 years committed to higher education both as an educator, and as an administrator.? Unfailing in her belief in the community college system, Dr. Bordner began her career as a faculty member in the Arts and Sciences Division at Clark State Community College in Springfield, Ohio.? She then assumed the position of Dean of the Arts and Sciences at Clark. Dr. Bordner then served as the Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs at Clark, until she began her presidency at Terra State Community College.
Dr. Bordner has been involved in numerous community organizations and initiatives, among them including the Sandusky County Economic Development Corporation, the Sandusky County Chamber of Commerce, the Fostoria Economic Development Corporation, the local Cancer Society Board, the Ottawa County Improvement Corporation, and is a member of Rotary International.? In January 2011, she was given the Athena Award by the Sandusky County Chamber of Commerce.? This award is given to one woman leader in Sandusky County each year.
?The opportunity to lead and guide the College has been a privilege,? she said.? ?My entire tenure at Terra State Community College has been a blessing, and an opportunity to work alongside so many gifted and committed staff and faculty members.? I am proud to be associated with one of the best and most progressive higher education institutions in Ohio.?
During her presidency, the College converted to semesters, raised two million dollars for a capital campaign, built the state-of-the-art Skilled Trades Center, completed the six million dollar Arts and Health Technologies Center renovation project, completed one successful strategic plan and launched another, sustained double digit enrollment growth, and developed several new programs in health careers.?
Dr. Bordner?s professional associations include numerous committees from the Ohio Board of Regents, the Ohio Association of Community Colleges, and the University System of Ohio.
Dr. Bordner and her husband Dr. Harold Brown reside in nearby Catawba and are looking forward to spending more time with family, traveling, and periodically teaching a class.? ?Retirement will give me the opportunity to spend more time with my children and my grandson.? And, I will finally get the chance to hone my golf game, read, and write Harold?s biography.?
Retirement will not be all rest and relaxation for Dr. Bordner, ?I plan to continue my community involvement and College support; I?ll just have more time for it.??
In closing her remarks to her campus colleagues, Dr. Bordner summed up her announcement by adding, ?In my over 35 years as a public servant, this is truly the best job I have ever had!?
The Board of Trustees is expected to provide an update on the presidential search according to Board Chair Susan Starr at the next meeting scheduled for Wednesday, January 25, 2012.
Source: http://fremont.wtol.com/news/news/75907-terra-state-community-college-president-announces-retirement
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