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Lincoln Memorial University 2008-2009
Leading With a Vision
S
ince April of this year, I have had the pleasure
of serving your institution as interim president.
Though I had not been associated with LMU
previously, I was aware of its outstanding reputation
within the academic community. Now, after only a
few short months in office, I can clearly see how that
reputation has evolved, and I am delighted to share a
synopsis of the amazing 2008-2009 fiscal year at Lincoln
Memorial University.
C. Warren Neel, PhD
Interim President
While many wonderful events occurred, by far the most
significant to the entire University was the report we
received from the Southern Association of Colleges and
Schools Commission on Colleges (SACS-COC) On-Site
Committee Reaffirmation of Accreditation visitors that
were here in February. The On-Site Committee had
no recommendations for LMU! That is a considerable
achievement and one that is, in fact, rare. Bear in mind,
our official stamp of approval in the form of reaffirmation
will not be received until the SACS annual meeting in
December. Because of their findings and the report that
we were given, however, we do not anticipate anything
less. But what does accreditation mean to an institution?
In this day of modern technology, most answers are
only an internet search away (which will have even
more significance as you read further), so here is what
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50states.com has to say about the topic:
“Accreditation is a process of validation in which
colleges, universities and other institutions of
higher learning are evaluated. The standards
for accreditation are set by a peer review board
whose members include faculty from various
accredited colleges and universities. The board
aids in the evaluation of each potential new
school accreditation or the renewals of previously
accredited colleges/schools.
In order for potential colleges to proceed with the
accreditation process smoothly, they must meet
the general standards set by the peer review
accreditation boards. Each college is typically
assessed using the following criteria:
• Overall Mission of the College
• Objectives and Goals
• Student Requirements for Admissions
• Services Available to Students
• Quality of Education
• Reputation of Faculty
Why is accreditation important?
An important factor in realizing a successful career
is choosing a reputable college. Colleges that have
been through the accreditation process are more
likely to offer degrees that employers and recruiters
recognize. Companies want to know that you have
a quality education and that you will have something
to bring to the table when you join their team. For
this purpose, accreditation enables companies to
filter those individuals who have obtained a degree
from an accredited institution from those who have
not. The accreditation process also offers students
a better chance of having their credits transferred
to other reputable institutions should they decide to
obtain a graduate or doctoral level education.”
There are six regional accrediting agencies. SACS-COC
is the regional body for the accreditation of degreegranting higher education institutions in the Southern
states. The Commission’s mission is the enhancement
of educational quality throughout the region and it strives
to improve the effectiveness of institutions by ensuring
that institutions meet standards established by the higher
education community that address the needs of society
and students. It serves as the common denominator
of shared values and practices among the diverse
institutions in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Latin America and other
international sites approved by the Commission on
Colleges that award associate, baccalaureate, master’s
or doctoral degrees. LMU’s Level V accreditation from
SACS allows it to award associate, baccalaureate,
master’s, educational specialist and doctoral degrees.
Quality Enhancement Plan Chosen
One component of the reaffirmation process is an
institution’s Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP). Each
institution that is reaffirming its accreditation is
required to develop a five-year plan to improve student
learning or the learning environment at the institution.
The development of an institution’s QEP is to be a
school-wide effort and have broad-based support of
the stakeholders. After two years of University-wide
discussions, rigorous data and needs analysis and
deliberate institutional reflection, the topic of information
literacy was selected at LMU and I want to share this
initiative and its impact on our students with you.
Information literacy is, arguably, the crucial,
distinguishing feature of education in the twenty-first
century university (Rockman, 2003). A synthesis of
diverse technical and analytical skills, information literacy
is defined by the Association of College and Research
Libraries (ACRL) (2008) as the ability to recognize when
and to what extent information is required, to locate its
sources, determine its value and use and communicate
this knowledge purposively, effectively and ethically.
These skills are indispensable for success in every
academic discipline at LMU and at all levels of education
in the wider University community.
The LMU QEP LINC—on (“Learning Is Now
Connected”), involves the implementation of a
tiered, fully course-integrated information literacy and
developmental research skills program. The plan will
move the University’s information literacy instruction
efforts away from the current stand-alone course
(INFL 100) in a direction that will entail much greater
curricular integration, starting in the general education
courses required of every undergraduate student and
continuing into upper- and graduate-level courses. It
will be introduced in five stages and, ultimately, at all
educational levels of the University, though its principal
focus will be on the school’s baccalaureate programs.
Goals and objectives for the plan will validate students’
progress toward informational literacy fluency and faculty
pedagogical skills.
The overarching object of any QEP is the improvement
of student learning. For the purposes of this QEP plan,
student learning was defined as the ability to connect
new ideas to previous knowledge, to draw analogies
from among different disciplines and—beyond the
immediate directives of a particular assignment—to
make broadly applicable use of evidence, inquiry and
evaluation in increasingly complex ways in order to
recognize and solve novel problems.
At the 2009 spring convocation, LMU student,
Brandon O’Brein, has no trouble answering five out
of five information literacy questions correctly, as he
LINC(s)—on to a $25 cash prize.
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The migration of scholarly communication towards
an electronic format has undoubtedly democratized
and decentralized knowledge. This same profusion of
information has also had disorienting consequences.
Indeed, one of the ironies of the information explosion
is that although there is more information available
than ever before, there is also a disproportionately
higher amount of misinformation. While the information
environment has rapidly and radically changed, our
pedagogical models have not.
