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Senate Education Committee advances three Adams State University trustee appointments
Summary
The Colorado Senate Education Committee voted unanimously to send the appointments of Carla Shriver and Placido Gomez and the reappointment of Arthur Ortega to the full Senate with a favorable recommendation and placed them on the consent calendar after a short confirmation hearing.
The Colorado Senate Education Committee advanced two new appointees and one reappointment to the Adams State University Board of Trustees, sending Carla Shriver and Placido Gomez and the reappointment of Arthur Ortega to the full Senate with a favorable recommendation and placing the slate on the consent calendar.
The confirmation hearing included brief biographical presentations from President David Tandberg and short remarks from each appointee. President Tandberg introduced the panel and offered biographical details about each nominee; he described Gomez as a longtime educator and alumnus, Ortega as an experienced lawyer and previous trustee, and Shriver as a long-time San Luis Valley resident with experience in agriculture and water boards.
Gomez was described in committee remarks as a retired professor of law and associate dean with teaching experience at multiple levels, a two-time graduate of Adams State and a holder of a JD from the University of New Mexico and an additional degree from Yale Law School. Committee members noted his repeated selection by students for teaching awards.
Arthur Ortega discussed his prior four-year term on the board, his Southern Colorado roots and his desire to continue giving back to the region. Committee members and President Tandberg referenced Ortega’s public-sector experience and prior appointments to municipal and state offices.
Carla Shriver told the committee she would bring agricultural and water resources experience to the board; committee remarks listed her Colorado State University degree in agricultural business, service on multiple water-related boards including the Rio Grande Basin Roundtable and San Luis Valley Water Conservation Board, and involvement with the L. Palmer Foundation and SLV Federal Bank.
Senator Marchman moved to send the appointments to the full Senate with a favorable recommendation; the motion passed unanimously on the roll call the committee recorded and the chair requested the slate be placed on the consent calendar.
The committee took no further action at the hearing beyond the favorable recommendation and consent-calendar placement.
The nominees may add biographical or other information to the full-Senate record during the next stage; the committee hearing record shows only the brief statements summarized here.
