Office of Institutional Advancement
225 Hiwassee College Drive • Madisonville, Tennessee 37354
(423) 420-1245 • Fax: (423) 420-1896

MADISONVILLE, Tenn. — Hiwassee College is pleased to announce that Ms. Patricia (Patti) G. Clevenger has been named to the position of Dean of Students.  Ms. Clevenger replaces Dr. Jim Cheek who retired in June.

Ms. Clevenger comes to Hiwassee after serving thirty-one years in education; twenty-nine with the Maryville City Schools and three years with the State Department of Education Career Ladder Evaluation.  A graduate of Tennessee Technological University, Ms. Clevenger has a B.S. degree in Elementary Education; M.A. Degree in Elementary Education Reading and an Ed.S. Degree in Instructional Leadership.

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Dedicated to Great Beginnings and celebrating its 161^st academic year, Hiwassee College, located on 400 pastoral acres in Madisonville, Tennessee, is a coeducational college affiliated with the Holston Conference of the United Methodist Church and is a private, residential, four-year college with an emphasis on the first two years of college.

Hiwassee College is a member of the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS) [PO Box 328, Forest, VA 24551; Telephone: 434.525.9539; e-mail: info@tracs.org] having been awarded Candidate status as a Category II institution by the TRACS Accreditation Commission on November 3, 2009; this status is effective for a period of five years.