James Ayers new president of state trustees association

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James L. Ayers, Parkland College trustee board chair and new president of ICCTA

CHAMPAIGN, IL (07/06/2011)(readMedia)-- James L. Ayers, chair of the Parkland College Board of Trustees, was named president of the Illinois Community College Trustees Association (ICCTA) at the organization's annual meeting in June. Having been elected ICCTA vice-president one year ago, Ayers was to assume the association's presidency on July 1, 2011.

The former mayor of Monticello, Illinois, Ayers is CEO of Central Illinois Manufacturing Company and is an attorney in Monticello. He was elected to the Parkland Board of Trustees in 1989 and re-elected three times. He has served as board chair twice, from 1999 until 2001 and from 2007 to the present. Ayers is also the recipient of five ICCTA Trustee Education Awards, signifying his participation in at least 75 of the state association's education programs during his time as a Parkland trustee. He is the fourth trustee in ICCTA history to reach this level of dedication to trustee education.

"Parkland is fortunate to have trustees with such a commitment to the community college," Parkland President Tom Ramage said. "Jim's education awards and election as president are tangible representations of his leadership, for which we are grateful."