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| For Release: IMMEDIATE | Contact: Public Affairs |
| Date: January 21, 2000 |
New Community College President Approved by State Board
RALEIGH -- Dr. Ann R. Britt was approved as the new president of Martin Community College in Williamston, North Carolina. She is expected to assume her new position on March 15, 2000, but will begin before that date if possible. She is the eighth woman serving as a president of North Carolina community college.
Dr. Britt is a magna cum laude graduate of East Carolina University in Business Education (1965). She received her master’s degree from ECU in Education/Counseling (1970). During the pursuit of her doctorate in Adult and Community College Education from North Carolina State University (1976), she maintained a 4.0 GPA.
Dr. Britt considers herself a true community college success story. She says she was an "at risk" student and did not graduate from high school. However, she was accepted by ECU on a provisional basis. She attended College of the Albemarle in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, which she says gave her a strong educational foundation. She took transfer courses at COA and then transferred to ECU .
After graduation from ECU, she returned to COA to teach from 1965 to 1967 and was Director of Chowan County Center at COA from 1967 to 1973. She was an intern and then assistant and legislative liaison for N.C. Department of Community Colleges President Ben E. Fountain, Jr. from 1975 to 1977.
Dr. Britt returns to North Carolina from Louisiana where she was Dean of Academic Services at Baton Rouge Community College (1996-1998), Assistant Commissioner for Academic Affairs, Louisiana Board of Regents (1998-1999) and Associate Commissioner for Academic Affairs, LA Board of Regents (1999-present). She has also served as Senior Vice President at the College of West Virginia (1992-1996) where she provided leadership during the institution’s transition from a two-year to a four-year college.
Dr. Britt said she was happy to be returning to North Carolina where she has a love for the state, a love for community colleges and a love for the people in that region. "My roots are here," she said.
Dr. Britt is divorced with one son, Frank who lives in Sweden and one daughter, Martha who lives in Wisconsin."
The North Carolina Community College System serves more than 747,000 students with its 59 institutions, making it one of the largest systems in the country. The System is the primary agency for delivery of job training, literacy and adult education in North Carolina.
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