Dr. James McGuffee for ACC Board of Trustees - place 8

by: billydanieltx

Mon May 01, 2006 at 03:34 PM CDT

I am Billy D. Stallings, a student at Austin Community college and Director of Communications for ACC's Student Government. In my direct experience at ACC, Dr. James McGuffee is the one candidate for the Board of Trustees who has taken the time to reach out to the student body and ask for input directly from those to whom the school is most valuable. Dr. McGuffee is the one candidate who really "gets it" when it comes to what is needed to achieve the college's mission of making higher education accessible to people across the socioeconomic spectrum, facilitating that opportunity for people of all ages and incomes. ACC is an institution which represents not only an opportunity for a better future for thousands of people in central Texas, but the culmination of decades of hard work for the college's establishment and perpetuation by the faculty, administration, and concerned citizenry. Unlike other candidates, James McGuffee has background, experience and knowledge specific to Austin Community College which uniquely qualifies him to serve on the board. It is for these reasons that I will be voting for Dr. James McGuffee for place 8 on the ACC Board of Trustees, and that I implore you to do the same. ACC has given me a future that I would never have had access to otherwise, and I believe Dr. McGuffee is the right person to protect that opportunity for the future.

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Dr. James McGuffee for ACC Board of Trustees - place 8 | 3 comments

McGuffee for Place 8 (4.00 / 2)

Billy, I am a teacher at ACC and I could not agree with you more about James. He has done his homework for this spot on the ACC Board of Trustees, plain & simple. He lost a close race in 2002 by about 115 votes in a runoff. Since then he has continued to attend the Board meetings to keep up with the issues so that if he ran again he would be ready to serve. He IS ready to serve. Those of you who will be going to the polls in Austin (anyone in the city limits votes for ACC, plus Leander ISD, Manor ISD & Del Valle ISD) should take a minute to check out his website (http://home.austin.rr.com/mcguffee/election/), the League of Women Voters questionnaire, or this questionnaire at http://www.keepaustinvoting.org/acc.html. I think you will agree that James is the most qualified candidate. James has worked at ACC and now he is a professor at St. Edward's University. He cares about the employees at ACC, the students, and the community that ACC serves.

by: dandew @ Tue May 02, 2006 at 03:52:45 AM UTC

This points up the strength of the local blog arena (3.00 / 1)

I wouldn't have known about Dr. McGuffin's qualifications in any but the most rudimentary biographical way without your post, Billy.

Now I know which name to look for on the ballot.

Before you win, you have to fight. Come fight along with us at TexasKaos.

by: boadicea @ Tue May 02, 2006 at 18:24:13 PM UTC

I'm voting for James McGuffee too (3.00 / 1)

Here's a shorter URL for that same web site http://www.accelection.org

I'm voting for someone who knows first hand what ACC needs.

by: sonia @ Tue May 02, 2006 at 20:19:36 PM UTC

Dr. James McGuffee for ACC Board of Trustees - place 8 | 3 comments

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