MCC Board Names McKown 3rd MCC President

McKown will continue to serve as Executive Vice President until Aug. 31 and begin as the new president on Sept. 1, when current MCC President Dr. Dennis F. Michaelis retires.

McKown has been at MCC since 1989, first as Vice President of Business Services and in 2002 was promoted to Executive Vice President. Prior to her work at MCC, she served for 14 years at Paris Junior College, where she held a number of positions.

Active in the community, McKown serves on the Board of Waco Family Practice Foundation and volunteers with Gospel Café, Christian Women's Job Corp, and the Talitha Koum Institute. She has served as president of Waco Sunrise Rotary and the Heart of Texas Business Resource Center and is a past board member of the Waco Chamber of Commerce, the McLennan Community College Foundation, and the Salvation Army. She has been recognized as a Blue Bonnet Girl Scout Council Woman of Distinction, as a Pathfinder in a Non-Traditional Role by the Waco YWCA, and as the recipient of the Nelson Award for Community College Administrative Leadership from the Texas Association Community Colleges.

McKown is actively engaged in professional organizations, including Community College Business Officers and National Association of College and University Business Officers. Additionally, she has served on numerous accreditation teams for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.