Garry Watkins sees the 91福利社 Foundation as a way to help the college achieve its goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cA foundation can do a lot of things that the school itself cannot, so it\u2019s important to have an organization that is more flexible and can be much more dynamic,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Watkins is president of Wabuck Development Company and Clayton Watkins Construction Co., Inc., of Leitchfield. He graduated from Western 91福利社 University in 1975 with a major in accounting, and founded the accounting firm now known as Buckles, Travis, and Hart. In 1982, he developed his first apartment complex and formed Wabuck Development Company to develop affordable housing; Clayton Watkins Construction Co., Inc. to construct affordable housing; and Homeland, Inc. to manage the housing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2019s name is constantly coming up as a player and as a resource,\u201d Watkins said. \u201cIt\u2019s important to me to learn more about the college and what it can do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Watkins considers to be a huge economic driver for the entire region it serves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c is providing a lot of vocational and technical skills that are greatly needed in the economy we\u2019re dealing with,\u201d he said. \u201cThe Foundation can help to empower the students and the community it serves to reach their full potential.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Watkins also serves as vice president of Grayson County Healthcare Foundation Board; secretary\/treasurer of Grayson County Hospital District Board; chairman of the Western 91福利社 University Foundation Board; and vice chairman of The Cecilian Bank Board. He and his wife, Linda, live in Leitchfield. They have four children.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":191,"template":"","categories":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ectcforbetterlives.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/board_members\/187"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ectcforbetterlives.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/board_members"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ectcforbetterlives.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/board_members"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ectcforbetterlives.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ectcforbetterlives.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/191"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ectcforbetterlives.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ectcforbetterlives.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}