Crowley marks 25 years at NMCC
ATHILL HEBERT, right, chair of the NMCC General Advisory Council, presents President Timothy Crowley with an engraved clock plaque marking his 25th anniversary with the institution. Joining Hebert in honoring Crowley is Brian Hamel, chair of the NMCC Foundation.
PRESQUE ISLE — Timothy Crowley, president of Northern Maine Community College, was recently honored for his 25 years’ of service and leadership to both the college and the Aroostook County community.
“It is unusual today that an institution of higher learning can boast that its president has been a member of the team that has moved the college forward for a quarter century,” said Athill Hebert, chairman of the NMCC General Advisory Council. “We are fortunate. For Tim Crowley, Northern Maine Community College is not just a stop along the way on his professional journey. It is his life’s work and passion.”
Hebert joined with NMCC Foundation Board chair Brian Hamel in surprising Crowley with a tribute acknowledging his 25th anniversary with the college at the recent NMCC Foundation annual dinner. The two leaders expressed sentiments on behalf of the more than 40 volunteer directors that serve on both the College Advisory Council and Foundation Board.
“Tim’s leadership and outreach to the region’s business and community leaders has been key to NMCC’s responsiveness to The County’s needs, which makes the college a primary resource for local employers,” said Hamel who, as a former member and chair of the Maine Community College System board of trustees, chaired the presidential search committee that appointed Crowley NMCC president eight years ago. “As a result of the work of the administration, faculty and staff on this campus, NMCC is regarded as a leader in the Maine Community College System. There are many times when the work being done on this campus has served as an example throughout the state as innovative, efficient and effective.”
Crowley is NMCC’s seventh leader. He first joined the campus community in 1985 as dean of students. In 1991, he was named vice president and academic dean. He succeeded former NMCC president Durward Huffman as college leader in 2002.
