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LOS ANGELES, Calif., May 9, 2008 – The
Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) Board of
Trustees approved Wednesday, May 7, 2008 the selection
of Jack E. Daniels III, Ph.D. as President of Los Angeles
Southwest College. Dr. Daniels has served as Interim President
of the 7,000-student campus since August of 2006.
“President Jack Daniels has
done an incredible job of pulling things together at LASC
over the last two years,” said Dr. Marshall E. Drummond,
Chancellor of the LACCD. “For the first time in my
memory, the community, regional stakeholders, faculty,
staff and students have an enthusiastic view of the future.
I am grateful to have talent such as Jack's on my team.”
With a 30-year career in higher
education in four states, Dr. Jack E. Daniels III brings
to Southwest College a wealth of expertise in strategic
planning, continuous process improvement, business-education
partnerships, fundraising and grant procurement, as well
as outreach to multicultural communities.
Prior to Southwest College, Dr.
Daniels was president of Lincoln Land Community College
(Springfield, Ill.) and Central College (Houston, Texas).
He also held administrative positions in California (Grossmont
College, Peralta Community College District, Contra Costa
College) and Florida (Miami-Dade Community College).
Dr. Daniels holds a Ph.D. from
the Wright Institute Graduate School of Psychology and
a B.A. in History and Education from Huntington College.
He is an honorary member of Phi Beta Lambda and Phi Theta
Kappa.
“I would like to thank the
Board, the Chancellor and Los Angeles Southwest College
for having the confidence in me to lead Southwest College
into the future,” Dr. Daniels said. “There
are many challenges facing our college and I look forward
to working with the faculty, staff and the community to
insure that we continue to offer quality programs and services.”
Southwest College serves parts
of the City of Los Angeles; unincorporated sections of
Los Angeles County; the 2nd Supervisorial District; and
portions of Gardena, Hawthorne and Inglewood. Thanks to
funding by Propositions A/AA, Southwest College is undergoing
the largest design/build project of any community college
in California. This project has the potential to significantly
transform the image of Southwest College both internally
and externally, as well as re-introduce its educational
capabilities to the community and position it as a model
for other community colleges statewide. Southwest College
is one of nine colleges comprising the Los Angeles Community
College District. The LACCD is one of the largest community
college districts in the country and educates more than
110,000 students each year.
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The story of Los Angeles Southwest
College exemplifies how citizen activism can bring about
positive change for the community. Empowered by a new era
of civil rights, a group of South Los Angeles residents
sought tirelessly to establish an institution of higher
learning within their own community. Los Angeles Southwest
College opened its doors on Sept. 11, 1967. Today, it serves
7,000 students of all ages and socioeconomic backgrounds,
with associate degree programs in 34 disciplines and occupational
programs in 47 disciplines.
