{{short description|American college administrator}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Sarah Martin Clemmons | image = | caption = | office = President of Chipola College | term_start = 2017 | term_end = Incumbent | predecessor = Jason Hurst | birth_place = Marianna, Florida, U.S. | alma_mater = Chipola College, University of West Florida, Florida State University (PhD, 1980)) | profession = College administrator | known_for = First woman president of Chipola College | spouse = Tracy Clemmons | children = 2 }}
'''Sarah Martin Clemmons''' is an American college administrator, who has been the president of Chipola College since 2017.
== Early life and education == Sarah Clemmons was raised in Marianna, Florida. She graduated from Marianna High School, Chipola College, University of West Florida, and Florida State University College of Education (FSU).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.mypanhandle.com/news/new-president-of-chipola-college-named/672027346|title=New President of Chipola College Named|date=2017-03-16|website=MyPanhandle|publisher=WMBB|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-12}}</ref> Clemmons completed a doctor of philosophy from FSU in 1980. Her dissertation was titled ''Identification of writing competencies needed by secondary students to perform assignments in science and social studies classes''. Her doctoral advisor was John S. Simmons.<ref>{{Cite thesis|title=Identification of writing competencies needed by secondary students to perform assignments in science and social studies|date=1980|language=English|first=Sarah Martin|last=Clemmons|oclc=7421813}}</ref>
== Career == Clemmons joined Chipola College in 1979 as an English instructor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wjhg.com/content/news/Chipola-College-names-a-new-president-416381593.html|title=Chipola College names a new president|last=Campbell|first=Shelly|date=March 16, 2017|website=WJHG-TV|language=english|access-date=2019-02-12}}</ref> She later became the chair of the literature/language division. Clemmons assisted in the formation of the Academic Center for Excellence, a tutoring program that won the Best Practice Award from the Florida College System Chancellor and was a finalist for a Bellwether Award. Clemmons played a role in establishing bachelor's degree programs in 2003.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.dothaneagle.com/jcfloridan/news/local/dr-sarah-clemmons-named-president-of-chipola-college/article_2c7e7af7-452f-5161-b76c-e4dd5bb6cab4.html|title=Dr. Sarah Clemmons named president of Chipola College|date=March 14, 2017|website=Dothan Eagle|language=en|access-date=2019-02-12}}</ref> She revived the Phi Theta Kappa and Brain Bowl programs at Chipola.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.dothaneagle.com/jcfloridan/news/local/clemmons-is-a-homegrown-hero/article_52fb5f08-1d8e-58e8-b13a-dc4cdbaf31bc.html|title=Clemmons is a "homegrown" hero|last=Buckhalter|first=Deborah|date=April 10, 2015|website=Dothan Eagle|language=en|access-date=2019-02-12}}</ref> She was the Senior Vice President of Instruction for 15 years prior to 2016.<ref name=":0" /> As the chief academic officer, Clemmons oversaw Chipola's accreditation, grants, and the evaluation of its academic support programs.<ref name=":1" /> In October 2016, she began serving as interim president, replacing her predecessor, Jason Hurst. Clemmons became the president of Chipola in 2017. She is the first woman and second alumnus to serve as the president of Chipola.<ref name=":0" />
Clemmons was named Citizen of the Year by the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce in 2015.<ref name=":0" />
Clemmons serves on the board of trustees of Jackson Hospital.<ref name=":0" /> She is a past chair of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.<ref name=":2" />
== Personal life == Clemmons is married to Tracy Clemmons, an operations management consultant at the Florida Agency for Persons with Disabilities. Their son, Martin Clemmons, works at Archbold Medical Center in Thomasville, Georgia as an internal medicine physician. Their daughter, Sarah Kathryn Dugan is a prosecuting assistant state's attorney in Tallahassee, Florida. Clemmons is active in the First Baptist Church in Marianna.<ref name=":0" />
== See also ==
* List of women presidents or chancellors of co-ed colleges and universities
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