Interview with Nathan Hodges, November 21, 2014
Project: Community Colleges of Kentucky: History of Kentucky's Community Colleges Oral History Project
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The retired president of Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College in Bowling Green discussed his career in education, which included stints as a public school principal and administrator, and the presidencies of community colleges in Alabama, North Carolina, and Virginia; his working relationship with political figures, including Alabama Governor George C. Wallace; his decision to seek the presidency of then-Bowling Green Technical College; the challenges he faced as president, including accreditation and morale; the decision to change the college?s name to Southcentral Kentucky; his relationship with and personal feelings toward KCTCS President Dr. Michael B. McCall; and his life in retirement.Interview Accession
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administrator Alabama Bowling Green Bowling Green Technical College Community college administrators Community colleges. Dr. Michael B. McCall Educational administration and organization Gov. George C. Wallace Kentucky Community & Technical College System (KCTCS) North carolina presidency principal SouthCentral Kentucky Community and Technical College Virginia Dr. Nathan HodgesInterview Rights
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Hodges, Nathan Interview by James Savage. 21 Nov. 2014. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Hodges, N. (2014, November 21). Interview by J. Savage. Community Colleges of Kentucky: History of Kentucky's Community Colleges Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Hodges, Nathan, interview by James Savage. November 21, 2014, Community Colleges of Kentucky: History of Kentucky's Community Colleges Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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