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Central Carolina Community College's President's Council gathered for the unveiling of a portrait of Dr. W. Dallas Herring at the college's Lee County Campus. The North Carolina Community College System and the 58 community colleges across the state recognized March 6 as "Dallas Herring Day." The portrait, a gift from the NCCCS, commemorates the system's 50th anniversary and Herring's vision and tireless work in promoting community colleges as institutions of comprehensive education. Pictured (from left) are Dr. Phillip Price, vice president for Administrative Services; Dr. Pam Senegal, vice president for Economic and Community Development; Celia Hurley, vice president for Instructional Advancement; Stacey Carter-Coley, Esq., executive director of Human Resources and Ethics Liaison; Dr. Bud Marchant, president; Dr. Lisa Chapman, executive vice president for Instruction; Bill Tyson, Harnett County provost; William Messersmith (back), associate director of Human Resources; Nicole Brown, Human Resources instructor; and Ken Hoyle, vice president of Student Services.

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Dr. W. Dallas Herring is known as the 'father' of the North Carolina Community College System for his tireless work in promoting the establishment of community colleges as institutions of comprehensive education.

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Richard Modicue, of Lillington, is Central Carolina Community College's nominee for the 2013 Dallas Herring Achievement Award. The award is presented annually by the North Carolina Community College System in memory of Dr. W. Dallas Herring, for his tireless work in promoting the establishment of community colleges on the philosophy of starting with people where they are educationally and taking them as far as they can go.