Final Heartland presidential candidate announced

Posted on March 1, 2018
Dr. Keith Cornille visits Heartland Community College on Monday and Tuesday, March 5 and 6. (Photo courtesy Heartland Community College)

By Greg Halbleib

NORMAL – The fourth and final candidate for president of Heartland Community College has been announced.

Keith Cornille is the executive vice president and chief student services officer at Madison Area Technical College in Madison, Wisconsin. Dr. Cornille has been with Madison since 2000 and was first employed in higher education in 1985.

Cornille will visit the Heartland campus on Monday and Tuesday. An open house for the community and alumni to meet Cornille is scheduled for Monday from 11:45 until 12:30 in the Astroth Community Education Center.

Greg Halbleib can be reached at [email protected].

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