FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – November 1, 2007

For further information, contact
Kelly Lucas
(317) 917-5732
klucas@ivytech.edu

Ivy Tech Community College appoints two employees to key roles

INDIANAPOLIS--Ivy Tech Community College announced today that Dick Tully will be appointed to Assistant Vice President for Facilities Planning and James Hudson will be appointed to Chief Procurement Officer.

Tully has been an employee of Ivy Tech Community College for 22 years and previously served as Executive Director of Facilities and Institutional Planning.  Prior to Ivy Tech, Tully was Coordinator of Fiscal and Data Operations for the Indiana Commission on Vocational and Technical Education and a Research Associate with the Indiana Commission for Higher Education.  He has also taught statistical methods in the School of Education at Indiana University-Bloomington.  He earned his B.S. in Mathematics and Physical Science from Manchester College and his Master of Science in Counseling and Guidance from Indiana University.

Hudson is new to Ivy Tech Community College.  He previously served at Vice President of Materials Management for Guide Corporation in Pendleton.  He has also served as Director of Supply Chain Management for Hillenbrand Industries in Batesville, Vice President of Purchasing for USFLOW, Inc. in Cincinnati, as well as Supply Chain Vice President for Finishmaster, Inc. in Indianapolis.  Hudson is a community college graduate, earning his associate degree from Delta College in Bay City, Michigan.  He has also earned a B.A. in International Relations and a MBA in Materials and Logistics Management from Michigan State University.

Ivy Tech Community College is the nation’s largest statewide community college system with a single accreditation and the state’s second largest public post-secondary institution with over 110,000 students enrolled annually.  Ivy Tech has 23 campuses and nearly 100 learning centers located throughout Indiana.  It serves as the state's engine of workforce development, offering degrees and certificates that lead to good paying jobs and credits that transfer to other Indiana colleges and universities, allowing students to pursue bachelors' degrees. It is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.