2004-05 Officers and Board of Directors

Debbie Goodman – President-Elect and Program Chair.
Debbie is Director of Institutional Effectiveness at Southwest Georgia Technical College (SWGTC), a position she has held since 1994. In this role, her major responsibilities are initiating and managing SWGTC’s Institutional Effectiveness Model and its components; and coordinating the preparation of the College’s fact book, strategic plan, annual plan, Perkins Grant, and SWGTC Performance Accountability System (PAS). She also coordinates staff development at SWGTC. Debbie has directed institutional self-studies for COC and COE and has served on several accreditation visiting teams for the two agencies. Following team member training at the last SACCR conference, Debbie served on an on-site team for a technical college reaffirmation of accreditation. Debbie holds an Ed.D. in Higher Education Administration from Oklahoma State University. She worked previously in higher education at Rogers State College, Claremore, Oklahoma and at Troy State University in Dothan, Alabama. She is currently serving as member-at-large for GAIRPAQ (Georgia Association of Institutional Research, Planning, Assessment, and Quality). She serves on the Data Committee of the Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education: PAS Peer Group, an organization she previously served as chair.

Debbie is a long-time member of SACCR, attending most SACCR annual meetings since 1994 and has presented at past meetings. Debbie lives at the Big Barn Cottage on Pebble Hill Plantation outside of Thomasville, GA with her husband Wallace and chocolate laboratory retriever Molly. Wallace is the general manager of the 3,000 acre Plantation. Pebble Hill consists of an historic home, now open as a house museum housing incredible sporting art and collections, various stables and out-buildings, and property. The Plantation is owned by Pebble Hill Foundation and is open to the public as a major tourist attraction in the State of Georgia. The web site is www.pebblehill.com. In her spare time Debbie serves on boards of local organizations: Halcyon Home and the Boys and Girls Club. She enjoys interior design, landscaping, and reading.

Stephanie was Outstanding Senior in Biology at Mississippi University for Women where she earned a B.A. in Biology. She graduated from Mississippi State University with an M.S. in Animal Physiology and a Ph.D. in Community College Leadership. An experienced and award-winning educator, Stephanie has taught biological sciences, including anatomy and physiology, at the community college level. She has also been a project investigator on various scientific research initiatives for NASA, USDA, and the EPA.

A native Mississippian, Stephanie was born in Kosciusko and grew up on a small farm near Mathiston, where she and her husband now live. Her interest in agriculture and animals is evident through her active participation in 4-H and the many accolades she has claimed, which include public speaking awards, horticulture projects, and being chosen Mississippi’s Lamb Sweetheart. Stephanie was also recognized by the Mississippi Legislature as the HEADWAE (Higher Education Appreciation Day: Working for Academic Excellence) student of the year from Mississippi University for Women and HEADWAE faculty of the year for Wood College.

Stephanie is honored to have been elected Treasurer for the Southeastern Association of Community College Research. She believes that community colleges can and do play a significant role in educating today’s students and that continued research is vital for community colleges to best serve their students. She hopes to provide support to that effort by serving the Association in the Treasurer role.

Sue will work with all State Coordinators to make SACCR more visible and to increase membership in the organization. She will help the secretary and the treasurer to extend membership opportunities to new members and membership renewals for former members.

Edith (Edie) Carter, Newsletter 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.

Annabelle Lewis, Communications Chair.
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.

Ned Lovell, Senior Advisor.
Ned, Past President, and an active member and supporter of SACCR activities for the past nine years, served as Local Arrangements Chair for the SACCR Conference at Whispering Woods in Olive Branch, Mississippi. As President-Elect he put together an outstanding program for the Hot Springs Conference. When Jonnie Blair became ill this summer, Ned, as President, took on the additional responsibility of Program Chair. He put together an outstanding program for the St. Petersburg conference. Ned recently retired from his position as professor and department head. Now that he has emeritus status he is playing a little more golf and working half-time with the University.