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SEPTEMBER 19, 2012
Members named to Committee for 125
ETSU president Dr. Brian Noland has
announced the names of the individuals who
will serve on the Committee for 125, a group
that will help create a vision and strategic
goals for the university as it progresses toward its 125th anniversary in 2036.
Academic and business leaders serving
on the Committee for 125 are Dr. Frank H.
Anderson, Rear Admiral, DC, USNR (ret.),
Johnson City; Dr. Ronald E. Carrier, president emeritus, James Madison University,
Harrisonburg, Va.; Dr. Joni E. Finney, practice professor, University of Pennsylvania
Graduate School of Education, Philadelphia;
Thomas J. Garland, Board of Trustees,
Tusculum College, Greeneville; Dorothy
Grisham, owner, Dorothy Grisham Allstate
Insurance Agency, Chattanooga; Mark D.
Musick, president emeritus, Southern Regional Education Board, Atlanta; Dr. Roy
S. Nicks, chancellor emeritus, Tennessee
Board of Regents and former ETSU president, Old Hickory; Scott Niswonger, chief
executive officer, Forward Air and Landair,
Greeneville; Dr. Shirley Raines, president,
University of Memphis, Memphis; and Dr.
Paul E. Stanton Jr., president emeritus,
ETSU, Jonesborough.
ETSU benefactor and founder of the
Starbucks Coffee
comes to ETSU
A fully functioning, licensed Starbucks
Coffee store is now open at ETSU in The
Cave on the first floor of the D.P. Culp
Center. Hours are 7 a.m.-midnight MondayFriday; it is not open on weekends.
Roan Scholars Leadership Program Louis
Gump is chairing the Committee for 125.
The committee held its first meeting on
Wednesday, Aug. 29, and through deliber-
ations created six task forces charged with
identifying opportunities for excellence and
priorities that ETSU might pursue during
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u Members of the Committee of 125 are, from left-right: front row -- Dr. Frank Anderson, Thomas
J. Garland, Dorothy Grisham and Louis Gump; back row -- Mark D. Musick, Dr. Paul E. Stanton Jr., Dr. Roy S. Nicks, Scott Niswonger, Dr. Ronald E. Carrier and ETSU President Dr. Brian
Noland. Not pictured: Dr. Joni E. Finney and Dr. Shirley Raines.
u Student Government President Iqra Ahmad
cuts the ribbon for ETSU’s new Starbucks
Coffee shop.
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Jennifer L. Hill, assistant director, Media
Relations
Brad Lifford, coordinator, Media Relations
Joe Smith, director, Media Relations
Photographs by ETSU Photo Lab
Jim Padgett, photographer
Jim Sledge, photographer
Larry Smith, director
Charlie Warden, photographer
East Tennessee State University is a Tennessee Board of
Regents institution. The TBR is the nation’s sixth largest
higher education system, governing 45 post-secondary
educational institutions. The TBR system includes six
universities, 13 two-year colleges and 26 technology
centers, providing programs to over 180,000 students
in 90 of Tennessee’s 95 counties.
Accreditation
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Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
East Tennessee State University is accredited by the
Commission on Colleges, Southern Association of
Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate, masters,
specialist, and doctoral degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur,
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Committee of 125
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the next 25 years. These task force groups
will focus on the areas of academics, health
sciences, student life, athletics, extramural
resources, and culture and outreach. The
work of the task forces will encompass such
topics as student success, community engagement and outreach, access to education,
existing programs as well as new academic
and athletic initiatives, and the role of technology. Nominations and appointments to
these groups will include faculty, staff, students, professionals and community leaders.
“The process we have chosen for this
visioning effort will be data driven and
will include input from students, various
campus and community leaders, and industry experts. I am extremely grateful to
the members of the Committee for 125 for
their willingness to serve in this leadership
capacity, and I look forward to the insights
we will gain from the ETSU campus and the
community,” Noland said.
“This initiative is an opportunity to define an even greater culture of excellence at
ETSU,” Gump added.
Task force groups will begin work by the
end of September and the next Committee
for 125 meeting will be held in December.
ETSU to announce winning tartan pattern
ETSU invited students, faculty, staff, alumni and the community to help select
an official university tartan. Three possible candidates incorporating the school
colors were put forward for online and paper balloting.
The results have been tabulated, and ETSU First Lady Donna Noland will
announce the winner during a brief ceremony at the carillon in Alumni Plaza at
noon on Thursday, Sept. 20. The public is invited.
