BARSTOW–Stephen Eaton, formerly the dean of instruction at Bakersfield College, has been brought in to serve as the vice president of academic affairs at Barstow Community College. Eaton replaces Bill Orr, who held the vice president post on an interim basis since November 2010, following the resignation of Antoinette Wheeler.
The reason behind Wheeler’s September 2010 suspension and her subsequent resignation has not been publicly disclosed.
At Bakersfield College Eaton oversaw six academic disciplines and co-chaired the program review committee.