Hooper, Madden Reappointed to SCC's Board of Trustees

SYLVA - Earl Hooper, retired superintendent of Jackson County School System, and Ed Madden, real estate broker and building contractor for Madden Realty, were recently reappointed to serve four-year terms on the Southwestern Community College Board of Trustees.

Hooper, of Sylva, has served on SCC's Board for the past 17 years and currently serves as chairman of the Board of Trustees' curriculum and student services committee. Hooper was reappointed by the Jackson County Board of Education.

The Jackson County Board of Commissioners reappointed Madden, of Cashiers, to serve his second four-year term on the Board.

"I was extremely pleased to learn that Earl and Ed were reappointed to the Board," said Conrad Burrell, chairman of the SCC Board of Trustees. "Their commitment to Southwestern, along with their knowledge of our region, will allow them to serve the College and community well."

Cecil Groves, president of SCC reiterated Burrell's sentiment. "I was delighted to hear Earl and Ed were reappointed to the Board. Their demonstrated interest in educating western North Carolinians complements our efforts at Southwestern to provide affordable, quality education to the people in Jackson, Macon and Swain counties and the Qualla Boundary."

Southwestern Community College is governed by a local Board of Trustees within the framework of the Community Colleges Act, Chapter 115D of the General Statutes of North Carolina. The Board consists of 14 trustees - five appointed by the county commissioners, four appointed by the Board of Education, four appointed by the Governor of North Carolina and the Student Government Association president as an ex-officio member.

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