ANNUAL REPORT
2014
My Future, My Career, My Albany Tech
Letter from our President Dear ATC Supporter: As we close another year and begin a new one, let’s not forget why Albany Technical College is here and why technical education is leading the way to a better-trained workforce in more ways than one. We had another banner year in 2014 with many successes to put on the record. One hallmark event for 2014 was the beginning of a collaboration between Albany State University, Albany Technical College, Darton State College, and the Dougherty County School System. This makes being part of the Albany community even better. We are looking to do great things with this collaborative and we’ve only just begun. We were pleased to be runner up again this year for Technical College of the Year. We are proud of our enrollment growth and accomplishments at Albany Technical College and look for 2015 to be just as productive. As always, thank you for the support you gave us in 2014. With your help, we continue to make careers and stories of success possible for the many Southwest Georgians we serve.
Sincerely,
Dr. Anthony O. Parker President
January Southwest Georgia Education CEO’s kicked off collaborative for student success Discussions about how to improve student success kicked off in January among Southwest Georgia’s top education leaders. The first in a series of monthly meetings between presidents at Albany State University, Albany Technical College and Darton State College; also, the superintendent of the Dougherty County School System, began Wednesday, Jan. 22 at Albany Technical College. The meeting kicked off a collaborative partnership between institution leaders. ASU and Darton State College Interim Presidents Drs. Art Dunning and Paul Jones joined DCSS’s Interim Superintendent Dr. David C. Mosely and ATC’s President Dr. Anthony O. Parker for talks about how to increase academic achievement in K-12 schools, leverage resources and provide mentoring for underserved students to dramatically impact graduation rates in the region. The goals coincide with Governor Nathan Deal’s “Complete College Georgia” plan to add an additional 250,000 postsecondary graduates to the state’s rolls by 2020 to provide for a more educated workforce. The University System of Georgia (USG) and the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) are working to address this critical need. Dunning, Jones, Parker, and Mosely believe the new collaboration will identify and solve the challenges faced by underperforming students. “We cannot separate ourselves from issues such as the dropout rate in K-12 schools. The educational institutions in the region are a joint entity and collaborative partners who can leverage resources to help students get on the path to a successful future,” said Dr. Art Dunning, Interim President of Albany State University. “This is an effort we have needed here in Albany and Southwest Georgia for a very long time,” said Dr. Anthony O. Parker, President of Albany Technical College. “I’m confident that through the collaboration and our institutions working together, we can more than achieve our goals for the region.” “This is a pivotal time in the history of Southwest Georgia,” said Dr. Paul Jones, Interim President of Darton State College. “In order for us to find solutions to the problems facing our community, we must change the way we approach these issues. Our ability to work together only increases our ability to serve the community.” Albany Technical College began a new partnership with the Dougherty County School System with the formation of the new College and Career Performance Learning Center, which launched in the fall of 2013. With almost 15 students starting out at Albany Tech, this partnership allows students who may be behind in graduating from high school to remain in high school and gain some college credit through dual and joint enrollment opportunities at Albany Tech. “The Dougherty County School System benefits from relationships already established with the community’s colleges and universities,” said Dr. David C. Mosely, Interim Superintendent for the Dougherty County School System. “We hope these meetings will work to provide more cooperative educational opportunities for our students and ways to help them stay in school through graduation and to achieve at higher levels in their chosen college and career path.” Albany Technical College | Annual Report 2014 | 2
February ATC Named 2014 GOAL Winner
The 2014 Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) winner for Albany Technical College was celebrated during the Albany Rotary Club lunch on February 6th by Albany Chamber President, Chris Hardy. The winner was Kristen Lord, Medical Assisting associate degree student. During a banquet held in December, ten nominees for GOAL were presented: Brittany Battles (Cosmetology); Kanava Carter (Early Childhood Care and Education); Kayla Lashley (Dental Assisting); Kristen Lord (Medical Assisting); Kayla McMillan (Cosmetology); Mark Peavey (Electronics Technology); Frances Peterson (Medical Assisting); Napolean Preston (Design Media Production Technology); Haley Roberts (Nursing): and Sherrita Wimberly (Accounting). The final four GOAL nominees that were interviewed by a panel comprised by the Albany Chamber of Commerce included: Kanava Carter (Early Childhood Care and Education); Kristen Lord (Medical Assisting); Mark Peavey (Electronics Technology); and Haley Roberts (Nursing). Lord had the opportunity to compete at the Southwest Georgia consortium on March 10th at Moultrie Tech’s Tifton campus. She later competed at the State GOAL competition on April 21-25 in Atlanta. “Technical education provides a career-focused curriculum that leads to immediate career opportunities and hurried success in my field,” said Lord. “The specialized skills taught are applicable to the real world skills being exercised by those already working in their field. Lord’s career objectives are to attain a rewarding position with a physician or hospital serving as a Medical Assistant and Certified Surgical Technologist with a concentrated study in Cardiology or Obstetrics. She was nominated to participate in the GOAL program by her instructor, Cathy Garmon, who is also the chairperson of the Medical Assisting program at Albany Tech.
