THOMAS BROTHERTON NAMED NEW
EXECUTIVE DEAN OF THE EMMETSBURG CAMPUS

Iowa Lakes Community College has a new Executive Dean of the Emmetsburg Campus, pending Board of Trustees action.  Thomas Brotherton, of Creston was selected following a round of two-day interviews with four candidates. Thomas Brotherton is currently a Director of Arts and Sciences at Southwestern Community College in Creston.  In that position, he administers the instructional programs in the Arts and Sciences area.

According to Dr. Rick Underbakke, Chief Academic Officer at Iowa Lakes, “Tom brings a diverse set of experiences. He has been involved in innovative projects such as online education through the Iowa Community College Online Consortium as a faculty member and administrator. He will be a valuable asset to the Emmetsburg campus and community as well as the administrative team at Iowa Lakes Community College.”

Brotherton has been at Southwestern since 1985.  He works with two centers, distance learning, strategic planning, assessment, budgeting and the accreditation process at the college.  In addition, he reviews faculty teaching loads and oversees scheduling and room assignments.  He has also been an online instructor of an introductory biology course.

Prior to his current job, he was an instructor of Biological Sciences at Southwestern.  He also taught at the middle school/high school level in the Shelby-Tennant Community School District.

Brotherton earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Iowa in botany education.  He also attended the Graduate College at the U of I in Secondary Science Education.  Brotherton’s master’s degree is in Biology from the University of Nebraska at Omaha.   

Brotherton is expected to begin work at Iowa Lakes in January of 2004.