Linn-Benton Community College

Bryan Schiedler, right, and Gary Price with LBCC Award. Linn Benton Community College received the Large Business of the Year award from the Lebanon Area Chamber of Commerce during its Lebanon Distinguished Service Awards banquet held March 11. LBCC has a dual presence in Lebanon with its East Linn County Center and the Advanced Transportation Technology Center. Gary Price, regional director of Linn County Centers, and Bryan Schiedler, automotive technician faculty member and department chair, accepted the award on behalf of the college. “It was an honor to accept an award that so many of us, past and present, have contributed to,” wrote Schiedler. Nearly 350 people attended the awards banquet held at the Samaritan Center in Lebanon. The awards recognize exceptional individuals, businesses and organizations that contribute their time and energy to Lebanon, and include: man and woman of the year; junior first citizen; senior first citizen; outstanding community group; large business...

Gary Price has been named regional director of Linn-Benton Community College Linn Centers, succeeding Dawn McNannay, who retired June 30. The 56-year-old Price, an Albany resident, has served as associate dean for the Business Healthcare, and Workforce Division at the college since 2009.   He also served as the director of Business and Employer Services. He has been employed at the college since 2000.   Price holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Colorado and a master’s of education degree from the University of Northern Colorado. As Regional Director, Price will be responsible for the planning, development, supervision and evaluation of the college’s Linn County centers in Lebanon and Sweet Home. He starts his new position July 2.