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MARCH ATC President Awarded League for Innovation’s John and Suanne Roueche Excellence Award The President of Albany Technical College, Dr. Anthony O. Parker, was presented with the League for Innovation’s John and Suanne Roueche Excellence Award for his long tradition of excellence in community college teaching and leadership at a ceremony held on March 10th in Anaheim, California. A native of South Carolina, Parker is the offspring of two educators, one who served as a high school principal in rural South Carolina. He has served as the President of Albany Tech since July 1995. Since his arrival, Albany Tech has completed a capital campaign, doubled enrollment, and taken responsibility for adult literacy. New facilities have been constructed or renovated on the Dougherty County Campus, and a learning center in Randolph County, among many other endeavors. Parker said that although times are different from when he was growing up, his philosophical worldview still does include the provision of opportunities afforded to him without regard for ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status, or religious affiliation.
“For nearly 40 years, I have had the fortune of working in education as a teacher, administrator, and chief executive officer to promote the vision of an educated and highly skilled community,” said Parker. “Reflective of the John and Suanne Roueche Award criteria focusing on innovation in community college instruction and leadership, I am humbled to receive this recognition on behalf of the faculty and staff of Albany Technical College.”
Albany Tech Foundation Held Annual “Roast” Honoring Dr. T. Marshall Jones The Albany Foundation held its annual “Roast” event on March 14th. Honored guest was Dr. T. Marshall Jones, retired Chair/Professor of the Music and Fine Arts department at Albany State University. “Roasters” for the event included: Clift E. Felton, retired educator and administrator, Terrell County School System; Patsy Martin, Realtor, Coldwell Banker/Walden and Kirkland Realtors; Dr. James L. Hill, Professor of English and Chair of the Department of English, Modern Languages, and Mass Communications, Albany State University; Dr. Leroy E. Bynum, Jr., Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities, and Professor of Voice and Opera, Albany State University; and Dr. Anthony O. Parker, President of Albany Technical College. Dr. T. Marshall Jones is a native of Orange,Virginia and received his formal education in the public schools of Orange County, Virginia. He graduated from George Washington Carver High School in Rapidan, Virginia. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Instrumental Music from Virginia State University (Petersburg); a M. Mus. Degree from the University of Michigan School of Music (Ann Arbor), and earned a Doctorate of Music Education Degree from the University of Oklahoma School of Music at Norman. Other studies include Eastern Michigan University, Northwestern University and Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey. He also served two years in the Adjutant General Corps, Special Services, of the United States Army. All proceeds from the event went to benefit Albany Tech students in need of financial assistance through the Albany Tech Foundation.
Parker noted that Albany Tech maintains one of the highest job placement rates in the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG). He credits this to strategies such as the college’s implementation of the Academic Achievement Center. In addition, he believes the Career Development Center has set a precedent by “starting with the end in mind.” Lastly, through the seven articulation agreements Albany Tech maintains with several universities, as well as the recent partnership with the Dougherty County School System, he believes the educational partnerships continue to strengthen the college and the community and he hopes to build on these relationships in the years to come. Albany Technical College | Annual Report 2014 | 4
APRIL ATC Celebrated Arbor Day with Tree Planting Ceremony Albany Technical College, a Tree Campus USA, celebrated Arbor Day on April 21st on the grounds north of the Nathaniel Cross Health Care Technology Building, by planting a tree. George Paul, Environmental Horticulture instructor at Albany Tech, selected a live oak, which is the Georgia state tree. The tree was planted in the large span of grounds between the Center for Excellence in Technology and the Nathaniel Cross Health Care Technology building. Albany Technical College also celebrated another year of being named a Tree Campus USA. The College has been named a Tree Campus USA campus since 2008 for its dedication to campus forestry management and environmental stewardship. Tree Campus USA, a national program launched by the Arbor Day Foundation, honors colleges and universities and the leaders of the campuses and surrounding communities for promoting healthy urban forest management and engaging the campus community in environmental stewardship. Tree Campus USA is supported by a $750,000 grant from Toyota. Albany Technical College met the required five core standards of tree care and community engagement in order to receive Tree Campus USA status. Those standards are establishing a campus tree advisory committee; evidence of a campus tree-care plan; verification of dedicated annual expenditures on the campus tree-care plan; involvement in an Arbor Day observance; and the institution of a service-learning project aimed at engaging the student body.
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MAY ATC/MTSU Signed Transfer Agreement for Electromechanical Engineering Officials from Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) and Southwest Georgia’s Albany Technical College signed an agreement allowing students who graduate with an associate degree from Albany Tech to transfer to MTSU to earn their bachelor’s degree in electromechanical engineering technology. With their campuses about 400 miles and six hours apart, MTSU Provost Brad Bartel and Albany Technical College President Anthony Parker signed the 2+2 transfer
agreement — two years at Albany Tech followed by two years at MTSU. It marks the first time MTSU has gone beyond the state’s borders to forge such a partnership. The purpose of the agreement is to facilitate the transfer of Albany Tech students to MTSU; to provide specific advisement for Albany Tech students who intend to transfer to MTSU; and to encourage academic and administrative coordination between the institutions in the electromechanical engineering technology program.
ATC Held Spring Commencement Exercises Albany Technical College held spring commencement exercises on May 2nd at the Albany Civic Center. Over 130 students received associate degrees; over 400 diplomas; and almost 600 technical certificates of credit. In addition, over 130 graduates received their General Education Diplomas (GED®). Almost 100 students graduated with honors with such recognitions as highest scores on the
GED®; Presidential Scholar; Honors with Distinction; National Technical Honor Society; Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL); Student Government Association; Phi Beta Lambda; and Skills USA. Keynote speaker for the ceremony was Dr. William J. McKinney, President of Valdosta State University (VSU). A nationally recognized teacher, scholar,
and academic leader, Dr. McKinney became Valdosta State University’s ninth president on July 1, 2012. He received his Ph.D. in Philosophy of Science in 1992 and his M.A. in the History and Philosophy of Science in 1989 from Indiana UniversityBloomington. He received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering and his B.A. in History from Bucknell University in 1986. He has published or presented
well over 100 papers, book chapters or reviews in such diverse topics as the philosophical nature of scientific experiments, environmental ethics, liberal education, and civic engagement.
