These committees have been organized to advise College representatives in areas of curriculum development and evaluation, program promotion, and community needs assessment. Curriculum advisory committees at VHCC are organized within general curricular clusters, and include members with broad-based knowledge and expertise within each cluster. At present, the College's curriculum advisory committees are organized within the following clusters: Business-Related Curriculum Advisory Committee Purpose: This committee is charged with advising the Vice President of Instruction and Student Services and the Dean of the Division of Business, Humanities and Social Sciences concerning the occupational curricula in the Business-Related areas. Included are programs in Accounting, Computer Information Systems, Management, Office Technology, Accounting/Computer Information Systems, Clerical Studies, and Bookkeeping. Business-Related Curriculum Advisory Committee Membership: Ms. Linda N. Boyd Ms. Carolyn S. Casto Mr. Eric Chapman Dr. Donna Crabtree Ms. LuAnn Dowell Mr. Mike Martin Ms. Julie Finney Ms. Julie Marion Ms. Mary McCoy Mr. Mark Nelson Mr. Dennis Hill II Ms. Linda Robinette Mr. Gene Seymour Mr. John Smith Ms. Stacey Varney College Transfer Curriculum Advisory Committee Purpose: This committee is charged with advising the Dean of Instruction and Student Services and other College officials in matters involving the College's offerings in College Transfer curricula. College Transfer Curriculum Advisory Committee Membership
Ms. Linda Garnet Ms. Trina Gross Ms. Bridgett Hart Mr. Russell D. Necessary Ms. Karen T. Cheers Ms. Diana Smith Ms. Mandy Butterworth Ms. Kristie Comer Mr. Michael G. Fillnow Ms. Connie Estep Emergency Medical Services Technology This committee is charged with advising the Vice President of Instruction & Student Services and the Dean of the Division of Science & Engineering regarding issues that impact the emergency medical services program. Mr. William Mays Mr. Tim D. Salyer Mr. Dick Steinberg Mr. Greg Woods Human Services Curriculum Advisory Committee Purpose: This committee is charged with advising the Vice President of Instruction and Student Services, the Dean of the Division of Business, Humanities and Social Sciences, and other College officials concerning curricular needs in the area of Human Services. Included are both the certificate and degree programs in Human Services. Human Services Curriculum Advisory Committee Membership
Ms. Lynn Bagnall Ms. Joyce Blevins Mr. Tom Casteel Ms. Tammy Fransisco Ms. Susan French Ms. Margaret Harris Ms. Debbie Harvey Ms. Laurene Hogans Ms. Sara Hutton-Tallman Ms. Kay Kovacs Mr. Doug Moore Ms. Beth Page Ms. Tracy Pannell Ms. May Tabor Ms. Tamera Worley Industrial Technology Curriculum Advisory Committee Purpose: This committee is charged with advising the Vice President of Instruction and Student Services and the Dean of the Division of Science and Engineering Technologies concerning the occupational curricula in the Industrial Technology areas. Included are programs in Air Conditioning, Refrigeration, and Heating; Drafting and Design; Electricity; Electronics; Machine Tool Operation; Machinist; and General Engineering. Industrial Technology Curriculum Advisory Committee Membership Mr. Larry E. Adams Mr. Gary Andis Mr. Edward L. Biggs Mr. Danny Browning Mr. Samuel Joseph Mitchell Mr. James M. Cole Mr. Timothy J. Evans Ms. Linda Farmer Mr. Danny L. Frye Mr. Joe C. Graham Mr. Craig Kistner Mr. Stephen D. Lewis Mr. William Nulton Mr. Jackie D. Olinger, Jr. Mr. J.T. Nunn Mr. James Rector II Mr. Brian K. Reynolds Mr. Stephen H. Starnes Mr. Keith Thompson Mr. Mike Stamper Mr. James Vance Mr. David Walker Mr. Joe Wilson Mr. Bill Hyatt Mr. Curtis R. Woodward Nursing Curriculum Advisory Committee Purpose: This committee is charged with advising the Vice President of Instruction and Student Services, the Director of the Nursing Program, and other College officials concerning curricular needs in nursing. The members of this committee also serve on the Joint Advisory Committee for the Virginia Appalachian Tricollege Nursing Program (a cooperative program serving VHCC, Southwest Virginia Community College and Mountain Empire Community College). Nursing Curriculum Advisory Committee Membership Ms. Carroll Aker Ms. Sara J. Bellamy Ms. Rebecca R. Dolinger Ms. Sheila Heldruth Dr. Mike Jones Ms. Michelle Mabe Ms. Penny Miller Ms. Kathy T. Robinson Ms. Lisa Sweet Ms. Kathy Tickle Ms. Opal I. Overbay Ms. Mary Alice Roe Ms. Karen Pennington Police Science/Public Service Curriculum Advisory Committee Purpose: This committee is charged with advising the Vice President of Instruction and Student Services and other College officials in the development of appropriate course and curricular offerings in the areas of Police Science, Public Service, and Public Administration. Police Science/Public Service Curriculum Advisory Committee Membership
Ms. Patricia Atkins Mr. R. David Bradley Mr. David McIlvaine Mr. Tony B. Jones Mr. Phillip A. (Tony) Sullivan Mr. Blaine E. Wade Radiography Advisory Committee Purpose: This committee is composed of community health care professionals concerned with the education and clinical training of radiography. Specific functions include advising in course design; participating in the evaluation of curriculum; informing college personnel on changes in the labor market; assisting in recruiting; assisting in the evaluation of graduates. Radiography Advisory Committee Membership
Dr. Ernest Coburn Ms. Janice Lowe, R.T.-N.M. Mr. Bob Mullins Ms. Susan Weller Ms. Cindy Wilson Dr. Wes Asbury