Dr. Herbert F. Marco
1965 - 1967

1st President

Guilford Technical Institute

Inauguration Program

Inaugural Address

Herbert F. Marco followed Bruce B. Roberts as the first president of Guilford Technical Institute. A native of Auburn, New York, Dr. Marco earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Forest Engineering, Master of Science degree in wood structures and Doctorate from Yale University.

Marco presided over the change from Guilford Industrial Education Center to Guilford Technical Institute. Serving as president for two years, he proposed that GTI become a community college.

During his tenure, Furniture Hall was completed and he saw work start on a new library building. The campus grew from 26 acres to 46 acres. Activities during Dr. Marco's tenure included a major dental hygiene program, the start of a fundamentals learning laboratory and the extension of the basic education program. Dr. Marco presided over the first graduation ceremony for two-year course graduates.