Georgia Highlands Employee Retires After 22 Years of Service

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Rome, GA -- Joannie Yarbrough said she can remember her first day on the job in 1994 like it was yesterday. It was 22 years ago, she said, when she walked into Georgia Highlands College -- formerly Floyd College -- and started working in her first position.

Her first job at GHC was in the school’s Public Information Office, later renamed College Relations, where she served as secretary and proofer.

Yarbrough then moved on to various positions in GHC’s Science and Math Division, the Office of Academic Affairs and finally in the Office of the President, where she served the remainder of her time at GHC as an executive assistant.

So what were her fondest memories while serving at GHC? A nine-day college trip to tour the nation’s capital and Williamsburg, Virginia. The occupants traveled by bus, and advisors on the trip included retired biology professor Dr. Dave Cook and retired history professor Dr. Jim Cook.

The trip, she said, was one in which students could have taken for course credit or just for fun.

“I met a lot of students and for a long time stayed in touch with them,” she said.

Yarbrough said that she has really enjoyed her time working at GHC and will miss it.

“GHC is a great place to work,” Yarbrough stated. “I believe the college offers opportunities for its employees to succeed well beyond any expectations one may have. I will truly miss the friends I have made over these last 22 years.”

Yarbrough added that she is looking forward to her retirement, as it will give her more time to spend with her family and grandchildren.

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Photo: GHC President Don Green, left, congratulates Joannie Yarbrough, GHC executive assistant, on her retirement and thanks her for her many years of service during her retirement party. Credit: Georgia Highlands College