LMU is by no means alone in facing these challenges.
The situation reflects a disturbing trend endemic to
universities across the country. Many students are
entering higher education with little knowledge of the
research process and lack the ability to locate, evaluate
and utilize the information necessary to construct and
support a rigorous argument or conduct a scientific
experiment. At the same time, it is becoming increasingly
evident that a high level of information proficiency will
As part of its campaign to promote awareness of
Lincoln Memorial University’s information literacy
Quality Enhancement Plan (LINC—on: Learning is
Now Connected), a logo design contest was launched
at the university’s spring commencement in 2008.
More than two dozen entries were submitted by
students and faculty. The winning logo was designed
by Hudson Pereira, an undergraduate student in the
School of Arts and Sciences. Hudson was awarded
a cash prize of $200, and the logo he designed has
become the trademark for the university’s efforts to
empower students to succeed in a technologically
sophisticated global society.
be necessary for graduates entering the workforce
or continuing their education in post-baccalaureate
programs. This will not merely be a matter of acquiring
new technical abilities, but one also of improved
training in the utilization of sophisticated analytical skills
necessary to make sense of the transformed information
landscape.
Typically, students have only a tenuous understanding
of how to use and evaluate electronic research tools
and resources. Preliminary findings of the Educational
Testing Service’s 2006 Information and Computer
Technology (ICT) Literacy Assessment show that, among
the 6,300 high school seniors and college students
tested, most did not demonstrate basic information
literacy skills. Only 49% of test-takers were able
to correctly evaluate the “objectivity, authority and
timeliness” of websites. Asked to minimize irrelevant
results when searching large databases, only 50% of
test-takers successfully employed an effective search
strategy. Given these findings, it is not surprising
that an earlier report in 2002 by the Online Computer
Library Center (OCLC) in the OCLC White Paper on
the Information Habits of College Students estimated
that while 42% of student respondents use search
engines for research, nearly half of these searches are
unsuccessful.
The QEP topic selection process was initiated at the
2007 Summer Institutional Effectiveness Strategic
Planning Retreat. The topic was presented and affirmed
by the Academic Council, University faculty, President’s
Cabinet and the Board of Trustees in the fall of 2007.
Throughout the spring and summer of 2008, the QEP
leadership consulted closely on the evolving draft of the
QEP document with the SACS Leadership Team, the
Academic Council, and other University faculty, student
and staff constituencies.
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The QEP Leadership Team presented the plan’s
scope and focus, as well as its goals, objectives and
assessment strategies, at the summer 2008 strategic
planning retreat. After incorporating suggestions for
revisions, the plan was presented at the 2008 Fall
Faculty-Staff Conference. The plan was approved by
the Academic Council and University faculty in the
fall of 2008. The budget for the QEP was presented
to and approved by the LMU Board of Trustees at
the December 2008 board meeting. (In this current
academic year, a tiered information literacy curriculum
was introduced at the J. Frank White Academy and at
LMU in English 110. Librarians will teach the information
literacy content added to all sections of this course.
You will hear more about the implementation in future
publications.)
By Fall 2013, information literacy will have been
embedded at all course levels in all of the University’s
various schools and extended sites. The final year of
the plan will focus, therefore, on a comprehensive review
and evaluation of curriculum strengths and weaknesses
as supported by student learning outcome assessments.
The future development and administration of the
plan beyond the initial five years will be guided by the
recommendations arising from the review. By this time,
it is expected that information literacy will have become a
deeply integrated feature of the culture of the University.
Other Accreditations And Approvals Received
The Lincoln Memorial University-Duncan School of Law
received Tennessee Board of Law Examiners approval in
late February. The approval will allow all graduates of the
program to be eligible to sit for the Tennessee Bar Exam.
LMU submitted a letter of intent to pursue accreditation
for the law school to the Southern Association of
Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges and
a formal Substantive Change Request to the COC in
March. That approval notice was received in April.
The Physician Assistant Program received provisional
accreditation from the Accreditation Review Commission
on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc. (ARC-PA)
in March.
ARC-PA site visitors visited the campus in January for
an on-site review. The next full review of the program will
occur no earlier than four months after students have
entered the program’s clinical phase and no later than
six months after graduation of the inaugural class.
The first cohort of 40 students began in June and the
second in July for a total 80 students in the inaugural
class. The program is based in Knoxville, Tenn., at
LMU’s School of Law. The 10-day summer institutes
are housed on the LMU main campus. These institutes
will showcase LMU’s unique Lincoln heritage. Qualities
inherent in Lincoln’s leadership style will provide
important themes that will be revisited throughout the
entire doctoral curriculum.
Maintaining accreditation is significant and lays the
groundwork for continued growth within an institution.
As you read through the remaining pages of this report,
you will see examples of this growth in all areas of the
University -- on the main campus in Harrogate and at our
extended sites.
Please allow me to thank all of you who are members of
our giving clubs. As a donor, you are expressing your
belief in Lincoln Memorial University - your belief in what
has brought us to this point in our history and your belief
in what is yet to come. You are a significant part of the
vision, and we appreciate your continued support.
The Physician Assistant Program’s inaugural class of 40
students matriculated on May 18, 2009, with their first
day of orientation. The program is a full-time, 27-month
program that leads to the Master of Medical Science
in Physician Assistant Studies. The program is housed
and administered by the LMU-DeBusk College of
Osteopathic Medicine (LMU-DCOM).
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Commission on Colleges granted LMU substantive
change to allow it to accept applicants into its Doctor
of Education (EdD) degree program in Executive
Leadership. The substantive change allowed LMU to
start EdD classes in June.
LMU’s program has been designed for working adults
with two weekend orientation sessions, two 10-day
summer sessions and 16 weekend sessions extending
over a two year period. The 72 hour program requires a
master’s degree and proven leadership experience in an
educational or organizational field. A total of 30 hours of
graduate work beyond the master’s is completed as an
Education Specialist (EdS) core, or may be transferred
in (subject to approval). Entry into the 42 hour doctoral
core is contingent upon successful completion of the 30
hour embedded core. All students in the program will be
required to complete the 42 hours of core.
The SACS leadership team distributed weekly email updates to faculty and staff to inform them of important
reaffirmation the details. Inviting their colleagues to take a “SACS Second,” each member of the leadership team
shared how their particular area influenced the reaffirmation process and helped to familiarize the entire campus
with reaffirmation activities in advance of the onsite visit.
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Board of Trustees
President’s Cabinet
Dr. James Dawson
Chief Operations Officer
and Chancellor
Dr. Sherilyn Emberton
Provost and Vice President
for Academic Affairs
Dr. Cindy Skaruppa
Vice President
for Enrollment Management
and Student Services
Dr. Ray E. Stowers
Vice President and Dean
of the College of
Osteopathic Medicine
Mrs. Cynthia Whitt
Vice President for
University Advancement
L
incoln Memorial University is a private, non-profit institution owned and controlled by a self-perpetuating
Board of Trustees. Board members are elected on the basis of commitment to the programs and
purposes of Lincoln Memorial University. Board members receive no remuneration from but work on
behalf of the University. The Board establishes the broad guidelines of philosophy and institutional purpose
and names the President to carry out their guidelines.
O. V. “Pete” DeBusk, Chairman
Sam A. Mars, Jr., First Vice-Chairman
Gary J. Burchett, Second Vice-Chairman
James Jordan, Third Vice-Chairman
Sam A. Mars, III, Secretary
Art Brill - Martinsville, Ind.
Gary J. Burchett - Harrogate, Tenn.
George Day - Harrogate, Tenn.
Brian DeBusk - Knoxville, Tenn.
O.V. DeBusk - Powell, Tenn.
Frederick S. Fields - San Francisco, Calif.
Robert Finley - Chicago, Ill.
Richard Gillespie - Knoxville, Tenn.
Kenneth Jones - Richmond, Va.
James Jordan - Lauderdale By The Sea, Fla.
Terry Lee - Harrogate, Tenn.
Pete Maples - Sevierville, Tenn.
Sam A. Mars, III - Harrogate, Tenn.
Sam A. Mars, Jr. - Middlesboro, Ky.
Alan Neely - New Tazewell, Tenn.
Dorothy Neely - Tazewell, Tenn.
Edwin Robertson - Harrogate, Tenn.
Shannon Coleman, Alumni Representative Knoxville, Tenn.
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Jay Shoffner - Middlesboro, Ky.
Joseph C. Smiddy - Wise, Va.
Joseph F. Smiddy - Kingsport, Tenn.
Paul Grayson Smith, Jr. - Cleveland, Tenn.
Robert H. Watson - Knoxville, Tenn.
Jerry W. Zillion - Germantown, Md.
Edward Hayes, Trustee Emeritus - Oak Lawn, Ill.
Samuel Spencer, Trustee Emeritus - Lakeland, Fla.
The entrance to our beautiful campus
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Year In Review
June 2008
July 2008
July 2008
Announcement of a new major within the School
of Business
Professional Golf
Management, which leads
to the bachelor of business
administration degree and
requires the completion of
the business administration
core, as well as the PGM
requirements, will be the
first of its kind in the state of
Tennessee. LMU Golf Coach
Travis Muncy will direct the program.
Second year DCOM students matriculated
Almost half of the 160
members of the Class
of 2012 hail from LMUDCOM’s primary service
area of Tennessee,
Kentucky and Virginia.
This marked a 26%
increase in the number of LMU-DCOM students
from the tri-state region in just one year. Over 2,000
students applied for a spot in the Class of 2012
meaning there were approximately 13 applicants for
each seat in the class.
Brock appointed to Tennessee Intercollegiate
Supreme Court
LMU sophomore Matthew
Brock joined four other students
from various institutions on
the court of original and sole
jurisdiction for issues arising
from the TISL Constitution, laws
and proceedings, which presides
over the Appellate Moot Court
Collegiate Challenge. The
structure of the court parallels the structure of the
Tennessee Supreme Court.
July 2008
Applications became available for Physician
Assistant Program
The Physican Assistant
Program will provide the
academic and clinical
training needed to
practice as a competent,
reliable extender of the
physician. The program
is a full-time, 27-month
curriculum that provides
students the opportunity
to earn a Master of
Medical Sciences (MMS) degree and certificate
of completion to meet the eligibility requirements
for the Physician Assistant National Certifying
Examination (PANCE).
July 2008
Beckman hired to head LMU’s School of Law
Syd Beckman came
to LMU with proven
experience in opening a law
school. He was involved
in the formation of the
Charleston School of Law
(CSOL) in Charleston, S.C.,
which opened its doors
in 2004. As a member
of the faculty at CSOL,
Beckman taught Evidence,
Domestic Relations and Technology and the Law.
