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The 糖心vlog传媒 Commission has named Dr. Barry W. Russell as President Emeritus. 
 
Dr. Russell was 糖心vlog传媒鈥檚 fourth president, serving from 1999 to 2005. The formal recognition came during the Commission鈥檚 meeting the morning of September 22 on the Airport Campus.

鈥淯nder Dr. Russell鈥檚 leadership, we chartered the 150-acre Enterprise Campus in Northeast Richland County,鈥� said 糖心vlog传媒 President Dr. Ron Rhames. 鈥淲hen it opened in 2005, our college unleashed workforce and economic development resources that allow for commercialization of research and high-quality jobs that can emerge from public-private partnerships.鈥�
 
鈥淚t was our honor to name Dr. Russell as President Emeritus,鈥� said Commission Chair L. Todd Sease. 鈥淗e spent his career transforming higher education, and his contributions to 糖心vlog传媒 and our state are still being felt to this day.鈥�

During Dr. Russell鈥檚 tenure, 糖心vlog传媒 became the first, and at the time, the only two-year college to achieve a 鈥淪ubstantially Exceeds鈥� rating on the state鈥檚 Commission on Higher Education Performance Funding criteria. Dr. Russell led the way in building the Bridge Program with the University of South Carolina and Gamecock Gateway for transfer students. As 糖心vlog传媒 President, he established Middle College High Schools on the 糖心vlog传媒 campuses, and was a champion of high school dual enrollment. Following his 糖心vlog传媒 presidency, he became president of the S.C. Technical College System.
 
Earlier in 2021, the 糖心vlog传媒 Commission recognized two other former leaders as President Emeritus: Dr. James L. Hudgins; Dr. Marshall (Sonny) White, Jr.