DeKalb Tech president retires

Robin Hoffman, the president of DeKalb Technical College since 2004, will retire July 31.

Larry Teems, the college's executive vice president, will serve as acting president, officials announced Wednesday.

Hoffman started with the college 38 years ago as an instructor on the Clarkston campus.

She isn't leaving higher education. In August she will begin as a vice president with the accrediting agency, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.

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