Judith M.L. Hansen, president of Southwestern Oregon Community College, resigned on Wednesday, effective immediately. The leader of the college’s governing board described Ms. Hansen’s abrupt departure as the result of a mutual agreement with the board, according to The World newspaper of Coos Bay.
Ms. Hansen had been the subject of recent no-confidence votes, as the faculty had complained about restructuring at the college. The board’s chairman, Lonny Anderson, said that Ms. Hansen had done what the board hired her to do, but that a “different leadership style was needed.” The newspaper reported that the board was expanding its administrative powers.
The college will pay Ms. Hansen one year’s salary and benefits, totaling $148,654. —Paul Fain
