President Tim Foster
Biography
Tim Foster
was named the tenth president of Mesa State College in March 2004
by the Mesa State College Board of Trustees. Mr. Foster was also
named to the position of secretary and treasurer for the Board
of Trustees.
A former member of Colorado Governor Bill Owens' cabinet, Mr.
Foster has served as the executive director for the Colorado Commission
on Higher Education. He was initially appointed to the position
by Governor Owens in 1999 and reappointed in 2003. Mr. Foster
also served as head of the Department of Higher Education, which
includes the Colorado Historical Society and the Colorado Council
on the Arts.
Prior to directing the Colorado Commission on Higher Education,
Mr. Foster was elected to the Colorado House of Representatives
in 1988 and served as the Majority Leader from 1993 to 1996. As
a state representative, he was responsible for the passage of
legislation dealing with capital construction, youth crime prevention,
tax policy, economic development, higher education, workers' compensation
and health insurance. During this time, Mr. Foster was also a
partner in the general practice law firm of Foster, Larson, Laiche
and Griff in Grand Junction.
A Grand Junction native, his numerous community activities include
service on the Board of Governors of the Colorado Bar Association,
the Board of Powderhorn Ski Area and as chairman of the Grand
Junction Chamber of Commerce. He currently serves on the Western
Interstate Commission for Higher Education and as a board member
of the Colorado Institute of Technology and the Colorado Space
Science Committee.
Mr. Foster earned a bachelor's of arts degree in economics with
honors from Kenyon College in 1980. He completed graduate coursework
for a master's degree in mineral economics at the Colorado School
of Mines from 1982 to 1984. Mr. Foster also earned a Juris Doctorate
from the University of Denver College of Law in 1984.
The married father of four sons, Mr. Foster is an avid bike rider,
swimmer, soccer player and coach.
