Kelle Stephens, president of Dixie Applied Technology College, was fired Wednesday and she’s claiming to be the victim of blackmail by a disgruntled former employee.
Stephens, who headed the St. George technical school since 2012, was terminated in a 6-5 vote Wednesday by the board of trustees over the Utah System of Technical Colleges.
David Woolstenhulme, Utah’s commissioner of technical education, will act as president of the school until an interim replacement can be selected, said Joseph Demma, spokesman for the state’s technical education system. Once an interim president is in place, Demma said, a nationwide candidate search will be carried out to select Stephens’ successor.