J&W University taps Matkowski as Denver campus prexy

Nation's Restaurant News, Jan 10, 2005

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- John Bowen, president of the Johnson & Wales University system, based here, named Bette Matkowski president of the university's Denver campus, effective Feb. 1.

Matkowski, who currently is president of Lamar Community College in Lamar, Colo., replaces Mark Burke, who resigned in 2004. Denver is one of six campus locations in the Johnson & Wales system. J&W offers degrees in culinary arts, hospitality and business and boasts more than 16,000 enrolled students.

A former English teacher in Ohio public schools, Matkowski joined the Community College of Vermont, where she held various positions, including faculty member, adviser, equity officer and director of the Western region. She served as dean of advancement and enrollment for five years at Lamar Community College before becoming its president in 2000.

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