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Contact: Jackie Bondurant, (859) 246-3219
5th annual KCTCS seminar builds faculty/staff leadership
LEXINGTON, Ky. (September 27, 2004) - Twenty-eight faculty and staff from across the Commonwealth have been named to the 2004 New Horizons leadership class of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS).
The employees will come to Lexington September 28-30 to participate in the fifth annual President's Leadership Seminar, a professional development experience designed for participants to explore in a collegial environment such broad-ranging issues as leadership traits, national issues and trends, professionalism, media relations and customer service.
The New Horizons President's Leadership Seminar promotes and strengthens leadership in and among faculty and staff to advance KCTCS, and their own personal and professional goals.
"New Horizon projects and programs are designed to strengthen the organization as a whole in order to promote excellence in all that we do," said Michael B. McCall, president of KCTCS and sponsor of the seminar. "Leadership, along with service and support of students, employers, and our communities are the fundamental responsibilities of all faculty and staff."
To be eligible for the seminar, faculty and staff from the colleges and System Office must be nominated by their college presidents. System President McCall makes the final selection of the class.
The presenters for the seminar are recognized education leaders from across the nation. They will provide insight into such topics as the mission of community colleges, ethical and legal issues, communication, conflict resolution and other issues.
The 2004/05 class also will meet in spring 2005 before graduating from the President's Leadership Seminar. The members are, by college:
Ashland Community and Technical College - Robert Chaffins and Becky Gehringer.
Big Sandy Community and Technical College - Chris Daniel.
Bowling Green Technical College - Lori Slaughter.
Central Kentucky Technical College - Allan Robertson.
Elizabethtown Community and Technical College - Penelope Logsdon.
Gateway Community and Technical College - Chad Grooms and Kimberly Turner.
Hazard Community and Technical College - Jennifer Chester and Donna Roark.
Henderson Community College - Kimberly Conley.
Hopkinsville Community College - John Broadbent.
Jefferson Community and Technical College - Mary Mulder, Susan Carlisle, Randall Davis, and Kaye Lafferty.
Lexington Community College - Brent Eldridge and Laura Williams.
Madisonville Community College - Eddie Marks.
Maysville Community and Technical College - Tina Baker.
Owensboro Community and Technical College - Sarah Price.
Somerset Community College - Sean Ayers.
Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College - Rebecca Robbins.
KCTCS System Office - Wendell Followell, Vicki Penix-Davis, and Debbie Scott.
West Kentucky Community and Technical College - Tena Payne and Teresa Mayo.
KCTCS colleges change lives by providing academic and technical associate degrees; diploma and certificate programs in occupational fields; pre-baccalaureate education; adult, continuing and developmental education; customized training for business and industry; and distance learning. For more information, visit www.kctcs.edu.