Kristina Bezanson is at home on a bike. The Tidewater Community College horticulture instructor, will cycle more than 500 miles in a week in Florida to fund education and research for the TREE Fund. She hopes to raise $3,500 during the STIHL Tour des Trees by biking from Orlando to Fort Lauderdale. “I do this […]
Cynthia Pedigo never wants to hear these words: “I’m just a paralegal.” Head of Tidewater Community College’s Paralegal Studies program and a former attorney herself, she knows firsthand how valuable paralegals are in the profession. “I know the awesome responsibility they had and worked with a few who were indispensable,” she said. “They really are […]
If Acquisition and Procurement sounds like a mundane career choice, talk with Lynn Yvonne Moon, or better yet, step inside her office at the Virginia Department of Transportation. The Tidewater Community College instructor and alumna, who has taught each of the classes necessary to earn the 18-credit Career Studies Certificate in Acquisition and Procurement, has a desk just […]
Her father was a master mason and owner of his own company, and her mother a middle school principal, so Debra Wells grew up understanding the importance of hard work. The first time she was passed over for a promotion, she realized the value of education. “That’s when I realized education means more than I […]
Anne Mach’s students are everywhere. One is a doctor at Johns Hopkins. Several are studying to be physician assistants at Eastern Virginia Medical School and several are already practicing. Many others are fire lieutenants and captains. Another is Jason Ambrose, current coordinator for the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) and Basic Life Support programs at Tidewater […]
Tidewater Community College has recognized five of its own with annual special awards that honor the quality and achievements of faculty and staff from across the college. Professor of the Year Linda Williams, professor of business management and administration, received this peer award established by the Faculty Senate to recognize teaching excellence. Williams, a resident of […]
Tidewater Community College’s Frank Walton has joined the administration of Gov. Terry McAuliffe as an appointee to the state’s Board of Funeral Directors and Embalmers. Walton has been head of TCC’s Funeral Services Program since 2007. He also owns and manages Walton Funeral Home in Virginia Beach. “I’m honored to have the opportunity to serve […]
Corey L. McCray has been named vice president for Workforce Solutions at Tidewater Community College effective July 15, President Edna V. Baehre-Kolovani announced. Selected after a national search, McCray has directed The Pruden Center for Industry and Technology in Suffolk since July 2006. In that role, he was accountable to sponsoring local school divisions, superintendents […]
Tom Geary has no more excuses for not finishing his dissertation. The Tidewater Community College assistant English professor is a Chancellor’s Faculty Fellow for 2015-16. The fellowship ensures that capable people within the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) have opportunities to prepare themselves for top-level management and instructional positions. The fellowship provides up to a […]
Tidewater Community College Professor Sean LaCroix has been recognized with a 2015 Excellence Award from National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD). LaCroix, a Virginia Beach resident, will be recognized during an awards celebration to be held during the NISOD International Conference May 23 in Austin, Texas. LaCroix was named TCC’s Professor of the […]