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spring 2014
ALBANY TECHNICAL COLLEGE SENIOR ADMINISTRATION
FOR THE ALUMNI AND FRIENDS OF ALBANY TECHNICAL COLLEGE
Anthony O. Parker, Ph.D.
Kim Lee, Ph.D.
President
Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness
Shirley Armstrong, Ph.D.
Linda Coston
Executive Vice President Vice President for Academic Affairs
Vice President of Adult Education
Kathy Skates
Special Assistant to the President
Lisandra DeJesus, Ed.D.
Director of Public Relations & Information
Joe Najjar
Vice President of Administration
Wendy Howell
Vice President of Student Affairs & Enrollment Management
Judy Jimmerson
Matt Trice
Associate Vice President of Career Services
Vice President of Center for Business Solutions
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Kent Sanders
Baker County Representative Dougherty County Representatives:
Virginia Parker, Chair Col. Jeffrey Hooks Joe Austin Ben Barrow Betty White Neil Lowe
Calhoun County Representative
Carl Childs, Jr.
Clay County Representative
Robert Chester
Early County Representative
Randolph County Representative
Rhonda Gordon
Cathi Jones
C.W. Grant
Suzanna MacIntosh
Lem Griffin
SB&T Bank Retired
Community Volunteer
Flint River Services
Kirt Phillips
Alfredia Hampton
Glenn Singfield
Ronnie Hinson
Katrina Baranko
SunTrust Bank MetroPower
Jim Wilcox
Merle Norman Cosmetics
WALB-Channel 10
Mike Clark
Cynthia Young
Dr. Willie Adams
Jeanette McDowell
Interstate Warehousing Retired
Nathaniel Williams Sam’s Club
ATC FIRST ANNUAL VETERAN’S DAY 3
Albany Tech Honors Veterans
DUAL/JOINT ENROLLMENT FORUM 4 Forum a Success for Students/Parents
HORTICULTURE CAMPUS PROJECT 5
Students Give Back to Their Campus through Service
FALL COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES 6/7 A Pictorial of Fall Commencement COVER FEATURE 8/9 GOAL Winner Kristen Lord, Talks About Her Journey FACES/PLACES 10-14 Recent happenings at ATC GOAL/PERKINS/EAGLE BANQUET 15 ATC’s Finest are Honored ATC ATHLETICS 16 Men’s Coach Talks 100th Win
ATC PRESIDENT’S AWARD 19 ATC President Receives Distinguished Excellence Award
Celinda Dennison
Artesian Contracting
Off to a Great Start!
Kuanita Murphy
Lee County Representative
Joe James
Merrill Lynch
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ALBANY TECH FOUNDATION 17/18 ATF’s 2014 “Roast”
FOUNDATION TRUSTEES
Procter & Gamble
PRESIDENTIAL PERSPECTIVE
Winston Oxford
Terrell County Representative
Emerson Electrical
magazine
Bank of America
Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital
PEOPLE 18 Recent Promotions/Awards of ATC Employees
DOUGHERTY COUNTY CAMPUS:
229 430.3500
RANDOLPH COUNTY LEARNING CENTER: 229 732.5280
ONLINE:
www.albanytech.edu Access is a quarterly news magazine published by the Public Relations and Information Office at Albany Technical College. Send direct inquiries to Wendy Howell, Director of Public Relations and Information, at 229.430.3816 or email whowell@albanytech.edu. A Unit of the Technical College System of Georgia, Albany Technical College does not discriminate on the basis of color, creed, national or ethnic origin, gender, religion, disability, age, disabled veteran, veteran of the Vietnam era or citizenship status (except in those special circumstances permitted or mandated by law). Inquires should be addressed to the VP of Administration, ATC, 229.430.3524 or email kskates@albanytech.edu.