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MC Presidential Candidate Finalist Open Forum - Dr. Damon Kennedy Monday, May 01, 2023
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

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MC students, employees and the public are invited to attend this public forum to meet and hear from MC Presidential candidate finalist Dr. Damon Kennedy.

Please email candidate questions to: BoardChair@midland.edu, by 12:00 noon, on Thursday, April 27, and specify to which forum and candidate your question is to be directed.

For those who cannot attend the in-person events, a Zoom link is also available.  

Zoom link
Call-In Number: (346) 248-7799 Meeting ID: 874 7565 8950

Please share this information with those who may have an interest in Midland College and wish to attend. No RSVP is needed.

Presidential Search Webpage

The Midland College website includes information on all aspects of the search, both for the College community and candidates. Midland College will continue to provide updates during this important process. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to our ACCT Search Consultant Dr. Bill Holda, (903) 987-3332 (mobile).

 
Damon Kennedy, Ph.D., is Vice President of Instructional Services at Midland College in Midland, Texas.  In this role, he led the successful launch of the Pre-K Academy at Midland College and accompanying Baccalaureate in Early Childhood Education, both responding to significant community need.  Additionally, he led the implementation of the Concho Resources/Texas A&M University Engineering Academy and the dual credit fire academy.  He also led numerous significant instructional initiatives to improve student outcomes, leading Guided Pathways, the implementation of eight-week terms, and the creation of the Teaching and Learning Center.  He previously served as Dean of Social/Behavioral Sciences and Business at Midland College and taught at the university and college level for twenty years.  As a more than twenty-five-year higher education professional, Dr. Kennedy has made teaching, learning, and the community his primary focus.  He has been an advocate for the Midland community, families, students, faculty, and staff.

Dr. Kennedy has been committed to Midland and the wider Permian Basin for over two decades.  During that time, he has successfully collaborated with taxing entities, business and industry, and philanthropic partners to enable impactful work at Midland College.  He is a champion of workforce development aligned with student demand and industry need and has emphasized the significance of dual credit opportunities for students throughout the Midland College service area. Dr. Kennedy is a mindful steward of public dollars as well as an accomplished fundraiser.  He currently serves on the Permian Basin Workforce Development Board, the Education Partnership of the Permian Basin Leadership Team, and the Midland Independent School District Bond Committee.

Dr. Kennedy has extensive experience with program and institutional accreditation, serving as a chair of regional accrediting committees for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges.  He played a key role in the successful decennial reaffirmation of Midland College.

Dr. Kennedy is an award-winning professor and has been honored by the National Phi Theta Kappa of the International Honor Society as a Distinguished Administrator.  He was also named a Distinguished Former Odessan by the Heritage of Odessa Foundation.

A former student at Midland College, Dr. Kennedy is a life-long West Texan.  He and his wife of twenty-seven years have two daughters studying at Texas A&M University: one pursuing a graduate degree in early childhood education curriculum and instruction with an emphasis on literacy and the other is pursuing an undergraduate degree in philosophy with an intention to go to law school.  Dr. Kennedy enjoys college sports and playing tennis and pickleball.

Dr. Kennedy earned a Ph.D. in American History from Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. His dissertation focused on Samuel Burk Burnett and the 6666 Ranch.  He has an M.A. and B.A. in American History from The University of Texas of the Permian Basin in Odessa, Texas.  His thesis focused on John Ben Shepperd.

Location

Allison Fine Arts Building Wagner and Brown Auditorium
3600 N. Garfield
Midland TX

Contact

MC Board of Trustees
(432) 685-4520
boardchair@midland.edu

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