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The Albemarle
2008-2009 President's Report
Contents
Welcome
Renovations
StudentSuccess
Campus Leaders
Board ofTrustees "^«3i«1'''
Finances ^ JOHNWOOWOREMA!
TECHNOLOCyCENTEI
Foundation
Donors and Support
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College ofTheAlbemarle's faculty and staffwork diligently
toservethemanyresidentsofNortheasternNorthCarolina.
With enrollment in curriculum programs up by 12%, COA
offers a high quality education that is both affordable and
closetohome. OurthreecampuslocationsinElizabethCity, ;^'
Manteo, and Edenton are growingand being renovated as 1
writethismessage. Asyouwillseethroughoutthisreport,we
areofferingthemostup-to-datefacilitiesandstate-of-the-art
equipmenttoallofourstudents. Youwillalsomeetthreeof
ourstudentsaswe sharewithyoutheiruniquestoriesasto
whatbroughtthemtotheCollegeandhowtheyhavemetand
exceeded their goals. We are very proud ofthese students
andalloftheothersthathavepassedthroughourhalls. '^ »
College ofTheAlbemarle is also very fortunate to have the Ss^
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students would not be receiving generous scholarships and
beabletogettheeducationtheydesiretobecomeasuccess.
Wethankallofourdonorsand lookforwardtoacontinued
relationshipwithyouandyourfamiliesinthefuture.
Inclosing,Iwouldliketoextendaninvitationtoyoutovisit
anyofourthreecampuslocationsasyoutraveltoNortheastern
North Carolina. Wewouldlovetoshowyouhowexcitedwe
allaretobeapartofNorthCarolinaCommunityColleges.
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CollegeofTheAlbemarleopensthedoortohigh-quality, accessibleeducationalopportunities TheCosmetologyDepartment,alsoat
thatminimizebarrierstopost-secondaryeducation,maximizestudentsuccess,andimprovethe theElizabethCityCampus,recently
livesandwellbeingofindividualsinNortheasternNorthCarolina. Ourthreecampuslocations underwentamajorrenovation
continuetogrowwithnewcampusbuildingssuchastheABuildingExpansionattheElizabeth bringingthe8o'sstylefurnishings
CityCampus,theDareCountyCampusLibraryrenovation,theCosmetologyDepartment intothe21stcentury. Theproject
renovationattheElizabethCityCampus,andthenewGreenhouseattheEdenton-ChowanCampus. updatedapproximately4,000square
feetoflabandclassroomspacewith
TheABuildingExpansionproject,with24,000squarefeetofnewspace,housesthecollege's newworkstationsandequipment,
officesofadmissions,scholarshipsandstudentaid,andcounselingonitsfirstfloorandtwonew waitingroom,wiring,plumbing,
sciencelabsanda120-seattieredlecturehallonthesecondfloor. Thenewbuildingisconnected tile,andpaint. Thenumberofwork
totheexisting'A'Buildingviaaglassatrium. Thetwonewsciencelabsgivethecampusatotalof stationswasincreasedtoallowfor
fivestate-of-the-artlabswithcustomaudio/visualequipmentineachlab. additionalstudentsandthespacewas
readyforFall2007Semester.
Campus
Renovations
TheDareCountyCampusrecentlyheldaribboncuttingceremony AftertherenovationoftheTechnologyBuildingattheEdenton-
foritsnewlyrenovatedlibrary. Theproject,whichbeganinMay ChowanCampus,itwasdiscoveredthatagreenhousewasneeded
2008,placedanemphasisonenlargingthesizeofthelibrary, toprovideagriculturestudentssufficientpracticalexperience.A
increasingtheamountoflightinthearea,andtoallowforsmall jointventurewiththepublicschools,agreenhousewitha2,000
groupstudyroomsforstudents. Toaccomplishthesegoals,the squarefootinteriorareawasaddedtothecampusgrounds. The
libraryareawasincreasedbyapproximately25%.Newwindows areaisfencedandgatedforplantgrowthoutdoorsandasale
wereadded,thebookshelveswerereducedinsize,andnew stand. ThesalestandwasbuiltbyCOAstudents. Itisplanned
lightingwasadded. Awonderfullandmarkinthisrenovatedspace thatstudentswillgrowflowers, shrubs, bushes, andvegetable
istheoriginalrollerskatingrinkfloor,whichwasrefinished,and plantsthatwillbe soldtothepublic. Because ofthenew
nowservesasabeautifulentrancewayintothelibraryandcanalso greenhouse,COAisexploringothercoursesrelatedtolandscaping.