For more information, call the Office of University Relations at 439-4317.
Tri-Cities College Fair
ETSU is a Tobacco-Free Campus. All use of tobacco is
limited to private vehicles only.
ETSU makes available to prospective students and
employees the ETSU Security Information Report.
This annual report includes campus crime statistics
for the three most recent calendar years and various
campus policies concerning law enforcement, the
reporting of criminal activity, and crime prevention
programs. The ETSU Security Information Report
is available upon request from ETSU, Department of
Public Safety, Box 70646, Johnson City, TN 376141702. The report can be accessed on the Internet at:
http://www.etsu.edu/dps/security_report.asp.
TBR #220-003-12 — East Tennessee State University is
an AA/EEO employer and does not discriminate on the
basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability or
age in its program and activities. The following person
has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the
non-discrimination policies: Special Assistant to the
President for Equity and Diversity/Affirmative Action
Director, ETSU, Box 70734, Johnson City, TN 37614,
(423) 439-4211.
u The ETSU Office of Undergraduate Admissions hosted the recent Tri-Cities College Fair
at Johnson City’s Freedom Hall Civic Center, with more than 70 colleges and universities
from throughout the Southeast participating.
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ETSU enrollment again tops 15,000
Graduate enrollment is at an all-time
high at ETSU, according to preliminary
figures released last week indicating that
2,269 graduate students are enrolled for the
fall 2012 semester.
ETSU’s overall enrollment topped
15,000 for the third consecutive year. Early
census reports show that 15,404 students are
enrolled this semester. That figure includes
students and residents from the James H.
Quillen College of Medicine and the Bill
Gatton College of Pharmacy and is an
overall decrease of 128 students from the
fall 2011 enrollment of 15,532.
“We are excited for the fall semester and
the return of more than 15,404 students to
campus,” said ETSU President Dr. Brian
Noland. “Each student comes to ETSU to
pursue goals and to achieve dreams, and
we hope to engage them with the campus
to be successful and to persist toward graduation so that those goals and dreams can
be reached.”
Graduate student enrollment for the fall
represents an increase of 146 students from
fall 2011.
“We are extremely pleased to have a
record-year for graduate student enrollment,”
said Dr. Bert C. Bach, provost and vice president for Academic Affairs. “In recent years,
the number of graduate programs, graduate
certificates and doctoral programs has risen
dramatically. In fact, just over a decade ago,
we had only three doctoral programs, and
today that number has risen to 13.”
The number of new freshmen and undergraduate transfers decreased from the
previous fall semester, dropping by 45 students and 71 students, respectively. ETSU,
however, did see dramatic growth in online
enrollment. Total enrollment in all online
courses for the fall 2012 semester is 8,332,
an increase of 18.2 percent from fall 2011.
“We base our online enrollment on
the number of students enrolled in each
course, so the 8,332 figure includes many
students who are enrolled in more than one
course,” said Dr. Karen King, vice provost
for e-Learning.
The number of international students
also increased, as did enrollment in cohort
programs.
u A number of events, including a presentation
of the one-man show “Depression ... The
Musical!” featuring Brian Wetzel (right),
took place during National Suicide
Prevention Week.
Graduate enrollment
highest ever this fall
Preliminary figures show enrollment
in ETSU’s School of Graduate Studies has
increased from 2,123 in the fall of 2011 to
2,269 this fall—an increase of 146 students,
or seven percent.
Since ETSU awarded its first master’s
degree in 1951, graduate programs have
flourished. Currently, there are 21 graduate certificate, 38 master’s degree and
13 doctoral programs, and among them,
they provide more than 120 focus areas,
allowing students to fine-tune their goals
and interests.
According to Dean of the School of
Graduate Studies Dr. Cecilia McIntosh,
“New programs and concentrations are continually added within existing programs to
meet the needs of students and employers.”
The Doctor of Nursing Practice program
increased by 90 percent over last fall, for
instance, and the Master of Education was
expanded to include three additional concentrations, which has more than doubled
enrollment.
The addition of faculty to high-demand
programs has increased capacity. For instance, the Master of Social Work saw a 50
percent jump in enrollment with the addition
of more instructors.
Online options help those at a distance
take advantage of graduate programs. The
Early Childhood Emergent Inquiry Certificate and Healthcare Translation and Interpreting Certificate are very popular, as is the
Doctor of Education program, with cohorts
in places like Sevier County.
