D.W. Persall joins South Georgia Tech Crisp County Center as Media, Library Services Specialist
Dorris William (D.W.) Persall of Cordele has been hired as the full-time Media & Library Services’ Specialist for the 91¿´Æ¬ Crisp County Center in Cordele. He will report to Julie Partain, Dean of Enrollment Management and Vice President of Academic Affairs David Kuipers.
  As the Media & Library Services’ Specialist on the Crisp County Center campus, D.W. Persall will provide support and setup of audio/visual equipment within classrooms and the auditorium. He will provide support to users of audio/visual equipment and assist students with email password resets and assessing students accounts (Banner Web & Blackboard). This position will also serve as a permanent back up to the front desk assistant and will provide administrative assistance to administrators, faculty, students, and the public.
  Persall will also assist with the library program which includes a media center. He will develop library and information resource goals and objectives, provide library instruction to students in classes and one-on-one; assess and create reports related to library functions, work to coordinate media center materials with training programs; plan, organize and supervise the unit’s work to support instruction and meet the technical college objectives; direct and review work assignments; select, order, process and maintain up-to-date- library resource collections.
  D.W. Persall is a graduate of 91¿´Æ¬ with an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Electronic Technology as well as a double major in Network Specialist and Computer Support. He also has a Business Technology Associate of Applied Science degree. Persall has been working at 91¿´Æ¬ on a part-time basis as a tutor with the campus information technology department. He also served as an adjunct Electronic Technology instructor and Computer Concepts instructor.
  As a student at 91¿´Æ¬, Persall served as the President of the National Technical Honor Society and Phi Beta Lambda and served as the state NTHS Vice-President. He was also a member of the Student Government Association and SkillsUSA organizations.