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TEXARKANA, Texas – Texarkana College Trustee Anne Farris submitted her resignation from the board of directors at Monday’s meeting, having served third on the board since 2013.
Farris is from DeKalb and has spent more than four decades in education. She was the first female principal in DeKalb and the first female principal in all of Bowie County’s history. Her connections with school districts where she previously worked include Hooks, New Boston, Pleasant Grove, DeKalb, Atlanta, and Redwater ISDs.
“I’ve been in this business for a long time and I can tell you that being on this board was one of the highlights of my 42-year career in education,” Farris said during the meeting.
Kaye Ellison, president of the TC board of directors, said Farris’ service has been a great asset to the college, and her dedication to student success and commitment to progress has resulted in many achievements.
“Ms. Farris is an icon of education excellence in northeast Texas,” said Ellison. “Your service to students living in rural school districts is second to none and an integral part of TC’s mission.”
During her tenure, Farris helped lead the college at crucial times in the institution’s history.
Milestones in her tenure as a trustee include the establishment of TC’s Honor’s College program and the Presidential Scholarship; Participation in the national Achieving the Dream initiative and recognition as a Leader College; that the college won the prestigious Leah Meyer Austin Award in 2018 – the highest national award a community college can receive for student success; Expansion of the dual credit program of the TC and establishment of a dual credit scholarship program for economically disadvantaged students.
The graduation rates have been in the upper percentile of the state since 2016; the industrial maintenance program was established and the Betty & Amp; Buddy Ledwell Workforce Training Center was built.
TC President Dr. Jason Smith said Farris brought invaluable insight to the TC board of directors.
“Thank you for your service,” said Smith. “We value you as the educational leader in Texas and our region. From your commitment to K-12 students to those in higher education, you have influenced thousands of lives.”
In other news from the meeting, the Vice President for Education, Dr. Donna McDaniel, suggested that TC will be participating in a National Science Foundation grant to support campus cyber infrastructure.
The two-year scholarship is $ 890,000.
Six higher education institutions in Texas are part of the LEARN-administered Initial Scholarship.
“TC will join Texas Lutheran University and Trinity Valley Community College as a freshman,” said McDaniel. “This collaboration with LEARN provides partner institutions with advanced network services and connectivity, expertise and training to implement and manage the new technology.”
(For more information on LEARN, visit tx-learn.org/online.)
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