He also served on the Dean’s Advisory Council
and on a number of committees including faculty
recruitment, technology, admissions and student
affairs.
August 2008
Medical technology graduates achieved 100%
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pass rate on national board exam
Notification was received
that the the Class of 2008
composite class average of
581 on the ASCP Board of
Regents Exam exceeded
the minimum pass rate
by 181 points. The class
average exceeded the
national average in both
the overall composite
score and in major exam
categories. Only one
university in the nation had
a higher class average composite score in a higher
category than LMU. LMU’s program remains one of
the largest in the state of Tennessee and continues to
grow.
A classroom in the Business-Education Building
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Year In Review
August 2008
September 2008
September 2008
Outstanding faculty and staff members recognized
Dr. Mary Ann Modrcin,
dean of the Caylor School
of Nursing, received the
President’s Award for Faculty.
A member of the faculty in
the Caylor School of Nursing
since 2001, Dr. Modrcin
has been an integral part of
the tremendous growth of
the nursing programs. She
was promoted from chair of
nursing and coordinator of
the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program in
2005.
Murphree Selected for National Association of
Professional Women (NAPW)
Professor of Graduate
Education Patricia Murphree
was selected by this
organization which profiles the
country’s most accomplished
professional women in over
200 industries and professions
for an exclusive and powerful
networking communication
forum. Selection is by invitation which entails a
rigorous and comprehensive process of assessing
professional contributions and distinguished service.
Lamont selected to present
English Professor Liz Lamont
was selected to present “Home
You Can Have Anwhere:
Before James Still Became
Appalachian,” at the South
Atlantic Modern Language
Association (SAMLA)
Convention in Louisville, Ky.
Sherry McCreary, a
long-time member of the
undergraduate admissions
staff, was selected as
recipient of the President’s
Award for Staff. At that
time, McCreary had had
eight title changes since
her employment in the
1980s. Throughout her
tenure, no matter what her
business card said, she
has remained focused on students and their families.
Her student-centered approach has been lauded by
her coworkers, administrators and students and their
families.
September 2008
Enrollment continues record growth for ninth
consecutive year
Total enrollment
for the Fall 2008
semester increased
by 100 students from 3,255 to 3,365.
The number of new
freshmen increased
by 39 students. The
University also saw an
increase in the number
of students living oncampus. Census data
showed that new and expanding graduate and
doctoral programs continue to spur enrollment.
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September 2008
Second-year osteopathic medical student
wins research competition
Katherine Sage
won first place in
the Medical Student
Research Competition
at the annual American
College of Osteopathic
Surgeons convention in
Boca Raton, Fla. Sage
presented her research
entitled “Genetic Analysis
of the MMP7 Gene on
Age Related Macular
Degeneration” which she conducted in June and July
2008 at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary in
Boston, Mass. Sage’s research was made possible
through a 2008 DeBusk Summer Research Fellowship
at LMU-DCOM. Sage, originally from Grand Rapids,
Mich., received her undergraduate degree from
Boston University.
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Board of Trustees Chairman O. V. “Pete” DeBusk recognizing R. C. “Snook” and
Marti Shelton at the dedication of Shelton Hall during Homecoming 2008
October 2008
LMU professors and students chart deer
population
Professor of Biology John
Copeland and Assistant
Professor of Biology
George Mears along
with students Cameron
Shelton and Todd
Perkins canvassed the
grounds of the Holston
Army Ammunition Plant
(HAAP) in Kingsport,
Tenn., conducting habitat
and population survey
aimed at assessing
the deer population
of the area. The LMU faculty members have been
working with HAAP to study the deer population since
1992. As the hunters bring in their game, the LMU
professors and students take girth measurements,
hind foot length measurements and pull jaw bones to
determine age. Besides the hands-on experience in
the field, the students were also able to network with
HAAP Natural Resource Specialist Bruce Cole and the
people participating in the hunt.
HAAP Commander Robert Ragan joined the
professors and students on the second day of the
survey, aiding in the collection of the data. At the
end of the survey, Ragan presented the LMU team
with Comander’s Coins in recognition of their service
to HAAP. The Coin is a prestigious honor that is
bestowed upon civilians who contribute to the plant’s
operation in a large way.
Year In Review
October 2008
November 2008
Annual Homecoming events well attended
Several hundred alumni
came back to campus for
the annual Homecoming
festivities. Among
the events were the
dedication of Shelton
and Langley Halls
named in honor of R.C.
“Snook,” ‘54, and Marti
Shelton and Cmdr.
L. Robert Langley,
‘50.; the rededication
of the Brooks Reading Room in the library, which
had received recent renovations; and a memorial
service for Dr. R. Martin Peters, ‘49, trustee and
former interim president of LMU, who passed away in
January 2008.
Veteran’s Day celebrated with “Tree For Our
Troops”
Much like
an angel
tree, names
of soldiers
from the
First Calvary
Division
deployed from
Fort Hood,
Texas, were
put on coconuts on a palm tree in the University’s
Student Center. Faculty, staff and students were
asked to draw names from the tree and put together a
care package for a soldier. The soldiers were training
police forces in a very remote outpost in Iraq. The
idea for the tree originated with student Hannah
Sergent. Sergent’s brother-in-law was one of the
soldiers.
