REUME CHARLE H. BLACKLEDGE III, PHD PERONAL ADDRE: TELEPHONE: 709 Knowles Lane 36608-5727 251 343-5677 (Home) 251 341-4299 (Home Office) 251 422-6304 (Cell) FAX: 251 341-4299 E-Mail: Web ite charles.blackledge@att.net charles.blackledge@wccs.edu blackledge.webs.com PROFEIONAL EMPLOYMENT INTERIM DEAN OF INTRUCTION YEAR EMPLOYED (2013- PREENT) Wallace Community College elma elma, Alabama 36703 erve as administrator of all instructional program at the College in six Technical Programs, Arts and ciences, Licensed Practical Nursing, Associate Degree Nursing and Business Education/Administration; responsible for overseeing the operation of the Quality Enhancement Plan required for accreditation of the Commission on Colleges of the outhern Association of Colleges and chools, the distance education (online courses) of the College and the operation of the Teaching and Learning Center. Other related duties included: scheduling classes, organizing programs, and evaluating faculty and programs in the Academic chool. ACADEMIC DEAN YEAR EMPLOYED (2006-2008) Bishop tate Community College 36603-5898 Major responsibilities included serving as Dean of the Academic chool of the College and college liaison to the Commission on Colleges of the outhern Association of Colleges and chools. Responsible for supervising the operations of the Academic chool of the College including programs and courses in the divisions of education, the humanities, business and economics, social sciences and natural sciences and mathematics as well as programs in the division of health related professions that include practical nursing, registered nursing, health information technology, physical therapist assistant, funeral service education and emergency medical services. Responsible for overseeing the operation of the Quality Enhancement Plan required for accreditation of the Commission on Colleges of the outhern Association of Colleges and chools, the distance education (online courses) of the College and the operation of the Teaching and Learning Center. Other related duties included: scheduling classes, organizing programs, and evaluating faculty and programs in the Academic chool. Resume, Dr. Charles H. Blackledge III, Page 1
DIRECTOR OF INTITUTIONAL REEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT YEAR EMPLOYED (1984-2008) Bishop tate Community College 36603-5898 Responsible for coordinating grant writing, private fund-raising, institutional research, institutional planning, institutional and program accreditation and alumni affairs: Developed and implemented program of institutional effectiveness for the College. The College received grants from the U.. Department of Education, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Environmental Protection Agency, the U.. Department of Health and Human ervices, the Department of Labor, and the U.. Department of Commerce. Chaired planning committees for the construction of student life center (1983), renovation of Central High chool building to serve as new campus of the College (1993-95) and the Business High Technology Center (2000-2003). Coordinated consolidation of Bishop tate Community College with Carver tate and outhwest tate Technical Colleges (1991-1994). Directed institutional self-study for reaffirmation of accreditation by Commission on Colleges, outhern Association of Colleges and chools (1992-1995). Chaired steering committee for accreditation of business programs by the Association of Collegiate Business chools and Programs (1995-1996); Chaired Planning Committee for Construction of Business Technology Building (2000-2003); erved as Accreditation Liaison for Reaffirmation of College by Commission on Colleges (2002 2008); also taught history courses, 1974-75, 1983-84. COORDINATOR OF MOBILE OFF-CAMPU ITE YEAR EMPLOYED (1990-2013) Alabama tate University Responsible for coordinating off-campus graduate classes for students pursuing degrees in teacher education program at the master and educational specialist levels. (Taught courses in computer literacy from 1991-1994 and the exceptional child, pring 2013) FEDERAL AFFAIR AND GRANT OFFICER YEAR EMPLOYED (1974-1984) Bishop tate Junior college Responsible for grant writing and liaison with federal agencies. Taught courses in U.. History, (Fall 1974 and pring 1983) DEPUTY DIRECTOR YEAR EMPLOYED (1972-1974) Mobile Area Community Action Committee Responsible for agency planning, grants development and supervision of programs. PROJECT DIRECTOR YEAR EMPLOYED (1969-1974) Mobile Area Community Action Committee erved as director of the Neighborhood ervice Center Program TEACHER YEAR EMPLOYED (1968-1969) Lydick Lake Job Corps Center Cass Lake, Minnesota Taught basic skills and world of work Resume, Dr. Charles H. Blackledge III, Page 2
