Observer Reports
Dr. Anthony Guiseppi-Elie has been named Vice President of Academic Affairs and Workforce Development (VPAAWD).
As VPAAWD, Dr. Guiseppi-Elie serves as chief academic officer and is responsible for working with faculty to build and promote programs that support student success. He also oversees workforce services that promote financial stability and economic growth and ensures that the college’s workforce training programs meet the current and future needs of business and industry.
He is a member of Executive Staff and reports directly to the president.
Dr. Guiseppi-Elie comes to TCTC from Anderson University where he served as founding dean of the College of Engineering, vice president of industry relations, and university distinguished professor at Anderson University. Prior to his role at Anderson University, Dr. Guiseppi-Elie served as associate dean of engineering medicine and TEES research professor of engineering at Texas A&M University and Houston Methodist Hospital. He also spent nine years as a professor in the College of Engineering at Clemson University and eight years as a professor in the College of Engineering and School of Medicine at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Dr. Guiseppi-Elie has a doctor of science degree in materials science and engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), a master of science degree in chemical engineering from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, and a bachelor of science degree with an emphasis in analytical chemistry, biochemistry and applied chemistry from the University of the West Indies. He also is a graduate of the Academic Leadership Academy at Penn State University.
Dr. Guiseppi-Elie has been a Fulbright Specialist and holds fellowships in the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES).