CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The only chancellor the West Virginia Community and Technical College System has ever had announced his resignation Thursday.
Chancellor Jim Skidmore said he’ll leave June 30.
Skidmore was named chancellor of the system in 2004 not long after the legislature created it. His community and technical college career in West Virginia has stretched for 29 years.
“Jim has devoted most of his professional career to the advancement of community and technical college education in West Virginia,” Community and Technical College Council Chairman Clarence “Butch” Pennington said in a prepared release. “Our council appreciates his commitment, professionalism, and dedication in serving as our Chancellor.”
The council will establish a search committee.