EDUCATION TEACHER YEAR EMPLOYED (1967-1968) Jefferson County chool ystem Louisville, Georgia Taught high school social studies and English at Louisville Academy High chool. TEACHER YEAR EMPLOYED (1966-1967) Putnam County chool ystem Palatka, Florida Taught high school social studies. TEACHER' AIDE YEAR EMPLOYED (UMMER 1965) Mobile County Public chool ystem erved as assistant in Head tart Program. DOCTOR OF PHILOOPHY DEGREE YEAR ATTENDED (1981-1988) University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, Alabama Major in the administration of higher education with language proficiency in panish and minors in law in higher education, network analysis and planning. Dissertation Title: Characteristics of College-Related Foundations and Private Fund-Raising in Alabama Twoyear Colleges. Inducted into Kappa Delta Pi Honor ociety, Fall emester 1987. MATER OF ART DEGREE YEAR ATTENDED (1975-1978) University of outh Alabama Major in history with emphasis in early America. Thesis in U.. History, Phases of Black Nationalism and Emigration to Haiti, 1850-1862. ADDITIONAL TUDY YEAR ATTENDED (1971-1974) University of outh Alabama Enrolled in courses in public administration and panish ADDITIONAL TUDY YEAR ATTENDED (1965-1966) Auburn University Auburn, Alabama tudied history and education in special institute. BACHELOR OF CIENCE YEAR ATTENDED (1963-1965) Alabama tate College (now University) Montgomery, Alabama Major in secondary education - ocial studies with minor in English. Resume, Dr. Charles H. Blackledge III, Page 3
TWO-YEAR CERTIFICATE YEAR ATTENDED (1961-1963) Mobile Branch Junior College Completed first two years of college work to prepare for transfer to Alabama tate College. RELATED EXPERIENCE Reaffirmation Committees for the outhern Association of College and chools, 1993-2006: College of the Mainland (Texas, 1993); Dalton College (Georgia, 1994); Denmark Technical College (outh Carolina, 1996); Central Carolina Technical College, (North Carolina, 1997); Edgecombe Community College, (North Carolina, 1998); Mountain Empire Community College, (Virginia, 1999); Temple College, (Texas, 2000); Dalton tate College (Georgia, 2000); Paducah Community College, (Kentucky, 2001); Dalton tate College, (Georgia, 2002); Albany Technical College (Georgia, 2003; Davidson County Community College (North Carolina, 2003); Off-ite Cluster (eptember, 2003); Elizabethtown Community College, (Kentucky, 2004); Blue Ridge Community College, (Virginia, 2004); Navarro College (Texas, 2005); Off-ite Cluster (May 2005); 0ff-ite Cluster (May 2006); erved as evaluator for institutional effectiveness, educational programs and administrative services. Consultant to Colleges in grants development and accreditation: Education Improvement Programs, Atlanta (Georgia); Morris College (outh Carolina); Edward Waters College, Jacksonville (Florida); Lawson tate Community College, Birmingham (Alabama); helton tate Community College (elma); Chattahoochee Community College (Alabama); East Arkansas Community College (Arkansas); Faulkner tate Community College (Alabama); Most Pure Heart of Mary chool (Alabama);Wallace Community College elma, (Alabama); Concordia College - elma (Alabama)and; pring Hill College (Alabama). Field Reader for U.. Department of Education: trengthening Hispanic Institutions - Title V and trengthening Institutions - Title III; Predominantly Black Institutions Program; FIPE PROFEIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIE The Institute on Quality Enhancement and Accreditation sponsored by the Commission on Colleges on the outhern Association of Colleges and chools--- 2008, 2007 and 2006 Annual Meeting of the Commission on Colleges of the outhern Association of Colleges and chools--- 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 Annual Conference of the Association of Collegiate Business chools and Programs, 2009, 2008, 2007 Association of Institutional Research, 2009 Association of Collegiate Business chools and Programs, 2009, 2008, 2007 Accreditation Liaison Training, outhern Education Foundation, 2007 ACT outhwest Region 14 th Annual Postsecondary Conference, 2010, 2009 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Colleges and Universities: General Education and Assessment: New Contexts. New Cultures, New Orleans, February 2012 Annual Meeting of the Association of American Colleges and Universities: Quality of U Degrees: Innovations, Efficiencies, and Disruptions- To What Ends Atlanta, January 2013 Resume, Dr. Charles H. Blackledge III, Page 4
CERTIFICATE AND HONOR Equal Opportunity Award, Mobile County Urban League, November 1985 Chancellor s Award for Administrator of the Year, November 1991 Administrative Council Award, Bishop tate Community College, June 1994 The President s Award on the Occasion of the 50 th Anniversary of Bishop tate Community College, May 1995 Alumnus of the Year Award, Bishop tate Community College, November 1995 Administrative Council Award, Bishop tate Community College, May 2002 Recognition for Leadership and Dedication to Grant Writing Team, Most Pure Heart of Mary chool, June 2005 Administrative Council Award, Bishop tate Community College, May 2007 The President s Award, Bishop tate Community College, May 2007 Nominee for Chancellor s Award in Administration, November 2007 Honorary Membership in Kappa Beta Delta International Honor ociety for ACBP Accredited Business Programs, 2008 Golden Anniversary Diploma, Bishop tate Community College, May 2o13 RECENT PREENTATION Quality Enhancement Plan, Alabama Association of Institutional Research, April 2006 Quality Enhancement Plan, Alabama College Association, November 2006 Preparing for On-ite Visit, Wallace Community College elma, August 2009 Role of WCC Administrators in Revised Accreditation Process. June 2010 Building A World Class Institution At WCC, August 2010 Institutional Effectiveness for Technical Programs, November 2011 Update on Institutional Effectiveness for Technical Programs. March 2012 Resume, Dr. Charles H. Blackledge III, Page 5