October 2008
British dignitary visits LMU
Sir John Boyd, Great Britain’s
former ambassador to Japan,
was the guest speaker at the fall
convocation held in celebration
of the new year. Sir John, a
knight and commander of Saint
Michael and Saint George
(KCMG), is distinguished by
a lifelong career in the British
diplomatic service with experience in Hong Kong,
Peking, the British Embassy, Washington, D.C., Bonn,
Germany, the former Soviet Union and the United
Nations.
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November 2008
McCann’s article published
Assistant Professor of
Business Jack McCann was
notified by SAM Advanced
Management Journal that his
article, “Leadership in ApparelManufacturing Environment:
An Analysis Based on the
Multi-Factor Leadership
Questionnaire,” would be
published in the Proceedings of the 2008 SAM
International Business Conference.
May 2009 graduates
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December 2008
1,261 degrees awarded at winter commencement
Physician and international
humanitarian Joe
Frank Smiddy was the
commencement speaker, and
educational specialist degree
candidate Beverly Parks
gave the student address
during commencement
activities. Smiddy, a renowned
pulmonologist with a practice
in Kingsport, Tenn., has traveled all over the world
on medical missions, but his acts of humanitarian
compassion are not limited to international missions.
Often his work is done in conjunction with the
Knoxville-based Remote Area Medical (RAM)
Volunteer Corps which provide free medical, dental,
vision and veterinary care to the underserved of this
nation. As a member of the LMU Board of Trustees,
he was the driving force behind bringing the now
annual RAM Health Expedition to Tex Turner Arena at
LMU.
Parks, an educational
specialist degree candidate,
received a bachelor’s
degree from Westfield State
College in Westfield, Mass.,
and a master’s degree in
educational administration
from American Interntional
College in Springfield,
Mass. She is the principal at
Nickajack Elementary School.
Year In Review
December 2008
February 2009
Tuition frozen for 2009-2010
The LMU Board of Trustees
approved a balanced budget
for the 2009-2010 fiscal
year which included a 0%
undergraduate tuition increase.
The board also voted to freeze
all University housing fees at
their current level. Tuition rates
for graduate programs rose by
3-7%. Despite the increase,
graduate tuition at LMU remains
well below the undergraduate per credit hour rate.
LMU awards over $7 million of institutional financial
aid and more than $300,000 in endowed and annual
scholarships each year.
LMU, the nation and the world celebrate
Abraham Lincoln
LMU developed an exhibit with the Russian-American
Cooperative Foundation months before the official Bicentennial
Commission’s kick-off. The project was a collaboration
between the Russian government and the Library of Congress.
January 2009
Hubbard honored
Professor Charles M. Hubbard
received a special Abraham
Lincoln Bicentennial edition of
The Order of Lincoln. This is
the highest honor bestowed by
the State of Illinois.
January 2009
de Silva appointed officer in TASDC
Assistant Professor of Physics
and Chemistry Eugene de Silva
was appointed president of the
Tennessee Association of Science
Department Chairs (TASDC).
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Music Celebrations International
invited Director of Music Education
and Performance Candace
Armstrong, along with the LMU choir,
to participate in the official Abraham
Lincoln Bicentennial Choral Festival.
The festival took place at the Kennedy
Center Concert Hall in Washington,
D.C..
A delegation of staff and trustees attended events in
Washington including the Military Order of the Loyal Legion
of the United States (MOLLUS) Lincoln Birthday Dinner,
National Wreath-Laying Ceremony, the Bicameral Celebration
of Abraham Lincoln’s Bicentennial: A Congressional Tribute
and the opening of With Malice Toward None: The Abraham
Lincoln Bicentennial Exhibit mounted by the Library of
Congress.
During the proceedings and debates of the 111th Congress
carried out on February 12, 2009, Congressman John J.
Duncan, Jr., representing Tennessee’s Second District, entered
into the Congressional Record “Lincoln Memorial University,
a Fitting Tribute to a Great President.” In his remarks, Duncan
told the story of LMU’s founding by General O.O. Howard after
Lincoln told him that the people of East Tennessee had been
loyal to the Union, and he wanted him to form a school for
them. He also told the Congress about LMU’s vibrant growth
and its plans to form a new law school.
Sign outside the Duncan School of Law, Knoxville, Tenn.
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Year In Review
February 2009
March 2009
April 2009
LMU teams with local organizations for economic
relief seminars
Created by then Interim
Dean of the School of
Business Jack McCann
and Director of Student
Success and Career
Services Larry Thacker, the
LMU Economic Assistance
Team (EAT) coordinated
with Discover Downtown
Middlesboro Director Kassie
Hauser and the Middlesboro
branch of the Kentucky
Office of Employment and
Training to offer a seminar
series designed to assist
citizens in job search and
transitions amidst current
job market and economic
challenges. Presentation
topics included job hunting,
online database use, resume writing and updating,
completing applications, cover letter writing, career
transitions and interviewing skills.
School of Law named for Congressman Duncan
The formal name for the
School of Law - Lincoln
Memorial University - J.
Duncan, Jr., School of
Law - was announced
during a special program
at the law school facility in
Knoxville, Tenn. The name
is fitting since the building
the program is housed in
is the old City Hall, where
Duncan’s father was mayor of Knoxville. Duncan
currently serves as Ranking Member of the House
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure’s
Highways and Transit Subcommittee.
