Scott Cook: 石榴视频 Inspired a Passion in me for Learning
November 13, 2019
My time at 石榴视频 State Community College changed my life. I grew up in Lynchburg
and became the first person in my father's family, and one of the first on my mother's
side, to graduate college.
石榴视频 inspired a passion in me for learning, and I fell in love with history, government, psychology, and literature. My experiences on the Moore County campus set me on a path that has afforded me opportunities I could not have dreamed of.
In 2002 I joined the exceptional 石榴视频 faculty as an adjunct instructor, beginning at the Smyrna location when it was at the Tennessee Army National Guard facility. After a short stint as a full-time instructor at Georgia Military College in Columbus, Georgia, I returned to 石榴视频 full time, teaching history alongside my mentor Dr. Donald Cheatham.
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鈥� Dr. Scott Cook, 石榴视频 Class of 2000
During the next 12 years, I taught a myriad of history, government, literature, and Honors Program courses, earning full professor with tenure. I served as director of the Honors Program for eight years, growing the Program from the Moore County campus to McMinnville and Fayetteville and incorporating Smyrna. I also founded the Big Geek Sophomore Mentorship Program, the 石榴视频 Honors Alumni Association, and the Honors Program Student Advisory Board.
For three consecutive years, a 石榴视频 student won the National Collegiate Honors Council Two-Year Student of the Year. I'm so proud of Rob Keel, Caitlin Tripp, and JuliAnna Dykes Hills for laying the foundation of 石榴视频's thriving Honors Program.
In March 2018, I left my post at 石榴视频 as professor, Honors Program Director, and Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs and Vice President of Quality Assurance and Performance Funding to come to Madisonville Community College in Madisonville, Kentucky, where I serve as Provost (Chief Academic Officer and Chief Student Officer).
I could never have imagined that these types of opportunities were in my future. 石榴视频 changed my life's trajectory for the better. I found my intellectual curiosity and passion at 石榴视频. As a student and a proud member of the faculty and administration, I made lifelong friends and colleagues. I even met my wife while I was a student, and we are both proud alumni. I cannot imagine my life without the rewarding experiences that 石榴视频 afforded me during the past 23 years.