Flora Tydings Selected As Chattanooga State’s Next President

  • Friday, May 22, 2015
Dr. Flora Tydings
Dr. Flora Tydings

Flora Tydings is expected to be named the next president to lead Chattanooga State Community College pending approval by the Tennessee Board of Regents at a special called meeting next Wednesday.

The board will meet at 9:30 a.m. CDT at the TBR System Office in Nashville. Included on the agenda is TBR Chancellor John Morgan’s recommendation for Dr. Tydings to replace Interim President Fannie Hewlett, who agreed to serve a temporary appointment after Jim Catanzaro retired as president of the college in December.

Dr. Tydings is currently the president of Athens Technical College, a multi-campus, two-year institution serving a 10-county region of Northeast Georgia.  

She will join Chattanooga State on July 13.

Dr. Tydings has led Athens Tech since 2003. She received her doctorate in occupational studies from the University of Georgia, a master’s degree from Mercer University, and a bachelor’s degree from Georgia Southern University.

She earlier served as vice president of academic affairs at Central Georgia Technical College.

She has taught high school history classes and worked as a psychometrist in private practice. She at one time owned a gift shop specializing in fine china, crystal and flatware.


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