A $500 scholarship gift was awarded to Tusculum College and named in honor of Dr. Cindy Solomon, associate professor of education in the Graduate and Professional Studies Program at the College’s Knoxville Regional Center.
Dr. Solomon is an 11-year resident of Tellico Village.
The gift was awarded by the American Society of Training and Development, Smoky Mountain Chapter, and was presented at the organization’s November meeting. Solomon is an active member in the organization and has served as the President of the chapter. Presenting the award was ASTD Smoky Mountain’s Past President Allison Miller and President-elect Bryon Ownby.
The scholarship will be awarded to a student enrolling in Tusculum College’s Human Resource and Development master’s degree program.
“This is something we have had in the works for three years,” said Miller. “Our Chapter has a heart for supporting training in the local community and what a better way to do that than through education.”
On hand to congratulate Dr. Solomon was Dr. Nancy B. Moody, president of Tusculum College. Dr. Moody congratulated her on the recognition and expressed her gratitude to the organization for assisting students return to school to further their education at Tusculum College.
“Tusculum has been a leader in terms of adult education for many years. For Dr. Solomon, it is a deserved recognition, as she has had such an impact on students’ lives and that’s what is important,” Moody said.
Dr. Solomon is an associate professor of education, and chair of the Master of Arts in Education, Human Resource Development concentration. Dr. Solomon joined the Tusculum College faculty in 2002 after a 24-year career in organizational development and management systems. Her career experiences span health care, engineering and government management systems development, in addition to higher education teaching.
Dr. Solomon earned her Bachelor of Science at the University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio, a Master of Arts in education from Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, a Master of Arts in Education from Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio, and her PhD in Higher Education: Curriculum and Instruction from Ohio University in Athens, Ohio.
Her professional career includes organizational management and development projects such as training and education design and development, quality assurance auditing, process analysis and improvement, work performance document development and management, and leadership and team development. She practices through her own consultant practice for churches and has provided leadership development workshops; has developed compliance programs for long term care facilities, and has provided accredited professional development workshops for professionals in long term care employment.
Dr. Solomon has authored several publications for the American Society for Training and Development, including topics such as an original leadership model, organizational culture auditing and change, and organizational performance management.
The American Society for Training and Development, Smoky Mountain Chapter honors Dr. Cindy Solomon from Tusculum College with an annual scholarship. Special guests included Dr. Nancy Moody, president of Tusculum College and Susan D. Vance, associate vice president of Institutional Advancement. The $500 gift was presented by Allison Miller, past president, and Bryon Ownby, president-elect of ASTD Smoky Mountain Chapter.