Chattanooga State Community College Business faculty member Dan Zink was named the 2017-2018 First Tennessee Chair of Excellence. Zink is currently the director of the Hospitality & Tourism Management program at Chattanooga State.

Bobby Lusk, senior vice president of First Tennessee, presented the First Tennessee Chair of Excellence in Business to faculty member Dan Zink. “First Tennessee is proud to invest in education excellence in our community, and we are honored to recognize the outstanding work of hospitality instructor Dan Zink,” said Mr. Lusk.

The First Tennessee Endowed Chair of Excellence in Business was established through the Chattanooga State Foundation for the purpose of recognizing a distinguished faculty member within the Business Division.

The Business Division at Chattanooga State prepares students to enter the rapidly changing business world in a variety of programs, from accounting, marketing and digital media, to paralegal, hospitality management and culinary arts.

For more information about the Chattanooga State Business Division, visit chattanoogastate.edu/business.

Photo: From left to right are Dan Zink, First Tennessee Chair of Excellence; Bobby Lusk, senior vice president, First Tennessee; and Dr. Rebecca Ashford, president, Chattanooga State Community College.