Conrad Burrell of Sylva has been elected for his sixth term as chairman of the Southwestern Community College Board of Trustees and Melvin Penland of Franklin has been elected for a third term as vice chairman.

Burrell, retired Jackson County Register of Deeds, has served on the SCC board since 1996. A member of the Jackson County Board of Commissioners, he is also a member of the NC Department of Transportation for the 14th Division. He resides in Sylva with his wife, Juanita.

Penland, a retired president of Franklin Insurance Agency, has served on SCC's board since 1997. He is married to the former Sarah Corbin and they have two sons, Michael Penland of Tennessee and Steven Penland of Franklin.

Since its founding in 1968, the SCC Board of Trustees has been a vital component of leadership at the college. Representing a wide range of professions and different political backgrounds, the board governs SCC within the framework of the Community Colleges Act of the General Statutes of North Carolina.

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