Tuesday, May 1, 2012

SNEAD STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Dr Bob Exley, accepts Mathison Award 01
Dr Bob Exley, accepts Mathison Award 01 (Photo credit: Larry Miller)
Official seal of Boaz
Official seal of Boaz (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Homecoming 2010 at Snead State Community Colle...
Homecoming 2010 at Snead State Community College 24 (Photo credit: Larry Miller)
A FIRST CLASS COMMUNITY COLLEGE

I spent yesterday morning with Dr. Bob Exley, President of Snead State Community College in Boaz, Alabama.  The night before was spent in the best Hampton Inn in the world (my humble opinion) on Guntersville Lake, home of many top-flight fishing tournaments.  The hotel has a commanding view from its perch above the lake and a great seafood restaurant...Wintzell's Oyster House.  

The portico of the hotel was populated by a flock of barn swallows, attaching themselves to the ceiling and beams like bats.  Just don't walk slowly under them or park your car in their vicinity!

Back to Snead State...founded in 1898 as a Methodist Episcopal seminary.  John Snead. a Boaz businessman, provided land, money, and leadership to the seminary.  Now Snead State is a dynamic community college with strong academic programs, very reasonable costs, and a unique setting on a beautiful campus.  Dr. Exley and his team are providing outstanding leadership, including a long-range campus master plan that will soon result in a pedestrian campus with up-to-date facilities.  Classes available on campus (including evenings) and on-line for students' convenience.

At Cargill Associates we have always said that community colleges are the nation's true bargain in education, providing easy access for millions to a diversity of associate degrees and a strong start to further educational opportunities.  We hope to be strategic partners with President Exley and Snead State in the near future!


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