WHEN THE 2000 CENSUS revealed how much the Hispanic population had grown, it made headlines everywhere. And as you read our cover story, you'll see that each part of the Department of Technical and Adult Education (DTAE) is helping Georgia meet the challenges inherent in such a significant change.

In fact the response to the burgeoning Hispanic population paints a vivid picture of how important each part of this agency is to our central mission, to provide Georgia with an educated and skilled workforce.

The rest of this issue demonstrates some of the many other ways, large and small, that our technical colleges prepare citizens for fulfilling, productive lives -- from online courses that make education available to people otherwise unable to take classes to Georgia Quick Start, which garnered Georgia the nation's number one ranking for workforce training in Expansion Management magazine.

My good friend Michael Thurmond did us the honor of writing a guest column for this issue, in which he describes how the Department of Labor and DTAE work together to enhance Georgia's workforce. His piece, as well as our story on Manufacturing Appreciation Week, show that we don't do it alone. DTAE works with other state agencies and many individuals in business and industry to improve Georgia's workforce and economy.

Our publication lives up to its name: We present results. Our technical colleges, and the adult literacy and economic development programs they offer, play a powerful role in the educational and economic life of this state. And not only does DTAE fulfill its mission to provide Georgia with an educated and skilled workforce, we exceed it.

Kenneth H. Breeden
Commissioner

State Board of Technical
and Adult Education

William S. Harris Sr.
Chair
Harold R. Reynolds
Vice Chair
Helen W. Mathis
Executive Secretary
Jimmy Allgood
George L. Bowen III
James T. Chafin, III
Delma DeLaFuente
Joshua R. Diaz
Sharon H. Douglas
Gwendolyn P. Goodman
James C. Harrington Jr.
Warren “Rhubarb” Jones
Jim Lord
Dr. Alma G. Noble
Patricia C. Oettmeier
Jack Pezold
Wesley Rakestraw
Daniel B. Rather
Edgar L. Rhodes
Jimmy Tallent
Ben J. Tarbutton Jr.

Administration

Kenneth H. Breeden, Ph.D.
Commissioner

Chuck Beall
Assistant Commissioner,
Technical Education

Jean DeVard-Kemp, Ph.D.
Assistant Commissioner,
Adult Literacy Programs

Debbie Dlugolenksi
Assistant Commissioner,
Planning, Development and Technology

Norm Moye
Assistant Commissioner,
External Affairs

Jackie Rohosky
Assistant Commissioner,
Economic Development Programs

Laura Gammage
Assistant Commissioner,
Administrative Services

RESULTS
Summer 2002
Vol. 4, No. 2
ISSN 1098-0555

Results is published by the Office of Economic Development Prgorams at the Department of Technical and Adult Education. Articles may be reprinted with permission.

Director of Communications
Rodger Brown

Editorial Team
Catherine L. Holmes, Vicki Phillips, Keating Williams, Al Hester, Paul Karr, Ann Ritter, Lauren Keating, E.J. Stapler

  Graphic Design

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Photography
David Bolton, Leita Cowart, Billy Earle, David Greear, Chuck Moore, Steve Rucker, Jason Thrasher

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