Greensboro College President Dr. Lawrence Czarda receives Meritorious Service Award
Greensboro, NC (01/09/2023) — At its 2022 Annual Meeting in December in Atlanta, SACSCOC (The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges) presented, with its gratitude and appreciation for the 25th year, its service awards to several outstanding peers, including Dr. Lawrence Czarda, President of Greensboro College.
Renamed the Carol A. Luthman Meritorious Service Award, this award recognizes those that have provided invaluable service to the organization.
Dr. Czarda has presented workshops and served on numerous panels, seven on-site institutional accreditation committee reviews, and has chaired five of these reviews. Having faced several accreditation-related challenges, he has shared his institution's story of overcoming and maintaining accreditation with many colleagues, as well as at sessions during SACSCOC's Annual Meetings.
"... I must admit that receiving this award at the annual meeting at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta from the Chairman of the Board of SACSCOC (Dr. Rebecca Maloney from Notre Dame Seminary) and SACSCOC President (Dr. Belle Wheelan) was a complete and unexpected surprise," said Dr. Czarda. "Even more so since I was asked to make remarks to the 4,000 assembled attendees in the crowd! While we all appreciate the acknowledgment of hard work and dedication, I fully share this award with all of the GC Trustees, faculty, and staff who have been consistently dedicated to the principles of institutional peer review and to ensuring that Greensboro College maintains the best possible status with our national accrediting body ..."
Greensboro College has been SACSCOC accredited since 1926. Despite enduring some accreditation challenges between 2009-2013, the college's regular decennial (10-year) review in 2016 resulted in reaffirmation with no further reporting required (grade A). The college's 2021 required fifth-year report resulted in continued reaffirmation with no further reporting required (grade A). Greensboro College was granted a new status as the school begins its preparation for its 2025 decennial review of "differentiated status," meaning the college begins the review process in excellent standing.
Greensboro College provides a liberal arts education grounded in the traditions of the United Methodist Church and fosters the intellectual, social, and, spiritual development of all students while supporting their individual needs.
Founded in 1838 and located in downtown Greensboro, the college enrolls about 1,000 students from 29 states and territories, the District of Columbia, and seven foreign countries in its undergraduate liberal-arts program and six master's degree programs. In addition to rigorous academics and a well-supported Honors program, the school features a 19-sport NCAA Division III athletic program and dozens of service and recreational opportunities. Learn more at www.greensboro.edu.
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