James S. Klauber, Sr., PhD 8949 Old Hartford Road Utica, KY 42376 270.686.3790 (W) jim.klauber@kctcs.edu Education The Citadel, Charleston, South Carolina Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and History, 1989 Dean s List 6 of 8 semesters, Departmental Honors in both majors Phi Alpha Theta honor society Battalion Executive Officer, second in command of 475 college students The University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina Juris Doctor, 1993 U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas Nonresident Command and General Staff Officers Course (1-250-C3), 2004 The University of South Carolina Graduate School, Columbia, South Carolina Graduate Certificate in Higher Education Leadership with emphasis on two year colleges, 2005 The University of South Carolina Graduate School, Columbia, South Carolina PhD in Educational Administration, 2009 Professional Experience Owensboro Community and Technical College, Owensboro, Kentucky President/Chief Executive Officer, July 2010 Present! Responsible for the successful operation of one of the sixteen comprehensive twoyear post secondary institutions within the Kentucky Community and Technical College System with an enrollment of 5,000 students, three campus locations, and one county center.! Supervise a staff of six vice presidents, 226 full time employees, and 181 part time employees.! Responsible for the administration of a $36,000,000 annual budget consisting of local, state, and Federal funds. Piedmont Technical College, Greenwood, South Carolina Senior Vice President and General Counsel, April 2009 June 2010! Responsible for the oversight, operation, and academic program development of the six county centers at Piedmont Technical College! Responsible for the administration of the Greenwood Campus of Piedmont Technical College, all public safety, facilities, and grounds for the College.
! Develop and administer budgets for the six county centers and administration budget for the main campus! Responsible for all legal matters pertaining to the College and its Foundation! Monitor legislation/relationships on local, state, and national level! Responsible for operations of College in the absence of the President University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC Adjunct Faculty Member, May 2008-May 2010! EDHE 737, Legal Aspects of Higher Education Instructor. Graduate level course covering all aspects of the law of higher education. Piedmont Technical College, Greenwood, South Carolina Vice President for Institutional Advancement and General Counsel, January 2006 April 2009! Responsible for all development, grant, and alumni activities! Develop and administer budgets. Responsible for the administration of a multimillion dollar Foundation budget! Raised over 10 million dollars in five years, with 8 million raised in a major gifts campaign with an original goal of 5 million dollars.! Involved in the development and execution of new academic programs! Responsible for all legal matters pertaining to the College and its Foundation! Monitor legislation/relationships on local, state, and national level. Serve as College liaison to the Commission on Higher Education.! Serve as representative for the President in his absence Piedmont Technical College, Greenwood, South Carolina Associate Vice President for Development, June 2004 January 2006! Responsible for all development, grant, and alumni activities! Initiate a feasibility study to plan and execute a five million dollar major gifts campaign! Responsible for state governmental relations activities Piedmont Technical College, Greenwood, South Carolina Executive Assistant to the President, January 2003 June 2004! Responsible for all development, grant, and alumni activities! Meet with marketing personnel and make recommendations for improved marketing techniques! Work on specially assigned projects by the President South Carolina Army National Guard, Columbia, South Carolina Staff Judge Advocate for 263 rd Army Air Missile Defense Command, December 1983 January 2010! Enlisted as a Private in 1983, Commissioned in 1989, and retired in 2010 holding the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Judge Advocate Generals Corps
! Mobilized May 2003 March 2004 for active duty service in Kosovo under Operation Enduring Freedom South Carolina House of Representatives, Columbia, South Carolina Representative for South Carolina House District 13, November 1992 November 2002! Elected Member of the South Carolina House of Representatives for House District 13! Served 28,500 constituents continuously for ten years in all matters relating to state, local, and federal government! Special Laws Subcommittee Chairman for the House Judiciary Committee! Member, House Rules Committee! Member, African-American Monument Commission! Elected by peers to serve as Treasurer of the South Carolina House Republican Caucus. In this position I was responsible for extensive fundraising for the Caucus and incumbent Republican House Members.! Member of the Arts Caucus and the Business Caucus Wachovia Securities Corporation, Greenwood, South Carolina Financial Advisor, August 1997 October 2002! Served as Series 7 and Series 66 licensed Financial Advisor Klauber and Long Attorneys at Law, Greenwood, South Carolina Partner, December 1994 August 