The °®¶¹ÊÓƵ´«Ã½ Board of Trustees met for its regular December meeting on Tuesday, December 16. The meeting opened with the presentation of the College’s 2024–2025 Independent Audit conducted by Carr, Riggs & Ingram. The auditors issued the annual financial report with no findings and reported that °®¶¹ÊÓƵ´«Ã½ remains in a strong financial position, with a year-over-year increase in net position.
President’s Report Highlights
°®¶¹ÊÓƵ´«Ã½ President Dr. Kevin Rose began his report on a somber note, as he requested a moment of silence to honor the memory of two former °®¶¹ÊÓƵ´«Ã½ Board members: John Bryan (1996-2016), who passed away November 26 and Gov. Bill Ratliff (2012-2018), who passed away December 8. He then shared the following updates:
Highlights from the 2025 °®¶¹ÊÓƵ´«Ã½ Christmas Party and Employee Awards Luncheon:
- Held December 5 with approximately 200 employees in attendance
- Recognition of 20 employees representing a combined 310 years of service
- Honors for employees with 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 35, and 40 years of service
- Recognition of four retirees: Shemetric Williams (31 years), Sally Knight (28 years), Russell Taylor (23 years), and Tim Wilson (15 years)
- The Foundation reported $112,207.13 in donations for the month of November.
Strong enrollment and graduation outcomes:
- Fall 2025 enrollment increased 11.3 percent to 3,535 students, up 359 from Fall 2024
- The December 2025 graduating class was the largest December graduating class in °®¶¹ÊÓƵ´«Ã½ history; the previous high was 167 graduates in 2017
- The largest overall graduating semester on record was Spring 2024 with 438 graduates
Action Items Approved
- Trustees approved the following items during the meeting:
- Approval of the consent agenda, including: Minutes from the previous Board meeting, the monthly finance report, and local district update 50 affecting local policies
- Development of a Level 1 Certificate in Industrial Technology – Air Conditioning (AC) Technician
Personnel Action
Trustees approved the following personnel-related items:
- Employment of Anthony Gil as a new faculty member in the Carroll Shelby Automotive Institute
- Release of a College Liaison from their employment contract
- Release of the Adult Education TEAMS Education Coordinator from their employment contract
- Release of the Director of the Small Business Development Center from their employment contract
The meeting concluded with an executive session held in accordance with Texas Government Code provisions.
