Glenn DuBois, the chancellor of Virginia\u2019s Community Colleges announced December 19 that Dr. Kim Blosser is the next president of Lord Fairfax Community College. Blosser\u2019s selection follows a nationwide search that took six months, and attracted more than 100 candidates.<\/p>\n
Blosser, who currently works as LFCC\u2019s vice president of academic and student affairs, will become the institution\u2019s fifth permanent president on or before February 1, 2018. She succeeds Dr. Cheryl Thompson-Stacy who is retiring.<\/p>\n
\u201cKim has been a rising star in our college system,\u201d said Glenn DuBois, chancellor of Virginia\u2019s Community Colleges. \u201cOn numerous occasions, I\u2019ve asked Kim to provide statewide leadership on issues facing all 23 of our colleges. She\u2019s energetic, compassionate and focused. I\u2019m confident she\u2019ll be highly effective as president of LFCC.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter a national search that initially included 100 applicants, the Lord Fairfax Community College Advisory Board is happy to welcome Dr. Kim Blosser as president of Lord Fairfax Community College,\u201d said Fran Jeffries, chair of the college\u2019s Board. \u201cThe board feels that Dr. Blosser\u2019s experience and commitment position her to continue the successful leadership provided by Dr. Cheryl Thompson-Stacy. We look forward to working with Dr. Blosser as we continue to provide learning opportunities within the LFCC service area.\u201d<\/p>\n
Blosser began her career in 1996 as a high school teacher in Staunton, VA. In 1998, she transitioned into higher education, taking on the role of associate professor and then dean at Blue Ridge Community College. In 2012, Blosser was named associate vice president of instruction at LFCC and was promoted to vice president of academic and student affairs three years later.<\/p>\n
Founded in 1970, Lord Fairfax Community College is a multi-campus public institution of higher education. With four locations \u2014 Middletown, Warrenton, Luray-Page County and most recently, Vint Hill \u2014 the college serves eight localities in the Shenandoah Valley and northern Piedmont regions.<\/p>\n
LFCC serves more than 9,000 unduplicated credit students and more than 11,000 individuals in professional development and business and industry courses annually.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"