BLINN’S TED HAJOVSKY ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT; HENSLEY GIVES CONSTRUCTION UPDATES
A long-standing Blinn official has announced his retirement.
Ted Hajovsky, Executive Vice Chancellor, announced his intention to retire at the end of the month, after 18 years with Blinn College. The announcement was made at Tuesday’s board meeting, during Chancellor Dr. Mary Hensley’s administrative report.
During his time at Blinn, Hajovsky has served as an assistant to the vice president, and as senior legal counsel. He was named in 2017 to his current roles of Executive Vice Chancellor and general counsel.
Dr. Hensley said Hajovsky has negotiated hundreds of contracts on Blinn’s behalf, including the contract for the RELLIS Campus. Board Chair Charles Moser added Hajovsky has helped Blinn “through some pretty tough projects”.
Vice Chancellor of Public Affairs Leighton Schubert said Ted’s sole focus through his 18-year tenure has been to “work diligently for the betterment of Blinn”. He said everyone at Blinn will miss his steady hand, expertise, and sense of humor.
Also during Dr. Hensley’s report, she gave several updates on construction projects at the Brenham campus. Dr. Hensley said renovations at the W.L. Moody Jr. Library are complete, and planning is underway for a public open house at the library on Friday, September 20th.
Dr. Hensley also announced that roof replacement work at the Dr. W.W. O’Donnell Performing Arts Center was completed two weeks ahead of schedule. The Old Main window replacement project, which began in July, remains in progress.
The site improvement project at the Brenham campus is on schedule for completion by the end of this month. Dr. Hensley said all concrete sidewalks and drainage improvements are done, and the landscaping and retaining wall replacement are scheduled to be complete on time.
For Blinn Boulevard, Dr. Hensley said the City of Brenham has finished the water line replacement portion of the project, and is concluding its resurfacing and restriping of the street. Dr. Hensley thanked the city for its work and assistance with the project.
Dr. Hensley said the contractor for the new agricultural sciences building is submitting shop drawings to the architect for review, and has begun moving dirt. She also said project meetings have begun, and the building structure is now in production. She expects the building to be complete in January.