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April 4, 2016

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SHELTON STATE ASSOCIATE DEAN ELECTED AS VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR DEVELOPMENTAL EDUCATION

Tuscaloosa, Alabama – Annette Cook, Associate Dean of Student Services at Shelton State Community College, has been elected to serve as Vice-President of the National Association for Developmental Education (NADE). Cook accepted her position in March at NADE’s 40th annual national conference and will service a two-year term.

The duties of the Vice-President include serving as liaison with national conference teams and conference managers, maintaining regular communication and acting as primary board liaison with regional and state chapters, providing oversight of chapter grants, and functioning as membership chair.

“I am honored to have been elected by my peers and look forward to serving students at local, state, and national levels,” said Cook. “NADE is fantastic. I have learned a tremendous amount from my colleagues in this organization.”

At all levels of the educational spectrum, NADE seeks to improve theory and practice of developmental education, the professional capabilities of developmental educators, and the design of programs to prepare developmental educators.

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