Presidents of member institutions of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) elected GateWay Community College President Eugene Giovannini to its board of directors, effective July 1.

The latest in the saga of the Maricopa Unified School District’s fight with a local church over the donation of rally towels continued Wednesday night in a split between the board vice president and superintendent.

The Phoenix Symphony Association’s Board of Directors has appointed Jim Ward president and chief executive officer of the symphony. Ward has served as interim president and CEO of The Phoenix Symphony since January of 2011.

Tom Anderes will begin his appointment as president of the Arizona Board of Regents on July 1. The Board approved Anderes' contract last week. He will replace Joel Sideman, who will retire on June 30 after more than 20 years of service. Anderes is currently senior vice president for administration and fiscal affairs at the University of Wisconsin system. He worked at Arizona State University from 1978-1983 as assistant director of university budgets and holds multiple degrees, including two from the University of Arizona.

The Gilbert Unified School District governing board voted unanimously Tuesday to keep Thad Stump as board president after no one else was interested in taking over the responsibility.

The president of the Florence school board has resigned her position, effective immediately.

Elected officials overseeing the Maricopa County Community College District officially fired two longtime college presidents Tuesday night, and then approved an array of measures to prevent future employee fraud.

May 5, 2005

Scottsdale school board president Sandra Zapien-Ferrero has come full circle. After falling head-first into an emerging district bidrigging and Open Meetings Law scandal when first elected to the board in 1997, the veteran school board member will end her second term leading her second search for a new superintendent.

A Higley Unified School District governing board member has filed a complaint with the Arizona attorney general, claiming the board’s president has tried to make administrative decisions that should be made by the full board.

The Scottsdale Unified School District governing board will enter a crucial time for budget decisions with a degree of uncertainty now that president David Goldstaub is planning to resign to move to upstate New York.

QUEEN CREEK

Kyrene Middle School parent Mckell Keeney rang the doorbell Saturday at a quiet Tempe home and then noticed the welcome mat at her feet.

A Higley Unified School District governing board member has filed a complaint with the Arizona attorney general, claiming the board’s president has tried to make administrative decisions that should be made by the full board.

The Arizona State Board of Regents approved a two-year contract extension for Northern Arizona University President John Haeger.

The Chandler Chamber of Commerce has promoted one of its members to its top position of president and chief executive officer.

For the second time this year, a high-profile leader of the Apollo Group is stepping down. The Phoenix-based company that offers degrees to working students said Monday that Laura Palmer Noone, president of the University of Phoenix, will retire July 1 to spend more time with her family.

Just one test remains before a Florida college official can become president of the embattled Mesa Community College.

"Hot dogs with Herb," the casual, lunch-with-the-boss program that literally and symbolically ushered in a new era at Scottsdale-based Dial Corp. could soon become "Brats with Brad."

NEW YORK - Mel Karmazin resigned suddenly as president and chief operating officer of Viacom Inc., owner of CBS, MTV and Nickelodeon, as the media giant seeks to find a successor for its 81-year-old chairman and CEO, Sumner Redstone.

SAN FRANCISCO — Tiger Woods provided a fitting conclusion Sunday to a perfect week at the Presidents Cup, for him and an American team that remains perfect at home.

Dan K. Thomasson: The president apparently has decided that Republicans are irrelevant if not downright obsolete and it is best to ignore them, especially those in Congress.