"The Virginia Community College System plans to conduct a national search for the new president of Brightpoint Community College, but in the meantime, it has chosen an interim from within its ranks.

Dr. Van Wilson, the VCCS' senior vice chancellor for academic and workforce programs, will take over temporarily for Dr. Edward "Ted" Raspiller on Feb. 25. Raspiller, who has been at the school's helm for the past 10 years, announced last December he had accepted a new post as director of the access and affordability initiative at Virginia529, the savings program that allows people to put money away for their children's future college education.

Raspiller said in a message to the Brightpoint student body that he would be working "to ensure a smooth transition" to Wilson between now and his departure," reports The Progress-Index.

Photo: Dr. Van Wilson, left, has been named interim president Brightpoint Community College in Chesterfield while a nationwide search is conducted for a permanent successor of longtime president Dr Edward Raspiller. File Photo