Community College Section

Mission Statement: The purpose and objectives of the Community College Section are to bring together all divisions of the criminal justice discipline to serve the interests of our students and their futures; to promote the role of the community colleges and others of similar interest in teaching; to develop a criminal justice professional common body of knowledge through research and theory development; to serve as a resource network for interaction between academic, research, practitioner, and policy-making sectors; to develop and assist in organizing the annual conference sessions on community college issues; and to encourage the representation of the Section throughout the ACJS organization.

Section News: The Community College Section is seeking individuals interested in service to the Section. Service may take many forms including, but not limited to, serving as an officer of the Section, serving on the various Section committees (Program, Constitution and Bylaws, Membership, Awards, Communications, Nominations and Elections), or facilitating the presentation of papers and roundtable discussions at the annual conference. We gladly welcome any member of the Academy who shares our interests and goals.

Member Benefits: To join the Community College Section, current ACJS members should contact manager@acjs.org, non-members of ACJS can join ACJS and the section online or by printing the membership application, both are available on the Membership page of the ACJS website at http://www.acjs.org/pubs/167_671_2920.cfm.

Section Awards: The Awards Committee shall consider awards as appropriate, subject to approval by the Section’s Executive Board and the Executive Board of the ACJS. Section members who feel an award should be presented to a deserving individual should contact the Chair of the Section for additional information.

Additional Information: The Community College Section’s logo was adopted in the early 2000’s:

Executive Board: Current members of the Executive Board are as follows:

• Chair – Phillip Rob Dawalt, Ivy Tech Community College (Anderson, IN)
  Term of office ends: March 2013
• Vice Chair – Holly Dershem-Bruce, Dawson Community College (Glendive, MT)
  Term of office ends: March 2013 (Vice Chair becomes Chair of the Section)
• Secretary/Treasurer – B. Irene Britt, Ivy Tech Community College (South Bend, IN)
  Term of office ends: March 2015
• Immediate Past Chair – Karen E. Nielson, Ivy Tech Community College (Lafayette, IN)
  Term of office ends: March 2013
• Northeast Region Executive Counselor – Jack Gaspar, Lehigh Carbon Community College (Schnecksville, PA)
  Term of office ends: March 2015
• Midwestern Region Executive Counselor – Michael Holsapple, Ivy Tech Community College (Kokomo, IN)
  Term of office ends: March 2015
• Southern Region Executive Counselor – Tim Davis, Madisonville Community College (Madisonville, KY)
  Term of office ends: March 2015
• Western Region Executive Counselor – Mike Grabowski, Santa Rosa Junior College (Santa Rosa, CA)
  Term of office ends: March 2015
• Southwest Region Executive Counselor – Charles Baker, Scottsdale Community College (Scottsdale, AZ)
  Term of office ends: March 2013
  

History: The Community College section was formally recognized by the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences in March 1995.

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