The provost of Texas State Technical College in Waco has been named as the next president of Virginia Highlands Community College in Abingdon.
Adam Hutchison will assume the position at the start of 2020, according to a news release issued Tuesday.
“Adam Hutchison is an impressive and seasoned higher education leader,” Glenn DuBois, chancellor of Virginia’s Community Colleges, said in the release. “He has a remarkable record of establishing and sustaining successful workforce development programs — the kind of programs that are a growing demand in the college’s service region, and across Virginia. This is an exciting time for Virginia Highlands. Given the college’s impressive faculty and staff, I look forward to seeing what the college achieves under Adam’s leadership.”