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Press Release
DTAE
Board Approves Commissioner’s Choice
of Lloyd Horadan Savannah – The state Board that oversees the Department of Technical and Adult Education has approved DTAE Commissioner Mike Vollmer’s selection of Dr. Lloyd Horadan as the next president of Sandersville Technical College. The Board gave their approval during their monthly meeting held today in Savannah. Dr. Horadan, 53, had been the Vice President of External Affairs at Heart of Georgia Technical College in Dublin. At Sandersville Tech, he’ll assume the president’s job previously held by Jack Sterrett, who retired earlier this year. Dr. Horadan will officially begin his new position on or about January 1, 2006. At that time, Dr. Flora Tydings, who is serving as interim president at Sandersville Tech, will return to her regular position as president of Athens Technical College. “Lloyd Horadan possesses an immense talent and a passion for education that will only enhance the standard of excellence at Sandersville Technical College,” said Commissioner Vollmer. “He has impressed me with his dedication to technical education and he matches that with a record of career achievement and community involvement. Most of all, he’s committed to our belief that providing our students the very best in learning opportunities is the most important thing we do.” Commissioner Vollmer selected Dr. Horadan after interviewing the applicants recommended to him by the Sandersville Tech presidential search committee. “I thank the committee for the time and effort they took to help narrow our search,” said Vollmer. “They took their mission very seriously and did a superb job in helping us to find the right person who’ll guide the future of the faculty, staff and students of Sandersville Technical College.” The search committee was chaired by Superior Court Judge Walter McMillan, Middle Judicial Circuit and included Della Smith, Board Member, Sandersville Technical College; Charles Tarbutton, Assistant Vice President, Sandersville Railroad and Board Member, Sandersville Technical College; Rita Culbern, Hospital Administrator, Jefferson County Hospital; Dr. Loyce Anderson, retired Instructor, Sandersville Technical College; Shamela Salter, GOAL student, Sandersville Technical College; Erica Harden, Vice President of Student Services, Sandersville Technical College; Alan Pryor, Director, Global Paper Operations, JM Huber; Tom Jordan, President, Jefferson County Development Authority; Dr. Gardner Hobbs, Past Chair, Jefferson County Board of Commissioners; and John Graham, Chairman, Warren County Commission. Dr. Horadan has more than 28 years of experience in post-secondary education. He has been at the Heart of Georgia Technical College in Dublin since 1994, serving as the Vice President for Educational Services with management and leadership responsibilities over all instructional programs and student services. Prior to that, from 1987 to 1994 he was the Vice President for Student Services at Savannah Technical College, with responsibilities over college admissions, financial aid, student placement, alumni affairs and more. He also served as that college’s Executive Vice President for Administration. From 1984 to 1987 Dr. Horadan was the Coordinator of Instruction at Swainsboro Technical College, responsible for supervision of all instructional programs. He began his career in post-secondary education in 1977 at Brunswick Junior College in Brunswick, Ga., where he was a Program Instructor in respiratory therapy for six years until he was promoted to the position of Economic Development Coordinator. Dr. Horadan received his Doctor of Education from the University of Florida in 1984. He obtained a Master of Education from Georgia Southern in 1978 and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Maine in 1976. Dr. Horadan is the recipient of several awards in the education field and is active in community civic organizations, volunteer groups, and with his church. Sandersville Technical College enrolled 1,470 students during Fiscal Year 2005, which ended June 30. STC’s service area includes Glascock, Hancock, Jefferson, Warren and Washington counties. STC offers credit programs that lead toward certificates, diplomas and associate degrees. STC also provides continuing education programs, each designed to meet the education needs of the community. The college’s economic development department serves local businesses and industry with specialized training, including the nationally recognized Quick Start program. About DTAE: The Department of Technical and Adult Education (DTAE) is the state agency responsible for the 34 colleges, including Sandersville Technical College, that together make up the Technical College System of Georgia. Currently, there are almost 83,000 students enrolled in credit courses at Georgia’s technical colleges, which last year produced more than 28,000 graduates. DTAE also operates the state’s Adult Literacy programs which issued 18,562 GED credentials in Fiscal Year 2005.
In addition to overseeing the technical
colleges, DTAE also manages Georgia Quick
Start, an economic development program dedicated
to attracting business and industry to Georgia
through specialized workforce training.
Last year, 283 companies took advantage
of Quick Start programs that delivered courses
to more than 55,000 trainees. EDITORS
NOTE: a photo of Dr. Horadan is available
on DTAE’s web site For a copy of this press release in Microsoft Word, click here.
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