Pellissippi State breaks ground on Blount County Campus
 At least 1,300 students at Pellissippi State will benefit from the move out of the former Bungalow Elementary School in Alcoa, current home to the Blount County Center, to the new $22 million Blount County Campus on W. Lamar Alexander Parkway two years from now. (more)
Burkett named new assistant dean of Blount County Campus
Maryville native Holly L. Burkett has been named assistant dean of the Blount County Campus. (more)
Pellissippi State donors presented Regents’ philanthropy award
 Steve and Ruth West of Maryville have been selected to receive the 2008 Tennessee Board of Regents’ Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Philanthropy. (more)
Variations choral group’s tour of Poland
Language can be a communication barrier, but the sounds of music can form a bond among even the most diverse cultures. That’s what happened when Pellissippi State’s elite choral group, Variations, traveled to Poland recently. (more)
 PAULY Award presented to Tom Gaddis
When he started out wiping tables and washing dishes at age 13, Tom Gaddis probably didn’t realize that the job would be the humble beginning to a lifelong profession. (more)
Rose-y occasion brings Pellissippi State’s online Web Technology grads face to face
Back in the day, before there was such a thing as the Internet, traditional college classes were taught by an instructor who stood before students in a low-tech classroom and delivered a lecture. If it was a normal-size class—say, 30 students—most knew their classmates by face if not by name. (more)
Energizer Bunny on board for annual balloon festival
 The Energizer Bunny and the Hot Hare Balloon Team are scheduled to touch down at the Fifth Annual Pellissippi State Hot Air Balloon Festival.
The balloon festival, Pellissippi State’s largest fundraising event, is Friday, September 26, and Saturday, September 27, 4-10 p.m. (more)
‘Swing Big’ golf tourney a big success
The Pellissippi State Foundation aced its annual Swing Big for Students Golf Tournament May 6 at Egwani Farms in Rockford- (more)
 Name: John A. Sterling
Title: Program Coordinator
Security Engineering and Administration Technology
Length of service at the College: Three years
Place of birth: Bremerton, Washington
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