• About
    • About Us
    • What We Cover
  • Advertise
    • Advertise
    • Our Advertisers
  • Contact
  • Donate
  • Send News

Oak Ridge Today

  • Home
  • Sign in
  • News
    • Business
    • Community
    • Education
    • Government
    • Health
    • Police and Fire
    • U.S. Department of Energy
    • Weather
  • Sports
    • High School
    • Middle School
    • Recreation
    • Rowing
    • Youth
  • Entertainment
    • Arts
    • Dancing
    • Movies
    • Music
    • Television
    • Theater
  • Premium Content
  • Obituaries
  • Classifieds

Retired DA named executive director of Roane State Foundation

Posted at 3:27 pm September 7, 2012
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Paul Phillips

Paul Phillips

Paul Phillips, retired district attorney general for the 8th Judicial District, has been named executive director of the Roane State Foundation, a press release said.

The foundation is a nonprofit organization that provides financial support for Roane State Community College students and programs. As executive director, Phillips will serves as chief administrative officer for the foundation’s board of trustees and direct the foundation’s programs.

Phillips succeeds Melinda Hillman, the college’s vice president for advancement and community relations. Hillman had served as the foundation’s executive director in addition to her responsibilities as leader for Roane State’s Oak Ridge campus and seven more satellite centers. Hillman will continue to lead the Oak Ridge campus and satellite centers.

Phillips served as attorney general in the 8th district for 33 years. The district includes Campbell, Claiborne, Fentress, Scott, and Union counties (and previously included Morgan County), all communities where many Roane State students and alumni live and work.

“I feel very close to the counties that Roane State serves,” Phillips said in the press release. “Roane State has had a tremendous, positive influence on these communities.”

Phillips has taught for Roane State, served as a board member of the Roane State Foundation and as chair of the advisory board for the college’s Scott County campus in Huntsville. His volunteer efforts at Roane State have included raising funds to give scholarships to high school students taking dual studies courses, which allow high school students to receive college credit and high school credit at the same time.

“The great part about Roane State is that it makes higher education accessible to young people of modest means and to working adults,” Phillips said. “Keeping higher education accessible and available at all the college’s locations is crucial. That would be my dream—we never pull back on making higher education accessible.”

The press release said Phillips’ legal career includes involvement in many professional organizations, and he has often been recognized for his advocacy of children in need. Phillips founded child advocacy centers in Jamestown, Oneida, LaFollette, Maynardville and Tazewell. In 2000, he received the Patrick H. McCutchen Award for Tennessee Child Support Enforcement, and he has been inducted into the Boys and Girls Club Scott County Hall of Fame.

Phillips is a 1971 graduate of Berea College, and he earned his law degree from Vanderbilt University in 1975.

Hillman said she has been “honored to work with our board over the last 15 years to provide opportunities for students and to support Roane State’s mission.

“The foundation is in great hands with Paul as executive director, and I look forward to helping him expand the foundation’s efforts to serve the college, its students and the community,” she said in the release.

For more information about the Roane State Foundation, call (865) 882-4507.

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: district attorney general, Melinda Hillman, Paul Phillips, Roane State Community College, Roane State Foundation

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

More Education News

Roane State celebrates construction milestone for new health science campus in west Knoxville

Submitted Roane State Community College and its nonprofit Foundation hosted a ceremony on July 2, 2024, commemorating a major milestone in the construction of the college?s new Knox Regional Health Science Education … [Read More...]

UCOR awards $45,000 in STEM education mini-grants

Submitted Drones, a manufacturing simulator lab, and hands on meteorology are among the classroom projects that United Cleanup Oak Ridge (UCOR)?will fund through its 2024 mini-grants. UCOR awarded $45,000 in … [Read More...]

ORHS graduation could be rescheduled, moved depending upon weather

Rain and thunderstorms are possible Friday and Saturday, and the Oak Ridge High School graduation could be rescheduled or moved depending upon the weather. Oak Ridge Schools announced the plan on Tuesday. ORHS … [Read More...]

School staff not allowed to carry guns

Oak Ridge Schools will not allow teachers and other staff members to carry guns in buildings, Superintendent Bruce Borchers said Wednesday. Borchers made the announcement in a notice sent to school families. His … [Read More...]

Bruce Borchers

Borchers to discuss schools on Tuesday

Oak Ridge Schools Superintendent Bruce Borchers will discuss the state of the schools during a lunchtime meeting on Tuesday. The presentation will be hosted by the League of Women Voters of Oak Ridge. The Lunch with … [Read More...]

More Education

Recent Posts

  • Democratic Womens Club Hosts State Rep. Sam McKenzie
  • Flatwater Tales Storytelling Festival Announces 2025 Storytellers
  • Laser-Engraved Bricks Will Line Walkway of New Chamber Headquarters
  • Democratic Womens Club to Discuss Climate Change, Energy and Policy
  • Estate Jewelry Show at Karens Jewelers Features Celebrity Jewelry
  • Keri Cagle named new ORAU senior vice president and ORISE director
  • ORAU Annual Giving Campaign exceeds $100,000 goal+ORAU Annual Giving Campaign exceeds $100,000 goal More than $1 million raised in past 10 years benefits United Way and Community Shares Oak Ridge, Tenn. ORAU exceeded its goal of raising $100,000 in donations as part of its internal annual giving campaign that benefits the United Way and Community Shares nonprofit organizations. ORAU has raised more than $1 million over the past 10 years through this campaign. A total of $126,839 was pledged during the 2024 ORAU Annual Giving Campaign. Employees donate via payroll deduction and could earmark their donation for United Way, Community Shares or both. ORAU has remained a strong pillar in the community for more than 75 years, and we encourage our employees to consider participating in our annual giving campaign each year to help our less fortunate neighbors in need, said ORAU President and CEO Andy Page. Each one of our employees has the power to positively impact the lives of those who need help in the communities where we do business across the country and demonstrate the ORAU way taking care of each other. ORAU, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation, provides science, health and workforce solutions that address national priorities and serve the public interest. Through our specialized teams of experts and access to a consortium of more than 150 major Ph.D.-granting institutions, ORAU works with federal, state, local and commercial customers to provide innovative scientific and technical solutions and help advance their missions. ORAU manages the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Learn more about ORAU at www.orau.org. Learn more about ORAU at www.orau.org. Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OakRidgeAssociatedUniversities Follow us on X (formerly Twitter): https://twitter.com/orau Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/orau ###
  • Childrens Museum Gala Celebrates the Rainforest
  • Jim Sears joins ORAU as senior vice president
  • Oak Ridge Housing Authority Receives Funding Assistance of up to $51.8 Million For Renovating Public Housing and Building New Workforce Housing

Search Oak Ridge Today

Copyright © 2025 Oak Ridge Today