The State Board of Community Colleges announced recipients of the
President of the Year, Excellence in Teaching, Staff of the Year and
Distinguished Partners in Excellence Awards on Friday, Jan. 18.“These award recipients truly exemplify the excellence of North Carolina’s community colleges,” said State Board Chair Hilda Pinnix-Ragland. “The work they do to further the mission of their college, build partnerships and positively impact the lives of North Carolinians looking for new opportunities certainly deserves the highest accolades we, as the State Board, can bestow.”
Dr. Robert S. “Bob” Shackleford Jr., president of Randolph Community College in Asheboro, was named Wells Fargo President of the Year.
The President of the Year Award was established by the State Board of Community Colleges in 2001, with financial support from Wells Fargo, and rewards outstanding leadership and commitment to the community college mission among the presidents of the 58 institutions of the N.C. Community College System.
During Dr. Shackleford’s tenure, Randolph County residents approved a sales tax increase to assist in funding the renovation of a 47,000 square-foot warehouse into a premier Continuing Education and Industrial Center that will provide instructional space for in-demand industrial and technical programs. The facility is working to meet gold LEED standards, making it the first LEED-certified building in Randolph County.
Under Dr. Shackleford’s leadership, Randolph Community College has expanded program offerings at all of its campuses and re-designed how student services are provided, increasing efficiencies and more effectively serving students. Dr. Shackleford is also committed to implementing and integrating technology to both increase efficiencies and to provide students with technology equivalent to what they will find in the workplace.
For more on the other state awards, visit the System Office website at http://nccommunitycolleges.edu/pr/newsreleases/index.html.
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