CC appoints former Hill president as interim

Dr. William R. Auvenshine was named as Interim President of Clarendon College when the CC Board of Regents met in regular session last Thursday, June 21.

“I’m very excited about coming here,” Auvenshine said. “I’ve known about Clarendon College for a long time.”

Auvenshine is no stranger to the Texas Panhandle. He received his Master of Education Degree from West Texas State University in 1967 and was the manager and part owner of Megent Music Company in Amarillo from 1964 to 1970.

“I called on a lot of schools in this area, and I remember coming here when the college was still in with the high school,” he said.

Avenshine began his career in higher education as Dean of Student Services at Ranger Junior College from 1971 to 1984. He then served 20 years as president of Hill College in Hillsboro before retiring in 2004. Most recently Auvenshine served as Interim President at Galveston College in Galveston, Texas.

In addition to his degree from WT, Auvenshine holds a Doctor of Education degree from the University of Northern Colorado and a Bachelor of Science degree from Texas Christian University.

He has served on numerous committees for the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Southern Association of Schools and Colleges.  He has also served as President of the Texas Community College Association, in addition to numerous other civic and education organizations.

Auvenshine’s first day at Clarendon College will be July 2, and he will lead CC as it goes through the selection process for a new president. 

He succeeds Dr. W. Myles Shelton, who stepped down effective June 28 to take the job as president of Galveston College.

“Myles Shelton has done a superb job during his term at Clarendon College and has left the college in good financial condition, except for the recent action of the governor over which he had no control,” Auvenshine said.