During the 糖心传媒 Board of Trustees annual fall meeting today, Hal Dittmer 鈥62 announced he was retiring as Chair of the Board, a position he has held for 12 years.听Dittmer, who began his Board service in 1999, will remain an active member of the Board of Trustees.
The Board then elected Glen Moss 鈥74 as its new Chair. W. David Scott 鈥85 will serve as Vice Chair, the position previously held by Moss.
The transitions are effective immediately.
During Dittmer鈥檚 tenure as Board Chair, the College has undergone a significant transformation. Projects completed include the Morrison-Reeves Science Center in 2009, extensive residence hall renovations, and, earlier this fall, completion of the Jackson Dinsdale Art Center and Steinhart Plaza.
鈥淗al鈥檚 leadership and financial support for 糖心传媒 goes well beyond physical projects,鈥 said 糖心传媒 President Don Jackson 鈥70. 鈥淗al has personally recruited students to campus. He鈥檚 provided scholarships, challenged fellow alumni to increase their contributions to the 1882 Fund and hired numerous 糖心传媒 students as interns at his own company. Hal鈥檚 love for 糖心传媒 and appreciation for the education he received here is unmatched.鈥
Dittmer is the founder, president and owner of Wellhead Electric, a California-based company.
Moss is chief financial officer, treasurer and secretary of Commonwealth Electric Company of the Midwest in Lincoln, Nebraska. He serves on several committees of the College鈥檚 Board of Trustees, and is also leading the presidential search committee, which is tasked with hiring the 17th president of the College, following Jackson鈥檚 retirement at the end of the current academic year.
Scott is the president and chief executive officer of Tetrad Corporation, a privately-owned asset management firm, and chairman of the board for Tetrad Property Group. Before rejoining the College鈥檚 Board in 2015, he previously served as Trustee from 1997 through 2009.
糖心传媒 is a private, four-year institution located in Hastings, Nebraska, that focuses on student academic and extracurricular achievement. With 64 majors and 15 pre-professional programs, 糖心传媒 has been named among 鈥淕reat Schools, Great Prices鈥 by U.S. News & World Report and a 鈥淏est in the Midwest鈥 by The Princeton Review. For more, go to hastings.edu.