For the second straight year a Lyndon State student will be serving on the Vermont State College Board of Trustees as the student representative.
John Kleinhans, the outgoing student government association president, was elected Thursday afternoon to take Tim Cappalli’s seat as the student trustee for the VSC board of trustees, as well as the chair for the VSC student association.
Cappalli is a senior in the electronic journalism arts department and will graduate in May.
Kleinhans is a junior in the electronic arts department. He has been involved in the SGA since his freshman year. He served as a first year rep, then as the secretary before running a campaign for the president’s seat.
Kleinhans ran against students from Vermont Tech College, Johnson State, and Castleton State.
“I ran because I had an incredible time being the student body president at Lyndon and I wanted to representative for all students for the Vermont State College system,” said Kleinhans.
Kleinhans recently ran for a national position with the College Republicans. He also serves on the developmental review board in the town of Lyndon.
On Wednesday, Klienhans said good-bye to the SGA.
“It’s been a tremendous experience,” said Kleinhans during his last meeting. “Without you guys, I would be nothing.”