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| For Release: IMMEDIATE | Contact: Public Affairs |
| Date: March 15, 2001 |
State Board of Community Colleges approves first round of bond projects
Two new community college presidents approved
RALEIGH:
The State Board of Community Colleges took a major step for the future of the North Carolina Community College System with the approval of 42 new construction and repair and renovation projects and one land acquisition project at its meeting today, March 15. (Click here for detailed lists).The projects were submitted by 24 different community colleges and have a combined price tag of $128.7 million, with $110.7 million in 2000 state bond funds needed. However, only $48.8 million is available to the colleges in the first year of the six-year bond project. Each college will receive funds to support its respective projects in accordance with the cash flow model approved at the February State Board meeting. The first round of bonds sales are scheduled and money will be available in April.
Projects approved include: A pier and dock replacement ($ 1 million bond funds) for Cape Fear Community College in Wilmington; an Information Technology Building ($17 million bond funds) for Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte; an Art-Civic-Technology (ACT) Center ($ 6 million bond funds, $9 million total) for Edgecombe Community College in Tarboro; a Health Sciences Building ($3.5 million bond funds) for Richmond Community College in Hamlet; and the Western Stanly Center ($4.2 million bond funds, $4.8 million total) for Stanly Community College in Albemarle.
The State Board also approved two new community college presidents. Dr. Mary C. Wyatt will become the first African-American woman to lead a North Carolina community college when she takes the helm of Roanoke-Chowan Community College in Ahoskie on April 1. Dr. Wyatt is a native of Virginia and comes to North Carolina from Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri where she is the Assistant to the President for Institutional Planning. "I look forward to making a difference in the lives of our students," said Wyatt.
The Board also approved Dr. Gary M. Green as president of Forsyth Technical Community College in Winston-Salem. Dr. Green is a native of Kentucky and comes to the NCCCS from Calhoun Community College in Decatur/Huntsville, Alabama, where he is the Executive Vice President. Dr. Green’s term begins on July 1. "I look forward to Forsyth Tech having a catalytic role in the development of the community," said Green.
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For a detailed list of projects, contact Audrey Bailey, (919) 733-7051, ext. 302. (919) 737-4267 pager
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