December
20, 2005
Oakton Trustees Appoint Barshis to Board
The Oakton Community College Board of Trustees has named Donald E. Barshis, Ph.D., to fill the vacancy left by the Nov. 28, 2005 death of trustee J. William Handzel. Barshis' appointment was made at the Dec. 13 Board of Trustees meeting, for a term that expires in April 2007.
An educator with more than 30 years of community college experience, Barshis served as professor of English and executive dean of instruction at Wilbur Wright College. He also managed transfer, career, and developmental studies programs and developed new curriculum in nursing, gerontology, psychiatric rehabilitation, and Great Book studies at Wilbur Wright. Barshis also has taught at Harold Washington College, and served as executive director of the City Colleges of Chicago's Center for the Improvement of Teaching and Learning.
Barshis earned a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, a master's degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a bachelor's degree from DePaul University.
Barshis previously served on Oakton's board from May 2003 through April 2005, filling a vacancy left by the death of trustee Majorie Whitman. He and his wife Jan live in Wilmette.
For more information, contact the Office of College Advancement at 847-635-1806.
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