Rick Upchurch elected president of ACCESS
FOR RELEASE: Sunday, February 8, 2009
Huntington, Ind.-Rick Upchurch, director of the EXCEL Adult Degree Programs, was elected president of ACCESS at the organization's March meeting at Regent University in Virginia Beach. ACCESS, the association for Christian distance education is an organization of Christian adult education professionals, dedicated to "extending education to Christians that is 'access-ible,' given their commitments to family, work, community and ministry." In existence since 1971, the organization is known for its annual conferences which are held at different locations around the country and provide an excellent opportunity for professional networking and sharing of best practices in Christian distance education.
Dr. Upchurch has been the director of EXCEL since February 2008 and previously directed an adult program at Ohio Christian University in Circleville.
