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THE DAILY ASTORIAN WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2016
College president candidate seeks switch from private to public
Experience at
Concordia in
Portland
By EDWARD STRATTON
The Daily Astorian
After spending almost his
entire collegiate education
and career at private Christian
schools, Glenn Smith said he
is ready for a change.
Smith, the ¿ rst of four can-
didates for Clatsop Commu-
nity College’s presidency,
toured the region Monday
and met with staff, faculty and
community members.
For the past 25 years, Smith,
57, has held various adminis-
trative positions at Concordia
University, a private Christian
university in northeast Port-
land. He is the university’s
executive vice provost for stu-
dent services and enrollment
management.
His wife, Jane Graves
Smith, is a professor of psy-
chology at Concordia. The
two have a grown daugh-
ter and son, along with two
grandchildren.
Smith grew up in the south-
ern suburbs of Los Angeles, in
a family with parents he said
did not initially attend college.
He attended the evangelical
A]usa Paci¿ c University in the
Los Angeles area for his bach-
elor’s in communicology and
master’s in social sciences. He
served as assistant dean of stu- said, came after his mother
dents and director of student attended community col-
services at Whit-
lege over a 10-year
worth University,
period, graduating
a Christian liberal
around the same
arts college in Spo-
time as he and a
kane, Washington,
brother earned their
from 1983 to 1989.
initial degrees.
Since then, he has
Having lived in
worked at Concor-
the Pacific North-
dia, during which
west since the
time he earned a
early 1980s, Smith
doctorate in edu-
said he does not
Glenn Smith
cational leadership
want to leave the
from Portland State
region. Although
University.
he could see fin-
“, have a very strong af¿ n- ishing his career at Con-
ity with the mission of the cordia, Smith said he sees a
community college, creating presidency as the next log-
access for everyone to go to ical step . Two years ago,
school,” Smith said.
Smith was a finalist for
Much of that af¿ nity , he the presidency of Portland
Window damaged during attempted escape
He damaged the win-
less than a year.
dow, but did not break it
Two inmates tried
out. A passer-by saw it
to escape in July by
happening from outside
breaking off a shower
the jail and reported it
drain grate, tying it
to the Clatsop County
to a bed sheet and
Sheriff’s Office.
swinging it against a
Holt was in custody
window until the win-
Logan
after being convicted of
dow shattered.
assault, theft and drug Douglas Holt
The only other
charges. He is due back
escape attempt on
in court later this month for an record occurred more than a
early resolution conference on decade ago, when an inmate
the new charges.
jumped from the roof of a rec-
Holt’s attempted escape reation area and was caught a
is the second incident in day later.
By KYLE SPURR
The Daily Astorian
A Clatsop County Jail
inmate is accused of damaging
a window in the jail last week
and attempting to escape.
Logan Douglas Holt, 27, of
Warrenton, pleaded not guilty
Monday in Clatsop County
Circuit Court to second-de-
gree attempted escape and sec-
ond-degree criminal mischief.
The incident occurred last
Monday. Holt was trying to
break out a window in the jail.
Clyde to ¿ ght recall drive
President of
¿ re district
won’t resign
By R.J. MARX
The Daily Astorian
CANNON BEACH —
Sharon Clyde, the pres-
ident of the Cannon
Beach Rural Fire Protec-
tion District, will fight
a petition calling for her
resignation.
Clyde is the first direc-
tor identified for recall to
submit a response to the
Clatsop County Clerk.
Directors Clyde, Linda
Beck-Sweeney and Garry
Smith are named in a recall
petition.
The recall drive is a
response to the fire dis-
trict’s dismissal of Mike
Balzer as fire chief last
October.
