Lambert
G. Wilson
SCC Board of
Trustee |
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The Jackson County Board
of Education approved the
appointment of Lambert G.
Wilson to a four-year term
on the Southwestern Community
College Board of Trustees.
A graduate of Swain County
High School, Wilson received
a bachelor of science in
education, masters in middle
grade education and administration
and education specialist
in education administration
degree from Western Carolina
University.
A resident of Whittier,
Wilson is owner/operator
of the Drama Inn and El
Camino Motel in Cherokee.
A former educator, he retired
in 2006 as principal of
Swain County East Elementary
School. He also served as
principal of Whittier Elementary
and taught at Almond Elementary.
Wilson is currently a member
of the Swain County Board
of Education and also is
a member of the Swain County
Schools Foundation and the
Swain County Performing
Arts Center. He is a Swain
County School volunteer
and teaches Sunday school
at Midway Baptist Church.
“We are pleased to
welcome Mr. Wilson to the
SCC Board of Trustees”
said Dr. Cecil Groves, president
of the institution. “His
background in education
and business will be an
asset as we continue our
mission to provide a quality,
affordable education to
the citizens of Jackson,
Macon and Swain Counties
and the Qualla Boundary.”
Conrad Burrell, chairman
of the SCC Board of Trustees,
agreed and noted Wilson’s
experience and career in
serving people would be
of great benefit to the
college.
Southwestern Community
College is governed by a
local board of trustees
within the framework of
the Community Colleges Act.
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