New DCCCD Trustee Phil Ritter was sworn in by Charletta Compton, board chair.
For immediate release — June 10, 2016
News brief
(DALLAS) — Phil Ritter, who was elected in May to fill the District 2 seat on Dallas County Community College District’s board of trustees, was sworn in on Tuesday, June 7, by Charletta Compton, who serves as board chair. The special ceremony was held at DCCCD’s downtown headquarters.
Compton said, “I am looking forward to working with Mr. Ritter, as the rest of the board is, and he will be a very able trustee.”
Ritter’s wife and mother-in-law attended the event, and Bob Ferguson, who now has completed his term on the board representing District 2, welcomed Ritter.
DCCCD Chancellor Dr. Joe May (left) and other members of the DCCCD board witnessed the swearing in ceremony for new Trustee Phil Ritter (center).
Dr. Joe May, DCCCD’s chancellor, other administrators and college presidents witnessed the ceremony, which preceded the board’s regular monthly meeting (and a work session) on Tuesday.
Seats for Districts 3 and 4 on the DCCCD board of trustees will be filled following the June 18, 2016, runoff election in Dallas County; those new trustees will be sworn in at a later date.
For more information, contact Ann Hatch in the DCCCD office of public and governmental affairs at 214-378-1819 or at
ahatch@dcccd.edu.
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