12月1日，前美高梅博彩大学董事会成员拉德·理查森去世，享年81岁。 理查森在董事会的六年里对学院的发展起了关键作用。 他和他的妻子马蒂是当地社区的活跃成员，马蒂是美高梅博彩的护理学教授，一直是美高梅博彩基金会的长期支持者。

Following Richardson’s retirement from the GC 校董会 in 2020, College 总统 Dr. Jeremy McMillen said, “I’m so grateful to have worked with Rad on the 校董会. His thoughtful approach and kind nature lead many of our discussions down a path of inquiry and intentionality toward our mission of student success.”

他的社区活动包括北德克萨斯商业协会的前任主席和董事会成员，GC联合之路的前任竞选主席和主席，谢尔曼商会的董事会主席，美高梅博彩县康复中心的董事会成员，德克萨斯联合之路的董事会成员，德克萨斯山谷童子军的顾问委员会，少数民族学生工业奖学金的创始成员，谢尔曼教育基金会的联合创始人和董事会成员， 谢尔曼经济发展公司董事会成员，北德克萨斯地区机场董事会成员，以及GC董事会成员。 

While serving as a GC 校董会 Member, he was instrumental in the return of the basketball program, opening a new residence hall, opening of the Advanced Manufacturing facility, the new distillery and teaching center, a food pantry and the creation of the Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing program at 美高梅博彩.

Upon his retirement, Richardson said of his time on the Board, “It has been a great experience to be in there and see young people being educated. 与州合作，让BSN项目得以实施是令人兴奋的。 我认识最初启动这个项目的摩西夫人。 It’s great to see students coming out of college and being able to go to work.”