MCC hires VP of student services ♥

Published in the Courier-Tribune on June 16, 2011

by Hugh Martin

TROY — Roger D. Reynolds has been hired as vice president of Student Services at Montgomery Community College, replacing Matthew Woodard, who resigned in April.

Reynolds is a native and resident of Biscoe and a graduate of East Montgomery High School and Montgomery Community College.

He has worked 23 years for the N.C. Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, most recently as Campus Manager of Samarkand Youth Development Center in Eagle Springs.

During the June meeting of the Montgomery Community College Board of Trustees, President Dr. Mary Kirk told the board that Reynolds had been chosen by a committee of seven from four applicants for the position.

“All four were very, very good,” Kirk said. “Mr. Reynolds rose to the top quickly. While at MCC he was a student ambassador and he told us that his experience here gave him the confidence to go forward and succeed in his career.”

In his letter of acceptance, Reynolds stated that he accepted the offer with “joy and enthusiasm.”

Kirk added that his business style will be good and that she looks forward to his starting work on July 1.

In other business, the board:

• Heard a presentation from Tom Sargent about the Distance Learning program at the college. Sargent told the board that distance learning at MCC was still expanding while other institutions seemed to be leveling off. “Summer use is higher than ever,” he said.

• Learned that the Montgomery County commissioners would budget $764,834.00 for the college for the 2011-2012 fiscal year.

•Approved an interim budget resolution in the event that the state budget is not in place by July 1.

• Accepted the retirement of Ricky Williamson, Auto Body Program instructor. Williamson has held the position for 27 years. The college has decided to discontinue the program due to low enrollment and limited job opportunities in the field.

•Approved an in-kind transfer of a DentX 810 Basic X-ray processor with a value of $355 to the Dental Assistant program from FirstHealth of the Carolinas.

• Viewed a report of monies collected through debt setoff in the amount of $7,724 so far in 2011. These were debts that had previously written off as uncollectible at the May meeting.

• Approved a new self-supporting class policy.

• Approved a blanket travel authorization for Kirk for in-state travel.

• Approved one-year contract renewals for 71 twelve-month full-time faculty and staff. Contracts were also approved for four ten-month full time faculty and staff, 10 permanent part-time faculty and staff, two one-month faculty and one six-month probationary faculty position.

• Approved the 2011-2013 Catalog which will be available online.

• Heard a report on moving some summer classes to the spring and fall semesters because summer classes do not count toward the full-time-equivalent total, which the basis for community colleges funding. Only those classes that would not cause schedule overloads for students will be considered.

• Was introduced by Student Government Association President Sharon Hurley to the 2011-2012 Student Ambassadors, Linda Ashley, Nikki Honeycutt, John Muehlbach and James Christian.

The MCC Board of Trustees does not meet in July.