The Gila County Community College Provisional District board will launch a new astronomy program, thanks in part to a $128,000 gift to from the Caris Charitable Trust.
The Gila County Provisional Community College District Governing Board announced recently the election of Jan Brocker as board president, Samuel Moorhead as vice president, Connie Cockrell as secretary, and Kurt Knauss as treasurer and chief financial officer.
Brocker succeeds Jay Spehar who stepped down from the position earlier this month, and Moorhead replaces Brocker as vice president.
Cockrell and Knauss were elected to newly formed positions. Fernando Shipley was welcomed to the seat vacated by Spehar. Shipleyâs appointment extends through Dec. 31, 2022; the remaining four years of Speharâs vacated term will be filled by the successful candidate in the November 2022 election.