Jerry Moskus was president of Lane Community College from March 1990 until June 2001.

Moskus, born in 1942, earned a Ph.D. in Educational Administration from Illinois State University in 1983. He wrote his dissertation on community college student withdrawal.

He began his professional career as an administrative assistant to the president of Lincoln Land Community College in Springfield, Illinois, where in 1984 he advanced to the position of vice president for academic services. The next year he was hired by Des Moines Community College, where he supervised four campuses as executive vice president of educational services. Leaving the Midwest for Oregon, Moskus became the fifth president of Lane Community College on March 1, 1990.

As president of LCC, Moskus won voter approval for a $42.8 million construction bond in May 1995 to fund construction on main campus, a new center in Cottage Grove, renovations in Florence, and learning centers at eight district high schools.

With the implementation of a customized workforce training program, he helped attract to the community major high-tech employers including Symantec Corporation in 1993, Sony Disc Manufacturing in 1994, and Hyundai Electronics America in 1996.

Moskus advanced diversity and affirmative action at the college by hiring the first affirmative action director in seventeen years, updating the affirmative action plan, and implementing a diversity plan. He received awards from the African American Community Coalition and the Northwest Coalition Against Malicious Harassment for his efforts.

Moskus restructured the college to place emphasis on learning and students.

After retiring from LCC in June 2001, Moskus moved to Omaha, Nebraska, to become president of Metropolitan Community College.

With his wife, Dr. Virginia Loftus, Moskus has had five children.

Marie Matsen started her career at Lane Community College as a computer lab assistant in 1982. She held positions in several departments over the years, including Computer Services; Institutional Research, Planning, and Evaluation; and the President’s Office, where she worked as assistant to the president from 1991 to 1994. She acted as vice president for college operations from 1994 until her retirement in 2006, including a stint as interim president of the college from July to August 2001 between the Moskus and Mary Spilde administrations.

Tracy Simms began working in the President’s Office during the 1993 school year as secretary to the president. She became assistant to President Moskus in 1997 and continues to work as executive assistant to President Mary Spilde as of 2007.