Dr. Glenn E. Mayle

Yuma, Arizona (September 20, 2010) – The Arizona Western College District Governing Board today voted to offer Dr. Glenn E. Mayle a 3 year contract. Dr. Mayle has accepted.

During the board motion, District Governing Board member Steve Shadle stated that the board had received “a lot of correspondence from faculty, staff and partners that expressed confidence in (Dr.) Mayle” and that helped the board arrive at the decision to extend the contract offer. Mr. Shadle also mentioned the need to bring stability to a campus that has been in transition for more than a year.

In a campus-wide email announcement sent minutes after the vote, District Governing Board president Dr. Marjorie Barcomb wrote “The board feels confident in Dr. Mayle's management expertise learned through 26 years of presidential experience and other leadership positions in higher education. Arizona Western College is a complex institution and deserves a leader with a wealth of experience and wisdom. We feel Glenn Mayle is that leader.”

Dr. Mayle became Interim and then Acting President in May. He became the third president in less than 10 months, following the June 2009 retirement of long-time AWC President Dr. Don Schoening, and the May 2010 departure of President Dr. Marc Nigliazzo, who served less than one year and left Yuma to assume the inaugural presidency at Texas A & M Central Texas campus.