Ivy Tech Community College has appointed former Evansville Mayor Jonathan Weinzapfel to serve as the chancellor for the school’s new southwest region, which includes the Evansville and Tell City region with their Terre Haute locations.
Weinzapfel currently works as an attorney in Evansville, but has also served two terms as mayor and five years as a state representative, where he focused on education and economic development.
“In my work as Mayor of the city of Evansville, I came to realize just how important Ivy Tech is to a community and how the Ivy Tech experience can change the lives of the people who live there,” Weinzapfel said. “Ivy Tech is doing some great things in helping Hoosiers obtain the skills and the education they need to succeed in today’s economy. It truly is on the cutting edge of economic development in the state of Indiana.”
Ivy Tech President Thomas Snyder said Weinzapfel has “a proven track record in bringing people together to help improve communities.”
“He will ensure that our efforts both in Evansville and Terre Haute, and the surrounding counties, are consistent with the needs of those communities,” Snyder said. “Jonathan brings a wealth of experience in economic and workforce development which is at the core of our mission at Ivy Tech Community College.”
Weinzapfel will begin his new position May 12.
