AWC looking for new school president

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA) - Arizona Western College (AWC) is currently searching for its new president after Dr. Daniel Corr announced his retirement.

This past week, AWC held four town halls with candidate Rheetika Dhawan.

In search for their new president, the college says they have decided not to spend a lot of money because they have a well-experienced candidate within the college.

Olivia Zepeda, the secretary of the AWC governing board, shares what kind of qualities they are looking for in the future president.

"We want someone who is committed to supporting the community, committed to students, committed to the growth of the college, and who has experience with that, who has experience with looking for funding for the college," Zepeda says.

Dr. Corr has been president of the school for almost a decade.

The governing board has a message for him as he is getting to ready to retire in July of next year.

"We are going to miss Dr. Corr, Dr. Corr came in ten years ago, he took us to the next level, we made tremendous growth under his leadership, and definitely we are going to miss him," Zepeda said.