The board of trustrees at Rock Valley College in Rockford has named 59-year old Douglas Jensen as their new president.
He replaces Mike Mastroianni who announced his retirement last February.
Jensen has worked in community colleges for 30 years. He is currently the assistant director of educational services for Alabama Industrial Development Training.
Jensen's contract begins on October 10th with Rock Valley College and goes through June of 2019. He will be paid $180,000 a year with benefits.
The board plans to vote on the contract Tuesday night.