Tidewater Community College Names
New Vice President for Administration
NORFOLK, VA – (Oct. 1, 2003) – Franklin T. Dunn
has been appointed to the new position of vice president for
administration at Tidewater Community College (TCC) effective
October 15, 2003. Dunn is currently the executive assistant to
the president. In his new position, Dunn will be responsible
for TCC’s functional areas of human resources; facilities
management, planning, and development; media relations; marketing;
and special events.
“TCC and its core administrative areas will greatly benefit
from Mr. Dunn’s experience and expertise in this vice presidential
position,” said TCC president Deborah DiCroce. “He
has a thoughtful approach to leadership, a proven record of sound
executive judgment, a thorough understanding of the complex issues
facing TCC, and a clear sense of vision for this new position’s
role in addressing those issues.”
Dunn, a retired Navy captain who commanded both a submarine
and a destroyer tender, joined TCC three years ago. Previously,
he had worked in the institutional research and distance learning
areas at Old Dominion University, where he also completed advanced
graduate studies in higher education administration.
Tidewater Community College is the second largest of the 23
community colleges in the Commonwealth of Virginia, enrolling
more than 34,000 students annually. It is the 37th largest in
the nation’s 1,600 community college network and among
the 50 fastest growing large community colleges. Founded in 1968
as a part of the Virginia Community College System, the college
serves the South Hampton Roads region with campuses in Chesapeake,
Norfolk, Portsmouth and Virginia Beach, a regional Visual Arts
Center in Olde Towne, Portsmouth, the TCC Jeanne and George Roper
Performing Arts Center in the theater district in downtown Norfolk,
and a regional Advanced Technology Center in Virginia Beach.
Forty-three percent of the region’s residents attending
a college or university in Virginia last fall were enrolled at
TCC.
