Wednesday, October 3, 1984 Clackamas Community College Vol. XVIII, No. 1 Retirement nears for president Dec. 31 last day for Hakanson By Shelley Ball Of The Print He has been with Clackamas Com munity College for nearly 18 years, but now College President Dr. John Hakanson plans to vacate the Barlow Hall office he has worked in since 1971, when he officially retires Dec. 31. Hakanson, 64, originally announced his retirement at a press conference in early July. He has been College presi dent since 1969, or nearly 16 years, and he said he is retiring at the end of this year because he is “ready to take it a little easier.” Hakanson first joined the College in 1967, when he served as dean of in struction. He has also served as acting president on two occasions for a total of six weeks before he took over as president in 1969. Since he has been with the College from its earliest beginnings to now, Hakanson has had the oportunity to see the campus change and expand. He explained that when he started working for the College he did so out of two rented offices at the North Clackamas Chamber of Commerce Building. The first College course were being taught in a number of places, including a Predsbyterian Church and Gladstone and Oregon City High Schools. Eventually, building took place on the present campus site. Barlow Hall was the first of the core buildings on campus to be completed in 1971, Hakanson said, and it was at this time he moved into the office he currently occupies. What is know as Clackamas Com munity College today has only been completed for about three years, Hakanson explained. “It’s been a gradual process that took about 15 years,” he said. Throughout his near 18 years at the College, Hakanson listed the develop ment of the rate-based serial levy, for ming a comprehensive community school program and gathering money for the construction of the Pauling Center as someof the major achievements he said “happened while I was present.” Hakanson added the College was tne first agency in Oregon to use the rate based levy, and the nearly $2.5 million need to build the Pauling Center ws ob tained through a “broad, widespread community undertaking.” The College’s record of levy elec tions was one area Hakanson said was not so positive for the institution. AT THE HELM—Clackamas Community College President Dr. John Hakanson explained that during the Hakanson stands in front of Barlow Hall. The building houses Hakan- first 12 years of the College’s existence, son’s office, which he first moved into back in 1971. „. . . T , a total of 33 elections took place, an Photo by Joel Miller event he described as “agonizing.” He also said he is a little disappointed the As for the selection of the new presi will also be involved in economic College hasn’t been able to obtain an auditorium and a new and improved dent, a schedule has been set up outlin development programs, reforming ing the process. Hakanson said the school finance systems and the issues library up to now. College’s Board of Education members and problems faced by aging people. As for the future of the College, will be looking for an “outside” per But in looking back on how far the son to fill the job, and he said he will Hakanson said he felt positive about it. College has come, Hakanson said, not be involved in helping to choose his He siad he has enjoyed being able to “the first time I saw this (College site) successor. The new president will take make things happen at the College, and he looks forward to the College expan it was a cow pasture with a semi over in July 1985. Although Hakanson has no im ding futher as a result of growth in in swamp; it has felt good to be here.” mediate plans made following his dustry and business. “The county will retirement, he said he and his wife get its act together and be in a postition Helen will do some traveling and he to attract more industries; it (the Col will continue to follow his interest in lege) will be twice its size someday,” he music and singing. Hakanson said he said. Picking a new president Community members voice opinions at selection meeting Although Clackamas Com munity College’s Board members will make the final decision in choosing a suc cessor to current College President John Hakanson, re cent meetings were held in which community members had an opportunity to express [their views on the subject. The meetings were held on Sept. 24, 27 and Oct. 2, and were designed as a way for the College’s Board to receive input from the com munity in selecting a new president. The following is a list of dates scheduled for the selection process: 1 Participants at these meetings included city coun cil members, superinten dants, city managers, business leaders and chamber presidents and managers, in addition to the general public. Nov. 1—Notice of vacan- cy, College brochure mailed nationwide Oct. 23—Board will finalize criteria for selection president Jan. 31—Last day for ap plications to be accepted Feb. 26—Finalists sent to Board Feb. 27-March 30—Inter view finalists, visits made to their previous place of employment to conduct character interviews. April 1—Hiring .of new president What's inside Smuckers building damage update Page 3 Shields recaptures foreign art world through trip Page 4 July 1—New president on campus '■fi-" sonometers Rnlnrs hv M