Les Purce | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Purce in 2015 | |
| 5th President of Evergreen State College | |
| In office July 1, 2000 – October 1, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Jane L. Jervis |
| Succeeded by | George Sumner Bridges |
| Director of Idaho Department of Health and Welfare | |
| In office 1977–1987 | |
| Governor | John Evans |
| Mayor of Pocatello | |
| In office 1976–1977 | |
| Member of Pocatello City Council | |
| In office 1973–1976 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Leslie Purce November 13, 1946 Pocatello, Idaho, U.S. |
Thomas Leslie Purce (born November 13, 1946)[1] is an American politician, conservationist, and university administrator who served as president of Evergreen State College from July 2000 through October 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, Purce served as Director of the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare under governor John Evans from 1977 to 1987. In 1973, Purce was elected to the Pocatello City Council, becoming the first African-American to be elected to public office in Idaho.