Feb. 1, 2008

Pellissippi State names new registrar

Melanie Paradise has been named the new registrar at Pellissippi State Technical Community College.

Paradise has served as the interim registrar since October. She has been with Pellissippi State since 2001. She began her career at the school as an admissions coordinator, then served as manager of records.

A native of Stephens, Ga., Paradise earned her bachelor’s degree in fashion merchandising from the University of Georgia. She returned to her alma mater to work in the registrar’s office after graduation.

She moved from Georgia to Chapman University in Orange, Calif., where she worked for the law school. In 1997, Paradise moved to Knoxville to attend graduate school at the University of Tennessee. She received her master’s degree in College Student Personnel in 1999.

After earning her master’s, she worked in various areas and capacities at UT, including in the registrar’s office and for the dean of students.

For more information on Pellissippi State, visit www.pstcc.edu.

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