Increasing graduate enrollment can be
attributed to many other factors, too. The
School of Graduate Studies employs a graduate student success specialist who not only
offers suggestions and encouragement, but
assists students with problems that might
keep them from graduating. In addition,
a campaign to assist applicants has been
initiated so that admissions committees
may review applications before admissions
deadlines.
Regional Scholarships were added this
fall to assist students from nearby counties
in Kentucky, North Carolina, Virginia and
West Virginia. These awards are available
for part-time students, allowing working
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Dr. Katelyn M. Alexander is an assistant professor in the
Department of Pharmacy Practice. She comes to ETSU from the
University of Kentucky, where she completed her residency after
earning her doctor of pharmacy degree from The Ohio State University. She and her husband, Brian, reside in Johnson City.
Matthew Allen is a utility worker/driver in Facilities Management after working as a temporary employee in the department’s
grounds division. The Gray resident holds a bachelor of fine arts
in photography from ETSU.
Dr. Brad Bannon is a post-doctoral fellow in the Department
of Literature and Language. He holds a Ph.D. from the University
of Western Ontario.
Dr. Nick Berigan is a visiting assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology. He holds a Ph.D. from the
University of South Carolina, where he was a graduate assistant.
Dr. Christopher Allan Black is a post-doctoral fellow in the
Department of Literature and Language. He comes to ETSU from
Oklahoma State University, where he earned his Ph.D. and was a
doctoral teaching associate.
Caitlin Burns is a financial aid counselor in the Office of
Financial Aid after serving as a graduate assistant and temporary
employee. She is completing her master’s degree in criminal justice
at ETSU and resides in Johnson City.
Dr. Peggy Sue Cavitt is an assistant professor in the Department
of Family Medicine after completing her residency in ETSU Family
Physicians of Kingsport. The Kingsport resident holds her M.D.
degree from the Medical College of Georgia.
Billy Church is a computer technician in the Center for Community Outreach. He resides in Elizabethton.
Jennifer Clark is a secretary in the Office of Financial Aid
after working in the office as a temporary employee. She resides
in Johnson City and has one child, Tawny, 4.
Patti Espinoza is a technical clerk in the Department of Family
Medicine. She holds an associate’s degree in office administration
u From left-right: Reneé Critcher Lyons, Dr. Jeremiah Jaggers, Dr. William A. Sands, Dr. Christopher Black, Dr. Leigh Powers, Patti Espinoza and Dr. Alan Stevens. Not pictured: Dr. Peggy Cavitt.
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u From left-right: Caitlin Burns, Billy Church, Kristi Williams, Paul
Leech, Dr. Deidre Pierce, Dr. Jessica E. Freshour and Katelyn Alexander
technology with a medical concentration from Northeast State Community College. She resides in Piney Flats and has two children,
Jonathan, 6, and Raeessah, 4.
Dr. Jessica E. Freshour is an assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice after completing her internal medicine
pharmacy residency in the Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy, where
she also earned her doctor of pharmacy degree. She and her husband,
Brent, reside in Jonesborough.
Justin Humpherys is a new employee in the grounds division
of Facilities Management after working as a temporary. He holds a
B.A. degree from King College. He and his wife, Michelle, reside
in Blountville and are the parents of a newborn child.
Dr. Jeremiah Jaggers is an assistant professor in the Department of Social Work after earning his Ph.D. in social work from the
University of Alabama. He and his wife, Shonna, reside in Bristol.
Paul Leech is an adjunct lecturer in country music in the Department of Appalachian Studies. He holds a bachelor’s degree in
music performance from West Virginia University. He and his wife,
Courtney, reside in Asheville, N.C.
Reneé Critcher Lyons is an assistant professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction after serving ETSU as an adjunct
faculty member. She holds a master of library science degree from
Appalachian State University and a master of fine arts in creative
writing from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. She resides in
Boone, N.C., and has one daughter, Faith, 23.
Dr. Satoshi Mizuguchi is an assistant professor in the Department of Kinesiology, Leisure and Sport Sciences after earning his
Ph.D. in sport physiology and sport performance at ETSU. He and
his wife, Mayako, reside in Johnson City and have two children,
Takeru, 3, and Akari, 11 months.
Renée Moran is an assistant professor in the Department of
Curriculum and Instruction. She is completing her dissertation to
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earn her Ph.D. in education at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. She and her husband, Tim, reside in Asheville, N.C., and
have one son, Conor, 3.
