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King and Woody receive highest tribute from the State Board of Community Colleges
A-B Tech’s K. Ray Bailey named President of the Year, others honored
RALEIGH – Two outstanding individuals received the highest honor bestowed by the State Board of Community Colleges today. Thomas C. King Jr. and James J. Woody Jr. each received the I. E. Ready Award for their years of service to the North Carolina Community College System. An audience of more than 300 attended the awards luncheon today, November 18, at the RBC Center where several other individuals also received special honors.
Named for Isaac Epps Ready, the first state director of the Department of Community Colleges, the I.E. Ready Award recognizes individuals who have made important contributions to the establishment and growth of North Carolina's community colleges. The two recipients have
been instrumental in the growth and development of the North Carolina Community College System.
James J. Woody Jr. (left) and Thomas C. King Jr. (right)
Thomas C. King Jr. has spent most of his career working to make the community college system a success. King received his A.B. degree in business administration from Elon College in 1957 and spent several years in the public schools as a teacher and assistant principal. King became the salary administrator for the State Board of Education in 1963. When the State Board of Community Colleges was founded in 1980, King left the State Board of Education to become the senior vice president and chief financial officer for the North Carolina Community College System. After King retired in 1995, the NC House of Representatives elected him to the State Board where he was involved in establishing the articulation agreement with the University of North Carolina System, the change to a semester system, and the passage of the 2000 Higher Education Bond Referendum. After leaving the SBCC, he was appointed to the Board of Directors of the State Employees’ Credit Union. As chair of that board, King spearheaded a successful effort to establish 116 annual scholarships for community college students, valued at more than $500,000 per year. King and his wife, Phyllis, reside in Raleigh.
James J. Woody Jr. believes in education, especially in community colleges. He is a former teacher at two community colleges and in the Person County Schools. He served on the Person County Board of Education. The Roxboro native was first elected to the State Board of Community Colleges by the North Carolina House Senate in 1989. He served as finance committee chair and two terms as State Board chair, providing sound leadership in both roles. A strong advocate for community colleges, he promotes the System, according to one community college president, “whenever he can and wherever he can in his quiet, unassuming way.” That special Woody style has proven to be quite persuasive and successful. While he was SBCC chair, the System experienced some of its greatest legislative success. Woody attended Mars Hill College, UNC-Chapel Hill and NC State, and is an Army veteran. He is human resources manager and safety and environmental manager for Chandler Concrete Company, Inc. in Burlington. He and his wife, Darcus, have two children and two grandchildren.
In addition to the I.E. Ready, several additional awards were presented to deserving individuals.
K. Ray Bailey, president of Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College is the 2005 President of the Year. The Tullahoma, Tennessee, native began working at the community college in 1966 and worked his way to president in 1990. Bailey received a bachelor’s degree from Middle Tennessee State University, a master’s degree from Western Carolina University, and an honorary doctorate from Mars Hill College. The recipient of many awards and special recognitions for his leadership and contributions to his community (Asheville-Buncombe Community Relations Council, Goodwill Industries, Asheville Chamber of Commerce and Rotary International). Bailey says his greatest prize is his wife, Glenda, and their four children and four grandchildren.
The President of the Year Award, endowed by Wachovia, was established in 2001 to recognize an outstanding community college president. Bailey received $8,000 and a plaque. His college’s foundation receives $2,000
The 2005 Excellence in Teaching (EIT) Award winner is Theodore (Ted) Clayton, a welding instructor at Beaufort County Community College. Clayton is a native of Beaufort County. He earned an associate degree in welding from Beaufort County Community College. He has also studied at NC State, Lenoir Community College and Pitt Community College. As a welding instructor, Clayton brings a wealth of industry experience to the classroom, as well as enthusiasm and dedication. Clayton centers the welding program around the needs and standards required in the industry. Earlier this year, Clayton was chosen as the college’s faculty member of the year and was also elected treasurer of the college’s faculty senate. He is also the assistant wrestling coach at Washington High School. Clayton and his wife, Faye, have one son.
