Orange Coast hires interim president
Orange Coast College has lured a former dean out of retirement to
become interim president while the search for a permanent leader
continues.
Gene Farrell, 65, served as vice chancellor of business affairs for
the Coast Community College District for a dozen years until his
retirement two years ago.
A nationwide search for a new OCC president was launched this spring.
But after reviewing applications, the presidential search committee
decided to end the search and readvertise the position during the 2002-03
academic year. Farrell will serve as acting president until a new college
president is selected.
Farrell replaces Margaret Gratton, who retired this summer after
serving six years at the helm of OCC.
“This is going to be fun. I’m looking forward to it,” Farrell said in
a press release. “I love Orange Coast College. It’s a campus that has
always moved ahead and, though we face a difficult budget year this year,
we’ll come out of it just fine.”
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