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JUNE Austin Named Albany Tech’s New Board Chair Albany Technical College announced the new chair for the college’s Board of Directors. Joe Austin, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Phoebe Putney Health System, will serve as the new chair beginning this month. Austin succeeds Virginia Parker, who has served as the chair of the Albany Tech Board of Directors since July of 2011.
six years.
A native of Dothan, Alabama, Austin has served on the Albany Tech Board of Directors since July of 2009. With more than 34 years of diverse experience in health care, Austin came to Phoebe Putney from North Fulton Regional Hospital in Roswell, Georgia, where he served as the Chief Executive Officer. Previously, he served as the Chief Executive Officer for the Huntsville Hospital System (Alabama) for more than
In his early career, he worked as an administrator in a variety of health care concerns, including rehabilitation hospitals. His Georgia experience is not limited to the Metro Atlanta part of Georgia. Austin had a great introduction to the Southwest Georgia culture and habits when he worked early in his career at Dooly Medical Center in Vienna. Since serving as a member of the Albany Tech Board of Directors for a number of years, Austin has become an avid supporter and advocate for the college. His new duties as Board Chair will allow him to be involved on a larger scale. “Albany Technical College is a growing college in this community and I look forward to helping the college become an even greater asset to Southwest Georgia,” said Austin. Albany Tech hopes to expand the college in both square footage and the various programs offered. Austin says that it’s an exciting time to be a part of that growth. “Albany Tech is responsible for a large portion of our workforce here at Phoebe and in other needed parts of the community and I look forward to continued service on the board as we serve the workforce needs of our area,” said Austin. Austin earned his bachelor’s degree in psychology and master’s degree in business administration from the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa. He is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and also serves on the board of the Albany Boys and Girls Clubs. Before locating to Albany, he served on numerous boards and professional associations in the Metro Atlanta area in Georgia and in Alabama. 7 | Albany Technical College | Annual Report 2014
JULY Education Leaders Kicked Off Albany-Dougherty Education Summit To expand collaborative efforts of K-16 institutions in Albany-Dougherty County, the presidents of Albany State University, Darton State College, Albany Technical College and the Dougherty County School System Superintendent, hosted the first ever Albany-Dougherty County Education Summit on July 1st at the Monroe Comprehensive High School Cafeteria. Representatives from the University of Georgia’s J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development and Carl Vinson Institute of Government facilitated the event, as well as a series of community listening sessions, focus groups, and interviews. The long-term goal is to develop collaborative sustainable solutions that lead to increased high school graduation rates and a more skilled labor force in Southwest Georgia. “The City of Albany is fortunate to have four educational institutions working in unison to leverage their strengths for the purpose of increasing economic development in the region,” said Albany State University President Dr. Art Dunning. “A skilled and educated workforce is attractive to corporate leaders considering where to relocate their companies; and a more diversified industrial base increases the tax base in the region.” A listening session is the first step toward the development of a strategic plan that focuses on education. Participants engaged in candid discussions
about the strengths and weaknesses of the K-16 system that will result in identifiable action steps to boost student achievement, college enrollment and graduation rates. “This level of leadership is important and we are acutely aware of our responsibility to the community. The stakeholders are deserving of the rewards this ongoing effort is expected to yield,” said Darton State College President Dr. Paul Jones. “I am positive that we will develop a process that serves our community’s need for wealth creation and economic development. I believe that the consortium will be a transforming agent in Southwest Georgia. We will be a ‘work ready’ community because of the percentage of citizens with high school diplomas or GED’s and specific qualifications demonstrated by earned degrees,” said Albany Technical College President Dr. Anthony O. Parker. “We began meeting last year to find common solutions to the challenges we all face,” said Dougherty County School System Superintendent Dr. David C. Mosely. “Our community’s leaders in higher education are providing opportunities for our students to succeed after high school and they are now focusing efforts on helping students stay in school through graduation. This Education Summit will involve community leadership in the work of making sure students become better educated and our system graduates more students fully prepared for college and career options. The future success of Albany, Dougherty County, and Southwest Georgia depends on the success of our education systems.”
Albany Technical College Announced 2014 Employee of the Year Albany Technical College named the 2014 Employee of the Year. Mitchell “Mitch” Scott, grounds maintenance keeper in the Campus Operations department at Albany Tech, was named the 2014 Albany Tech Employee of the Year at the end of fiscal year faculty/staff luncheon. Scott has been a consistent face of the facilities and maintenance crew of Albany Tech since the summer of 2000. Although he is listed as the grounds maintenance keeper, he does much more for the campus than simply maintaining the grounds. Being known as one of the hardest working individuals on the campus, Scott can be counted on to do much more than maintain grounds. Without being prompted to do so, Scott is always the first among his peers to roll up his sleeves and pitch in for jobs outside of campus operations. He’s a self-starter who is willing to help out wherever he is needed on campus.
