Philip OldhamUTC’s Philip Oldham is expected to be named the next president of Tennessee Technological University, pending approval by the Tennessee Board of Regents on Friday.
The board will meet via telephone to consider Chancellor John Morgan’s recommendation for Oldham to replace Bob Bell, who will retire from Tennessee Tech on July 1 after leading the Cookeville, Tenn., campus for 12 years, according to a news release.
Oldham, who was selected after an extensive nationwide search that began earlier this year, is provost and senior vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
“Dr. Oldham will lead TTU with a commitment to academic integrity, student success and public accountability,” said Morgan in the release. “He has outstanding credentials and is well respected among his colleagues and peers nationwide, and I am pleased to recommend him as the next president for Tennessee Tech University.”
Tennessee Tech offers degrees in agricultural and human sciences, arts and sciences, business, education, engineering, and interdisciplinary studies and extended education, according to its website.