Southwest Tennessee Community College Scoop Newsletter
In This Issue...
- Issue Home
- Message from President Tracy D. Hall
- Welcome aboard, new team members
- Orange the new Red and Blue on Amazon Day
- Retirements: Nell Patterson, 26 years of service
- Southwest shows the money
- Compliance Carnival a hit with faculty, staff and students
- KUDOS: Shawn Boyd receives Top 40 honors
- KUDOS: Dr. Jacqueline Taylor named Lakin Fellow
- President Hall special guest at Memphis Innovate IT
- Southwest shakes it out for national earthquake drill
- Retirements: William G.
Bill
Turner Jr., 38 years of service - Spread the word about Southwest
- College launches Commit to Complete
- KUDOS: Phi Theta Kappa wins Spirit Award
- Pizza with the President
- Saluqi Athletics Corner
- Dates to Remember
KUDOS: Dr. Jacqueline Taylor named Lakin Institute Fellow
![Dr. Jacqueline Taylor](images/jacqueline-taylor-small.jpg)
Southwest congratulates Dr. Jacqueline Taylor, Executive Director of Retention and
Student Success, on being named one of 14 fellows who attended the Thomas Lakin Institute
for Mentored Leadership (Lakin Institute) conference last month. I was truly humbled to be nominated by President Hall and Vice President Faulkner,
Dr. Taylor said. It meant a lot to me to be considered an individual with the highest potential to
lead a community college in the future as president.
The Lakin Institute seeks African-American participants whose experience and credentials
indicate they are ready to attain the highest academic positions. Dr. Taylor says
the conference gave her a chance to engage in open dialogue with chancellors, presidents
and college CEOs. It covered all aspects of academic leadership,
she said. My passion and purpose is to transform lives by leveling the playing field for all
through quality, affordable, holistic higher education and the Lakin Institute has
equipped me to live out that calling,
she said. It was truly a life changing experience for me and I know that I will be better able
to effectively serve all students while making innovative and meaningful contributions
to my community in the days ahead.