New faces on the President's Cabinet
Gadsden, Ala. - Gadsden State Community College President Dr. Martha Lavender welcomed two new members to the cabinet during 2019. Kevin McFry came to the College in May while Alan Smith joined the cabinet in December 2019.
McFry is the dean of Financial and Administrative Services. He replaced Dr. Jim Prucnal, who retired in February after 40 years of service. Previous to his job at Gadsden State, McFry was the controller at Jacksonville State University, where he served in a number of accounting positions since 1998.
McFry earned his Associate in Science in Business Administration from Gadsden State in 1985. He received a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and a Master of Business Administration from JSU. He is a certified public accountant in the state of Alabama and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Alabama Society of Certified Public Accountants and Alabama Association of College and University Business Officers.
Smith was hired as the dean of Workforce Development after the retirement of Tim Green, who worked at Gadsden State for 33 years. Smith earned his Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Business and Economics in 1992 from Auburn University. In 1994, he was awarded a Master of Science in Education from Auburn followed by a master’s degree in Educational Leadership from the University of Alabama.
Smith started his career as an agriscience teacher at Hokes Bluff High School, where he worked for 11 years before opening his own construction and cabinet making company. In 2012, he returned to education as the building construction teacher at the Marshall County Technical School. In 2016, he was hired as the building construction instructor and coordinator of the Alabama Simulated Workplace at the Etowah County Career Technical Center.
