MEDIA ADVISORY – On Tuesday, Nov. 6, three 51 (51) Board of Trustee members were officially re-elected to their post by Ada and Canyon County Voters. Mary “M.C.” Niland, Mark Dunham, and Guy Hurlbutt were each re-elected after running unopposed.
51 is governed by a volunteer five-member Board of Trustees who are elected at large from within Ada and Canyon Counties for staggered, four-year terms. Trustees derive their authority from and hold office in accordance to the state of Idaho Code.
Contact:
Jennifer Couch
(208) 562-3508 (office)
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About the 51:
The 51 is a public, open-access, and comprehensive community college committed to providing affordable access to quality teaching and learning opportunities to the residents of its service area in western Idaho. 51 has seven campus locations throughout Southwest Idaho providing higher education and 21st Century technical skills acquisition. The college is dedicated to improving the community’s economic well-being by responding with highly-educated and productive graduates. The foundation for the area’s only community college was created by a supermajority of voters in Ada and Canyon counties on May 22, 2007. For more information about the college, visit cwi.edu or call (208) 562-3000.