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Central Carolina Community College President Dr. Lisa M. Chapman and her family are pictured on stage following
her Installation as CCCC President on Sept. 26.
Dr. Lisa M. Chapman

installed as CCCC President

Dr. Lisa M. Chapman was formally installed as the sixth North Carolina Community College System, who led the
president of Central Carolina Community College during statewide office where Dr. Chapman worked for five years
a ceremony held on Thursday, Sept. 26, as part of a joint as the Senior Vice President and Chief Academic Officer.
event combining the installation ceremony with the col- Hans talked briefly about the joy the new president brings
lege’s fall convocation. to her work and the passion she has for students and their
success. “For this community and for this college,” he said,
“Dr. Chapman is a person who is led by her dreams and “I could not be more proud of her and pleased for you.”
she inspires others to do the same thing,” CCCC Board of
Trustees Chairman Julian Philpott said as he introduced the Other college officials participating in the installation cere-
new president. He noted that Dr. Chapman works to have mony included CCCC Foundation Chair Lynda Turbeville,
people focus on their dreams and the positive things that CCCC Board of Trustees Vice Chairman Jim Burgin, and
will lead people where they need to go to accomplish great Dr. Matt Garrett, who served as CCCC’s fourth president
things and be the best they can possibly be. from 2004 to 2008. Dr. Chapman’s son, Brandon, provided
special music.
The gathering at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic and Confer-
ence Center was a star-studded affair attended by state and Dr. Chapman’s tenure as president represents a homecom-
local officials, as well as representatives and college pres- ing of sorts. Before serving with the North Carolina Com-
idents from the North Carolina Community College Sys- munity College System in Raleigh, she spent 27 years at
tem. CCCC, beginning as a Biology instructor before becoming
chair of the Math and Science Department.
One of the dignitaries was Peter Hans, President of the
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