(Sheldon)– In a unanimous decision, the Northwest Iowa Community College Board of Trustees approved the hiring of Dr. John Hartog III of Boyden, as the 10th president of NCC. The decision was announced during the Board’s regularly scheduled meeting Monday, February 22.
Dr. Hartog is the current Vice President for Student & Academic Services at NCC, a position he has held since 2011. Prior to that, he served as President of Faith Baptist College and Seminary in Ankeny. Over the course of his 18 years at Faith Baptist, he held a variety of other administrative roles including Program Director, Dean of the Seminary, the Academic Vice President, and the Provost.
Hartog succeeds Dr. Alethea Stubbe who is retiring June 30, this year. Stubbe has been president of NCC since May 2011 and retires with 32 years in higher education, of which 30 of those years were at NCC.
