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Three finalists for the presidency of Western Nevada College were named on Tuesday

"These finalists represent the best of 105 total qualified applicants from across the entire country," said Chancellor Reilly. "We are very excited about the three finalists and are confident that any one of them would make an excellent leader as the next president of Western Nevada College." 

The candidates were selected based on the process and criteria set forth by the committee with input from WNC and community advisory members.  

The candidates are:

  • J. Kyle Dalpe, Ph.D, Interim Dean of Technical Sciences, Truckee Meadows Community College in Reno
  • Lisa B. Rhine. Ph.D., Provost of the Chesapeake Campus of Tidewater Community College in Chesapeake, Virginia
  • Vincent R. Solis, Ed.D., Senior Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs at Laredo Community College in Laredo, Texas  

The three candidates will visit the WNC community May 1-3. Each candidate will spend a full day on campus.

Members of the community are invited to attend public forums for each candidate. 

Face-to-face interviews with candidates will be conducted on May 1-3.  

At the conclusion of the interviews, the Search Committee and Advisory Committee will meet to determine the recommendation of a finalist to the full Board of Regents, who will review and vote on the recommendation at a special meeting on May 4.

(Nevada Higher System of Higher Education contributed to this report.)