Savannah Tech selects Morris as Dean for Business and Professional Services Division
SAVANNAH,
Ga. – Savannah Technical College has selected Ashley Morris, Ed.D., as its dean
for the Business and Professional Services Division. She manages initiatives
related to all divisional programs, courses, and instructional services
including community, high school, and college programs, as well as promote the
College to public and private organizations.
Prior
to coming to Savannah Tech, Morris worked as the Dean of Academic Affairs and
Quality Enhancement Plan Director for Albany Technical College. She also was the Chief Executive Officer for
Reaching for Stars Tutoring Services in Hinesville, Ga. She gained teaching
experience as an English instructor for Albany Technical College and Savannah
Technical College. She has also worked as an academic advisor.
She has
a Doctorate of Education in Higher Education Leadership and a Master of Arts in
English from Georgia Southern University, and a Bachelor of Arts in English
with a minor in Education from Mercer University. Morris has also earned Lean Six Sigma Green
Belt Certification.
Among
many notable awards and accolades, she was named one of Southwest Georgia’s 40
under 40 in 2017. She also serves as an Itinerant Deacon in the African
Methodist Episcopal Church.
The Business and Professional Services division
offers programs that prepare students for careers in fields like accounting,
barbering/cosmetology, basic law enforcement, business management, business
technology, criminal justice, culinary arts/baking & pastry arts, cyber and
related, early childhood care and education, fire science,
hotel/restaurant/tourism management, logistics management, marketing management
and paralegal studies.
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#1926 | February 11, 2019
Media Contact: Amy Shaffer, APR
912.443.5512 or ashaffer@savannahtech.edu
Savannah Technical College serves Coastal Georgia with quality, market-driven technical education with campus locations in Chatham, Effingham and Liberty Counties. Serving more than 10,000 credit and non-credit students annually, Savannah Tech offers nearly 150 different instructional programs in Aviation Technology, Business and Professional Services, Industrial Technology, and Health Sciences in addition to Adult Education classes, industry-specific training and continuing education. The College serves as an economic and community development partner for the region, offering corporate and customized training and assessment programs for business and industry.
Savannah Technical College is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award associate degrees, diplomas and technical certificates of credit. Questions about the accreditation of Savannah Technical College may be directed in writing to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, GA 30033-4097, by calling (404) 679-4500, or by using information available on SACSCOC’s website (www.sacscoc.org).