Clayton was chosen from a group of five. The remaining 2004 EIT finalists are: Yvonne C. Leonard, Department Head/Instructor, Computer Programs at Coastal Carolina Community College; Michael D. Emery, Coordinator/Professor of Radiography at Sandhills Community College; Vandon E. Jenerette, Instructor of Political Science, Sociology, Leadership at Southeastern Community College; and Linda R. Rogers, Instructor of Radiography, Health Sciences at Wake Technical Community College
The Excellence in Teaching (EIT) Award, endowed by R. J. Reynolds was established in 1985 by the State Board of Community Colleges to provide recognition for full-time teachers who exemplify the highest standards of instruction and professionalism in the classroom and who consistently demonstrate excellence in service to their colleges and communities. The EIT winner this year received $8,000 and a plaque. His college foundation will receive $2,000. Each EIT finalist received $500 and a plaque.
The 2005 Staff Person of the Year award recipient is Yvonne Goodman, associate vice president for student services at Wayne Community College. A graduate of Wayne CC, Goodman began her professional career as a secretary at the college in 1971. She then began a series of jobs in financial aid and personnel, but says students have always been her primary focus. She says, “I tell them I have been there. I know you can do it.” Goodman leads by example. She has earned a master’s degree in education guidance and counseling from Campbell University. Goodman’s service to the NCCCS can be seen in the many workshops and programs in which she has participated or led. Goodman and her husband, William, have two children and four grandchildren.
Goodman was chosen from five finalists. The four remaining are: Frank Byrd, Dean of Student Services at Blue Ridge Community College; Anne R. Williams, Director, Resource and Workforce Development at Catawba Valley Community College; Laura W. Buffaloe, Vice President of Instructional Services at Halifax Community College; and Jeanie H. Moore, Vice President of Continuing Education at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College.
The Staff Person of the Year Award was established in 2001 and is endowed by BB&T to recognize the outstanding achievements of a staff member at one of North Carolina's community colleges. The recipient this year received $6,750 and a plaque. Her college foundation receives $1,250.
The event was also held to recognize all of the community college and System Office retirees for the last year. The 340 individuals who retired between July 2, 2004 and July 1, 2005 amassed more than nine thousand years working in the System Office and at individual community colleges. Several of the retirees attended the luncheon to receive special recognition.
The luncheon followed the State Board of Community Colleges meeting where Nancy Margulies Brenner of Greensboro ( far left) was sworn in as a new member of the Board by Associate Supreme Court Justice Robert H, Edmunds, Jr. (near left). Brenner, a graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill, was elected by the North Carolina Senate in August to a six-year term.
The Board welcomed the two new presidents they had approved at the November meeting.
Dr. Ralph Soney is president at Dr. Suzanne Owens
Roanoke-Chowan Community College
is president at Mayland Community College
(Ahoskie)
(Spruce Pine).
Additional State Board action included:
- Voting to receive and review the final report from the Investigatory Committee looking into allegations against Dr. Ted Gasper, Halifax Community College president. The report, which is due no later than November 30, will then be sent to the Halifax CC Board of Trustees for that board to take whatever action is determined appropriate. Gasper is now on administrative leave with pay.
- Passing a resolution creating a task force to produce a response to the management letter that was issued to the State Board by the State Auditor’s Office. The members of the Task Force are: State Board: Joanne Steiner, Task Force Chair, Jimmie Ford and Dr. Linwood Powell; Presidents Association: Dr. Larry Norris and Dr. Ed Wilson; and Trustees Association: George Little and Talmage Penland. The Task Force is to report back to the State Board by March 8, 2006.
- Approving Dr. Rose Harrell Johnson as the new president of Haywood Community College, effective January 16, 2006. Since 2004, Johnson has been the Vice-Chancellor of Workforce Development Services for the Virginia Community College System in Richmond, Virginia. Prior to that she held other positions within the North Carolina Community College System and at a South Carolina community college.
- Approving a new award to be presented by the State Board of Community Colleges. The Distinguished Partners for Excellence Award will recognize an exemplary employer, business, or industry group that has partnered with the NCCCS to benefit its employees or North Carolina’s workforce. The first award will be presented next November.
- Presenting a resolution to William A. Dudley of Crime Control and Public Safety for his assistance in securing funding for the NCCCS’s Minority Male Mentoring Initiative.
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