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MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
SPECIAL MEETING
Southwestern Community College

August 26, 2003, 4:00 P.M. - SCC Campus

Attending:

Trustees   College Staff  
Terry Bell
Conrad Burrell
Paul Holt
Earl Hooper
Leon Jones
Mary Jane Letts
Ed Madden

Quayle Neslen
Pete Penland
Amy Potts
Jerry Sutton
Jan Unger
Kate Welch

Cecil Groves
Sharon Grasty
Janet Burnette
Jim Campbell
Gene Couch
Connie Haire
Dwight Wiggins
Susan McCaskill
Chuck Reece
George Stanley

Chairman Conrad Burrell called the special meeting of the Board of Trustees to order at 4:05 p.m. on Tuesday, August 26, 2003, in the Bradford Hall Conference Room.

The purpose of the meeting was to select a building architect for the new Macon Campus. George Stanley provided an overview of the project. In response to the college's advertisement, 27 firms submitted proposals. The firms were then ranked and the six highest ranking firms were invited to make a presentation to the Board of Trustees.

Presentations were made by Masters Gentry Architects, PA; Rogers/Chenevert, Architects; Camille-Alberice Architects, PA; Pearce, Brinkley, Cease & Lee, PA; Bowers, Ellis & Watson Architects, PA, and Verdi Architecture.

Following discussion, it was general consensus that the three highest ranking firms were Bowers, Ellis & Watson Architects, PA; Pearce, Brinkley, Cease & Lee, PA; and Rogers/Chenevert, Architects.

Chairman Burrell called for a vote by show of hands. By a majority vote, the firm of Bowers, Ellis & Watson Architects, PA was selected as building architect for the new Macon Campus project.

Mr. Penland made a motion to accept Pearce, Brinkley, Cease & Lee, PA as second choice for the Macon Campus building architect and Rogers/Chenevert, Architects as third choice. Mr. Holt seconded the motion which carried.

Dr. Groves distributed a copy of the executed Settlement Agreement and Release with APAC-Tennesee regarding the Macon Driver Training Range.

Dr. Neslen made a motion to adjourn. Mr. Sutton seconded the motion which carried.

The meeting was adjourned at 7:45 p.m.

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Conrad Burrell, Chairman
Board of Trustees
Cecil L. Groves, Secretary
Board of Trustees


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