Tennessee Board of Regents Chancellor Flora W. Tydings will recommend Dr. Rebecca Ashford as the next president of Chattanooga State Community College in a special called meeting of the board on May 12.
Ashford is currently the vice president of student affairs at Pellissippi State Community College in Knoxville, a position she has held since July 2008.
Gov. Bill Haslam, chair of the Board of Regents, has called the board into a special meeting via conference call beginning at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, May 12 to receive and consider the chancellor's recommendation.
Four finalists for the position were named in April. Ashford visited the campus on April 19.
Tydings interviewed all four finalists
"I am very pleased to recommend Rebecca Ashford for the presidency at Chattanooga State," Tydings said. "We had a very strong pool of applicants and an excellent slate of finalists for the position. I believe Dr. Ashford would be a great leader for the college and the entire campus community."