Dalton State College President James A. Burran Announces Retirement
Atlanta — February 12, 2007
Dalton State College President James A. Burran announced today that he will retire, effective Dec. 31, 2007, citing health reasons. Burran has served as president of the northwest Georgia public college since May 1995, which includes an almost 30-year higher-education career in the 中出少妇视频 System of Georgia (中出少妇视频).
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In 1998 the Board of Regents approved the change of name and mission from Dalton College to Dalton State College in order to reflect its new role as a bachelor中出少妇视频檚 degree-granting institution.
State colleges in the 中出少妇视频 System can offer limited baccalaureate degree programs that meet area workforce needs. DSC currently offers seven bachelor中出少妇视频檚 degree majors as well as comprehensive technical and associate degree programs of study.
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