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AUGUST
U.S. Labor Secretary Perez met with ATC, CGTC officials
Officials from Albany Technical College and Central Georgia Technical College held a teleconference in Atlanta, Albany, and Macon with U.S. Secretary of Labor, Thomas Perez, on August 22nd. Albany Tech President Dr. Anthony O. Parker, Central Georgia Tech President Dr. Ivan Allen, Congressman Sanford Bishop, and other officials presented to Secretary of Labor, Thomas Perez, in Atlanta, on the impact of the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration’s Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCT) Grant has had on their colleges. In September of 2012, Albany Tech, as a member consortium, was awarded the three-year TAACCT Grant, along with Athens Technical College and Atlanta Technical College, which was named the ATCx3 Consortium. The purpose of the grant was to meet the educational or career training needs of workers who have lost their jobs or who are threatened with job loss as a result of foreign trade. The ATCx3 Consortium has been working together to increase access to and completion of associate degree programs in engineering technology. The project incorporates stacked and latticed credentials, transforms instructional delivery, and provides students with “wrap around” support services designed to increase retention and completion of associate degrees that lead to employment in the engineering field. At Albany Tech, the focus programs include Civil Engineering Technology, Drafting Technology, Electromechanical Engineering Technology, and Industrial Systems Technology. Through these programs, a Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) 9 | Albany Technical College | Annual Report 2014
component has been developed and implemented in an effort to shorten the time to completion for students who meet eligibility criteria such as military occupational specialties, industry certificates, and corporate training. Since the grant’s inception, a total of 163 students have been served with 35 graduating with a mean GPA of 3.0. These graduates have been placed in jobs at Southwest Georgia industries including MARS Chocolate North America, City of Albany, Marine Corp Logistics Base (MCLB), MillerCoors, Coates & Clark, SRJ Architects, Inc., Technical Associates, Dougherty County School System, and Fabrication Solutions. Job types include city engineer, workflow design, machinery repair, drafting instructor, and mechanical drafter. Additional support services are also provided through the grant. With two academic coaches that connect with Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) students and encourage them through completion of the program and to job placement, there are also additional opportunities for students who want to further their education to move on from Albany Tech and earn a bachelor’s degree with Southern Polytechnic State University or Middle Tennessee State University through articulation agreements. Currently, the grant primarily focuses on the engineering portion of STEM occupations, however, to better serve the community and local employers, Albany Tech is interested in expanding the scope to include additional sciences and technology occupations, including healthcare fields. With large medical facilities in the
region such as Phoebe Putney Health Systems, expansion would be a win-win for students and the community. In addition to Albany Tech’s local population, the VA Medical Clinic and Naval Clinic on the Marine Corps Logistics Base has an active duty and veteran population, including wounded warriors, who could take advantage of the PLA program and provide experienced and welleducated applicants for local employers. “The TAACCCT Grant has afforded Albany Tech the benefit of having achievement coaches in Engineering Technology on staff, who work in conjunction with faculty to assist students in enrollment, retention, and completion,” said Dr. Anthony O. Parker, President of Albany Tech.
September
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Albany Technical College President, College System of Georgia (TCSG). said Dr. Anthony Parker, President of Dr. Anthony O. Parker, delivered Information was available on how vid Mosely, Werhner Washington added to Albany Tech Albany Technical College. a State of the College address on the college currently stands with job “Obtainment of workforce skill sets is ard September 24th. placement, graduation, enrollment, one of the more important variables and Governor Deal’s Complete Dr. Parker focused on Albany in competing for employment,” he College Georgia goals. o new appointees beginstrength serving Technical College’s in today added. enrollment and compared how we “The current economic climate has Parker also discussed academic year measured up within the sevenincreased the reliance of a postt daily summaries and Breaking News alerts? 2013-2014 accomplishments and county Service Delivery Area (SDA), secondary education at a technical upcoming challenges for 2014-2015. as well as peers with the Technical college to secure a well paying job,” As of Tuesday, September 16, 2014 David Mosely, Werhner Washington added to Albany Tech board | Albany Herald
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Albany Technical College Appointed Two New Members to Board of Directors honored as the Georgia Association of Educators Leadership State Superintendent of the Year in 1999.
Church, and the United Methodist Church Children’s Home. Recently appointed as the new Plant Manager at the Albany Procter & Gamble Company (P&G), Werhner V. Washington is a focused executive with an established track record. He has served in numerous positions within P&G, including Associate Director of Human Resources in the Cincinnati, Ohio location; Plant Human Resources Manager in the Hunt Valley, MD location; and Supply Chain Management in both Albany, GA and Mehoopany, PA.