Dr. Andrea O’Brien is a post-doctoral fellow in the Department
of History after earning her Ph.D. in history at George Washington
University, Washington, D.C. She resides in Johnson City.
Dr. Deidre M. Pierce is an assistant professor in the Department
of Internal Medicine after completing her residency in the department. She holds her M.D. degree from ETSU’s James H. Quillen
College of Medicine. She and her husband, Rye, reside in Fall
Branch and have two children, Hennah, 11, and John, 20.
Dr. Leigh Powers is an assistant professor in the College of
Nursing. She comes to ETSU from Nashville, where she was a
medical director and nurse practitioner at LifeCare. She holds a
doctoral degree in nursing from Vanderbilt University. Powers
resides in Johnson City and has one child.
Mackenzie Roark is an assistant softball coach in the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. The Johnson City resident holds
a bachelor’s degree from Virginia Tech.
Dr. Greg Roucheleau is an assistant professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology. He comes to ETSU
from Bowling Green State University, where he earned his Ph.D.
in sociology and was a graduate assistant. He and his wife, Brandy,
reside in Johnson City.
Dr. William A. Sands is a professor in the Department of Kinesiology, Leisure and Sport Sciences. He was previously director
of the Monfort Family Human Performance Lab at Colorado Mesa
University, Grand Junction, Colo. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Utah. He and his wife, Linda, reside in Johnson City and
have one child, Hailey, 21.
Dr. Thomas Schmickl is the Fall 2012 chairholder of the Wayne
G. Basler Chair of Excellence for the Integration of the Arts, Rhetoric and Science. The renowned researcher in the fields of biological
modeling, animal physiology, ethology and ecology, is spending the
semester teaching, conducting research and delivering a series of
free public lectures. He has
earned international recognition for his work on swarm
intelligence, which looks at
how groups of insects, such
as ants or wasps, interact
without the presence of a
leader and how they are able
to perform complex tasks.
Along with Dr. Istvan Karsai u Dr. Thomas Schmickl
of the ETSU Department of
Biological Sciences, he will study the coordination and cooperation between groups of animals or people based on an exchange of
energy, material or money.
Schmickl holds a master of biology degree in zoology and biochemistry from the University of Salzburg, Austria, and a doctorate
in zoology at the University of Graz, where he has been a faculty
member since 2007.
Wilma Fields Smith is a secretary in the Department of Surgery.
She and her husband, Lawrence, reside in Johnson City and have
two children, Lawren and LaVora.
Dr. Alan Stevens is an assistant professor and interim director
of choral activities in the Department of Music. He holds a doctoral
degree in choral conducting from the University of Arizona and
resides in Johnson City.
Melanie Storie is a lecturer in the Department of History after
serving as an adjunct faculty member. She holds an M.A. in history
from ETSU. She and her husband, Bill, reside in Elizabethton and
have two children, Josh, 16, and Emilee, 13.
Kristi Williams is a degree audit specialist in the Office of the
Registrar. She comes to ETSU from Mountain States Health Alliance, where she was director of information systems. She holds
a bachelor of business administration degree in marketing from
ETSU and resides in Johnson City with her husband, Rick, and
one son, Peyton, 17.
u From left-right: Dr. Andrea O’Brien, Renée Moran, Melanie Storie, Dr.
Nick Berigan, Dr. Brad Bannon and Dr. Greg Roucheleau
u From left-right: Jennifer Clark, Wilma D. Smith, Matthew Allen, Dr.
Satoshi Mizuguchi, Justin Humpherys and Mackenzie Roark
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ETSU at Kingsport Fall Yard Sale History Department Fall Lecture
Sept. 21 – 9 a.m.-3 p.m., ETSU at Kingsport, Series: Dr. Steven Nash
1501 University Blvd.
The Student Service Board of ETSU at
Kingsport hosts this annual sale to benefit
the Megan Smith Scholarship Fund. The
student organization invites members of
the community to clean out their closets and
participate. Tables are available for a $10 fee
to accommodate individuals who wish to sell
items or for commercial representatives who
wish to promote businesses. Donations of
sale items, especially hardback and paperback books, are welcome and can be dropped
off at the ETSU at Kingsport Library from
8 a.m.-6:30 p.m., Monday-Thursday. For
more information, contact Jackie King, staff
adviser for the ETSU at Kingsport Student
Service Board, at 392-8010.
