By Greg Oliver
Courtesy The Journal

goliver@upstatetoday.com

PENDLETON — Ronnie Booth, just the third president in the 56-year history of Tri-County Technical College, announced Monday that he plans to retire effective June 30, 2019.

“It’s time,” Booth said. “I will have been here 16 years in June, and I think that’s pretty long. I think a president needs to stay long enough to make a difference, not to cut and run. That’s what I think I’ve done.”

Booth had notified the college’s commissioners of his intentions to retire as early as June before Monday’s official announcement.

During Booth’s tenure, the college launched three community campuses, as well as three workforce training centers, an economic

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