Clyde’s
statement,
delivered to County Clerk
Valerie Crafard, cited
the board’s “fiduciary suit against the fire district
responsibility to those over his firing.
who elected them to pro-
“As is typical in pending
vide a high level of over- litigation, the guidance by
sight, particularly in mat- legal counsel is to limit and
ters of management and restrict public comment on
administration.”
the matter,” Clyde
Clyde said Bal-
said. “Indeed, it
zer was let go
could be argued that a
“when the major-
recall effort is prema-
ity of the direc-
ture, as the details of
tors, elected by dis-
the events leading up
trict voters, became
to the chief’s termi-
concerned about his
nation won’t become
ability to perform Sharon Clyde public
knowledge
the
administra-
until such time as a
tive skills required
civil trial is held.”
of the head of a public
Beck-Sweeney
and
agency.”
Smith have until 5 p.m.
Clyde said the recall Wednesday to either resign
drive had a “chilling or submit a written state-
effect” on public aware- ment of justification to the
ness of the events prior to Clerk’s Office.
the termination.
Lyra Fontaine contrib-
Balzer has filed a law- uted to this report.
Community College’s Cas-
cade campus, located near
Concordia.
“I’m pretty good friends
with Greg Hamann,” Smith
said of the former Clatsop
Community College presi-
dent, who preceded Lawrence
Galizio and is now president
of Linn-Benton Community
College. “When this position
came up, he strongly encour-
aged me to apply.”
Smith said that besides ¿ s-
cal challenges, sustainable
enrollment seemed to be on
the minds of college board
members.
“I do come from a back-
ground that has fought for
enrollment,” he said, noting
Concordia has gone from 400
to 8,000 students during his
time there.
Ron Liss, the vice presi-
dent and special advisor for
workforce, community and
economic development at
Cuyahoga Community Col-
lege in Ohio, visits the col-
lege today, including a pub-
lic meet-and-greet from 3
to 4 p.m. in Columbia Hall
Room 219, 1651 Lexington
Ave.
The other candidates are
Christopher Breitmeyer, the
vice president for academic
and student affairs at Saint
Charles Community Col-
lege in Missouri, and Christo-
pher Dyer, the CEO and pres-
ident of University of New
Mexico-Gallup.
Oregon jobless rate falls
to lowest point since 2007
By STEVEN DUBOIS
Associated Press
PORTLAND — The last time Oregon’s
unemployment rate was this low Apple had
just released its ¿ rst iPhone and the Portland
Trail Blazers selected Greg Oden with the
¿ rst overall pick in the NBA draft.
The state Employment Department said
Tuesday that Oregon’s unemployment rate
for January fell to 5.1 percent, a level the
state has not seen since June 2007.
Oregon’s payroll report surged by nearly
10,000 jobs in January, the agency said, with
four major industries leading the way: con-
struction, manufacturing, leisure and hospi-
tality, and professional and business services.
Since January 2015, when the jobless
rate was 5.9 percent, payroll employment
has risen by almost 60,000 jobs.
“Oregon’s labor market is as good as
it was during previous expansions,” said
Nick Beleiciks, state employment econ-
omist. “The unemployment rate is now
lower than it was in most of the mid-2000s
and nearly as low as in the mid-1990s.
OBITUARY
Jack Dennis Hogan
Astoria
May 8, 1947 — Feb. 23, 2016
When you think of Jack, remem-
Jack lived a life of service, begin-
ber that Hollywood smile, “The pur-
ning with serving his country for 20
pose” to “do the deal” and to “carry
years as a proud member of the U.S.
the message.”
Coast Guard.
Jack is survived by his loving
7hirty-¿ ve years ago, Jack began
wife, Betty; three children, Kelly
a new chapter in his life of service
Kauer, Matt Hogan and Amy Hogan;
by dedicating himself to helping
his other children, Michael O’Con-
countless others to achieve a life of
nor and Tamera Race; nine grand-
serenity and peace. He left a legacy
children; four great-grandchildren;
behind, and showed many how to
and
numerous friends.
have love and compassion for all.
Jack Hogan
Please join us for “Our Walk
Jack had 20 beautiful years with
with Jack” Saturday, March 5,
his best friend, Betty, and they lived
2016, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the Astoria
a life of laughter, love and adventure.
For all his friends, the door was always Elks Lodge Ballroom. Bring your favorite
dessert.
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