George A. Goodman, DC, FICC, president of Logan College of Chiropractic/University Programs, has announced a number of personnel appointments including several staff promotions at the at the school. Vincent McGee, director of media, has been named associate vice president of educational technology; Dr. Nicholas Farha has been appointed associate dean of educational technology; and Dr. Connie Hayes has been promoted to assistant director of the Biofreeze Sports & Rehabilitation Center on the campus.
In the information systems department, Gregory George has joined Logan as network administrator while Eric Saller has been promoted to data support specialist.
McGee, who joined Logan in 2007, has more than 30 years of experience in instructional technology, media services, distance education and photography. He holds a Bachelor of Science and a master's degree in education from Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville.
Dr. Farha, formerly director of web-based education, served as an instructional designer at Missouri State University in Springfield prior to joining Logan and has more than 15 years of experience in educational and media technology. He holds masters' degrees in education and management information systems, and earned his PhD in curriculum, instruction and media technology from Indiana State University.
An April 2000 Logan graduate, Dr. Hayes is an instructor at Logan, a certified chiropractic sports physician and has sports and rehabilitation responsibility for all off-campus Logan events. She is a past president of the Logan Sports Chiropractic Association and a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army Reserves.
George joins Logan from Heartland Bank, where he served as a help-desk and installation specialist. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Information Systems Security from ITT Technical Institute.
Prior to joining Logan in 2009 as a help-desk technician, Saller was a field technician with Fast-Teks Onsite Computer Service. He has more than 10 years of customer service and computer technology experience in hardware, software, operating systems and network troubleshooting skills, and holds multiple Microsoft certified professional ratings.
Source: Logan College of Chiropractic
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