Birkner Named Interim Chancellor

University of Arkansas System President Dr. B. Alan Sugg has named Dr. Linda Birkner interim chancellor of the University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton. Birkner currently serves as vice chancellor for finance at the college and will serve during the search for a permanent chancellor to replace Nathan Crook who retired June 30. Birkner has been vice chancellor since 1984, serving during the college's transition from a technical school to a community college in the UA System. She earned a doctorate in higher education administration from UALR.
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