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Tennessee Board of Regents selects search committee for new Chattanooga State president

Chattanooga State Community College carpenter Terry Coffelt adjusts the letters on a sign for the Wacker Institute at Chattanooga State, located in the former Olan Mills building adjacent to the main campus on Amnicola Highway.
Chattanooga State Community College carpenter Terry Coffelt adjusts the letters on a sign for the Wacker Institute at Chattanooga State, located in the former Olan Mills building adjacent to the main campus on Amnicola Highway. Chattanooga State Community College carpenter Terry Coffelt adjusts the letters on a sign for the Wacker Institute at Chattanooga State, located in the former Olan Mills building adjacent to the main campus on Amnicola Highway.

By Staff Report 2 min read

The Tennessee Board of Regents moved forward Friday on its selection of a new president for Chattanooga State Community College, announcing a search advisory committee to review candidates for the office.

The board also approved criteria for the next president, which is the first step in the process to replace Dr. Flora Tydings. She will assume her new role as chancellor of the Board of Regents system on Feb. 1.

The new president should have “an earned doctorate from an accredited institution, a distinguished record of teaching and experience in public higher education and a minimum of five years of successful campus administrative experience” among other things, according to a news release.

The search for the next president will launch on Feb. 10 with a public forum and an organizational meeting of the 19-member search committee on the Chattanooga State campus.

At the public forum community members will be allowed to voice their views about the qualities the committee should look for when reviewing candidates.