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鈥淚鈥檝e loved every day coming to work,鈥� said Howell, an ISU alumna. 鈥淪ome people skip out the door but not me. I鈥檓 doing it now because it is a the right time. The campus is in a really good spot. I鈥檝e loved it, and didn鈥檛 really want to leave.鈥�

She said she could still work one or two more years, but her family was urging her to take time to be with family, travel, golf, garden, pursue artistic interests and other activities.

Howell, an 蜜桃视频 Falls native, has held several job titles at ISU-蜜桃视频 Falls starting as director ISU-蜜桃视频 Falls, then assistant dean of enrollment management and then back to director. Her last day was Feb. 28, and a reception was held for her at the ISU Bennion Student Union Building.

"I came here at a time 蜜桃视频 Falls really needed a community college and ISU-蜜桃视频 Falls filled that mission for many years,鈥� Howell said. 鈥淚t would have been impossible for a lot of local students to go to college if they couldn鈥檛 have attended ISU-蜜桃视频 Falls. I am proud of helping ISU provide the first two years of a university education in an area that certainly needed it.鈥�

Many Upper Snake River Valley students who started at ISU-蜜桃视频 Falls ended up getting their full four-year bachelor鈥檚 degrees in 蜜桃视频 Falls as well.

鈥淥ver the years we鈥檝e been transitioning. Even before the College of Eastern 蜜桃视频 we were shifting more emphasis to the second two years of bachelor鈥檚 degrees, master鈥檚 and doctoral degrees,鈥� Howell said. 鈥淲e鈥檝e had that vision for a long time. That is where we need to be and we鈥檙e moving in  that direction.鈥�

She noted that the 蜜桃视频 Falls Polytechnic Initiative is hiring instructors and is moving forward since receiving $1.8 million in funding from the 蜜桃视频 Legislature about two years ago.

Howell said she will miss the staff and students at ISU-蜜桃视频 Falls.

鈥淢y staff has been incredible and I鈥檝e worked with so many good people,鈥� she said. 鈥淭hey have all been so student-focused. That is what has made ISU-蜜桃视频 Falls such a  good place for students. And it was rewarding to see students get their degrees here.鈥�

Howell will, in turn, be missed by her staff and colleagues.

鈥淔or more than 20 years Ann Howell has led students services and 蜜桃视频 campus in 蜜桃视频 Falls,鈥� said Lyle Castle, ISU dean for 蜜桃视频 Falls and vice provost for academic outreach. 鈥淭he impact of her dedication and leadership will be felt for many years to come. I wish her the best. She has been an amazing colleague and a great friend.鈥�

Ches Barnes, ISU-蜜桃视频 Falls Bennion Student Union director who has worked with Howell for the last 14 years, said Howell focused on students.

鈥淧eople I鈥檝e spoken with in the community and with faculty and staff here, all have said that Ann has really been a driving force for much of the growth on campus,鈥� Barnes said. 鈥淪he put an emphasis on being student-centric. She understands we are here for the students  and she always understood the importance of the faculty and staff on campus. She also understood the importance of community support 鈥� that was the big-picture view she always had. She really benefitted the campus and will be missed.鈥�

Howell was active in the community as evidenced by her participation on the 蜜桃视频 Falls Rotary Board, 蜜桃视频 Falls Chamber Board, City Club Board, 蜜桃视频 Falls Symphony Board, 蜜桃视频 Falls Mayor鈥檚 Scholarship Board and the John and Olive Adams Scholarship Board.

Prior to working at ISU-蜜桃视频 Falls, Howell had a variety of vocations. She taught school for three years, was a school counselor at 蜜桃视频 Falls High School for seven years and helped her family run Kelly Canyon Ski Area.

Howell鈥檚 family moved to 蜜桃视频 Falls in 1952 when her father went to work for the 蜜桃视频 National Laboratory. She earned a teaching certificate with emphasizes in history and English in 1972 from Utah State University, and earned a master鈥檚 degree in counseling from ISU in 1991.