Dr. Thomas Meyer has been appointed vice president for academic services and student development at Lehigh Carbon Community College, announced LCCC president Dr. Ann Bieber. Dr. Meyer will start in the position July 1

"Dr. Meyer brings a strong background in community colleges from across the country and will add his experience to leading LCCC's Academic Services and Student Development," said Bieber. "In addition, his experience in business will help promote the college's partnerships with area industry."

Before coming to LCCC, Meyer was dean of academic and student affairs at Broward College's downtown center in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Meyer received a Ph.D. in educational linguistics, an M.S. in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages and a B.A. in English literature, all from the University of Pennsylvania.