January 11, 2010
For Immediate Release

RCCC Announces Addition of Biotech, IT Leaders

                SALISBURY, N.C. — Rowan-Cabarrus Community College has added senior-level personnel in its Biotechnology and Technical Services departments.

                 Carol Scherczinger, Ph.D., has joined the RCCC faculty as program head of biotechnology. As program head, Scherczinger will teach multiple biotechnology courses, supervise other biotech faculty members and possess administrative responsibility of the program.

                 Scherczinger's previous experience includes associate professor and graduate program coordinator at the University of New Haven, in Connecticut; technical application specialist with HID Genetic Analysis - Applied Biosystems, in California; criminalist in the Forensic Biology Unit of the Connecticut State Forensic Laboratory; and teaching assistant and visiting faculty member at the University of Connecticut.

                 Scherczinger earned a bachelor's degree in biology at Cornell University and a doctorate degree in molecular and cell biology from the University of Connecticut. She resides in Rowan County.

                 RCCC has hired James Livornese to serve in the newly created position of associate vice president of information technology services and chief information officer. Livornese will manage the work of RCCC's Technology Services Department, which provides vision and leadership for the planning, development and implementation of information technology initiatives to improve the college's operations and programs.

                 Livornese comes to RCCC from Central Piedmont Community College, where he served as director of client services, supervisor of client services, coordinator of technical resources, information systems analyst, and adjunct instructor.

                 Livornese holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from Frances Marion University and earned a graduate certificate in management of information technology from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He resides in Charlotte.

               RCCC is a comprehensive, community-based institution of higher learning, serving the citizens of Rowan and Cabarrus counties in North Carolina. RCCC is one of 58 colleges in the state-supported North Carolina Community College System.

                RCCC offers fully-accredited associate-degree programs in more than 40 areas of study, including arts and sciences, business, information technology, health and public services, and engineering technologies. RCCC also offers accredited diploma and certificate programs focused on career training, continuing education and basic skills education. RCCC provides a strong foundation and transferable credits for students moving on to four-year colleges and universities and helps adults get the additional training they need to start new careers.

               RCCC annually provides more than 2,000 course offerings, serving an overall enrollment of approximately 20,000 students. In addition, RCCC provides the education and job-training programs needed to meet many of the workforce demands of the North Carolina Research Campus being developed in Kannapolis. For complete details, see the RCCC website at www.rowancabarrus.edu.