Heads of the Institution
Directors of Bellweather Vocational Institute, 1961–1988 · Presidents of Bellweather College of Applied Technology, 1988–present
The chief executive of the Institute held the title Director. The title President was adopted in 1988, when the Institute took its present name.
| Term | Name | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961–1973 | Clarence H. Ruble, M.Ed. | Director | M.Ed., Kent State University; B.S., Industrial Arts Education, Kent State University. Previously instructor in industrial arts, Tolliver Local Schools. Instruction began in three trades in 1961; Tolliver House opened in 1968. |
| 1973–1988 | Russell D. Hesketh, Ed.D. | Director | Ed.D., Vocational and Technical Education, The Ohio State University; M.Ed., Kent State University; B.S., Ohio University. Previously Assistant Director of the Institute, 1966–1973. |
| 1988–1996 | Russell D. Hesketh, Ed.D. | President | First President of the College. The Institute took its present name and associate degree–granting authority was extended in 1988; the main campus relocated to Corliss Pike in 1994. |
| 1996–2011 | Marvin O. Threadgill | President | Previously Dean of Instruction, 1988–1996. Channel 21 was designated to the College in 2001 and the Shop Building constructed in 2004. The Threadgill Presidential Scholarship was established on his retirement. President Emeritus; member of the Board of Trustees. |
| 2011–2017 | Ellen M. Garvick, Ph.D. | President | Ph.D., Higher Education, University of Akron; M.A., Youngstown State University; B.A., Mount Union College. Previously Vice President for Instruction, Ross Valley Technical College (Pennsylvania). WDRO-LP signed on in March 2015. |
| 2017– | Halvard M. Trenneman, Ed.D. | President | Ed.D., Higher Education Administration, University of Toledo; M.P.A., Cleveland State University; B.S., Business, Bowling Green State University. Previously Vice President for Academic Affairs, Chandliss Institute of Technology (Indiana). |
Terms are given as the years of appointment and of departure from office.
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Page last revised 30 October 2026 · about/history/presidents · Office of the President
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