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Press Release
DTAE
Board Approves New President for Atlanta – The board that oversees the Technical College System of Georgia has approved DTAE Commissioner Mike Vollmer’s selection of Dr. Irby “Skip” Sullivan as the next president of West Central Technical College. The state Board of Technical and Adult Education voted their approval during their monthly meeting held today in Atlanta. Dr. Sullivan, 49, is currently the Dean and Chief Academic Officer at the Robert B. Miller College in Battle Creek, Michigan. He’ll assume the West Central president’s job that was previously held by Janet Ayers, who resigned in June 2005. “Dr. Sullivan has impressed me with his strong leadership abilities, his deep belief in the importance of technical education, and his commitment to the best interests of every student, faculty member and staff person at the college,” said Commissioner Vollmer. “He understands that West Central is an integral part of the area that it serves. I have high expectations that Dr. Sullivan will work with the community to set new, even higher standards for this great college.” Dr. Sullivan is expected to begin his new position June 1. Commissioner Vollmer chose Dr. Sullivan after interviewing the applicants recommended to him by the 11 local citizens who made up the West Central presidential search committee. “I’m very appreciative to the chair, Don Rhodes, and the entire committee for their time and effort. They conducted in-depth interviews and did an outstanding job recommending the best candidates for the position,” said Vollmer. Vollmer also had high compliments for Jim Eason, who has been serving as the acting president. “Jim’s dedicated to only the best at West Central, and he deserves great credit for the excellent work and leadership that he put forth during this interim period,” said Vollmer. Eason will now return to his job as the college’s Vice President of Administration. Dr. Sullivan is familiar with the Technical College System of Georgia, having taught psychology at the Heart of Georgia Technical College in Dublin from 1995 to 2000. While there, he served as the chair for Academic and Developmental Studies and was the college teacher of the year in 1999. Since 2004, Dr. Sullivan has been the Dean and Chief Academic Officer of Miller College, which is located on the Battle Creek campus of the Kellogg Community College in Michigan. His responsibilities include instructional programming, economic and workforce development, student services and fundraising. He was the Provost and CEO of Glennville State and Community College in Summersville, West Virginia from 2002 to 2004. Prior to that, he was the Dean of Regional Education at Kellogg Community College from 2000 to 2002. Dr. Sullivan received his Doctorate in Education from the University of Georgia in 1999. He has a Masters of Science in Counseling from Fort Valley State University (1995) and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Tennessee Temple University (1979). About WCTC A unit of the Technical College System of Georgia, West Central Technical College serves Carroll, Coweta, Douglas and Haralson counties and enrolled 4,760 students during the 2005 fiscal year. The main campus in Waco and three campuses in Carrollton, Douglasville and Newnan offer credit programs that lead to certificates, diplomas and associate degrees. WCTC also provides a variety of 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 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 program, 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. For a copy of this press release in Microsoft Word, click here. |
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