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Garry Powers appointed to the Midlands Technical College Commission

Submitted by: Amanda K. Taylor on Dec 11, 2009 at 6:02 pm Tagged with: College, Education Source: Midlands Technical College

Garry Powers has been appointed to serve on the Midlands Technical College Commission. The Midlands Technical College Commission is a 12-member board representing the college’s service area. Members are appointed by the governor, upon the recommendation of their respective legislative delegations, to serve as trustees for the college.

Powers is the Director of Economic Development Initiatives for CTC Public Benefit Corporation (PBC), a national 501(c)(3) corporation that specializes in building teams that develop and implement innovative economic development and workforce development solutions. Powers has been the principal author of a number of knowledge-based economic development strategies and action plans, including statewide hydrogen and biotechnology strategies. He has also worked extensively on workforce development projects involving two-year colleges, which included projects involving 19 colleges in 14 states. Powers earned a M.S. in Business Administration from the University of South Carolina, and a B.A. in Communications from the University of Houston.

Midlands Technical College is a comprehensive, multi-campus, public, two-year college serving the primary region of Richland, Lexington and Fairfield counties of South Carolina. The college enrolls approximately 18,000 credit students annually, and provides continuing education to 30,000 individuals and hundreds of area businesses each year. MTC is the largest provider of transfer students to the University of South Carolina.