Longtime educator and administrator George Edwards will assume the role of interim chancellor for the Kentucky Community and Technical College System starting next month.
As the system-level chief academic officer, the chancellor provides leadership for academic affairs, workforce development, distance learning initiatives and professional development. KCTCS President-elect Jay Box announced Edwards' selection as interim chancellor on Monday. He will begin his interim stint as Chancellor on January 26th.
Edwards retired recently from Big Sandy Community and Technical College, where he served as president for 14 years. Edwards has 35 years of teaching and administrative experience at four community colleges in Kentucky and Virginia.
KCTCS officials hope to name a new chancellor by April 1st. Box served as chancellor for five years and begins his new role as president on Jan. 16.
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