Chris WhaleyHARRIMAN, Tenn. – The search went nationwide. The selection stayed at home.
Chris Whaley, who said he “sort of grew up with Roane State,” has been recommended to be the next president of the community college by Tennessee Board of Regents Chancellor John Morgan.
“Dr. Whaley’s proven dedication to student success, his overwhelming faculty support and his earned respect of the surrounding community make him the right choice to lead Roane State into the next important phase of its future,” Morgan said in announcing his recommendation.
The Board of Regents will vote on confirming Whaley on Oct. 1.
Whaley, 43, a Harriman resident who now is the college’s vice president of student learning and its chief academic officer, called the endorsement “a bit overwhelming.”