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 Michael
Quanty, President.
Mike
Quanty is a senior researcher and professor of psychology at Thomas
Nelson Community College in Hampton,
Virginia. He has been with the college since 1981. Prior to that,
he was a research and evaluation specialist at Johnson County Community
College in Overland Park, Kansas. While earning his Ph.D. in social
psychology at the University of Missouri, his research interests
included cognitive dissonance, prejudice, stress, and aggression.
These topics provided a solid background for a career in community
college administration.
Now, as a faculty
member and occasional institutional researcher, he teaches about
his earlier interests and researches transfer success, developmental
studies, and other topics related to institutional effectiveness.
When not occupied in these matters, he enjoys a variety of outdoor
and indoor activities, ranging from white water rafting to backgammon.
He is also the Vice-president of the Hampton Roads Brewing and Tasting
Society.
Ned
Lovell, President
- Elect and Program Chair.
Ned Lovell is the Head of the Department of Educational
Leadership and the Interim Head of the Department of Health, Physical
Education, Recreation, and Sport at Mississippi State University.
More importantly for SACCR members, Ned is also coordinator of the
MidSouth Partnership for Rural Community Colleges (MPRCC), which
provides several graduate degrees designed to meet the needs of
community college professionals and the rural citizens of the Midsouth
region of the United States. MPRCC is a partnership between Alcorn
State University, Mississippi State University, and participating
community colleges. The Ford Foundation is providing funds to help
MPRCC develop its capacity to further serve rural community colleges.
Two degrees have already been established, and more are on the way.
The Ph.D. in Community College Leadership has already enrolled nearly
50 doctoral students from three states. Dr. Lovell also provided
the leadership to develop a Masters Degree in Workforce Education
Leadership. For the past seven years, he has also coordinated the
MidSouth Community College Fellowship Program (MCCFP), a leadership
program for employees of community colleges located in five states.
Lovell's teaching
experience includes elementary, high school, college, and graduate
education. He also taught at a teacher training college in Nigeria
for two years while serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer. He has been
Head of Education Leadership at Mississippi State University for
the past ten years and coordinates two leadership programs for working
professionals. MCCFP is an intense training program for community
college professionals. The Education Policy Fellowship Program (EPFP)
is a year-long program designed to prepare participants for leadership
roles in a variety of settings. Policy analysis, leadership skills,
and the development of a professional network are the three major
strands of this program. EPFP also attracts community college professionals
and is useful to their career development.
Dr. Lovell's
graduate education culminated with a Ph.D. from Florida State University.
His work experience includes college teaching and administrative
roles at Illinois State University, Stetson University, and Mississippi
State University. He was also employed by the Florida Department
of Education and administered the Florida Educational Research and
Development Program. Lovell also served as Superintendent of Schools
for Leon County headquartered in Tallahassee, Florida. Lovell is
the author or co-author of three Phi Delta Kappa Fastbacks and has
written numerous grant proposals to support the various programs
he coordinates.
Jill Triplett, Immediate Past-President. 
Jill is the Director of Research and Planning at DeKalb Technical
Institute, one of 33 public, two-year post-secondary institutions
governed by the Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education.
She has had more than 14 years of research and administrative experience
in higher education, state government, and the non-profit sector,
including Director of Institutional Research and Planning/Title
III and Director of Sponsored Research at Morris Brown College.
Previously, Triplett was a Research Associate for the Southern Regional
Education Board (SREB). In addition, she was a Management Analyst
for the Georgia Department of Audits and a Research/Appropriations
Analyst for the Illinois House of Representatives.
In August 1999,
she was elected by the membership of the Southeastern Association
for Community College Research (SACCR) to serve as President Elect
for 1999-2000. Triplett will serve as SACCR's President and Past
President in 2000-01 and 2001-02, respectively. She also is a member
of the Georgia Association of Institutional Research, Planning,
Assessment and Quality (GAIRPAQ) and the Georgia Association for
Women in Education.
Triplett's professional
experience includes 10 years of experience has an independent education
and program evaluation consultant. As an education consultant, she
has worked with various colleges and universities and other education
agencies, including the Southern Education Foundation, Inc., the
Georgia Department of Education, Educational Access, Inc., Phi Delta
Kappa, Inc, the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education, Recruiting
New Teachers, Inc., and Edington, Wade and Associates. She also
has published several reports and articles on educational issues
and trends on various topics, including college costs, teacher recruitment
and preparation, and higher education attainment.
A native of
Chicago, she received her Bachelor of Arts from Western Illinois
University in Political Science and her Master of Public Administration
from Georgia State University.
Annabelle
Lewis, Secretary. 
Dr. Lewis is a graduate of Concord College, East Tennessee State
University and Colorado State University. She currently serves as
Director of Institutional Planning and Effectiveness at Augusta
Technical College in Augusta, GA. She spent the last 16 years in
various positions in postsecondary education. These professional
experiences include: Vice President of Instruction at Chattahoochee
Technical College; Campus Dean at Coconino Community College in
Arizona; and, District Dean and Campus Dean at Mohave Community
College in Arizona.