befoundinthenewsittingarea.
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OpportunitychangeseverythingatCollegeofTheAlbemarle-justaskGeneChappell. After ForEleshaLee, "ashimmerof
workingmorethanfouryearsasaloommechanic,hefoundhimselfoutofajobwhenthe lightcamewhenalocalprofessor
companyshutdowntomoveoperationsoutsidetheUnitedStates. Withtheassistanceoftwo toldherabouttheGatewayto
scholarshipsfromtheCollege'sFoundationandfundsfromWorkforceDevelopment,Gene CollegeProgramatCollegeof
enrolledinCOA'sHVACProgramattheEdenton-ChowanCampus. "Consideringthetypeof TheAlbemarle." Beingenrolled
personIam,IwantedanewcareerwhereIcouldmeetnewpeople, bechallenged, andwork inhighschoolandtakingon
outside." ExcellingintheHVACprogram,beingontheDean'sListandPresident'sList,and manyresponsibilitiesathome,she
oneyearlater,withdiplomainhand.Geneisworkingfulltimewithawellknown,localheating, struggledtodealwiththe"daily
cooling,andelectricalcompany. "Thecollegestaffmadeitsuchasmoothtransitionfromthe dramas"inatraditionalsetting. The
workplacetotheclassroom. Ithasbeenanopendooropportunityfromtheverybeginning. GatewaytoCollegeprogram,funded
CollegeofTheAlbemarleisanassettothiscommunity." throughtheBillandMelindaGates
Foundation,provides"arealsecond
student Success
chance"fornon-traditionalstudentson Instinct,focus,andinspirationcametoIreneSchindleras
thevergeofdroppingoutofhighschool. ayounggirltravelingwithherfatherinGermany. Since
ThroughtheGatewaytoCollegeprogram, then,shehascultivatedherloveofjewelrymakingit
Eleshawasabletoreceiveherhighschool intoasuccessfulbusinessfromherCamdenCounty
diplomaandcollegecreditsimultaneously. home. IrenebeganasaCollegeofTheAlbemarle
Infact, Eleshawasoneofthefirstgraduates studentintheGEDProgramandneverlooked
ofthisprograminthestateofNorth back. ShecontinuedherstudiesattheCollege
Carolina;afactthatsheisveryproud andinMay2008becamethesecondstudentto
of. Eleshawasanxioustocontinueher graduatewithanAssociateDegreefromthe
learningandisnowenrolledincurriculum ProfessionalCrafts:JewelryProgram. Irene
coursesatCollegeofTheAlbemarle. She statedthat "theteachersatCOAarevery
wasrecentlyacceptedatRegentUniversity supportiveandhelpedguidemeinthe
andwilltransfertherenextfalltowork directionthatIneeded. KathrynOsgood,
towardsadegreeinpsychology,witha myjewelryinstructor, allowedmeto
concentrationinmusictherapy. developmyownstyleandtocreatepieces
thatareunique."
