Chattahoochee Technical College
980 South Cobb Dr.
Marietta, GA 30060
Phone: 770-528-4510
Fax: 770-528-4455
hcrimm@chattcollege.com
Dr. Harlon Crimm came to Marietta from his native Mississippi
in 1970. He worked with the Marietta School System until
July 1983, when he was appointed as the President of Chattahoochee
Technical College.
Harlon’s tenure at Chattahoochee Tech, the largest
technical college in Georgia, has seen many changes. In 1988,
Chattahoochee was one of the first technical colleges in
Georgia to receive accreditation by the Southern Association
of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. The college
has had record-breaking enrollment over the last decade and
has experienced expediential growth since 2000. The college
has expanded from one to four campuses. It has the largest
high school dual enrollment in Georgia, and in late 2002,
CTC was named the fastest growing two-year college in the
nation for 5,000—10,000 students. Harlon is a strong
advocate for seamless education and was a leader in working
for the name change to college, which occurred in July, 2000.
In addition to his many activities and commitments at the
college, Harlon serves on two national bodies, The Board
of American Council on International Education and the Commission
on Communication and Marketing of The American Association
of Community Colleges.
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North Metro Technical College
5198 Ross Road, NW
Acworth, GA 30102
Wk. Ph. # 770-975-4125
Fax # 770-975-4126
sdougher@nmtcollege.org
Steve Dougherty was named President of North
Metro Technical College on April 5, 2001. Prior to this appointment,
Dougherty served as Vice President of Satellite Campus Operations
and Student Services at West Central Technical College in
Douglasville. While living in Douglasville, Dougherty was
Chairman of the Douglas County Chamber for the year 2000;
a member of the Douglas County Development Authority for
three years; and an active member of the Arts Council Board
of Directors.
From 1987 to 1996, he served as the Executive Director of
the Georgia Student Finance Commission, where he was instrumental
in planning and implementing the HOPE Scholarship Program.
He also served as Deputy Commissioner of the Missouri Coordinating
Board for Higher Education from 1978 to 1987. He presently
resides in Cartersville with his wife Kate. He and Kate are
both active in the community.
Dougherty received his Bachelor’s Degree in English
from Western Illinois University and his Master’s Degree
in Administration from the University of Illinois, Springfield.
He has completed additional graduate study in higher education
at the University of Missouri, Columbia, and is a graduate
of the Regional Leadership Institute sponsored by the Atlanta
Regional Commission.
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Marietta City Schools250 Howard St.
Marietta, GA 30060
elembeck@marietta-city.k12.ga.us
On August 24, 2004, the Marietta Board of Education named
Dr. Emily Lembeck as Superintendent for Marietta City Schools,
making her just the 11th superintendent – and first
female superintendent – in the system’s 112-year
history.
Dr. Lembeck previously served as Associate Superintendent
for Curriculum and Operations, a position she held since
2001, responsible for the system’s overall instructional
program and overseeing day-to-day operations of its 11 schools,
approximately 7,500 students and 1,200 employees.
She enjoyed 11 years as a classroom teacher in Florida and
Georgia prior to beginning her career in school administration
with Marietta City Schools. In 1991, Dr. Lembeck was named
Instructional Lead Teacher at West Side Elementary. In 1994,
she was appointed principal at Dunleith Elementary School
and in 1999 became Marietta Middle School principal. Her
student-centered approach to teaching resulted in improved
test scores and increased parental involvement at both schools.
Dr. Lembeck holds a Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood
from Brooklyn College in New York, a Masters in Administration
and Supervision from Nova University in Florida, and a Doctorate
in Educational Leadership from the University of Georgia.
She is an active member of many professional committees
and organizations including the Leadership Cobb Class of
2000, the Kiwanis Club of Marietta, Cobb Chamber of Commerce
Business-Education Steering Committee, and Cobb Education
Consortium. She is on the board of the Marietta Schools Foundation,
the Boys and Girls Club and the Cobb County Library Foundation.
Dr. Lembeck also helped launch Marietta Reads!, a citywide
effort to foster reading and literacy in the community. The
initiative’s purpose is to encourage students and adults
to read more and enjoy the many benefits this enriching activity
has to offer. In recognition of her many professional and
community contributions, she was named one of the 2004 YWCA
Women of Achievement.
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Kennesaw State University
1000 Chastain Rd.
Kennesaw, GA 30144-5591
Wk. Ph. # 770-423-6033
Fax # 770-423-6543
dpapp@kennesaw.edu
Dr. Daniel S. Papp became the third president of Kennesaw
State University July 1, 2006. Prior to being named president
by the Board of Regents, Papp served as senior vice chancellor
for academics and fiscal affairs of the University System
of Georgia. Vice chancellor since 2000, Papp was responsible
for system-wide academic, faculty and student issues and
concerns; business and financial affairs; academic and business
information-technology systems; and strategic planning affecting
all of the university system’s 35 institutions.
Before assuming the post of vice chancellor, Papp was director
of educational programs for Yamacraw, Georgia's initiative
to become the global leader in broadband technologies and
components. Papp served as interim president of Southern
Polytechnic State University from 1997-1998 and as executive
assistant to the president at Georgia Tech from 1994 to 1997.
