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About Dr. Anthony O. Parker

Authored 39 articles.

Articles

• ATC President Dr. Anthony Parker: May 17, 1954, Brown v. Board of Education

  News, May 23, 2022

• ATC President Dr. Anthony Parker: A Revolution in Energy Production and Utilization

  News, May 19, 2022

• Albany Tech President Dr. Anthony Parker: Fellow Parents

  News, April 26, 2022

• Albany Tech President Dr. Anthony Parker: The Moral Arc of the Universe Will Bend Toward Justice Only If We Register and Vote

  News, March 08, 2022

• Albany Tech President Dr. Anthony Parker: If We Build It, Will They Come?

  News, March 02, 2022

• ATC President Anthony Parker: Four Women Who Changed America for the Better

  News, February 03, 2022

• ATC President Anthony Parker: The Poor People's Campaign - The True Legacy of MLK

  News, January 18, 2022

• Albany Tech President Dr. Anthony O. Parker: Value Versus Cost

  News, January 04, 2022

• Albany Tech President Dr. Anthony Parker: The West End Branch

  News, December 10, 2021

• Albany Tech President Dr. Anthony Parker: Inclusion is Deliberate

  News, November 19, 2021

• Dr. Anthony Parker: Let's Rebuild Southwest Georgia

  News, October 14, 2021

• Dr. Anthony O. Parker: Dual Enrollment A Generational Blessing, Only if Utilized

  News, September 28, 2021

• Albany Tech President Dr. Anthony Parker: Preparing High School Students to Help Solve the Nursing Shortage

  News, September 07, 2021

• Albany Tech President Dr. Anthony Parker: Open For Business

  News, August 06, 2021

• Dr. Anthony Parker: The Relevance of Technical Colleges in the Post Pandemic Era

  Features, July 08, 2021

  In 2020, during the worse days of the COVID-19 Pandemic, many of us were concerned about a sluggish economic recovery or even a recession. To date, we are fortunate that the initial recovery has been robust. We are grateful to see our friends and neighbors return to work and are relieved to see the help wanted signs. I’m an optimist. Sometimes however, there is a cloud that accompanies the silver lining.

• ATC President Dr. Anthony Parker: America's Negative Workforce Replacement Rate

  News, March 30, 2021

• Dr. Anthony Parker: Commitment to Infrastructure Growth – Construction A Vital Industry

  News, March 18, 2021

• Albany Tech President Dr. Anthony Parker: John Lewis – A Life Well Lived

  Features, February 12, 2021

  After much thought, I decided not to write a blog this year for Black History month. However, I happened to come across some digital photographs that I took on a road trip from Albany, Georgia to Dallas, Texas in 2007. These photos sparked a remembrance so important, I was inspired to share.

• Dr. Anthony Parker: "A Duty to Act"

  News, October 26, 2020

• Dr. Anthony O. Parker: Transportation, Logistics, & E- Commerce

  News, September 11, 2020

• Dr. Anthony O. Parker: Why Basic Adult Education Must Transition into Career Plus High School Equivalency

  News, August 10, 2020

  For every three jobs that require a technical college graduate, Albany Tech can provide only two candidates. Existing industries, especially those that provide essential goods and services, are expanding. Nurses and commercial truck drivers are retiring faster than ranks are being replenished. The new industries are located in the same region as expanding industries; both needing additional technical college graduates.

• Dr. Anthony Parker: The Importance of Blue Collar Workers To the Economy of Southwest Georgia

  Features, July 14, 2020

  Blue-collar workers are obviously necessary. We all rely on blue-collar workers for our safety and wellbeing. Each morning we turn the faucet on to brush our teeth; flip a switch to make our coffee, and on a hot day, we hurry inside for the coolness of air conditioning. We assume that our cars will slow down and stop in the rain on a steep downgrade.

• Dr. Anthony Parker: Improving Access to Technical Education in Southwest Georgia

  News, July 07, 2020

• Dr. Anthony Parker: The New Normal - The Pace of Change

  News, June 15, 2020

• Dr. Anthony Parker: Open Communication to Displaced Workers

  Features, May 14, 2020

  We were all hopeful that disruptions to the economy due to COVID-19 would be minimal. However, it has caused a displacement of workers in the Southwest Georgia labor force. I am confident that working together, our economy will return stronger than ever. The impact from the pandemic will likely present a new normal, and Albany Technical College is here to assist our community as we transition and embrace the changes.

• Dr. Anthony Parker of Albany Tech: COVID-19 and the Albany Tech Student Pipeline

  Features, April 15, 2020

  The need for the Alaska oil pipeline became apparent during the Arab oil embargo of 1973. Gasoline prices increased from $.28 per gallon to $.60 per gallon in 45 days. To complicate matters, gas could only be purchased on odd or even days, depending on the last number on your license plate. In addition to this, you could only purchase five gallons at a time.

• Dr. Anthony Parker of Albany Tech: Continuation of Business Operations

  News, April 08, 2020

• Dr. Anthony Parker: The True Freedom Dividend

  News, January 28, 2020

• Dr. Anthony Parker: Is Opportunity Knocking?

  News, December 11, 2019

• Dr. Anthony Parker: Who Will We Fill Upcoming Employment Vacancies in Southwest Georgia?

  News, October 25, 2019

• Dr. Anthony Parker: Technical College Graduates Often Choose Servant Leadership

  News, August 28, 2019

• Dr. Anthony Parker of Albany Tech: Starting With The End In Mind

  News, August 15, 2019

• ATC President: When is the Right to Time to Prepare?

  News, June 20, 2019

• Dr. Anthony Parker: World Class Manufacturing Below the Fall Line

  News, May 13, 2019

• ATC President: College’s Graduation Numbers Are Directly Related to SW Georgia’s Prosperity

  News, April 15, 2019

• Dr. Anthony O. Parker: The Legacy of Martin Luther King – My Perspective

  News, January 25, 2019

• ATC President: The SW Georgia Talent Gap

  News, November 13, 2018

• Albany Tech President Dr. Anthony Parker: Who Were We in 1961 & Who Are We Now?

  Features, July 11, 2018

  In 1961, several Southwest Georgia visionaries decided that the best way to create economic prosperity and attract industry to the region was to create a technically-educated workforce. Two of those visionaries were George Kirkland and E. B. White.

• Albany Tech President Dr. Anthony Parker: Why a Technical College Education?

  Features, July 17, 2017

  The demand for technical college graduates far exceeds the supply. For over 10 years, employers have sought 300 to 500 more graduates that Albany Technical College could provide. On any given day, there are approximately 75 job vacancies that could be filled by technical college graduates.