Music Faculty Gala Concert
Sept. 21 – 7:30 p.m., 107 Mathes Hall
The ETSU Department of Music presents this
inaugural gala concert to showcase solo and
chamber music performed by ETSU music
faculty. Free. For more information, contact
Carol Gatz at 439-4276 or gatzcj@etsu.edu.
Star Party/Observatory
Open House
Sept. 22 – 8-10 p.m., Harry Powell
Observatory
This free event gives the public an opportunity to view celestial objects through
telescopes, assisted by ETSU astronomers.
Dr. Beverly Smith, professor of Physics and
Astronomy, will give a brief discussion on
“Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin and the Composition of the Sun.” In case of rain or cloud
cover, the event will be cancelled. For more
information, call 439-4231.
Sept. 24 – 7 p.m., 122 Rogers-Stout Hall
Dr. Steven Nash, assistant professor of History, will present his paper, “‘The Devil Let
Loose Generally’: James Hunnicutt and the
Meaning of the Union,” in this first event in
the Department of History’s new Fall Lecture Series. Each month a different faculty
member from the department will present on
a topic drawn from his or her area of specialty, speaking for approximately 30 minutes, with an equal amount of time devoted
to questions from the audience. Nash’s talk
will focus on Hunnicutt, a Unionist and
Baptist minister of Fredericksburg, Va., who
published a popular newspaper in the town
through the antebellum and war years. Free
and open to the public. For more information, contact Dr. Brian Maxson at 439-6698
or maxson@etsu.edu.
Film screening: “Joe Papp
in Five Acts”
Sept. 24 – 7 p.m., D.P. Culp Center, Martha
Street Culp Auditorium
“Joe Papp in Five Acts,” a feature-length
documentary, tells the story of New York’s
indomitable, street-wise champion of the
arts who introduced interracial casting to
the American stage and created free “Shakespeare in the Park,” “Hair” and “A Chorus
Line.” Papp brought more theater to more
people than any other producer in history.
In his eyes, art was for everyone, not just a
privileged few. His career accomplishments
and tumultuous history are told by a “Who’s
Who” of stage and screen – Meryl Streep,
Christopher Walken, Martin Sheen, Kevin
Kline, James Earl Jones and others. Following the film screening, co-producer, director
and writer Karen Thorsen and the audience
will engage in a discussion on the film and
her work as a filmmaker. A reception will
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follow. Free. Part of the 2012-13 South
Arts’ Southern Circuit Tour of Independent
Filmmakers. For more information, click
here or call the Mary B. Martin School of
the Arts at 439-8587 (TKTS).
Women’s Health Series:
Essential Oils
Sept. 25 – Noon, D.P. Culp Center, East
Tennessee Room
Jennifer Raichlin, certified wellness coach
with Waterfalls of Wellness Healing Center,
Bristol, will present “Essential Oils: The
Missing Link in Health Care.” She will
provide information on the basics of essential oils, why and how they work, and what
oils are best for everyday use. Essential oils
have been used for thousands of years for
their healing and purifying effects on the
body. Free. Participants may bring their
lunch. Part of the Women’s Health Series
sponsored by the ETSU Women’s Resource
Center. For more information, click here or
call 439-5772.
“Holding on for Dear Life:
The Value of Realism in Art”
Sept. 26 – 6 p.m., Ball Hall
Dr. Crispin Sartwell will deliver this free
lecture sponsored by the Mary B. Martin
School of the Arts. The son, grandson
and great-grandson of newspaper editors,
Sartwell is an American philosopher, educator and journalist who writes about myriad
topics, including politics, media, the arts,
education and race. Now a visiting associate
professor of political science at Dickinson
College, Carlisle, Pa., he is the author of numerous books, including The Art of Living:
Aesthetics of the Ordinary in World Spiritual
Traditions. For more information, click here
or call 439-8587 (TKTS).
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PROUD TO BE A BUCCANEER!
Patrick Cronin
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“STOP Violence Against
Teenage and Adult Women”
Oct. 2 – Noon, D.P. Culp Center,
East Tennessee Room
ETSU Public Safety Officer Amanda Worley will present this lunch break seminar
in the Women’s Personal and Professional
Enrichment Series sponsored by the ETSU
Women’s Resource Center. The National
Self-Defense Institute SAFE (Self-defense
Awareness and Familiarization Exchange)
Program is an initiative to “STOP Violence
Against Teenage and Adult Women.” SAFE
presents “Strategies, Techniques, Options
and Prevention” (STOP) with information
teens and adult women need to reduce their
risk of exposure to violence. Participants
will receive a folio packed with safety information and view a 17-minute video, narrated
by Emmy Award-winning actress Sharon
Gless. Worley is the Tennessee state RAD
(Rape Aggression Defense) director and an
advanced RAD instructor. Co-sponsored
by the Department of Public Safety. Free.
