Chattanooga State Technical Community College President Jim CatanzaroChattanooga State faculty overwhelmingly voted no confidence in President Jim Catanzaro this week.
Faculty senate members counted today the results of Tuesday and Wednesday's referendum. Of 255 eligible instructors, 205 voted.
Results show:
135 voiced no confidence in Catanzaro
40 voiced their confidence
30 abstained from the vote.
All permanent, full-time instructors were eligible to vote, including instructors at the Tennessee College of Applied Technology.
Many faculty members have been outraged by Catanzaro's hiring of Chief Innovations Officer Lisa Haynes, who was hired without a college degree.
In a statement, Catanzaro acknowledged that the faculty had spoken.
"It is my hope that healing can now be under way, healing that will lead us back to being the college family that worked together over many years to bring to us and to our community national recognition for excellence," he said.
He did not indicate that he plans to step down.
News report from the original vote: