Board President Dr. Ed Franklin has over 40 years’ experience in various positions at community colleges in three states. He is fluent in American Sign Language and worked for Gallaudet University in Washington DC.  He finished his career as CEO of the Arkansas Association of Two-Year Colleges.

 

Ed has always been involved in volunteer work, including with the international L’Arche community. He retired to Hot Springs, Arkansas where he continues to work with Achieving the Dream and is a senior fellow at the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation. Ed is a member of Piney Grove Methodist Church in Hot Springs. He trains his own bird dogs and enjoys pheasant hunting and fishing. He and his wife, Carolyn, have been married for over 50 years. 

 

Ed is involved with Wesley College because he knows the value in providing education to persons who would not otherwise have a chance at success. Ed knows that the education of one individual impacts a family for generations to come.