Chattanooga community college president to resign
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) – Chattanooga State Community College President James Catanzaro is retiring at the end of the month.
The Tennessee Board of Regents said in a statement on Monday that Catanzaro’s retirement will be effective Dec. 31. He submitted his letter of intent to retire to TBR Chancellor John Morgan last week.
Catanzaro has served as president of Chattanooga State since 1990.
In October, the Chattanooga Times Free Press reported that state auditors were investigating Catanzaro after he hired a woman he met on vacation in Barbados to a six-figure job at the school.
According to the newspaper, the woman did not have a college degree as required in her job description and her visa agreement.
The TBR said an interim president will be appointed while a national search for a permanent leader is conducted next year.
