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College hires Jones as facilities administrator
Bryan Jones comes to San Jacinto College highly recommended and with valuable experience.
San Jacinto College recently selected Bryan Jones to the position of associate vice chancellor of facilities and construction. Jones assumes his new role at an important juncture, as the College recently entered the early stages of the largest new construction and renovation campaign in its history.
Jones formerly worked as assistant director of facility systems for Texas Children’s Hospital where was involved with an ongoing $1.5 billion dollar expansion construction project at the hospital. In addition, he has managed numerous multi-million dollar construction projects.
Ken Lynn, the College’s vice chancellor of fiscal affairs, says Jones is ideally suited for the job.
“We are very excited to have Bryan join the San Jac team,” Lynn commented. “He is an energetic progressive leader interested in making a difference for staff, students and the community. His co-workers at Texas Children’s Hospital used such terms as ‘honest, responsive, dependable, thorough, professional, good communicator, innovative, and results-oriented’ to describe Bryan.”
Jones was selected from a pool of 87 applicants and was one of five semi-finalists from across the United States. He has 22 years of professional experience, 17 years in the petrochemical industry working on the areas of facilities maintenance and project management.
In the coming years, Jones will oversee multiple construction projects funded by a $295 million bond election that San Jacinto College District taxpayers approved by a wide margin in May 2008. The construction program includes new or expanded science and allied health facilities on the District’s three campuses, renovations for all three campus libraries and other much-needed upgrades.
Jones grew up in Granbury, located near Fort Worth. He earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering in 1987 from Texas A&M University. He lives in Pearland, and has “three wonderful daughters – Caroline, 16; Kathryn, 16; and Allison, 12.”
Jones says he was attracted to San Jacinto College because of the institution’s lengthy tradition of excellence. “Having lived near the South campus for over 20 years, I knew the College’s solid, reputable presence in the community,” he remarked. Another factor that drew him to the College was experiences he shared with a relative. “My uncle, Edwin R. Jones, helped develop one of the nation’s first community college based automotive technology degree programs at Tarrant County College,” Jones said. “He would always talk about the progress of his program and students when we met at my grandparents’ home. Those memories served to really make me closely examine the opportunity here at San Jacinto College.”
Jones says he has some “big shoes to fill,” assuming his position following Dr. Ron Rucker, the College’s vice chancellor of administration who recently retired after serving the College District for 44 years.
“Dr. Rucker’s 44 years of blood, sweat, and tears building much of what is San Jacinto College, is very evident,” Jones commented. “In a short time, I have become acutely aware of Dr. Rucker’s legacy of hard work and vision. Knowing this, it is both humbling and inspiring that I would be selected to carry on the fine work Dr. Rucker has provided for so many years.”
San Jacinto College serves more than 24,500 students in over 140 degrees and certificates in university transfer and technical programs. The College also serves the community through workforce training. Students come with various goals and aspirations and we are committed to their success. San Jacinto College. Your Goals. Your College. For more information about San Jacinto College, please call 281-998-6150 or visit www.sanjac.edu.
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