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May 4, 2007 Pellissippi State names Wise academic, student affairs VPAnthony Wise was named the new vice president of Academic and Student Affairs at Pellissippi State Technical Community College April 20. “After meeting and interviewing candidates, reviewing credentials and references and soliciting input from individuals and the search committee,” said Allen Edwards, Pellissippi State president, “I recommended to Chancellor Manning that Dr. Anthony Wise be appointed to the position. “Dr. Wise has served the college well as a faculty member and as a department head and has conducted his duties as interim vice president over the past few months in an exemplary manner. We are very fortunate to have Dr. Wise agree to serve in this capacity, and, upon his appointment, I look forward to working with him in this new position.” Wise will continue his duties as head of the Liberal Arts Department until May. “It’s certainly a challenge that I look forward to,” Wise said of his new assignment. “I think this is a great college and a great community, and I welcome the opportunity to work with everyone here to respond to the needs of Knox and Blount counties as best we can.” Wise began his career at Pellissippi State as an instructor in 1998. He was the Liberal Arts department head from January 2004 until January of this year, when he took over as interim vice president of Academic and Student Affairs. He received a bachelor’s degree in history and business economics from Wofford College in South Carolina in 1990, a master’s degree in United States history from Wake Forest University in North Carolina in 1993 and a doctorate in history from the University of Tennessee in 1997. He and his wife, Lynn, have three young children. Related Information: Search Pellissippi State News Releases. Contact Information: Julia Wood Marketing and Communications Director Pellissippi State Technical Community College 10915 Hardin Valley Road Knoxville, TN 37933-0990 Phone: (865) 694-6405 Fax: (865) 539-7088 E-mail: jwood@pstcc.edu
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