Prior to being named to his first superintendent Dr. David C. Mosely Werhner V. Washington post for Decatur County Schools in 1985, Mosely Albany Technical College appointed served as a classroom teacher, Werhner new members to fill two vacant seats Washington Butch Mosely varsity basketball coach, assistant for Dougherty County on the Board principal, and principal. He has also of Directors. Dr. David C. Mosely, y Technical College served as an adjunct faculty member Superintendent of the Dougherty Prior seats to coming ALBANY — Albany Technical College has new members for to the Albany P&G, ofappointed NOVA University teachingto in fill thetwo vacant County School System, and Werhner Washington’s position with the Dougherty County on the Boardfor of Directors. Education Leadership program, V. Washington, Plant Manager P&G Global Hair Care and Color where he earned his doctorate Procter & Gamble, began servingofonthe Dougherty David C. Mosely, superintendent County School System, and Werhner Business V. Unit allowed him to lead the degree in 1996. He received his the Albany Tech of Directors Washington, plantBoard manager for Procter & Gamble, will begin serving on the Albany Tech BoardCapability Plan for the Organizational specialist degree from Valdosta at the September meeting on of Directors at the September meeting today. Global Product Supply Organization State University and both master’s September 17th. and renewed the organizational and bachelor’s degrees from the Currently serving as the superintendent for the Dougherty County School System (DCSS), design to meet the company’s Currently serving as the University of Georgia. He also Mosely has served in the interim capacity in three Georgia school systems and with board productivity goals and improved Superintendent forforthe Dougherty holds the L-7 Leadership conflict resolutions the past year. He retired as Georgia superintendent of the Glynn County School collaboration across the Seamless CountyinSchool System (DCSS), Dr. of full-time System 1999 completing 34 years service in public education, distinguishing Certification. Technical David C. Mosely served in the himself with manyhas recognitions, including being honored as the Georgia Association of Community. He also led the In civic andYear community Executive Talent System to include Educators Leadership State Superintendent of the in 1999.activities, interim capacity in three Georgia Mosely has served as Chair of staffing and succession planning, school systems and with board Prior to being namedfor to his post for Decatur County Schoolsdiversity in 1985,planning, Mosely productivity the Decatur County Board of conflict resolutions the first pastsuperintendent .albanyherald.com/news/2014/sep/16/mosely-washington-added-to-albany-tech-board/ Page 1 of 4 served as a classroom teacher, varsity basketball coach,and assistant principal, andplanning principal. Hetop talent development Commissioners provided and year. He retired as superintendent has also served as an adjunct faculty member of NOVA University in the Education leadership on the boards ofteaching the leveraging P&G’s State-of-the-Art of the Glynn County School System Leadership program, where he earned his doctorate degree in 1996. his specialist Decatur County Chamber of He received Talent Development Systems. in 1999 completing yearsUniversity of degree from Valdosta34 State and both master’s and bachelor’s degrees from the Commerce, the Climax Community full-time of service in public education, University Georgia. In his role in Supply Chain Club, the Decatur County Library distinguishing himself with many Management for the Albany and Board, the Climax United Methodist recognitions, including being He also holds the Georgia L-7 Leadership Certification. In civic and community activities, Mosely has served as Chair of the Decatur County Board of Commissioners and provided leadership on the boards of the Decatur County Chamber of Commerce, the Climax Community Club, the Decatur County Library Board, the Climax United Methodist Church, and the United Methodist Church Children’s Home.
Mehoopany, PA P&G Paper Sector, Washington was assigned to various manufacturing positions in two of the largest manufacturing plants in P&G. He developed skills in High Performance Manufacturing Work Systems, Process Reliability (PR) Daily Management Systems, TQA, Supply Chain Management, and Labor Relations. In his recently appointed role as Plant Manager for P&G Albany’s Global Family Care Business Unit/Product Supply, he leads a manufacturing plant with 1200-plus employees and contractors who produce over $40MM cases annually of Bounty Kitchen Towels and Charmin Bathroom Tissue. Holding a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Tuskegee University, Washington has served on the Tuskegee University Department of Chemical Engineering Advisory Board; United Way of Central Maryland Fund Raising Campaign – P&G Campaign Leader; Valley Brook Community Church, Columbia, MD, Board of Trustees President; and Howard High School (Ellicott City, MD) PTSA Black Parent Group President. He was also the recipient of United Way’s “The Spirit of Community” Award for leading the best annual corporate campaign.
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by the numbers Most Popular Age Group
Graduates Employed in Field
652
Graduates employed in Related Field
404
Awards TCCs 1,938 Diploma 939 Degree 267
1,247 519 630
Enrollment Numbers Total students enrolled Fall
Spring
Summer
Total
Full-Time
2,091
2,051
1,491
5,633
Online ONLY
958
993
883
2,834
Online ACCEL High School Enrolled
16 141 87
Dual High School Enrolled Joint High School Enrolled
Students Receiving hope
3,120
students receiving pell
4,270
48,090
Total Training hours through Economic Development Programs
1,459
Web Enhanced
1,367
Hybrid
684
86 Companies Served through Economic
Development Programs
1,029 Number of People Trained in Economic
Development Programs
OCTOBER
President of AT&T Georgia Visited Albany Technical College for the company’s government relations, public policy and community relations initiatives across the state. In this role, she works closely with community and business leaders and elected officials to help bring new technology and jobs to the state and to create stronger communities for all Georgians.
Albany Technical College was the host college for a visit from the new President of AT&T Georgia, Beth Shiroishi, and the leaders of Southwest Georgia’s institutions of higher learning, on October 2nd. Shiroishi, an advocate for higher education, had lunch with ATC President, Dr. Anthony O. Parker, and leaders from several area colleges and universities. Representatives from the following colleges and universities who also attended include: Albany Technical College, South Georgia Technical College, Andrew College, Thomas University, and Moultrie Technical College. In addition, Dr. David Mosely from the Dougherty County School System was also in attendance. Appointed President of AT&T Georgia in December 2013, Shiroishi is responsible
Shiroishi and AT&T Georgia are committed to strengthening communities and creating shared value throughout the state by investing in the infrastructure needed to keep Georgians and their business connected, as well as by providing volunteer and philanthrophic support, particularly in the area of education. From 2010 through 2012, AT&T invested nearly $3.9 billion in its Georgia wireless and wireline networks. And, in the same time period, AT&T and its employees contributed more than $23.9 million through corporate, employee and AT&T Foundation giving programs in Georgia.
over $100 million has been invested in programs that help underserved youth succeed in high school and go on to postsecondary education or meaningful employment, and in 2012, the company announced an additional $250 million towards these same goals. Albany Technical College has benefitted from donations given to its Foundation by AT&T. Annual contributions have ranged from $1,000 to $4,500 each year. In 2009, AT&T awarded Albany Tech a $50,000 grant to help the college get to a state of wireless access. They have also been supporters of Foundation events, including the annual golf tournament and Roasts.
Most recently, Shiroishi was involved in the creation of the company’s corporate sustainability group, which worked across the company’s signature charitable program, AT&T Aspire. Under this initiative,
NOVEMBER
Emergency response exercise held at Albany Technical College
A full-scale emergency response exercise took place on November 14th at Albany Technical College’s Campus on South Slappey Boulevard in Albany. The drill, or exercise, included the participation of various emergency response agencies. While this drill was not being conducted in response to any actual threat or situation, recent events at colleges and universities across the United States have 11 | Albany Technical College | Annual Report 2014
emphasized the importance of exhaustive training for not only emergency response agencies but also faculty and staff members at all schools. This exercise marks the first “Active Shooter” Training Exercise to be held by the campus each year going forward.
DECEMBER
American Proteins Donated Scholarship to ATC Foundation
Norman Barber, Human Resources and Safety Manager for American Proteins, Inc., presented Dr. Anthony Parker, President of Albany Tech, with a check for $8,000 for the Foundation’s scholarship funds on December 9th. This marked the ninth year in a row American Proteins has given the donation to the Albany Tech Foundation. Forsyth County business and civic leader, Tommy Bagwell and
his wife, Chantal, established the $500,000 Bagwell Family Scholarship Endowment to provide scholarships for students attending technical colleges located near their family business locations. The family business, American Proteins, Inc., currently has five locations, including one in Cuthbert, GA. Scholarship recipients are chosen using the following criteria: financial need, proximity to the company’s
operation sites and the likelihood of their success. “We want to help as many students as we can to come to college, especially those living in our rural areas,” said Dr. Parker. “This scholarship will give students a chance to achieve their educational goals and become successful members of the workforce. For that, we are grateful to American Proteins and the Bagwell family.”
Albany Tech Paramedic Student Presented with Grainger Tools for Tomorrow Scholarship Grainger awarded Albany Technical College Paramedic Technology student, Michael Carroll, with their Tools for Tomorrow® scholarship, which includes $2,000 to be used toward his final year of college. Upon graduation, Carroll also received a customized Westward® tool kit to help him begin his professional career. Grainger, a distributor of products used to maintain, repair or operate facilities, provides this award each year to a technical college student to help ensure there are enough trained people to meet the industrial trades’ employment demands. Their vision is to create an environment that makes the training and advancement in the skilled trades a priority. Carroll, a second year student in Albany Tech’s Paramedic Technology program, is already a trained and nationally registered firefighter, as well as a nationally certified EMT. His intentions were to remain in the fire service and to use medical training to advance his career in firefighting. However, when the door to the medical field opened, Carroll said he knew he had found his purpose. “Medical training is both exciting and rewarding, offering a wide variety of experiences that I will always take with me wherever I go,” said Carroll. “Through my
paramedic classes, I have grown in skill and in mind, which has broadened my horizons for the future.”
advancement of this dream and I am grateful for the chance to show what I am capable of.”
A 2012 nominee for the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) and a former vice president of Albany Tech’s chapter of SkillsUSA, Carroll has excelled in his academic work boasting a current GPA of 3.72, allowing him to bypass EMT-Advanced training and moving directly from EMT into paramedic training. He has been invited to join the National Technical Honor Society (NTHS) and has plans to move on to medical school after he graduates from Albany Tech. He has recently been in contact with the Navy to position himself in the military as a doctor so that he can take his life saving abilities across the globe.
“We are extremely proud to support Albany Technical College students like Michael Carroll who is pursuing a career in the industrial trades,” said Michael Davis, On-Site Services Consultant for Grainger Industrial Supply. “These students are our future skilled trades leaders and will keep America running strong.