DCOM fourth floor completed
The fourth floor of
the LMU-DCOM
building was built
out to house
classrooms and
the faculty and
administrative
offices for the Physician Assistant Program. The
fourth floor boasts two multipurpose lecture halls with
smart classroom technology and interactive video
conference capability. As with the osteopathic medical
school classes, all PA Program classes and labs are
digitally recorded and archived for students’ use.
The PA Program curriculum is paperless, with all PA
students being issued tablet PCs upon matriculation.
Curriculum materials are loaded directly onto the
tablets or uploaded by the students from LMU’s online
e-learning portal.
March 2009
Student art show held
“Students Interpret Lincoln,” a
student art show, featured work
by both LMU and J. Frank White
Academy students and was
displayed at the Abraham Lincoln
Library and Museum.
March 2009
Professors voted “Best of the Best”
LMU faculty Mary Hatfield,
assistant professor of veterinary
technology, and Wayne
Wells, associate professor of
communication arts, were voted
best professors in the tri-state
area in a poll conducted by the
Claiborne Progress.
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April 2009
SIFE wins regional competition
LMU Students in Free
Enterprise (SIFE) won the
regional competition held
in Cincinnait, Ohio, and
advanced to the SIFE USA
national competiton. This
was SIFE’s third trip to
national competition. SIFE teams create economic
opportunities in thier communities by organizing
outreach projects that focus on market economics,
entrepreneurship, personal financial success skills and
business ethics.
Staff and participants at the Mountain Heritage Literary Festival
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Year In Review
April 2009
May 2009
May 2009
Memorandum of Understanding signed
LMU and the
Eastern Band of the
Cherokee Indians
(EBCI) signed a
Memorandum of
Understanding
to establish a
collaborative
relationship between
the two entities. LMU and the EBCI have been
working together for several years to establish an
affiliation for the purpose of creating a framework to
enhance their relationship, to improve educational
and economic opportunities for EBCI members
and to provide cultural exchanges between the two
groups. Most notably, the Memorandum calls for
the establishment of a relationship to allow for EBCI
members to attend LMU to attain their degree.
Jim McCune Memorial Garden dedicated
The Harrogate
Tree Board and
LMU formally
dedicated a small
garden in honor of
the late James H.
“Jim” McCune who
passed away June
23, 2006. McCune
served in many roles during his 32-year tenure with
the University and was assistant vice president for
constituent development at the time of his passing. In
addition to his service to LMU, he was a very active
member of the Harrogate community and the Tree
Board.
Degree completion program extended to
Middlesboro
Plans were finalized to begin
offering a degree completion
program in management and
leadership studies at Southeast
Kentucky Community and
Technical College’s (SKCTC)
Middlesboro campus. LMU
had partnered with SKCTC
for over 20 years, but this was
the first LMU program to be
offered in Middlesboro. The Bachelor of Science in
Management and Leadership Studies Program (MLP)
is designed to assist adults age 23 and over who have
60 semester hours of college credit and prior learning
experiences in obtaining a bachelor’s degree.
April 2009
Board appoints Warren Neel interim president
Warren C. Neel, PhD, was
named interim president
while a national search is
conducted for LMU’s 20th
president. Neel came to
LMU from the University
of Tennessee in Knoxville
where he has served
as executive director of
the College of Business
Administration Corporation
Governance Center.
May 2009
Inaugural class of PA students arrive
LMU
welcomed the
inaugural class
of students in
the Physician
Assistant
Program, a fulltime, 27-month
program that leads to the Master of Medical Science in
Physician Assistant Studies. The program is housed
and administered by the LMU-DCOM. Most of the
members of the PA Program inaugural class came
from Tennessee or Kentucky. The rest came from the
Appalachian region or have ties to the region.
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June 2009
Literary festival held for fourth year
One of Appalachia’s most
respected and important
writers, Denise Giardina,
served as the keynote
speaker and headlined
an impressive staff of
Appalachian writers and
musicians brought together
by festival director and LMU
Writer-in-Residence Silas
House. The festival has
grown every year and continues to have a positive
influence on the thriving, living literature of Appalachia.
LMU-DCOM students practicing techniques they learn in the OMM lab
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June 2009
Medical library commits to project
The Lon and Elizabeth Parr Reed
Medical and Allied Health Library
partnered with six other Tennessee
Health Sciences Library Association
member libraries to provide access
to full-text research articles to
physicians across the state. The
libraries are part of a pilot project funded by a grant
from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine
(NN/LM) Southeastern/Atlantic Region (SE/A) and in
collaboration with the Tennessee Medical Association
(TMA). The project is the result of a survey of healthy
information needs done by an NNLM/SEA funded
statewide team that found that physicians often did not
obtain current journal articles on medical advances
due to time constraints, the inability to identify reliable
research sources and the cost of obtaining full-text
journal articles. Lisa Travis, medical and allied health
librarian, coordinates LMU’s efforts in the project.
June 2009
New vice president named
Dr. Cindy Skaruppa was named
vice president for enrollment
management and student
services. Skaruppa holds a
Doctor of Education in Education
Leadership from the University
of Miami and the Master of Arts in Educational
Administration and Bachelor of Science in Education
from Ohio State University. She most recently served
as vice president for enrollment services at Brewton
Parker College in Mount Vernon, Ga.
