Finalists named in BSCTC Presidential Search

Published on Aug 18, 2023

Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) acting President Larry Ferguson announced today the finalists for the position of president/CEO of Big Sandy Community and Technical College (BSCTC).

The finalists are:

Dr. Larry Gene Bailey, accreditation committee peer reviewer/advisor, (SACSCOC); former vice president for academic affairs, Jackson State Community College.

Dr. Samuel Todd Brand, chief academic officer, Ashland Community and Technical College.

Dr. William Scott Rule, independent education contractor (2022-current); former president, West Georgia Technical College.

The candidates are scheduled for on-campus visits to meet with BSCTC faculty, staff, students, board of directors and local leaders. The public also will have an opportunity to meet the candidates at the following forums:

Wednesday, Aug, 23

Dr. Larry Bailey

7:30-8:30 a.m.             Community Forum

10:00-11:00 a.m.         Student/Faculty/Staff Forum

 

Dr. Todd Brand

8:45-9:45 am.              Community Forum

11:15-12:15 p.m.        Student/Faculty/Staff Forum 

 

Thursday, Aug, 24

Dr. Scott Rule

7:30-8:30 a.m.             Community Forum

8:45-9:45 a.m.             Student/Faculty/Staff Forum

 

All forums will be held at Gearheart Auditorium, Pike Building – Room 102.

Additionally, there will be a community reception for all candidates on Wednesday, August 23 from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. on the Prestonsburg Campus at each of the locations below:

• East Kentucky Science Center & Varia Planetarium.
• Student Center Building
• Postsecondary Education Building.

Information about the candidates can be found at https://bigsandy.kctcs.edu/presidential-search/finalists.aspx