OCTC Names Hoffman as Dean of Academic Affairs
Owensboro, KY (06/27/2023) — Owensboro Community & Technical College would like to announce that Kathy Hedden Hoffman, a native of Hancock County, Kentucky was recently named as the Dean of Academic Affairs for Professional and Technical Programs.
Hoffman has been at OCTC since 2007, served as department head for the business, health, and public service programs, and teaches first-year experience courses, veterinary microbiology, and biology. Hoffman holds a Master of Science degree in Medical Technology from the Catholic University of America, a graduate certificate in molecular laboratory diagnostics from Michigan State University, and a Bachelor of Health Science degree in Medical Technology from the University of Kentucky. She is also a Certified Medical Technologist through the American Society of Clinical Pathologists.
In 2021 Hoffman was nominated by her peers to receive the Faculty Award of Excellence. Her nomination described her as positively impacting the faculty within her division, consistently striving for excellence and creating a climate of continuous improvement. In addition to serving on multiple committees at OCTC, Hoffman currently serves as the president for the Hancock County 4H Council.
She commented, "This is a very exciting opportunity. There is unprecedented potential for our technical programs and I am honored to be selected."
OCTC President, Dr. Scott Williams added, "Kathy is perfectly suited to lead our technical programs. She has a great balance of technical and general education/transfer experience. "
Hoffman and her husband John reside in Owensboro. Hoffman's responsibilities at OCTC will include providing leadership for the all the technical programs, accreditation, and program-related accreditation.
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Owensboro Community & Technical College is one of the sixteen community and technical colleges that make up the Kentucky Community & Technical College System. OCTC serves the KY counties of Daviess, Hancock, Ohio and McLean. OCTC has three campuses in Daviess County and a Center and Annex in Hancock County. OCTC strives to serve the communities in the service area by providing associate degree education for transfer, state of the art technical education for students focusing on entering the workforce, customized business and industry solutions through the Workforce Solutions division, and adult education and business and industry testing through the SkillTrain unit.
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The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is the Commonwealth's largest postsecondary institution with 16 colleges and more than 70 campuses. We also are Kentucky's largest provider of workforce training and online education. Through partnerships with business and industry, we align our programs to meet the needs of local employers. We help students fulfill their dreams of creating a better life through programs that lead directly to jobs or help them transfer to one of our four-year partners.
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