David Olson re-elected chair of the MnSCU Board of Trustees
The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities Board of Trustees on Wednesday re-elected David Olson, president of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, as board chair; Ruth Grendahl as vice chair; and Scott Thiss as treasurer. Their one-year terms begin Aug. 1.
“I am pleased and honored to have been elected chair of the system’s Board of Trustees for a third year,” Olson said. “We have made substantial progress in the last two years in advancing the system’s goals. I look forward to even more progress in the next year.” Olson, who lives in Minnetonka, has been president of the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce since 1991.
In addition to his other positions, Olson serves as co-chair of the Workers’ Compensation Advisory Council. Before joining the Minnesota Chamber, Olson was president of the TwinWest Chamber of Commerce and served as executive director of the Burnsville Chamber of Commerce and held staff positions in economic development, transportation and energy at the Greater Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce.
The Board of Trustees governs the largest system of higher education in the state. The Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system comprises 32 state universities and community and technical colleges serving the higher education needs of Minnesota. The system serves about 250,000 students per year in credit-based courses and an additional 140,000 students in non-credit courses.