Category Archives: Awards

Pellissippi State’s Hospitality coordinator receives international leadership award

Tom Gaddis, who coordinates the Hospitality concentration at Pellissippi State Community College, has been named a 2012 recipient of the Idahlynn Karre International Exemplary Leadership Award. The award, presented by the Chair Academy, recognizes leaders in post-secondary institutions worldwide who … Continue reading

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Pellissippi State honors employees and retirees

Pellissippi State Community College recently hosted its annual recognition of employees for outstanding service, longevity and retirement. At this year’s ceremony, the Excellence in Teaching Award went to Tyra Barrett, an associate professor in the Business and Computer Technology Department … Continue reading

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Mother of houseful to graduate with honors from Pellissippi State

Two years ago, when Brandy Robinson made up her mind to enroll at Pellissippi State Community College, she knew she would have her work cut out for her. Certainly, pursuing an education would require late-night studying, test-taking and plenty of … Continue reading

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Pellissippi State recognizes outstanding students

Pellissippi State Community College recognized students for their outstanding achievements at the 2012 Academic Awards ceremony, April 9 in the Clayton Performing Arts Center on the Hardin Valley Campus. Students Amber Hampton and Joshua Hemphill were named to the All-USA … Continue reading

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Pellissippi State student robotics team finishes regional competition in top quarter

The robotics team from Pellissippi State Community College faced off with 53 other teams in Orlando, Fla., March 15-18 and came home satisfied. The team competed in the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) SoutheastCon 2012 Hardware Competition. Contenders … Continue reading

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Pellissippi State students record school’s highest finish ever in national math contest

Five Pellissippi State Community College students distinguished the college with its highest placement ever in Round One of the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges’ annual Student Mathematics League Math Competition. Now they’re taking part in Round Two. Pellissippi State … Continue reading

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2011 Fall Academic Achievers

Pellissippi State Community College has named 833 part-time students to the list of “Academic Achievers” for fall 2011. To be included, a student must earn a grade point average of 3.50-4.00, be degree-seeking and have completed 6 to 11 college-level … Continue reading

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Pellissippi State presents fall dean’s list

Pellissippi State Community College has named 913 top students to the fall 2011 semester dean’s list. To make the list, a student must take a full course load and earn a minimum 3.5 grade point average. Pellissippi State honorees include … Continue reading

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Pellissippi State listed among ‘Top 50 Fastest-Growing’ two-year schools

Pellissippi State Community College now ranks among the “Top 50 Fastest-Growing Public Two-Year Colleges” nationally. The rankings were released in November by Community College Week. The analysis was based on U. S. Department of Education data. Pellissippi State experienced a … Continue reading

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Pellissippi State students live, study in China thanks to scholarships

What better way to learn the language and culture of a country than to live there? For two students at Pellissippi State Community College, the opportunity to live and study in China came thanks to the scholarships they received prior … Continue reading

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