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Pellissippi State seeks ’79, ’89, ’99 graduates for reunion

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

Alumni from 1979, 1989 and 1999 are invited back to Pellissippi State Community College for a reunion on Sat., Sept. 26, during the 2009 Pellissippi State Hot Air Balloon Festival.

The class welcome begins at 4 p.m., and a VIP picnic starts at 5. For only $10, participants will enjoy not only the reunion but also special front-row seating for the evening’s entertainment, an event memento and a Saturday vehicle pass.

The balloon festival, the college’s main fundraiser to benefit students, has been named one of the “Top 20 Events in the Southeast for 2009” by the Southeast Tourism Society. The two-day festival features hot air balloons, entertainment, a balloon glow each evening (weather permitting), arts and crafts, children’s activities and a wide variety of food. Hours are 4-9:30 p.m. on Fri., Sept. 25, and noon-9:30 on the 26th.

“We hope many of our former students will take this opportunity to come back to reconnect with old friends and to make some new ones,” said Allen Edwards, Pellissippi State president.

To learn more about the alumni picnic, contact Brooke Cranfield at (865) 539-7275 or log on to www.pstcc.edu/balloons.

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Pellissippi State alumni to share success stories Feb. 18

Thursday, February 12th, 2009

Feb. 12, 2009

A bright young woman who went from high school dropout to college graduate and future school counselor, all while juggling single motherhood. An accounting student awarded multiple honors and scholarships who has a job lined up in Atlanta–even before his June graduation. An interior designer working toward her master’s degree.

What do all of these portraits of success have in common? Each represents a student from Pellissippi State Technical Community College, and all of those individuals will share their stories at Alumni Speak, presented by the Pellissippi State Alumni Association, which is part of the Pellissippi State Foundation.

Geared toward current, former and prospective students, Alumni Speak personalizes the successes and struggles faced universally by college students. While their specific circumstances vary, speakers Patricia Lutu-Mayes, Russell Sites and Diane Parker each began by “getting connected” at Pellissippi State, then building successes in their own way.

Says Lutu-Mayes, a 2006 graduate now working toward becoming a school counselor, “I credit my success to the start I had at Pellissippi State Technical Community College and the truly wonderful experiences I had working with the staff and faculty, and the support I have received from my family.”

Hear her complete story, along with those of other speakers, on Wednesday, February 18, at 2 p.m. in the Goins Building Auditorium on the Pellissippi Campus, 10915 Hardin Valley Road. The event is free, as is parking.

For additional information, contact Brooke Cranfield-Wilson, coordinator of Alumni Relations and annual giving, at (865) 539-7275.

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