1997! Attorney engaged in the private practice of law! Gained extensive experience in civil, criminal, and domestic legal matters Office of the Governor, Columbia, South Carolina Law Clerk to the Governor, September 1991 September 1992! Served as law clerk for former Governor Carroll A. Campbell, Jr. and his senior counsel! Responsible for preparing the Governor s correspondence when it involved any legal matter, preparing veto messages, conducting extensive legal research, making dual office holding determinations, preparing documents for capital punishment actions, and speaking with constituents on the Governor s behalf City of Greenwood, Greenwood, South Carolina Duly Elected Member of Greenwood City Council, April 1990 November 1992! Elected member of the governing body for the City of Greenwood, SC! Responsible for managing a budget of approximately six million dollars! Supervised three employees including the city manager, the city attorney, and municipal judge Cambridge Academy, Greenwood, South Carolina Government/Economics Teacher, 11 th /12 th Grade, September 1989-May 1990
Professional Training and Affiliations Board of Directors, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, 2013-2016. Executive Council Service 2013 and 2014 Member, SC Bar Association Graduate, S.C. Technical College System Leadership Academy Judge Advocate Officers Advanced Course Professional Presentations Best Practices of Foundation Operations, Council for Resource Development, Regional Conference, Memphis, TN, May, 2005; National Conference, Washington, DC November, 2005. Legal Issues for Community College Leaders. S.C. Leadership Academy, Columbia, SC, 2008, 2009. Contemporary Legal Issues in Higher Education. Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Annual Meeting, December 2010, 2011, 2013. Awards and Recognition Presidential Medallion for Excellence and Educational Contributions, Piedmont Technical College, 2007 Cornerstone Society, Piedmont Technical College, 2006 Army Service Ribbon National Defense Service Medal with 1 Bronze Star Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal Army Reserve Components Service Medal with M Device and Silver Hourglass Platoon Leaders Development Course Medal with 1 Device Army Achievement Medal Meritorious Service Medal NATO Non-Article 5 Service Medal Kosovo Campaign Medal Career Service Award, Aiken Electric Cooperative, 2002 Appreciation Award, Disabled American Veterans, 2001 Special Recognition for Legislative Service, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, 1998 Legislator of the Year, South Carolina State Housing Authority, 1995 Paul Harris Fellow, Greenwood Rotary Club, 1994 Distinguished Service Award, City of Greenwood, 1993 Mayor Pro Tempore, City of Greenwood, 1992 Who s Who in American Colleges and Universities, 1989 Community Interests Board of Directors, Greater Owensboro Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, Greater Owensboro Economic Development Commission Chairman, Workforce Development Committee, Greenwood Chamber of Commerce
Executive Committee, Greenwood Chamber of Commerce President s Liaison for College United Way Campaign Board of Visitors, Wesley Commons Past President, Star Fort Chapter, Military Officers Association of America History Committee, Main Street United Methodist Church, Greenwood, SC Former member, Board of Trustees, Main Street United Methodist Church La Societé Des 40 Hommes Et 8 Chevaux American Legion Governmental Relations Committee, Greenwood Chamber of Commerce Rotary Club of Greenwood Lifetime Member, The Citadel Alumni Association Lifetime Member, National Guard Association of South Carolina Past President, Officers Christian Fellowship, Citadel Chapter Boy Scouts of America, Eagle Scout
References Work Address Home Address Supervisors Dr. Michael B. McCall (Current Employer) President, KCTCS 300 North Main Street Versailles, KY 40383 Office (859) 256-3132 Cell (859) 351-7430 mb.mccall@kctcs.edu Dr. L. Ray Brooks (Immediate Past Employer) President, Piedmont Technical College 312 Watersedge Road PO Box 1467 Greenwood, SC 29649 Greenwood, SC 29648 (864) 229-5298 Office (864) 941-8301 Cell (706) 639-3007 Brooks.r@ptc.edu Other References Requested Dr. Lex D. Walters (Past Supervisor) President Emeritus, Piedmont Technical College 158 Woodridge Road The Heritage Company Greenwood, SC 29646 1516A Hwy 72 Bypass N.E. (864) 229-5900 Greenwood, SC 29649 (864) 941-8890 lex_walters@yahoo.com Mr. William A. Whitfield Former Chairman, Piedmont Technical College 107 Pope Street Area Commission Saluda, SC 29138 (864) 445-2293 billwhitfield@embarqmail.com (Mr. Whitfield is retired and has no business address) Dr. James L. Hudgins The Community College Leadership Alliance 31 Shoreline Drive College of Education, University of South Carolina Columbia, SC 29229 Columbia, S.C. 29201 (803) 462-0087 (803) 777-5205 hudginsj@gwm.sc.edu
Dr. T. Andrew Westmoreland President, Samford University 800 Lakeshore Drive Birmingham, AL 35229 (205) 726-2727 president@samford.edu Dr. Mark Keenum President, Mississippi State University PO Box 6018 Mississippi State, MS 39762 (662) 325-3221 mark.keenum@pres.msstate.edu Dr. Charles Edward Meadows President, Pensacola State College 1000 College Blvd. Pensacola, FL 32504-8998 (850) 484-1700 emeadows@pensacolastate.edu