NASHVILLE - Tennessee Board of Regents Chancellor Flora W. Tydings is recommending the board appoint Ty A. Stone as Cleveland State Community College's new president following a national search.
The regents will convene May 25 to consider the appointment.
If approved, Stone would succeed Bill Seymour, retiring this summer after leading Cleveland State for 8 1/2 years.
Stone is president of Jefferson Community College in Watertown, New York. She was one of four finalists for the Cleveland State presidency selected last month by an 18-member search committee comprised of board members and representatives of the campus community. On-campus forums were also held.
"I'm excited to recommend Dr. Ty Stone for our board's consideration as the next president of Cleveland State," Tydings said in a news release Friday. "I want to thank the members of the search committee for their diligent work in bringing forth four excellent finalists from a group of highly qualified candidates.
"After observing the forums, reviewing the feedback from the campus community and the public, and further interviews with the candidates, I believe that Dr. Stone is the ideal candidate to lead the college to new heights in serving the students and communities of Southeast Tennessee," Tydings added.
Stone earned her doctorate in organization and management at Capella University and her master's in business administration with a concentration in organizational strategy at Trinity University. She received her bachelor's degree in business administration at Washington Adventist University.
A U.S. Air Force veteran, Stone has been named twice to the City & State New York Higher Education Power 100 list of higher education leaders, public officials and philanthropists.
She has been president of Jefferson Community College since 2017. Stone previously served in leadership roles at Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio, from 2010 to 2017, including as vice president for strategic initiatives and vice president for business operations.
Stone also has experience in business and served as an air traffic controller in the U.S. Air Force.
"I couldn't be more excited to be recommended for the new president of Cleveland State Community College," Stone said in the release. "Pending the board's action, I look forward to working alongside the students, faculty, staff and the Cleveland community to continue CLSCC's strong legacy of success in the region."
- Compiled by Andy Sher