Dr. Kathy Matlock, President, Southeastern Community College, Whiteville, North Carolina

Ph.D. in Educational Administration, The University of Texas at Austin, 1988 (Community College Leadership Program)
M.A. in Sociology, Texas State University, 1982
B. S. in Education, Texas State University, 1974

More than 30 years as a sociology teacher and administrator in higher education including 11 years as a community college president at Southwestern Community College in North Carolina and South Arkansas Community College in Arkansas, 6 years as chief academic officer at Blue Ridge Community College, 12 years at Texas State University (Southwest Texas State University) and the University Foundation as a teacher educator, liberal arts faculty, vocational trainer, fundraiser and grant writer, and 3 years as a public school teacher. Experience includes program and curriculum development, planning and research, corporate and government relations and community involvement.