Year In Review
Other Highlights
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The Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum kicked
off “The Civil War’s History in a Box” project in
August 2008. Along with LMU representatives,
members of the Bell County Board of Education,
curriculum coaches for Bell County and educators
from one of the pilot schools were on hand for the
event. The project is an educational loan item. Each
box will follow a soldier and his unit throughout the
Civil War. Seven schools in Tennessee, Kentucky
and Virginia agreed to serve as pilot schools and
evaluate the project.
Mary Anne Modrcin, dean of the Caylor School
of Nursing, received the University of Tennessee
College of Nursing Outstanding Alumni in Nursing
Education Award.
Social work faculty Kay Paris and Rebecca
Patterson presented on the use of portfolios to
demonstrate field readiness at the 26th Annual
Conference of the Association for Baccalaureate
Social Work Program Directors.
LMU English Professor Rebecca Brackman
presented a paper entitled “Ond for cyning mǽraǽ’:
The Political Dimension of the Old English Phoenix”
at the Kentucky Phiilogical Associations’ annual
conference in Owenboro, Ky.
Director of Institutional Research and Accreditation
Clayton Hess presented three roundtable
discussions during the 2009 SACS-COC Annual
Meeting in December entitled,“Effective Strategic
Planning for Quality Improvement Mission
Attainment,” “Preparing for a Successful On-Site
Committee Visit,” and “Moving to Higher Ground:
Program Initiation and Accreditations.”
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Over 30 students, faculty and agency staff members
participated in the 14th Annual Tri-State Social Work
Roundtable on Spirituality and Client Care held
in the Schenck Center for Allied Health Sciences.
Department of Social Work Chairperson Kay Paris
commented on the timeliness of the topic, noting
that “social workers and other helpers are called
upon to provide spiritual care for our clients in
addition to other types of care.”
DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Second-year osteopathic medical student Carlos
Cabrera was featured in local, national and
international media in September 2008 as a result
of the mural he painted inside the LMU-DCOM
anatomy lab. Carbera’s mural design shows seven
anatomically correct dissected figures representing
all of the body donors whose gift will benefit
LMU-DCOM. The mural was covered by local
newspapers, the Knoxville News-Sentinel and in
the “OMS” Spotlight column in The D.O. Magazine.
Cabrera and the mural were also featured in a
television news report on WBIR, the NBC affiliate in
Knoxville, and he was interviewed by a journalism
student at Chengchi University in Taipei, Taiwan, for
an article in the university newspaper.
• The Class of 2012 was welcomed into the study
of medicine at its annual White Coat Ceremony
in October 2008. Dr. William G. Anderson, past
president of the American Osteopathic Association
(AOA), was the keynote speaker.
• Second-year osteopathic medical student Anne
Kroman gave a poster presentation at the
Annual American Osteopathic Association (AOA)
convention in Las Vegas in October 2008. The
presentation was on the research that she and Dr.
Greg Thompson, assistant professor and chair of
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osteopathic principles and practice, conducted on
cranial sutures.
Five second-year osteopathic medical students
received awards at the American Osteopathic
Foundation banquet held during the annual AOA
Convention in New Orleans in October 2008.
Jordan Bohinc received the 2008 Welch Scholars
Award, Megan Elstro received the 2008 Russell
C. McCaughan Scholarship, and David Heath,
Deanne Grayson and Myles Jen Kin received
2008 Savvy Student Traveler Awards.
Second-year osteopathic medical student Trent
Howard was named a 2009 Rural Health Fellow
by the National Rural Health Association (NRHA) in
December 2008. Howard was one of 12 individuals
nationwide named Fellows by the NRHA following a
competitive review process.
First-year osteopathic medical student Ryan Rose
was accepted into the International Summer School
on Pediatrics at the University of Groningen Medical
Center in the Netherlands in May 2009.
LMU-DCOM Student of the Year and Faculty of the
Year awards were presented at the Annual Spring
Gala in May 2009:
• Class of 2011 Student of the Year AwardsMegan Elstro, St. Johns, Mich., and Nathan
Hartgrove of Cleveland, Tenn.
• Class of 2012 Student of the Year AwardsMelanie McClain of Memphis, Tenn., and
Chris Perry of Columbia, Tenn.
• Professors of the Year chosen by the Class
of 2011-Dr. Dominic Palazzolo, associate
professor of physiology, was named Basic
Medical Science Professor of the Year, and
Dr. James Lyons, assistant professor and
chair of pathology, was named Clinical Science
Year In Review
Professor of the Year
Professors of the Year chosen by the Class of
2012-Dr. Casey Bassett, assistant professor
of cellular and molecular pathology, was
named Basic Medical Science Professor of
the Year, and Dr. Howard S. Teitelbaum,
professor and chair of preventive and
community medicine, was named Clinical
Professor of the Year
Third-year osteopathic medical students began
their clinical rotations in June 2009. During
rotations, LMU-DCOM students will spend time
studying several medical disciplines including family
medicine, general surgery, internal medicine, OB/
GYN and behavioral health.
Dr. Ray Stowers, vice president and dean of
LMU-DCOM; Dr. Craig Lenz, senior associate
dean; Dr. Burt Routman, professor and chair of
family medicine; Amy Drittler, associate director
of marketing and public relations; and third-year
osteopathic medical student Tim Scott represented
LMU-DCOM at a Wellmont Health System press
conference and ribbon cutting in Norton, Va.