“I look forward to the challenges ahead of me and will endeavor to make my instructors proud,” said Carroll. “Receiving the Grainger scholarship is a fantastic blessing, aiding in the Albany Technical College | Annual Report 2014 | 12
DECEMBER
Albany Technical College Held Fall Commencement Exercises Albany Technical College held Fall Commencement Exercises on December 4th. More than 200 candidates for associate degrees, more than 900 candidates for diplomas, and more than 1700 candidates for technical certificates of credit graduated. Among these graduates, over 100 students were honored at an earlier ceremony on the Albany Tech campus with such distinctions as General Education Development highest test scores, Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL), Presidential Scholar, Honors with Distinction, National Technical Honor Society (NTHS), ATC Ambassadors, American Criminal Justice Association Club, Collegiate DECA, Phi Beta Lambda (PBL), Student Government Association (SGA), and SkillsUSA. In addition, nearly 65 high school students graduated with college credit through Albany Tech’s dual/joint enrollment programs. Almost 40 students graduated with their General Education Development (GED®). Keynote speaker for the ceremony was Dr. Arthur N. Dunning, Interim President of Albany State University. Appointed Interim President of Albany State University by the University System of Georgia’s Chancellor Hank Huckaby in November of 2013, Dunning is a veteran administrator scholar and lecturer with a distinguished track record in higher education. Serving as Vice Chancellor for International Programs and Outreach for the University of Alabama System in Tuscaloosa, Dunning advised the Chancellor on opportunities to build international programs, strengthen the base of academic and research partnerships, expand economic development initiatives and developing strong linkages with emerging economies around the world, specifically India and Argentina. Additionally, he assisted in developing and communicating a strategy for commercialization and innovation of UA System faculty and research. He also served as chair of the UA System committee on Strategic Initiatives. At the University of Alabama, Dunning was a professor and senior research fellow in the Education Policy Center. His work included service on state and national boards, as well as teaching responsibilities. He served for seven years in
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administrative and faculty positions on the Tuscaloosa campus before embarking on a 27-year career in higher education in the state of Georgia where he was Vice President for Public Service and Outreach at the University of Georgia. His responsibilities included institutional leadership for public service and outreach activities across the campus, around the state and internationally. The tenured professor impacted the lives of students in the Institute of Higher Education on the Athens campus. Prior to joining UGA in 2000, Dunning served as Senior Vice Chancellor for Human and External Resources, acting Executive Vice Chancellor and Vice Chancellor for Services at the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia. At the Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education, he was Chief Executive Officer; and at Kennesaw State University, the administrator was Dean of Graduate Studies and Sponsored Research, and Associate Professor. A native of Alabama, Dunning earned a bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate degrees at the University of Alabama and is recognized for his work in international programs, economic development initiatives, and innovative research partnerships. He served on the board of directors for the Latin American Association and has worked with the Carter Presidential Center and United Nations in Vienna, Austria. Dunning has lived in more than 30 countries, including Ghana, Tunisia, China, India, Thailand, and Brazil and worked internationally in positions related to the military, higher education, and the non-profit sector. As a lecturer, his topics focus on higher education trends, leadership, reform, economic development, campus security and diversity.
DECEMBER ALBANY TECHNICAL COLLEGE SELECTED AS A TOP SCHOOL IN MILITARY ADVANCED EDUCATION’S 2015 GUIDE TO COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES
Military Advanced Education (MAE) awarded Albany Technical College the designation of a Top School in its 2015 MAE Guide to Colleges & Universities, measuring best practices in military and veteran education. The Guide will be released in the December issue of MAE, and will also be available online at www.mae-kmi.com. The Guide presents results of a questionnaire of the military-supportive policies enacted at more than 600 institutions including private, public, for-profit, not-for-profit, four-year, and two-year colleges. From community colleges to state universities, online universities and nationally known centers of higher learning, MAE’s 2015 Guide to Colleges &
Universities arms students with information about institutions that go out of their way to give back to our men and women in uniform. Now in its eighth year of publishing the Guide, MAE was the first publication to launch a reference tool of this type. This year, institutes were evaluated on their military culture, financial aid, flexibility, on-campus support and online support services. Each school’s performance rating by category is represented by an easy-to-recognize dashboard. This will enable prospective students to quickly target schools that follow best practices in military education, and then put these in context with other academic or career considerations. “We believe the Guide serves as an invaluable tool for both education services officers and transition officers when advising servicemembers about
their educational opportunities,” said Kelly Fodel, MAE’s editor. “We used strict criteria to individually evaluate the submissions of respondents, and we had a record number of schools participating this year.” “Not only is the 2015 Guide printed in our December issue of Military Advanced Education, but also published in a searchable database online,” Fodel said. “We designed this database with the military student in mind. We want to help them make informed choices, so we are giving them access to all the survey questions and answers provided by the schools, as well as explanations about critical issues like activation and deployment policies, withdrawal policies, scholarship and financial aid information and important support information.”
Albany Technical College Named a Runner Up for TCSG 2014 College of the Year TCSG State Board Chairman Joe Yarbrough made the announcement during the board’s monthly meeting in Atlanta on December 4th.
The State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) selected Lanier Technical College in Oakwood, Georgia as the 2014 recipient of their Perdue Award for the TCSG Technical College of the Year. Albany Technical College was a runner up for the award for the second time since the award began in 2011. Each December, the board chooses the award winner from among the system’s 23 technical colleges. The top college is named after a review of almost two dozen performance categories covering technical education, adult education, economic development, resource development, and administration.
“The State Board of the Technical College System of Georgia is pleased to present Lanier Technical College with the Perdue Award for the 2014 Technical College of the Year,” said Yarbrough. “We congratulate President Ray Perren and his faculty and staff for their excellent record of high educational achievement and strong commitment to student success in the classroom and on the job. We’re proud of the outstanding work of each of the 23 TCSG colleges, but the record shows that Lanier Technical College has clearly earned our respect and commendation as this year’s top college.” President Perren accepted the award for his college. “On behalf of the faculty, staff, students and all of the supporters of Lanier Technical College, I want to thank the TCSG State Board for this great honor. It’s a testament to the tremendous work that the people of our college put forth every day to ensure that students learn the skills they need to succeed in Georgia’s workforce.” TCSG Commissioner Ron Jackson thanked the board for recognizing the college’s accomplishments. “This is a well-deserved honor for Lanier Technical College, and I thank President Perren for his strong
and effective leadership. I’m also very grateful to the college’s faculty and staff whose steadfast commitment to technical and adult education ensures that their students are equipped with the skills that they need for solid careers with great companies,” said Jackson. Albany Technical College, along with Moultrie Technical College and Savannah Technical College, was a runner up for the award. Albany Tech was also a runner up for the award in 2011, which was the first year former Governor Perdue launched the award. “Benchmarking the performance of technical colleges against each other and a set of standards provides each institution with criteria for measuring effectiveness,” said Dr. Anthony O. Parker, President of Albany Technical College. Parker said that another advantage to benchmarking is that colleges understand how well they’ve performed when compared to each other and that those colleges near the top are assumed to have implemented the best educational practices possible and each can improve by emulating those best practices. “We are proud that for three of past five years, our practices have placed us among the best colleges in an excellence college system,” said Parker. Albany Technical College | Annual Report 2014 | 14
CONTRIBUTORS AB&T National Bank
Dollar General Literacy Foundation
C.E. & M.P. Lingle
Albany Advocacy Resource Center (AARC)
Dougherty County Retired Educators Association
Michael & Ruth Madden
Albany Air Conditioning & Heating Co.
