Dr. Liang Chee Wee appointed as NICC interim president

The NICC Board of Trustees has appointed Calmar campus provost Dr. Liang Chee Wee as NICC interim president, effective July 2nd.  Dr. Wee will serve until a successor to Dr. Penny Wills is hired.  Wills has resigned to accept the position as president of the Yavapai College District in Prescott, Arizona.  She will leave NICC on July 1st.

Dr. Wee currently serves as the provost for the Calmar campus of NICC, a role he accepted in August of 2007.  As provost, Wee is involved in the day-to-day management and supervision of the campus.  He has been instrumental in planning and logistics for the building projects funded by the passage of a $35 million bond issue in December of 2007.

NICC Board of Trustees President Dr. Ken Reimer said "Dr. Wee is well-respected across the NICC District and the Board is very pleased that he has agreed to serve as interim president."

Dr. Wee came to NICC from Luther College where he served as chair of the department of Economics and Business from 1999 to 2001 and as registrar and associate dean for advising and special programs from 2001 through 2007.