SACJTC Luncheon Speaker
Dr. David S. Spence currently serves as President of the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), headquartered in Atlanta. SREB was created in 1948 by southern governors and legislatures to help leaders in education and government work cooperatively to advance education and to improve the social and economic life of the region. SREB has 16 member states: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Dr. Spence has a long and distinguished record in higher education, having served as executive vice chancellor and vice chancellor for academic programs of the Florida State University System. He has been the executive vice chancellor for the Georgia University System. Additionally, he was an SREB staff member on two separate occasions, including a stint as vice president for educational policies in the mid 1980's. Just prior to taking the SREB presidency, he was serving as executive vice chancellor and chief academic officer of the California State University System, then a system of some 400,000 students. A native New Yorker and a graduate of the University of Rochester, Dr. Spence earned his doctoral degree in higher education from SUNY/Buffalo. He and wife Marie have adult children and numerous relatives in several SREB states.
Get Your Tickets Here!
The response by the representatives of member institutions for the annual SACJTC luncheon has been good. For those who registered for the luncheon through the SACS Convention registration process, your ticket will be included in your packet as you pick up your SACS registration materials.
For any who have not registered for the luncheon but wish to attend, please contact Margarita Hampton
(margarita.hampton@kctcs.edu) at 606-886-7332 to reserve a ticket. The tickets will be available for pick-up at the door prior to the luncheon on December 6, 2009. There are only approximately 20 additional tickets available for the luncheon at this time.