The state board that oversees the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) today approved TCSG Commissioner Ron Jackson’s selection of Lanier Technical College President Mike Moye as the next president of Central Georgia Technical College in Macon...
The state board that oversees the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) today approved TCSG Commissioner Ron Jackson’s selection of Lanier Technical College President Mike Moye as the next president of Central Georgia Technical College in Macon.
Central Georgia Technical College is the second-largest state technical college, enrolling almost 10,000 students last year.
Moye’s new position is effective on February 15. Russell Vandiver, Lanier Tech’s vice president of economic development, will then serve as the college’s interim president.
Moye, 61, has been the president of Lanier Technical College in Oakwood for the past eight years. He was the president of Moultrie Technical College from 1984 to 1992.
“Dr. Moye knows technical education and its importance in developing careers and attracting business,” said Jackson. “He’s built Lanier Technical College into a showcase for technical training and innovation through lots of hard work, and I know that he will do the same for Central Georgia Technical College.’
‘He’s in touch with his students and their career hopes and dreams, and he understands the workforce needs of business and industry. I’m very confident that Dr. Moye will bring more great success to his new college and the people and communities that it serves.”
Moye earned his masters and doctorate degrees in education from the University of Georgia. He also has a bachelor of business administration from Georgia Southwestern University.
Enrollment at Lanier Technical College has grown 66% in the eight years under Moye’s leadership. The college expanded to add three more campuses during that time and now has a total of five campuses and 18 other local instructional sites that employ more than 175 employees in the college’s eight-county service delivery area.
Promoting technical education and advancing its importance in workforce development has long been a hallmark of Moye’s leadership. He oversaw the opening of the Lanier Tech’s Georgia Center for Innovation in Manufacturing, a state of the art facility that provides customized training to industries using automated manufacturing and robotics. He was also instrumental in the creation of the college’s Manufacturing Development Center, a business incubator located in downtown Gainesville.
Moye expanded the number of traditional and non-traditional programs at Lanier Tech, including the Motorsports Vehicle Technology program that prepares students for careers in motorsports likes NASCAR and Formula One racing. The first of its kind in Georgia, it was named the most outstanding training program in the nation in 2007.
Under Moye, Lanier Tech also opened four new adult learning centers for GED and English as a Second Language programs in Banks, Dawson, Fulton and Lumpkin counties.
Moye is an active leader in his local community, having served on the board of directors of the Hall County Chamber of Commerce and through membership in local civic organizations.
He was also been a commissioner of the Council on Occupational Education, a national institutional accrediting agency.
Russell Vandiver, who will serve as Lanier Tech’s interim president following Moye’s departure, has worked at the college for 34 years. In addition to being the vice president for economic development, he’s also the executive director of the college’s Center for Innovation in Manufacturing.
During his career, Vandiver has managed the college’s customized contract training for more than 2,500 industries. He has also coordinated Lanier Tech’s delivery of training through Quick Start, a TCSG program that has contributed to the creation of more than 30,000 jobs throughout northeast Georgia. He also worked with Georgia Tech to establish the Ammonia Refrigeration Training Facility on the Oakwood campus that annually trains 600 U.S. and international students from the ammonia industry.
Vandiver has a masters in public administration from Brenau University and a specialist in technical education from the University of Georgia. He has a bachelor’s degree from West Georgia College.
No timetable has been set to select Moye’s replacement.