Participants may bring their lunch. For more
information, click here or call 439-5772.
Graduate enrollment
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professionals to return to school. Thesis/
Dissertation Scholarships are also new and
assist those students who are nearing graduation by providing tuition for a final semester
of thesis or dissertation research or writing.
McIntosh adds, “The increase in enrollment also reflects the growing importance of
graduate work. By 2018, one of seven new
jobs is predicted to require a graduate degree. And, according to 2010 U.S. Bureau of
Labor statistics concerning Tennessee, those
who hold graduate degrees have earnings
averaging 44 percent higher than those with
an undergraduate or high school education.”
“I fell in love with the students. I was the
first in my family to finish high school and I
saw in these wonderful faces my own struggle to ‘better myself’ without ‘livin’ above
my raisin’.’ These students had values and
family and love of place and of country, and
I felt I could make a difference in their lives
and thereby make a difference in my own.”
So says actor Patrick Cronin of why he
returned to ETSU from Los Angeles to teach
full-time after spending a semester here in
1998 as holder of the Wayne G. Basler Chair
of Excellence in the Arts, Rhetoric and Science. He is now director of the Division of
Theatre and Dance in the College of Arts and
Sciences’ Department of Communication
and also of the Fine and Performing Arts
Scholars Program in the Honors College. He
has appeared in numerous films and television programs over the years, and has most
recently worked on an episode of Lifetime’s
“Army Wives” and the film “This World,”
written and directed by two ETSU theater
graduates, John Hardy and Rick McVey.
The most rewarding aspect of Cronin’s
work at ETSU is the accomplishments of
his students. Two of his former students
either have been or are now on Broadway –
Allison Guinn in “Hair” and Adam Perry in
“Nice Work If You Can Get It.” He says a
dozen are now in master of fine arts or Ph.D.
programs or currently hold tenure-track
teaching jobs, including Matt Weedman at
the University of Northern Iowa and Maegan
McNearney Azur at Furman University.
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Cronin says that in addition to his
students, he says he loves “working with
some of the most wonderful people (he’s)
ever known.”
“I also appreciate that ETSU is a family,”
he continued. “We take care of our own, and
we love and respect each other. When I left
Los Angeles after 25 years and moved here
to Johnson City, it was as if I’d dropped off
the face of the earth, and for people who
live in L.A., if you’re not there, then you
are nowhere. Well, that isn’t the ‘Johnson
City way.’ I feel valued here, and I feel that
I value others.”
Farmers Market at ETSU
u The Farmers Market at ETSU is up and
running for the fall semester. Each Thursday from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., around 10 regional vendors will have food and fresh
produce. Entertainment and fitness activities are also offered.
Students documenting Unicoi
farming traditions
Farming traditions in Unicoi County are
of particular interest to students in one ETSU
class this fall.
Current and retired Unicoi County farmers, or individuals whose family and friends
used to farm there, are asked to share their
stories with students enrolled in “Documenting Community Traditions,” a field-based
seminar in the Department of Appalachian
Studies that is part of the Appalachian Regional Commission’s Appalachian Teaching
Project.
Students are collecting stories about
many types of farming, including apple
orchards, tobacco, dairy and beef cattle,
market gardens, Christmas trees, or big
gardens that fed entire families. In addition
to conducting interviews in Unicoi County,
students are studying the history of farming
in Appalachia and discussing ideas about
sustainable agriculture and the environment.
Interviews conducted by the class will
become part of an exhibit on the history of
agriculture in Unicoi County that will be
displayed at the Reece Museum.
Students will also travel to Washington,
D.C., to present their research at a conference sponsored by the Appalachian Regional
Commission. The Appalachian Teaching
Project will pay for all student expenses,
including lodging, meals, and transportation.
Who’s Who applications available
Applications are now being accepted by
the Student Affairs office for membership
in Who’s Who Among Students in American
Universities and Colleges.
For 68 years, this program has honored
outstanding campus leaders for scholastic
and community achievements.