M
CollegeofTheAlbemarle's2008RJ. ReynoldsExcellenceInTeachingAwardrecipientwas TheInstitutionalInformational
Dr.SteveRaisor,AssociateProfessorofMusic,MilesClarkEndowedChairinMusicand ProcessingSystem(UPS)
theAuditoriumManager. AsasevenyearemployeeattheCollege,Stevehastaughtmany OutstandingAchievementAward
studentsofalllevelsofmusicalabilityintheory,appreciation,andappliedmusic. Aswith ispresentedannuallybytheNorth
manyinstructors,hefeelsmostaccomplishedashisstudentsgraduateandareacceptedinto CarolinaCommunityCollegeSystem
theuniversitylevel,sometimesonfullscholarships. AnotherpartofthejobthatSteveenjoys foroutstandingachievementin
isbeingtheDirectoroftheCommunityBandwhichiscomprisedofamateurmusiciansfrom servicetotheUPSOrganization
thelocalAlbemarleregion. Beginninghisownmusicalcareerattheageof12,takingup oroutstandingachievementbyan
classicalguitar,StevehasearnedaMaster'sdegreeinmusictheoryandguitarperformanceand UPSmember. The2008award
aDoctorateinhumanitieswithanemphasisonmusic. Stevenotedthathewas "proudtobe waspresentedtoDawnRountree,
chosenforthisawardbyhispeersattheCollege." SystemAdministratoratCollegeof
TheAlbemarle. Dawn,atwenty-one
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yearemployeeoftheCollege,withthelast TheNorthCarolinaCommunityCollegeSystemStaffAward
loyearsworkingasSystemAdministrator, recognizesexcellentperformanceandcommitmenttothe
wasselectedbyherpeersandisseenasan communitycollegemissionbythenon-teachingstaff
innovatorwiththeCISsystem. Whenasked ateachofthe58institutionsinNorthCarolina.
abouttheaward.Dawnsaidthatshewas CollegeofTheAlbemarle's2008awardwas
''veryhonoredtoreceivesuchrecognition presentedtoSandraD.Ray,COAFoundation
andwasproudtobeinthesameclass Executive Director. Under Sandra's
aspreviouswinners." Dawnassistsnot guidance, the Foundationhasgrownits
onlyCOAemployeeswiththeCISsystemto netassetsbyseventy-fourpercentoverthe
ensuretheyareabletodotheirjobseasier lastfouryearsandprosperedbecauseof
andbetter,butcommunicatesandhelps theconfidencethecommunityhasin
othersystemadministratorsattheother herabilitytoprovideleadershipand
fifty-sevenNorthCarolinaCommunity directiontotheFoundation. Aperson
Colleges. DuetoDawn'seffortsandsuccess willingtotakeonnewchallenges,
inherfield.CollegeofTheAlbemarlehas Sandraworkeddiligentlytoestablishthe
beenchosenasoneoffourtestsitesfornew StudentAmbassadorProgramandmore
upgradesorpatchestotheprogramsandisa recentlyisservingasthecontactperson
leaderinsystemadministration. forthedevelopmentofmanyexternalgrant
proposals. Whenaskedabouttheaward,
Sandrastated "whileIamdeeplyhonored
toreceivethisaward, ittrulyrepresentsthe
hardwork, dedication, contributions, and
supportofmanypeople."
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BOTChair
Wood
"Folks in Northeastern North Carolina are veryfortunate to have three community college Mrs. KathyA. Lawrence
campusesclosetohome. Withthestrongdedicationandcommitmentoffaculty,staff,andthe Mr. DonaldL. McCabe
BoardofTrustees,CollegeofTheAlbemarlecontinuestoadapttotheneedsofourstudentsand
theAlbemarlearea." Mr. S. PaulO'Neal
Mrs. JanC. Riley
Mr. BenjaminC. Saunders
College of The Mr. G. MattWood, Chair Dr. GlendaF. Griffin Mrs.JanetL. Taylor
Albemarle's Dr. W. RogerLambertson, Mr. C. MarionHarris,Jr. Mr. GeorgeE. Thomas,Jr.
Vice-Chair Ms. SonjaW. Hibbard JudgeJerryR. Tillett
Board ofTrustees Rev. CharlesL. Foster Mr. BenjaminC. Hobbs Mr. J. FletcherWilley
Mr. Douglas S. Gardner Mr. RichardA. Johnson Mr. HarryLeeWinslow
