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April 16, 2008
DR. MARY SPILDE RECEIVES NATIONAL LEADERSHIP AWARD
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| Photo: Dr. Mary Spilde (third from right) with members of the Lane Community College Chapter of the American Association of Women in Community Colleges. Photo by Daniel Moret. |
EUGENE, Ore. - Dr. Mary Spilde, president of Lane Community College, received the 2008 Presidential Award for Outstanding Service and Support from the American Association of Women in Community Colleges at the American Association of Community Colleges annual convention in Philadelphia on April 7.
AAWCC promotes the professional development of women in community colleges. It is an affiliate council of AACC.
“AAWCC has benefited greatly by Mary’s involvement and leadership at the local, state and national level,” says Dawn DeWolf, AAWCC Region X director. “No matter how busy Mary is as president of Lane Community College, she always finds time to support and encourage women in their leadership pursuits by setting an example, by mentoring, by teaching, and by her genuine personal connection to women employed at all levels in community colleges. She has inspired hundreds of women to continue their education, to become leaders, and to contribute to their colleges and communities.”
Spilde has provided leadership to AAWCC for more than 20 years and is a frequent national and local presenter. She helped establish the Oregon chapter and co-facilitates its weeklong Institute for Leadership Development. She has never missed a state AAWCC conference and is the only member known to have perfect attendance since 1986. She contributes to scholarships, donates personally handmade works of glass art to fundraising events, and mentors women.
Highly respected and well known nationally, Spilde has served as AAWCC president, vice president of resource development, and state coordinator. She is past president of the National Institute for Leadership Development Foundation and represents AAWCC at American Association of Community Colleges events.
Spilde has held numerous national and state leadership roles outside of AAWCC. She currently chairs the AACC Board Committee on Program Initiatives, and co-chairs the Oregon Post-Secondary Quality Education Commission.
Spilde was named president of Lane Community College in 2001 after serving as a vice president since 1995. Previously, she served at Linn-Benton Community College in Albany for 15 years in a variety of leadership roles including dean of business, training and health occupations, executive assistant to the president, director of community education, director of training and economic development, Albany Center director, and instructor and coordinator for the RISE program. She has a bachelor’s degree in business and social systems and a law degree from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland. She completed a master’s in adult education and a doctorate in post-secondary education at Oregon State University.
The Oregon Chapter nominated Dr. Spilde for the national award.
For more information about AAWCC go online to www.aawccnatl.org
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PIO: Joan Aschim, (541) 463-5591, aschimj@lanecc.edu
Contact: Dawn DeWolf, AAWCC Region X Director, 463-5515, dewolfd@lanecc.edu
