Interview with Jean R. Hale, April 7, 2007
Project: Community Colleges of Kentucky: Metamorphosis, 1998-2008, Decade of Progress of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) Oral History Project
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Jean R. Hale (Chair, Kentucky Community and Technical College System Foundation, Inc. Board, 2005-2009) is Chairman, President and CEO of Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. and was a charter member as well as chair of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) Foundation, Inc. Board. In this interview, Hale discusses why she supported the Kentucky Postsecondary Education Improvement Act of 1997 (House Bill 1) and her involvement in the consolidation of the Big Sandy Community and Technical College. She also speaks about the importance of workforce development in her community and KCTCS training programs.Interview Accession
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Big Sandy Community and Technical College Community College community college history community college system Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. education reform Governor Paul Patton Higher education KCTCS KCTCS Foundation, Inc. Kentucky Community and Technical College System Kentucky Postsecondary Education Improvement Act of 1997 (House Bill 1) President Michael McCall Technical Colleges Workforce DevelopmentInterview Rights
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Hale, Jean R. Interview by Margaret Lane. 07 Apr. 2007. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Hale, J.R. (2007, April 07). Interview by M. Lane. Community Colleges of Kentucky: Metamorphosis, 1998-2008, Decade of Progress of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Hale, Jean R., interview by Margaret Lane. April 07, 2007, Community Colleges of Kentucky: Metamorphosis, 1998-2008, Decade of Progress of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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