Coastal Alabama Community College has named Lee Conerly as dean of academic instruction.
Conerly brings more than two decades of higher education and secondary education experience, having previously served as the college’s associate dean of academic instruction since 2020.
Conerly also served as a reviewer for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges and as president of the Alabama Community College Instructional Administrator Association for 2025-2026.
“Dr. Conerly has shown a long-standing dedication to student success, academic excellence and faculty support,” said Aaron Milner, president of Coastal Alabama Community College. “Because of this, I am confident in her ability to lead our academic instructional programs in this new role.”
She has received the Alabama Community College System Award of Excellence as Administrator of the Year in 2022, Coastal Alabama Community College Academic Faculty of the Year in 2018 and the Phi Theta Kappa Distinguished Administrator Award in 2024. She was inducted into the PTK Alumni Hall of Honor in 2024.
Conerly holds a Ph.D. in Humanities from Faulkner University, a master’s degree from the University of West Alabama, a bachelor’s degree from the University of South Alabama and an associate’s degree from Faulkner State Community College (now Coastal Alabama Community College).