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By MARY THERESE BIEBEL; Times Leader Staff Writer
 Friday, January 24, 1997 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Page: 5A 





NANTICOKE -- The Luzerne County Community College Board of Trustees
Thursday night agreed to seek advice from a Penn State official regarding its
presidential search. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 LCCC trustee Thomas Kennedy said that Penn State recently selected a new
campus executive officer for Penn State Hazleton. Karen Walton, an official at
Allentown College of St. Francis de Sales, will assume the Hazleton post June
1. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Kennedy suggested that John Leathers, an associate vice president for the
Penn State system, might be willing to speak to the LCCC board soon. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Earlier this month, the board heard Liz Rocklin from the Association of
Community College Trustees explain how her organization could aid the search
for a base cost of $21,700. Additional expenses could bring the cost to
$40,000 to $50,000, she estimated. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Following a 2 1/2-hour closed session Thursday, several trustees said they
would like to hear presentations from other professional search consultants,
or headhunters. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "I think the way to go is to hire a professional," said trustee Charles
Gelso. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 "I'm for going professional all the way," said trustee Patrick Solano. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 But Penn State did not hire professional consultants for its recent search. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Penn State spokeswoman Paula Callery, reached by telephone after the
meeting, said the search committee had representatives from the
administration, staff, advisory committee and student body -- "people who
represent the very broad and wonderfully diverse spectrum of the university."
But they did not hire outside help. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 In other action Thursday night, the trustees voted to hire Deborah Boyson
of Exeter as a full-time counselor at a salary of $41,000. For the past 18
years Boyson has worked at the college in a temporary capacity, in a
counseling position that was funded by grants. The move, while giving her job
security, reduced her salary from $50,425. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Lccc To Seek Help From Psu In Search The College Is Planning To Ask A Penn State Official For Advice In Its Search For A President