WNC president named to Rural Community College Alliance board

Western Nevada College President J. Kyle Dalpe has been appointed to the Rural Community College Alliance board of directors.

Dalpe was appointed as WNC’s president in March 2023 after serving as interim president for a year. He has more than 25 years’ experience in higher education, with 20 of those years at Nevada System of Higher Education institutions. He joined WNC in 2019 as vice president of instruction, and also served as provost, overseeing academics and finance at the college.

Prior to coming to WNC, Dalpe devoted 16 years to Truckee Meadows Community College in various leadership positions, including acting president, director of institutional advancement, associate dean and chief of staff and dean of the technical sciences division.

He also served as the interim executive director of legislative affairs for NSHE for the 2019 legislative session. Dalpe earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in photojournalism from the University of Connecticut; a Master of Arts degree in journalism, speech and political science from the University of Texas at Tyler; and a Doctor of Philosophy in educational leadership from the University of Nevada, Reno.

Dalpe accepted the award on behalf of the college at the Rural Community College Alliance national convention at Columbia Gorge Community College in The Dalles, Ore.

For information, visit https://ruralccalliance.org/.