KCTCS seminar develops leaders among faculty, staff

LEXINGTON, Ky. (October 1, 2003) - Twenty-eight faculty and staff from across the Commonwealth will benefit from the premier professional development experience offered by the Kentucky Community and Technical College System.
The employees will come to Lexington October 14-16 to attend the KCTCS New Horizons President’s Leadership Seminar, a professional development experience designed for participants to explore in a collegial environment such broad-ranging issues as leadership traits, national issues and trends, professionalism, media relations and customer service.
The New Horizons President’s Leadership Seminar promotes and strengthens leadership in and among faculty and staff to advance the KCTCS Strategic Plan.
Michael B. McCall, president of KCTCS and sponsor of the seminar, said: “New Horizons is a concept that reflects my personal philosophy and commitment to professional development of KCTCS faculty/staff and organizational development of our System. Efforts concentrate on building a learning organization focused on quality and service to students. Benefits to our System are effective leaders with high levels of trust, respect for one another and clear expectations for the future.
“The most precious resource we have is our people -- KCTCS faculty and staff,” McCall said.
Faculty and staff from the colleges and System Office apply for the seminar and are nominated by their college presidents. System President McCall makes the final selection of the class.
This year, class members will participate in sessions on leadership traits, the mission of community colleges, ethical and legal issues, communication, conflict resolution and other issues.
Here is the 2003/04 class, which also will meet in spring 2004 before graduating from the President’s Leadership Seminar:

• Ashland Community and Technical College -- Mary Catherine Flath
• Big Sandy CTC -- David Pelphrey and Nikki Stafford
• Bowling Green Technical College -- Patti Sumner
• Central Kentucky TC -- Rebecca Simms
• Elizabethtown Community and Technical College District -- Grant Logsdon
• Gateway CTC -- Gwen Davis, Angie Taylor
• Hazard CTC -- Bob Hammonds, Ella Strong
• Henderson Community College -- Rachael Baar, Mary Jobe
• Hopkinsville CC -- Bonny Prudhomme, Yvonne Glasman
• Jefferson District -- Bruce Jost, Dru Milby, Pamela Larkin
• Madisonville CC -- Kimberly Simons
• Maysville District -- Beverly Frazier, Sandy Smallwood
• Owensboro CTC -- Nicholas Brake
• Somerset CC -- Tracy Casada
• Southeast CC -- David Clutts, Steven Nycum
• System Office -- Doug Roberts, David Holcomb, Jeffrey Tolliver
• West Kentucky CTC -- Lisa Stephenson, Nancy McMurtry

KCTCS colleges change lives by providing academic and technical associate degrees; diploma and certificate programs in occupational fields; pre-baccalaureate education; adult, continuing and developmental education; customized training for business and industry; and distance learning. For more information, visit www.kctcs.edu <http://www.kctcs.edu>.