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Bird, Chancellor emeritus of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System, served from 1999-2009. In this interview, he discussed his relationship with Dr. Michael B. McCall that lead him to join McCall's Kentucky staff after knowing him in South Carolina. He outlined his educational and professional background prior to coming to Kentucky, and assessed the early challenges posed by the newly combined systems. He also discussed his working relationship with McCall and Dr. Anthony Newberry, then KCTCS community college chancellor; accreditation issues; his role in bringing Bluegrass Community and Technical College under KCTCS' governance; and his feelings on academic tenure. He concluded by outlining his vision for KCTCS' future after McCall's retirement and offered an analysis of the founding president's tenure.

Interview Accession

2014oh254_cc108

Interviewee Name

Keith Bird

Interviewer Name

James Savage

Interview Date

2014-09-08

Interview LC Subject

Education, Higher--Kentucky

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Bird, Keith Interview by James Savage. 08 Sep. 2014. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.

Bird, K. (2014, September 08). 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.

Bird, Keith, interview by James Savage. September 08, 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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