Eligibility requirements include junior,
senior or graduate classification for the
fall semester, a minimum 2.8 grade point
average, and documented evidence of
service and leadership in at least two of
the following six categories: community
service, student organizational life, campus
governance, the fine arts and music, athletics, and publications.
Faculty are asked to encourage qualified
students to pick up applications in the East
Tennessean Office Suite A, located on the
lower level exterior office of the D.P. Culp
Center, or online at www.etsu.edu/students.
The application deadline is 4 p.m. on Nov.
14. Interviews will be held in November for
qualified applicants.
For more information, call Student Affairs at 439-4210.
Nominations requested for
Robertson Award
The Office of Equity and Diversity is
seeking nominations for the Patricia E. Robertson Diversity Leadership Award. Each
year awards are presented to one faculty or
staff member and one student.
Individuals nominated must have demonstrated a sustained commitment to diversity,
education and/or social justice efforts; be an
outspoken advocate in the effort to combat
bigotry, discrimination and oppression; and
be either currently employed faculty or staff
or currently enrolled students.
Nominations must be narratives of 500
words or less detailing the accomplishments
of the nominees. Persons who have been
nominated in the past but have not received
the award may be renominated.
Nominations must be sent by Friday, Oct.
26, to the Office of Equity and Diversity,
Attn. Pat Sheets, Box 70734, or electronically to sheets@etsu.edu.
The 2012 award winners will be celebrated during a ceremony and reception to
be held Nov. 15.
Legislative Internship
applications available
Applications for the 2013 Legislative
Internship Program in the Tennessee General
Assembly are available in the Department
of Political Science, 301 Rogers-Stout Hall.
The internship is open to junior and
senior undergraduate students in political
science, public administration, law, history,
economics, sociology, social work, journalism and related fields who have at least a 3.0
overall grade point average. Applicants must
be registered to vote in the state of Tennessee.
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Students selected as interns will work
directly with legislators and their staffs at the
Tennessee General Assembly in Nashville,
beginning in January 2013 and continuing
until the end of the legislative session.
Interns earn 15 hours of academic credit
and receive a travel allowance and monthly
stipend to cover living expenses.
Faculty are requested to encourage
qualified students to apply. The application
deadline is Friday, Oct. 5.
For more information, contact Dr. Andrew Battista at 439-6628 or battista@
etsu.edu.
Alumni Golf Classic to be held
Sept. 21
The 46th annual ETSU Alumni Golf
Classic will be held at the Cattails Golf
Course at MeadowView Convention Center
in Kingsport on Friday, Sept. 21.
The two-person, select shot tournament,
sponsored by the ETSU Alumni Association,
is open to the community, alumni, faculty,
staff and students. The day will begin with
check-in and practice time at 11:30 a.m. A
buffet lunch, included in the registration fee,
will be provided by the Johnson City Press
at noon, followed by a 1 p.m. shotgun start.
Golfers will compete in nine divisions:
Gold flight (handicaps of 10 and lower), Blue
flight (handicaps from 11-20), White flight
(handicaps 21 and above), Women, ETSU Faculty and Staff (current or retired), Seniors (age
55 and up), Co-ed (male/female), Greek (must
be current members or alumni of Greek organizations), and Student (currently enrolled).
Players will also compete in four challenging skills contests. In addition, this
year’s event will feature several hole-in-one
prizes, including a chance to win a car provided by Chaparral Buick GMC of Johnson
City. Door prizes will be awarded.
Registration is $100 for alumni and
friends of the university, $80 for seniors
and military personnel with valid ID, and
$55 for ETSU students through today (Sept.
19). Registrations received after today will
increase to $110, $90 and $65, respectively.
For registration or more information,
contact the Alumni Office at 439-4218 or
alumni@etsu.edu.
Dr. Colin Baxter, professor emeritus,
History, recently published a number of
contributions on important aspects of
World War II. The Encyclopedia of War
(Wiley-Blackwell Publishers) includes
Baxter’s biographical entry on one of the
most controversial commanders of World
War II, Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, as well as his almost book-length
entry on the equally controversial Mediterranean campaign of the war. Baxter’s
historiographical study of Montgomery for
the Oxford University Press Online Series,
Oxford Bibliographies in Military History,
was published earlier this year and is available at www.oxfordbibliographies.com.
