Dr. Laura Meeks has served on the National Advisory Board of Ferris State University Doctorate in Community College Leadership. She brings to ATD a robust career in higher education spanning three decades of leadership and student success accolades. She first served as a dean of instruction at Fort Scott Community College in Kansas and then as vice president of instruction at Green River Community College in Auburn, Washington, before returning to become president of Fort Scott Community College.
After eight years at Fort Scott Community College, Dr. Meeks was named fourth president of Eastern Gateway Community College. Under her 16-year tenure at Eastern Gateway earned designation as an ATD Leader College.
Some of Dr. Meeks’s accolades include: President’s Award from Progress Alliance, Pacesetter of the Year for the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations District 3, ACTION’s 2012 Education Empowerment award, and an award from the Outstanding Leadership Award from Phi Theta Kappa of Ohio. Dr. Meeks was also elected to the Board of Directors of the American Association of Community Colleges and appointed to the national executive committee in Washington, D.C
Education
Ph.D. (Curriculum and Instruction) | Kansas State University
M.S. (Speech and Rhetoric) | Pittsburg State University (Kansas)
B.A. | University of Minnesota-Duluth
Past Experience
Dean of Instruction | Fort Scott Community College, Kansas
Vice President of Instruction | Green River Community College, Washington
President | Fort Scott Community College, Kansas
President | Eastern Gateway Community College, Ohio
Interim Vice President of Instruction | Fort Scott Community College, Kansas