Dr.
Carolyn O’Daniel, Dean of Allied Health and Nursing, Jefferson Community and Technical College,
Louisville, Kentucky
Dr. Carolyn O’Daniel obtained a Baccalaureate in English from the University of Kentucky,
an Associate in Applied Science in Respiratory Care from Lexington Technical
Institute, a Masters of Science in Education - Curriculum and Instruction, and
a Doctorate in Higher Education Administration from the University of Kentucky.
In her respiratory care career, Carolyn began as a technician and
quickly advanced to the position of the director of a respiratory therapy
program at Lake Cumberland Medical
Center. In 1976 Dr. O’Daniel’s career path turned
from the health care setting to the academic setting when she became an
instructor and clinical coordinator at Lexington Technical Institute, where she
taught for four years. Dr. O’Daniel
began with Jefferson
Community College in 1980
as a professor and academic program coordinator for the respiratory care
program where she served for many years.
In 1997, she moved to JCC’s parent facility, the University of Kentucky,
as Coordinator of Program Planning and Development for the Community College
System, and served in that position through the creation of the Kentucky
Community and Technical College System (KCTCS).
In 1999 Dr. O’Daniel was promoted to the System Director for Academic
Affairs where she continued to oversee curriculum development, program planning
and other matters related to academic affairs for KCTCS. In 2004, she accepted an interim one-year
assignment as Chief Administrative Officer for Central Kentucky Technical
College during it’s consolidation with Lexington Community College to form the
new Bluegrass Community and Technical College.
Currently, Dr. O’Daniel is serving as the Dean of Allied Health and
Nursing for the Jefferson Community and Technical College,
a college serving fifteen thousand students virtually and on five
campuses. The college offers degree,
diploma and certificate programs in eleven health occupations, and is in the
process of adding two new program areas.
Dr. O’Daniel has served on the national Board of Directors for the
American Association for Respiratory Care and the Joint Review Committee for
Respiratory Care (now CoARC). She has
numerous visiting teams for The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
and the Committee on Accreditation for Respiratory Care.
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