“Ravioli and Country Music’s First Family,” an article by Fred Sauceman, University
Relations, was selected for inclusion in Cornbread Nation 6: The Best of Southern Food
Writing, edited by Brett Anderson, restaurant
critic and features writer for the New Orleans
Times-Picayune. Sauceman was the editor
of Cornbread Nation 5: The Best of Southern
Food Writing. Both books were published by
the University of Georgia Press in partnership
with the Southern Foodways Alliance at the
University of Mississippi.
Dr. Robert Justice, Tennessee Small
Business Development Center, was appointed
to the 2012 Board of Examiners of the Tennessee Center for Performance Excellence
(TNCPE). The TNCPE promotes economic
development by helping companies grow
more competitive in the global marketplace
through affordable, in-depth assessments.
As an examiner, Justice will review and
evaluate organizations that apply for a TNCPE
award. The board is comprised of experts
from all sectors of the regional economy,
including health care, service, non-profit, manufacturing, education and government. Examiners must complete extensive training in the
Malcolm Baldrige “Criteria for Performance
Excellence,” then take the skills developed
during training and the assessment process
back to their jobs, benefiting and improving
their own organizations in the process.
Dr. Trishul Reddy, chief resident physician, Family Medicine, has written two
articles related to primary health care that
were recently published on KevinMD.com, a
nationally syndicated Web journal and blog.
These articles are “Health Is not Democratic or Republican; It Resonates with Both
Sides” and “Primary Care Physicians Are
Negatively Portrayed in the Media.” In the
first, Reddy takes readers along for a view
of a typical day for him when he is treating
patients in the emergency department, and
he offers his views of how a multi-tiered approach must be taken to achieve good health
care. In the second, he outlines what he
considers to be a dearth of positive images of
primary care physicians in the popular media.
Founded by physician Kevin Pho, KevinMD.com provides readers with provocative physician commentary on breaking
medical news. It has more than 100,000
subscribers and has been cited by major
media outlets.
Dr. Kurt Maier, Environmental Health,
has been chosen president-elect of the
Society of Environmental Toxicology and
Chemistry (SETAC), a professional organization for leading North American scientists,
academicians and managers in the field. In
addition to the posts of vice president, president and past president, Maier will serve
on the Society of Environmental Toxicology
and Chemistry World Council, the global
governing body for the organization.
Dr. Randy Wykoff, dean, Public Health,
recently chaired a national panel of experts
from both academia and the practice community that developed recommendations for
the core components of undergraduate public
health education. The panel was created by
the Association of Schools of Public Health
(ASPH), of which the ETSU College of
Public Health is the only member school
in Tennessee. According to Wykoff, this
appointment is a reflection of ETSU’s long
experience with undergraduate public health
education. The university created a school
of health and first offered a B.S. degree in
health education in 1955, and offered a con-
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centration in health as early as 1933, when it
was East Tennessee State Teachers College.
Dr. Matthew McBee, Psychology, received a 2012 American Psychological Foundation Esther Katz Rosen Early Career Research Career Grant of nearly $50,000. The
grant recognizes early career psychologists
whose work centers on the psychological
understanding of gifted and talented children
and adolescents. In his research project, McBee is looking at thinking and reasoning skills
of gifted students who do not feel challenged
by traditional curriculum programs.
Dr. Nancy Scherer, dean, Clinical and
Rehabilitative Health Sciences/Speech-Language Pathology, is conducting a study of
the early speech and language development
of children with cleft lip and/or palate who
were adopted internationally. Her investigation is funded by a grant from the National
Institutes of Health.
Dr. Angela Radford Lewis, associate
dean, Claudius G. Clemmer College of
Education/Curriculum and Instruction, recently attended the American Association
of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFC)
103rd Annual Conference & Expo in Indianapolis. During the Pacesetter Dinner, she
received the AAFC 2012 Leaders Award,
which identifies and honors family and consumer sciences professionals who have made
significant contributions to the field through
their involvement with AAFCS. She was
also recognized by the National Coalition for
Black Development in Family and Consumer
Sciences (NCBDFCS) with its Outstanding
Family and Consumer Sciences Service
Award and 2012 Coalition Leader Award.
During the conference, Lewis chaired the
Council for Accreditation and gave individual
and team presentations on the accreditation
process. She also began her three-year term
on the Council for Certification. She also gave
two team presentations: “New Teaching Methods to Help Individuals and Families Achieve
Financial Literacy” and “Avoiding Crash and
Burn: Strategies for Successfully Managing
Your Professional and Personal Life.”