PROFESSOR BRIAN CONLEY OF GOLDEN WEST COLLEGE RECEIVED THE ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRUSTEES REGIONAL LEADERSHIP AWARD
Professor Brian Conley of Golden West College was the recipient of the M. Dale Ensign Trustee Pacific Regional Award from the Association of Community College Trustees. M. Dale Ensign was one of the organization’s pioneers.
The regional awards were given to community college trustees for their dedication and service.
The National 2005 Association of Community College Trustees Leadership Congress was held in Seattle, September 7 - 10. The focus of this year’s event addressed issues ranging from enrollment increase strategies, developing stronger business and civic community partnerships, to the important role trustees play in state-level policymaking.
Conley has been a faculty member at Golden West College since 1975 and served as department chair for nine years. He teaches fine arts. Since 1988 Conley has been an elected member of the board of trustees of Rancho Santiago Community College District, where he is serving his fourth term as board president. In 1999 Conley was appointed by former Governor Gray Davis to the Board of Governors of California Community Colleges and served a four-year term.