Antonio Passaro Jr., Ph.D., started as a TCC student and is now the department chair and professor of TCC’s Criminal Justice program. He is also a published author who recently celebrated a book release. Passaro was a first-generation college student who started his education at TCC and credits the school as being the reason for […]
Psychology Professor Andrea Palmisano has been teaching at TCC since 2010. When she is not in the classroom, Palmisano serves as a general and family mediator with the Supreme Court of Virginia. She also has her own mediation business. In May, Palmisano will help the Tangipahoa Parish School System which is under a desegregation order […]
It seems a little quieter around Tidewater Community College’s Norfolk Campus now that Business Professor Peter Shaw has retired from teaching. Shaw was often seen in front of a TV camera doing interviews with local TV reporters about business issues of the day. Interestingly, Shaw completed more than 100 interviews over the last decade. Shaw […]
Tidewater Community College Coordinator Khadijah Peak-Brown was selected for the 2022-2024 Class of Emerging Leaders by NACADA: The Global Community for Academic Advising. Peak-Brown is one of ten advising professionals selected from an international pool of candidates. The two-year Emerging Leaders program enables participants to work closely with mentors to enhance their skills and knowledge […]
Annette Mewborn is passionate about bringing people together and serving the community. She is the recipient of TCC’s 2022 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Distinguished Service Award, which will be presented during a virtual ceremony on Feb. 25. “I’m overwhelmed by this award and know that my service to the community stems from a passion […]
Tidewater Community College Professor Thomas Geary, Ph.D., was recognized with the 2022 Outstanding Faculty Award by the State Council of Higher Education and Dominion Energy. Geary is one of 12 recipients in the Commonwealth and will receive a $7,500 gift from Dominion Energy at a ceremony on March 1, 2022. Geary is a professor of […]
Tidewater Community College remembers one of its own. James Tom Riffe joined TCC as a mechanic for the Truck Driver program in 2007. For four years he maintained TCC’s fleet of trucks to ensure they were road-ready for student drivers. In 2011, he became a trucking instructor bringing decades of experience to the classroom and […]
Tidewater Community College recognizes five faculty and staff members from across the college with annual special awards on Aug. 19. Selected by their peers, the honorees will receive their awards at TCC’s 2021 Fall Convocation to be held at the college’s Chesapeake Campus. Professor of the Year Kimberly Jones, 52, is the Professor of the […]
Tidewater Community College Professor Megan Taliaferro, DVM, is the recipient of the 2021-2023 Batten Fellowship for Technological Innovation and Leadership. A Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Taliaferro is program head for the Veterinary Technology and Veterinary Assistant Programs at the college. The Batten Fellowship is funded by a 2005 gift to the TCC Educational Foundation from Frank Batten Sr. […]
Professor Gabriela Christie Toletti, Ph.D. was profoundly affected by the work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as a student of English and American culture in her native Uruguay. As a young adult she recalls memorizing King’s “I Have a Dream” speech and taking to heart his message of justice and equality for all people. […]