Townsend resigns as KCKCC trustee; board to fill vacant position

Clyde Townsend (File photo)

Clyde A. Townsend, a member of the Kansas City Kansas Community College Board of Trustees since 2005, resigned his position today at a Board of Trustees meeting.

Townsend, 89, a long-time public servant in Wyandotte County, is also a past Wyandotte County commissioner and served as a former Board of Public Utilities member. He is a past employee of the Kansas City, Kan., Street Department.

The KCKCC trustees accepted his resignation today and have announced a plan to fill the vacant unexpired term. Townsend’s term runs through December 2019.

According to a meeting notice, the KCKCC Board of Trustees will meet at 9 a.m. Friday, March 10, in the college Executive Board Room to appoint someone to fill the vacant unexpired term.

According to the meeting announcement, it will include an executive, closed session of the trustees.

Persons who are interested in filling the appointment to the unexpired term may submit a statement of interest and their resume by 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 8, through email to Peggy Friedmann, executive assistant to the college president, at [email protected], or in person at Kansas City Kansas Community College, 7250 State Ave., Kansas City, Kan.