Bellevue College names former governor as interim president

Bellevue College’s board of trustees unanimously selected former Gov. Gary Locke as interim president Thursday evening. Locke served two terms and was the first Chinese American governor in U.S. history. Under former President Barack Obama he was the U.S. Secretary of Commerce and U.S. Ambassador to China. He is currently an adviser at Davis Wright Tremaine after decades in public office. Though he described himself as a “nontraditional college president candidate,” he is a leader in education…