Dr. Candice McQueen began her career as a classroom teacher and has risen to the top, being recently appointed as Tennessee’s Commissioner of Education.“I want to take this opportunity to share with you a bit about the vision for education in Tennessee, but putting it in the context of where we’ve been,” said McQueen in addressing The Rotary Club of McMinnville last week.Gov. Bill Haslam appointed McQueen as successor to Kevin Huffman in December and she began her new job in January. At the time of her appointment, McQueen was senior vice president and dean of the nationally ranked College of Education at Lipscomb University.