Inside April 20, 2004's Issue

Porter and Wills to leave Floyd

By Lindy Dugger
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Assistant Editor

Georgia Highlands College will soon be losing two of its top administrators. Karen Porter, vice president of finance and administration, and Dr. Penny Wills, vice president of student development, will be moving on after this semester.

�I will be vested in the University System at the end of July,� said Porter. This means she has been with the System for 10 years and will be eligible for retirement benefits when she reaches age 60.

She has been with Georgia Highlands College for six years. Porter reevaluated her priorities upon the death of her father this past October. She will be moving to West Virginia to spend more time with her family this coming August. She has no immediate career plans.

�The heart of Georgia Highlands College has to be the people working here,� said Porter. �I've made some great friends over the last six years, and they are what I'll miss most when I leave Rome.�

Wills, who has been with Floyd College for seven years, will be taking a job as president of Northeast Iowa Community College.

�It's a great professional opportunity for me,� said Wills. �I also believe that there is a good 'fit' between my strengths and the future development of NICC.�

Wills was nominated for the presidency at NICC, and after much rigorous competition, the NICC presidential search committee selected her for the office.

Wills states that it is Floyd's students she will miss the most.

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