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Condon named GMCCC director

Deborah Condon, a former chairperson of the Fayette County Board of Education, has been named director of GMC Community College, a two-year college with campuses in Union City and Fort McPherson. She was assistant dean of the college for five years.

With approximately 475 students and 40 fulltime and part-time faculty members, GMC Community College is a distant learning center of the 126-year old Georgia Military College located in Milledgeville.

As the top administrator at the college's Union City and Fort McPherson campuses, Condon is responsible for all aspects of the school's operation.

Dr. Jack Anderson, academic vice president and dean of students at Georgia Military College, said, “During her service on the Fayette County Board of Education and during her five years as assistant academic dean at the Union City/Fort McPherson campus, Ms. Condon has demonstrated that she is an exceptionally talented and dedicated educator with strong leadership and communications skills. She is decisive, a good motivator and persuasive. She has the kind of confidence that allows her to seek input and new ideas from those around her. I am personally delighted that she agreed to accept this challenge and am confident that no other candidate would have had the level of impact on this campus that she has had as assistant academic dean and will continue to have in the years ahead as director.”

Condon was an elected member of the Fayette County Board of Education from 1993 to 2000. She was vice chair from 1996 to 1998 and chair from 1999 to 2000. During her tenure, the board administered an annual budget that reached $114 million. It constructed six new facilities and renovated others that increased the county's educational facilities by 5o percent over seven years to serve some 15,000 students in the school system.

"My goal for GMC Community College is to continue to reach out to a wide range of students," Condon said. "We take great pride in our programs designed for students working on an Associate Degree to prepare for admission to a four-year college. At the same time, GMC Community College excels in meeting the needs of a wide range of non-traditional students."

The non-traditional student, Condon says, includes students working full or part time, individuals for whom college was delayed, individuals who wish to advance in their jobs or want to change careers and many other types of students who are serious about their academic careers and increasing their personal options.

“I recently received a call from a former student inviting me to her graduation from a four-year college,” Condon said. "She's 50 years old and the first person in her family to graduate from college. She credits GMC Community College with giving her the foundation — and the confidence — to reach her educational and career goals. That's what it's all about."