LACROSSE, Wis. — The president of Western Technical College for eight years, Roger Stanford, is retiring in August. He cited family and personal reasons. He is 59. Before being Western’s president, Stanford was the college’s chief academic officer. He started at Western in 1992. He said he was leaving at a strong moment for the 3,900-student college. During Stanford’s tenure, the Wanek Center of Innovation was built. Stanford also standardized academic terms to seven weeks to help students move quicker through the curriculum.
Stanford. At Western 33 years.