Evansville, IN – Two local leaders have been named members of Ivy Tech Community College’s Campus Board of Trustees.
Roland Shelton, chief strategic business partnership officer and executive vice president for Old National Bank; and David Smith, superintendent of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation, are now serving their first three-year term on the board, representing the areas of commerce and education, respectively.
“Behind every successful organization stand dedicated board members whose commitment, time, and resources propel our mission forward,” said Ivy Tech Chancellor Daniela Vidal. “We are deeply appreciative of the support of our Campus Board of Trustees and their contributions to Ivy Tech.”
Roland Shelton
Shelton has served previously as the vice chairman of the Board for the Ivy Tech Foundation, and he also serves on the Deaconess Hospital Foundation Board. He is a member of the Kentucky Wesleyan University Board of Trustees and serves on the State of Indiana Workforce Development Board. Prior to joining Old National in 2017, he was senior vice president of constituent relations at Indiana State University. He also worked at Park University as the associate vice president for advancement, superintendent/business manager at General Motors, and district sales manager for Campbell Soup Company.
Shelton earned a bachelor’s degree in business/corporate communications from Western Kentucky University.
David Smith 
Smith oversees the work of 40 schools and the instruction of more than 21,000 students in the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation. He has served in the EVSC since 1982 in a wide range of roles, including instrumental music teacher, principal, director of principal support, deputy chief of staff, and assistant superintendent for business and human resources. Serving in diverse roles in the third largest school district in the state of Indiana has provided him with a strong working knowledge of all areas of the school corporation.
Smith holds the degree of Doctor of Education from Oakland City University, and bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music education from the University of Evansville. He also has a degree in secondary administration and supervision as well as an Education Specialist degree from Indiana State University. In 2011 he received his second master’s degree, earning a Master of Business in Operational Excellence, with a Lean Six Sigma black belt certification from The Ohio State University, Fisher College of Business.
