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Alma mater | Ohio University |
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Betty Young is a college administrator in the United States who is the president of Hocking College. Young has served as president of two other community colleges,Northwest State Community College and Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College.
Young graduated from Ohio University in Athens with an associate degree in math and science,a bachelor's degree in business administration,a master's degree in education,and a doctorate in higher education. A graduate of Capital University Law School in Columbus,Young is licensed to practice law in Ohio and West Virginia. [1]
Young began her career in higher education as a faculty member and department chair at Washington State Community College.
Young served as an academic administrator at Franklin University beginning in 1999. [2]
Young was president of Northwest State Community College in Archbold,Ohio from 2003 until 2007. [3] [4]
In September 2005,Young responded to a joke by late-night talk show host Jay Leno calling a sex industry education seminar "less embarrassing than going to a junior college" by staging a publicity tour called "The Lessons for Leno National Tour." Young made a trip from Ohio to California almost entirely on her Harley-Davidson motorcycle,had a brief meeting with Leno,then staged a press conference defending two-year universities. [5]
Young was named president of Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College in Asheville,North Carolina,on September 1,2007. [6] She resigned in Spring 2009. [7]
Young was appointed president of Coleman College for Health Sciences,a part of the Houston Community College,starting April 1,2009. Chancellor Cesar Maldonado fired Young in 2014. [8]
Young was named interim president of Hocking College in October 2014 and was given the permanent position in April 2015. [9]
In February 2016,Young received a vote of no confidence from 92.93% of the college's faculty and staff. Criticisms laid out in a letter to the chairman of the Board of Trustees included overcrowded classes,an overuse of adjunct professors,inexperienced instructors,a lack of transparency in her leadership,and a disregard for staff and faculty input leading to a "continuous decline in morale among staff,faculty,students,alumni and the community." [10]
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In a memo to the A-B Tech campus community dated Tuesday, Dec. 23, Young cited "discontent" on campus and "dissatisfaction" with her leadership style. "As we approach our 50th anniversary, I don't want to see the discontent of people who make up our A-B Tech Community get in the way of progress," Young said in the memo. "Therefore, I will begin my search for a new opportunity to provide leadership where my talents may better match the needs of the organization.
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