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Dr. Nerita Hughes to become 6th president of Bay College

Dr. Nerita Hughes
Bay College
Dr. Nerita Hughes

ESCANABA, MI— Bay College has selected its next president.

Dr. Nerita Hughes of Minnetonka, Minnesota was chosen unanimously by the college Board of Trustees.

She’s served as the Interim Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs and Workforce Innovation and the Dean for the School of Business, Careers, Education and Workforce Innovation at North Hennepin Community College.

Hughes holds a Bachelor of Science from National American University, a Masters of Business Administration, and a Doctorate of Education in Leadership, both from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota.

She succeeds Dr. Laura Coleman and will become Bay College’s sixth president. Hughes will assume the office on July 10th.

Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.