EMPLOYEE PROFILE

Title: Department Head, Liberal Arts; Assistant Professor, History

Major responsibilities: Taking on the responsibilities that come with being the newest department head at Pellissippi State. Also, teaching, advising, service

Length of service at the College: 5 1/2 years

Place of birth: Greenville, South Carolina

Family members: Wife, Lynn; children, Jeremey (5 ½), Lauren (3 ½) and Adam (7 months)

Something no one knows about you: I own a banjo – and sometimes sneak off to the mountains to pick and grin with old friends and professors from Wake Forest University.

Greatest achievement or proudest moment: My greatest personal achievement is the completion of my doctoral degree; I am proudest of my children.

Favorite things outside work: Soccer, soccer and soccer. I am a passionate follower of the Arsenal Football Club, a dedicated coach to my son's youth team and a cherry-picking forward in the Knoxville Metro Soccer League.

Most rewarding part of your job: I enjoy helping students understand that the process of education is not just about making more money or getting a better job. Education allows a person to come to a better understanding of self and society and make improvements to both.

Greatest unfulfilled ambition: Although I have traveled some here and abroad, there are many places I would love to visit: Greece, Italy, China, Japan and Pumpkintown.

Favorite quote: “Do not select for reading all kinds of trashy novels or works of insignificant authors. But read such novels as are considered the finest in the literary world, and such scientific works as are considered the standard by men of high learning. Study history for information, scientific, and philosophical works to strengthen your mind and purify and exalt your character, and novels to beautify your composition.”
– Tally Simpson, Wofford College, Class of 1861

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