Martha Dye
Albany Area Employer Committee
Darrel Ealum
Albany Electric/MetroPower
FLINTCO
Albany Herald
Greg & Carol Fullerton
Albany Metro Area Pan-Hellenic Council
Gloria Gaines
Albany State University Foundation
Gamma Omicron Lambda Georgia Power Company
Albany Technical College Faculty and Staff
Lemuel & Linda Griffin
American Business Center
Chris Hardy
Artesian Contracting
M.S. Harris & Associates
AT&T
Pamela M. Heglar
AutoDamage Appraisers
HeritageBank of the South
Bagwell Family Foundation
Holy Victory Deliverance Temple
Benjamin Howard
James Unlimited
C&W Nut Farm, LLC
Jeannetta Design Associates
City of Albany
Dorothy Jenkins
City of Dawson
Dr. & Mrs. T. Marshall Jones
Robert & Patricia Clayton
LRA Constructors
Darton College Foundation
Lamar County Board of Education
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Harold Martin Patsy Martin Mitchell Electric Charitable Fund David & June Mosely Mount Zion Baptist Church Newell Construction P&G Paper Products Co. PPC Foundation Pellicano Construction Phoebe Putney Health System Pinnacle Advertising Specialties, Inc. R.L.H. Promotions, Inc. Joycia Ricks SB&T Bank Kent & Penny Sanders Short & Paulk Supply Co. Stage Presence, LLC SunTrust Banks, Inc. WALB-News 10 WFXL-Fox 31
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BOARD OF TRUSTEES JOE AUSTIN
Board Chair Dougherty County Representative Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital
BEN BARROW
Dougherty County Representative LRA Constructors, Inc.
, Werhner Washington added to Albany Tech board | Albany Herald
ROBERT CHESTER
CARL CHILDS, JR. Clay County Representative Retired
David Mosely, Werhner Washington added to Albany Tech board | Albany Herald
Early County Representative Retired
RHONDA GORDON
1/22/15, 11:47 AM Terrell County Representative City of Dawson
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Dougherty County Representative Reports Marine Depot Maintenance Command
NEIL LOWE
Baker County Representative Retired
Technical College
KUANITA MURPHY
Randolph County Representative Randolph County Family Connection, Inc.
WINSTON OXFORD
Lee County Representative Lee County Chamber of Commerce
ALBANY — Albany Technical College has appointed new members to fill two vacant seats for Dougherty County on the Board of Directors.
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MOSELY Calhoun County RepresentativeAs of Tuesday, September 16, 2014 © Copyright 2015 Albany Herald Dougherty County Representative Bank of Edison Dougherty County School System
Werhner Washington Werhner Washington Dougherty County Representative Procter & Gamble Paper Products
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David C. Mosely, superintendent of the Dougherty County School System, and Werhner V. Washington, plant manager for Procter & Gamble, will begin serving on the Albany Tech Board of Directors at the September meeting today. Currently serving as the superintendent for the Dougherty County School System (DCSS), Mosely has served in the interim capacity in three Georgia school systems and with board conflict resolutions for the past year. He retired as superintendent of the Glynn County School System in 1999 completing 34 years of full-time service in public education, distinguishing himself with many recognitions, including being honored as the Georgia Association of Educators Leadership State Superintendent of the Year in 1999. Prior to being named to his first superintendent post for Decatur County Schools in 1985, Mosely served as a classroom teacher, varsity basketball coach, assistant principal, and principal. He BETTY WHITE has also served as an adjunct faculty member of NOVA University teaching in the Education Dougherty County Representative Leadership program, where he earned his doctorate degree in 1996. He received his specialist Retired degree from Valdosta State University and both master’s and bachelor’s degrees from the University of Georgia. He also holds the Georgia L-7 Leadership Certification. In civic and community activities, Mosely has served as Chair of the Decatur County Board of Commissioners and provided leadership on the boards of the Decatur County Chamber of Commerce, the Climax Community Club, the
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FOUNDATION BOARD Willie Adams, M.D. Retired
ALFREDIA HAMPTON SunTrust Bank
KIRT PHILLIPS Merrill Lynch
KATRINA BARANKO Merle Norman Cosmetics
RONNIE HINSON
MetroPower/Albany Electric
GLENN SINGFIELD Artesian Contracting
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MIKE CLARK
Interstate Warehouse Services, Inc.
JOE JAMES Self-Employed
JIM WILCOX
WALB-Channel 10
CELINDA DENNISON
C.W. GRANT
SB&T Bank
CATHI JONES
Procter & Gamble
Retired
LEM GRIFFIN
Flint River Services
SUZANNA MACINTOSH JEANETTE MCDOWELL
NATHANIEL WILLIAMS
Community Volunteer
Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital
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A Unit of the Technical College System of Georgia,Albany Technical College is an Equal Opportunity Institution and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, age or disability.