MONTGOMERY, Ala.

Bradley Byrne, chancellor of the Alabama Department of Postsecondary Education, recommended to the state board of education that Baldwin county native Samuel Munnerlyn be named president of Trenholm State Technical College located in Montgomery. Mr. Munnerlyn replaces Dr. Anthony L. Molina who died in April of 2007 after an extended illness.

Munnerlyn served as interim president for more than nine months before being selected to head the central Alabama technical college. He has worked at the college since 1978 in several positions, most recently as dean of students.

Munnerlyn takes over the central Alabama technical college with an enrollment of more than 1,500 students. In recommending Munnerlyn as president, Chancellor Byrne said, “Sam is without a doubt a man of unquestionable integrity. He has an enormous amount of experience and remarkable people skills.”

Munnerlyn grew up in the Tensaw community of Baldwin County where he graduated from Baldwin County High School in 1974. He received the Bachelor of Arts degree from Stillman College, Masters of Science degree from Alabama State University, and a Certification in Vocational Education from Alabama A & M University. He is married to the former Marielle Smiley and they have two daughters.