(Estherville)– Iowa Lakes Community College has a new President.
The board of trustees appointed Val Newhouse to the position following a closed session at their regular meeting Tuesday.
Newhouse’s appointment is effective immediately. She will serve as President until June 30th, 2010 at an annual base salary of 140-thousand dollars.
Newhouse has been at Iowa Lakes 17 years–the last seven as Executive Vice President.
She becomes the seventh President at the college.
Newhouse received her bachelor’s degree in education from Buena Vista University and her master’s degree in higher education and continuing education from the University of Iowa. She has also completed course work for a Ph.D. in Community College Leadership and is working on her dissertation from Colorado State University.
Newhouse has held positions in continuing education at Iowa Lakes as well as Associate Dean in Emmetsburg and a secondary program supervisor.
Before coming to Iowa Lakes Newhouse worked at Upper Des Moines Opportunity as Director of Child Care Services.
Newhouse is a native of West Bend and lived in Estherville 22 years. She currently resides in Emmetsburg.