An international affairs expert, Papp was the founding director
of Georgia Tech’s Sam Nunn School of International
Affairs from 1990-1993 and director of the Georgia Tech School
of Social Sciences from 1980 to 1990. He joined Georgia Tech's
faculty in 1973 as an assistant professor of international
affairs. While at Tech, Papp was also visiting professor
at the Western Australia Institute of Technology; research
professor at the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S.
Army War College; senior research professor at the Center
for Aerospace Doctrine, Research and Education of the U.S.
Air War College; and visiting professor at Fudan University
in Shanghai. In 1993, Papp was selected Georgia Tech's "Distinguished
Professor," the first time the honor was awarded to
someone other than an engineer or physical scientist. He
has twice been awarded the U.S. Department of the Army’s “Outstanding
Civilian Service” medal.
His academic specialties include international security policy,
U.S. and Russian foreign and defense policies, and international
system change. He is the author or editor of 10 books on
these topics, including the biography of former U.S. Secretary
of State Dean Rusk. He also has published more than 60 journal
articles and chapters in edited books.
The U.S. Department of the Army, the U.S. Department of Defense,
the U.S. Information Agency, the U.S. Institute of Peace,
the U.S. Department of Education, NATO and other organizations
have funded Papp’s research. He has traveled widely
in the former USSR, China, Europe, Southeast Asia, Latin
America and Africa. He has held a Sloan Scholarship and a
National Defense Education Act Fellowship.
Papp is past chairperson of the American-Soviet Relations
and Southern Sections of the International Studies Association,
senior fellow for international security at the Southern
Center for International Studies and a member of the Society
of International Business Fellows.
A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Dartmouth College, Papp received
his doctorate in international affairs from the University
of Miami.
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Southern Polytechnic State University
1100 South Marietta Parkway
Marietta, GA 30060-2896
Wk. Ph. # 678-915-7230
Fax # 678-915-7483
rossbach@spsu.edu
Lisa A. Rossbacher became the president of Southern Polytechnic
State University in Marietta, GA in 1998. She earned
her Ph.D. (Geological and Geophysical Sciences) at Princeton
University, and she has worked for the U.S. Geological Survey,
NASA, a geothermal exploration company, and National Public
Radio, in addition to public and private institutions of
higher education. She is the only woman geologist on
record as becoming a university president in North America.
Her bimonthly column has appeared in the magazine Geotimes
since 1988, and she has authored books on geology, science,
and the media.
Her research interests focus on the role of water and water
ice on the planet Mars. In 1984, she was a finalist
in NASA’s astronaut selection process. She was
elected to Phi Beta Kappa as an undergraduate and to the
status of Fellow in the American Association for the Advancement
of Science in 2001.
Dr. Rossbacher is active in the Marietta Kiwanis, and she
is a board member of both the Cobb and Georgia Chambers of
Commerce. She was a member of the 2001 class of Leadership
Atlanta, the 2001 inaugural class of the Diversity Leadership
Academy of Atlanta, and the 2006 Regional Leadership Institute
(Atlanta Regional Commission). She received the 2006 “Glass
Ceiling Award” from Cobb Executive Women, and she currently
chairs the Cobb YMCA Board of Directors and the Atlanta Regional
Council for Higher Education. Her husband, Dr. Dallas
D. Rhodes, chairs the Department of Geology and Geography
at Georgia Southern University.
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Cobb County Public Schools
514 Glover Street
Marietta, GA 30060
Wk. Ph. # 770-426-3452
Fax # 770-528-6600
Fred.Sanderson@cobbk12.org
With more than three decades of educational
experience, veteran teacher and administrator Fred Sanderson
re-joined the Cobb County School District in January 2006
as superintendent.
Mr. Sanderson was first hired by Cobb County
schools in 1980 after he had spent eight years as a teacher
and coach in Fulton County. He has served in a variety of
roles at both the local school level and as a central office
administrator throughout the course of his career. Before
his current role, his experience ranged from an economics
teacher and head football coach to the Chief Academic Officer
(2001-2002) for the school district. In between he served
as Executive Assistant to the Superintendent (1988-93), Assistant
Superintendent for Support Services (1993), principal of
Lassiter High School (1994-1999), and two stints as Deputy
Superintendent (1993-94, 2000). Lassiter was honored as a
National School of Excellence based on a review of the school
under Sanderson’s leadership. After retiring from the
District in 2000 with 31 years of educational experience,
Sanderson spent three years as Vice President for the Cobb
County-based benefits marketing group CBIZ/Benmark.
Sanderson is a two-time graduate of the University
of Georgia, earning a bachelor’s degree and specialist’s
degree in education and administration. A former UGA football
player, Sanderson also has spent much of his free time in
his community helping young athletes grow by coaching football,
baseball, softball and basketball.
Sanderson and his wife, Carey, reside in Roswell
in east Cobb. They have two grown children, Justin and Jessica.
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Mr. Stephen Dougherty, President
Dr.
Lisa A. Rossbacher, President
Mr.
Fred Sanderson, Superintendent