Category Archives: Alumni

Pellissippi State hosts March 31 Alumni Bunny Brunch Homecoming

Did you graduate from Pellissippi State Community College? If so, you and your family are invited to the first-ever Alumni Bunny Brunch Spring Homecoming, Saturday, March 31, 10-noon. The event takes place on the Pellissippi Campus, 10915 Hardin Valley Road. … Continue reading

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‘Biggest Loser’ contestant Sherry Johnston speaks at Pellissippi State

But what if you can? It’s a question that has become a motivating force in the life of Sherry Johnston, a contestant in Season 9 of NBC’s “The Biggest Loser.” It is also a message she will bring to Pellissippi … Continue reading

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Student art sought for juried Annual Student Art Show

Current and past students who have taken studio art classes at Pellissippi State are invited to submit artwork for the upcoming Annual Student Art Show. Any student who has completed a Pellissippi State studio art class during the past two … Continue reading

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Pellissippi State student conquers math phobia, pursues economics at Columbia U.

Toby J. Goldstein just earned a two-year associate’s degree from Pellissippi State Community College, and now he has been accepted to Columbia University in New York City. Founded in the 1700s, Columbia is not only one of the oldest universities … Continue reading

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Pellissippi State’s alumna-employee inducted into business honor society

A Pellissippi State Community College alumna has been inducted into a chapter of Sigma Beta Delta Business Honor Society at Austin Peay State University. Annette ElDridge, a full-time employee of Pellissippi State’s Marketing and Communications Office for the past 12 … Continue reading

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Free job networking seminar at Pellissippi State

“It’s who you know that counts.” It’s an adage that is often true for those searching for employment. Learn how to put the “who you know” to best use in your job search during a free seminar at Pellissippi State … Continue reading

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Pellissippi State graduate garners PTK literary awards

The day her last child left home and Jeanmarie Willson was faced with an empty nest, she wrote a poem. Her expression of grief was captured in “For the Love of Becca,” a poem that ironically has brought a lot … Continue reading

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Pellissippi State alumnus hired as consultant by Autodesk

Sometimes we realize that we’ve got to make a change for the better. That’s the conclusion Chad Shupe came to a few years back, when he decided to return to school as a 22-year-old and enrolled for the second time … Continue reading

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Pellissippi State Alumni Association: Painting with a Twist hosts one-night class to raise scholarship funds

Unleash your inner artist and help a deserving student go to college. At “Painting with a Purpose,” a joint effort by Pellissippi State Community College’s Alumni Association and Painting with a Twist, you can paint, laugh and munch on goodies, … Continue reading

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Pellissippi State graduate wins accounting society’s student manuscript competition

Since graduating from Pellissippi State Community College in May, Michelle Sauls has earned yet one more distinction: she won the Tennessee Society of Certified Public Accountants 20th Annual Student Manuscript Competition in June. Sauls is the first Pellissippi State student … Continue reading

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