Purchasing director appointed

              Courier Staff Writer
Former PCC student and teacher,
Edgar Nandkishore, was appointed
the new Director of Purchasing for .
the college district, by the Board of
Tiusfees-oli WednesdaY, - Feb:7.
Nandkishore' s predecessor was Mark
Robbins who left the position in
September of 1995.
"A Purchasing Director under­takes
to contract all district bids and
is the authorized agent of the district
to enter into contracts," said
Nankishore. "The Board of Trustees
then approves an award based on my
selection."
"For example, when the district
wanted to build the new Community
Education Center, many architects
submitted bids of how much they
would· charge to undertake the
project. It is my responsibility to .
make sure the most responsive, re­sponsible
bidders get the award," he ,
said. "I don't hold the purse strings,
so to speak, but the Purchasing Di­rector
advises the Board which course
to follow."
Nandkishore first came to PCC as
a student in 1972. While attending
the college, he focused his interests
on real estate.
In 1976, after receiving his juris
doctorate from Western State Uni­versity
of Law in Fullerton,
Nandkishore began teaching part­time
at PCC. He taught business law
and real estate courses until the Real
Estate Department was moved from
PCC to the Community Education
program in 1994. Many ofhis former
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