Dr. Lewis has
been a member and officer of numerous professional and community
organizations including: Work Force Recruitment and Job Training
Council with the Arizona Department of Commerce; Kingman Arizona
Airport Authority, Inc.; Arizona Peace Officers Standards and Training
Board; Arizona Academic and Occupational Administrators Associations;
and, lifetime member of American Association of University Women.
Patricia Windham,
Treasurer.
Dr. Patricia (Pat) Windham is Director of Educational Effectiveness
and Research for the Division of Community Colleges, Florida Department
of Education. She received her bachelor's degree in mathematics
from Birmingham Southern College and her master's and Ph.D. from
Florida State University in statistics and educational research
& testing, respectively. She is a member of the state Management
Information Systems Advisory Task Force (MISATFOR), The Association
for Institutional Research, The Florida Association for Institutional
Research, The National Council for Research and Planning and The
Southeastern Association for Community College Research. She has
been published in several journals including the Journal of Applied
Research in the Community College and Visions, and presented at
numerous research associations. She is also the author of Fast Facts
and Data Trends, both publications from the Florida State Board
of Community Colleges.
Gail
Hartzog, Member-at-Large (Membership Coordinator). 
Gail Hartzog, as Member at Large, serves on the Executive
Board as Membership Coordinator. She is Director of Institutional
Effectiveness and Planning at Chipola Junior College in Marianna,
Florida. In addition to overseeing institutional effectiveness and
accountability at Chipola, Gail compiles the college's planning
documents and fact book, publishes a monthly fact sheet, facilitates
the success of the College's Governance Council and committee structure,
and represents the college at several state, regional and national
meetings.
At the 1998 SACS Annual Meeting she presented both round-table and
forum sessions about how to conduct a successful comprehensive self-study.
Gail's planning documents and process recently won recognition for
Chipola among Florida's 28 community colleges as "one of six
elemplary institutions" following an audit by Florida's Office
of Program Planning and Governmental Accountability. Her most recent
research interests include retention strategies for at-risk students,
the effects of teacher burnout and the use of individualized faculty
development plans, the process of institutional renewal, teaching
and learning styles, and performance-based funding in higher education.
She began her career as a classroom teacher and has been honored
with teaching awards by students, colleagues, and professional organizations.
She holds bachelor's and master's degrees in English and speech
and is currently seeking the Ed. D. in Higher Education Administration.
As membership coordinator for SACCR, Gail promotes the recruitment
and retention of members, maintains contact with 16 state coordinators,
and assists SACCR Officers in planning and promoting a successful
annual conference.
Kathryn Hornsby , Member-at-Large
(Program Coordinator).
Kathryn joined SACCR in 1997 and has served as the SACCR Georgia
State Coordinator since 1997. She is Manager of Accountability and
Institutional Effectiveness for the Georgia Department of Technical
and Adult Education. In this role, her major responsibilities are
managing Georgia's Performance Accountability System and the Carl
D. Perkins grant. She is a member of the Georgia Education Information
Steering Committee, Georgia Postsecondary Education Data Committee,
and will be on the Postsecondary Indicators Advisory Panel for the
Georgia Office of Education Accountability. She is also a member
of the Georgia Association of Institutional Research, Planning,
Assessment and Quality (GAIRPAQ) and the Association of Institutional
Research (AIR). She received her Bachelor of Science in Social Studies
Education from Auburn University and her Master of Arts in Sociology
from Georgia State University. Currently, she is working towards
a Ph.D. in Higher Education at Georgia State University.
Edith (Edie) Carter, Editor.
Edie will, once again, serve as the Editor for the SACCR Newsletter,
a duty she has performed for more years than she cares to remember.
A long time
member of SACCR, Edie received her Ph. D. in Educational Research
from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia
Tech). When not applying the blue pencil to the SACCR newsletter,
Edie serves as Assistant Professor of Educational Studies at Radford
University.
Lisa Kleiman, Web Master.
Lisa is Director of Institutional Effectiveness at Tidewater Community
College. She has worked at TCC since 1979, starting her career as
a research associate in the Office of Institutional Research. Over
the years, she served as Coordinator of Institutional Research and
later Director of Institutional Research. In 1999, the new president
of the college reorganized and named her Director of Institutional
Effectiveness reporting directly to the president. The Offices of
Institutional Research and Student Outcomes Assessment comprise
TCC's Office of Institutional Effectiveness and report to her. Her
degrees include a Bachelors of Science in business administration
and a Master of Arts Degree in economics from Old Dominion University
in Norfolk, VA.
Lisa is a longtime
member of SACCR and most recently served as Local Arrangements Chairperson
for the 28th annual conference held in Norfolk, VA. She has also
served as "at-large" member on the SACCR board and the Virginia
state coordinator. |
