Ronald Rhames, President
Midlands Technical College (SC)
Current position: President of Midlands Technical College since 2015
Previous positions: Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Midlands Technical College; Vice President for Fiscal Affairs, Claflin University
Affiliations/boards: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Statewide engagement: EngenuitySC; Columbia Chamber of Commerce; Columbia Urban League; CentralSC Alliance; Central Midlands Council of Governments; South Carolina Philharmonic Advisory Board; Goodwill Industries; Midlands Middle College; MTC Foundation Board; board chair for NACUBO; president SACUBO; president CCBO; Dean of CCBO Leadership Academy; and president and state representative for the Government Finance Officers Association of South Carolina.
Past AACC conventions attended: Has attended most AACC annual meetings since 1995.
AACC Professional Development participation: Two AACC Commissions and served as chair of the AACC Commission on College Readiness; AACC Workshop on Pathways in New Orleans.
Education: Doctorate, Business, Nova Southeastern University; Master’s in Administration, Central Michigan University; Bachelor’s, Business and Economics, Benedict College; Associate, Management – Midlands Technical College
Other: Dr. Rhames is a graduate of the College Business Management Institute at the University of Kentucky and is a Kellogg Fellow for Leadership in Community Colleges.