GTCC names veteran educator dean of human services and public safety
Published on: April 26, 2023
JAMESTOWN, N.C. (April 26, 2023) – Ken Zimny, Ph.D., who has more than 20 years of higher education instructional and administrative experience, has been named the dean of human services and public safety at Guilford Technical Community College.
Zimny had served as the associate dean of human and protective services at Madison Area Technical College in Madison, Wisconsin.
"With his wealth of experience in human and protective services, Ken is the perfect choice for this position," said Jeremy Bennett, D.P.A., GTCC's associate vice president of instruction. "His years of hands-on experience in so many areas are going to be a tremendous asset to Guilford Technical Community College."
In his role as GTCC's dean of human services and public safety, Zimny will oversee a range of instructional and continuing education programs including criminal justice technology, emergency medical sciences, fire protection, health and physical education, human services technology, basic law enforcement training/in-service training, emergency medical technician occupational extension training and fire academy/fire occupational extension training.
"I was interested in GTCC because of the great reputation it has as a college that puts students first and does everything possible to help students be successful," Zimny said. "After working here, I am also impressed with the quality of the faculty and staff."
While serving as the associate dean of human and protective services at Madison Area Technical College, Zimny had oversight of EMS, fire, human services, early childhood education and the urban forestry programs and was the director of the law enforcement academy.
Zimny earned his bachelor's and master's degrees at Western Illinois University and received his doctorate from the University of Illinois.
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