Leaders from Wellmont and LMU-DCOM joined
elected public officials and dignitaries from the
business community to welcome the osteopathic
medical students, who will fulfill their core clinical
rotations in Wellmont’s Mountain Region hospitals in
Virginia - Mountain View Regional Medical Center in
Norton, Lee Regional Medical Center in Pennington
Gap and Lonesome Pine Hospital in Big Stone Gap.
Wellmont invested $250,000 to renovate a former
convent to provide medical students free housing
and an area where they could gather with their
peers to share experiences during their rotations.
Wellmont also has received approval to offer the
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first medical residency for LMU-DCOM students
beginning in July 2010.
Enrollment Management/Student Services
• Admissions
• One hundred seventy four new, re-admit and
transfer students were enrolled for the Spring
2009 semester.
• The admissions staff attended more than 400
college days/fairs or regular high school or
community college school visits.
• A regional college fair attended by more than
1,100 high school juniors and seniors was hosted.
• Two Preview Day sessions were held with over
100 junior and senior students and their families
in attendance.
• Approximately 250 individual student and family
campus tours were conducted.
• At least one member of the admissions staff
attended the following conferences or webinars:
• Hobson’s Interactive Enrollment Solutions
Demonstration
• Hobson’s webinar: Marketing
Communications Methods
• TACRAO Conference
• TEAVPPA State Conference (veterans
association)
• Virtual Summitt: Social Media in Higher
Education
• TAIE State Conference
• Facebook 101 Workshop
• VA workshop for new Chapter 33 program
• Online seminar: Crafting a High-Impact
Student Recruitment Website
• TACRAO Summer Support Workshop
• Small College Enrollment Conference
The zip line, part of the Ropes Course
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New Ways & Techniques of Attracting
Students
Career Services
• Over 140 students enrolled in six UACT
100: Strategies of College Success courses,
residence life staff training, one business class
and one education class received a career
services presentation in Fall 2008. Over 60
students in three UACT 100 classes, one
business class, one education class and one
psychology class were given the presentation in
Spring 2009.
• Hit counters were added to the career planning
and placement website midway through the Fall
2008 semester. The main page received 1,485
hits; the job opportunities page received 2,034
hits; testing links received 85 hits; career links
received 132 hits; career fairs received 95 hits;
and “What can I do with this major?” received
274 hits.
Student Service Initiative (SSI)
• SSI is a volunteer program whereby
undergraduate students who receive any form
of institutional financial aid perform 10 or more
community service hours each semester.
During the 2008-2009 academic year, 378
students volunteered 7,476 hours of service.
Student Activities
• One hundred four activities were sponsored
during the Fall 2008 semester. A total of
7,227 students participated with an average
of 70 students at each event. There were 80
sponsored activities during the Spring 2009
semester. Five thousand two hundred and fifty
students participated, averaging 66 students for
Year In Review
each event.
A coordinator of high adventure series was
hired and a Ropes Course was constructed in
Democrat Hollow.
• Shelton Hall (residence) was completed August
2008.
• Two additional residence halls for LMU
upperclassmen located beside University
Apartments (LMU-DCOM student housing) were
acquired.
Dean of Students
• Frank Smith, dean of students, participated
in the Seminar for Homeland Security for
Campus Executives in May 2009; served on
the leadership committee that planned the
Remote Area Medical Expedition held in May
2009 at LMU; and retired from the Tennessee
Army National Guard 278th Armored Calvary
Regiment with 25 years of service in June 2009.
Security
• Bill Sowder, chief of security, and officers
Kathy Human, Jaimee Snow, Louis Collins,
Noel Goins and Tim Collingsworth attended
a school at the University of Tennessee on
Secured and Prepared Tennessee Schools Train
the Trainer in February 2009.
• Bill Sowder and Kathy Human attended TIBRS
school conducted by the Tennessee Bureau of
Investigation in Sevierville, Tenn.
Financial Aid
• Bryan Erslan, director of financial aid, served
as an instructor at the Southern Association of
Student Financial Aid Administrators New Aid
Officers Workshop held at Clemson University;
served as immediate past president of the
Kentucky Association of Student Financial
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Aid Aministrators (KASFAA) and attended
the KASFAA Spring Conference in Erlanger,
Ky.; and attended the Federal Student Aid
Conference in Las Vegas, Nev.
• Marcia Hembree, financial aid counselor/work
study coordinator, attended the New Aid Officers
Workshop and the TASFAA Spring Conference.
• Sandy Saylor, financial aid officer, and Cindy
Flowers, senior fnancial aid counselor, attended
the FASFAA Fall Conference and numerous
other workshops and webinars.
• April Disney, receptionist for financial aid,
and Kaye Mason, administrative assistant for
financial aid, attended the KASFAA Support
Staff Workshop held in Frankfort, Ky., in March
2008.
• Carol Luntsford, financial aid counselor,
attended a USA Funds Workshop in the region,
as well as numerous webinars throughout the
year.
Student Support Services (SSS)
• One hundred sixty eligible participants were
served through the SSS program.
• Twenty peer tutor mentors were employed for
the 2008-2009 academic year.
• Freshmen and sophomore students were
awarded $38,375 in scholarships to help reduce
their loans.
• SSS staff took student participants on
excursions to see the Cirque de Chine Chinese
acrobats and the Dollywood Fall Festival.
• Lila Combs, director, attended the fall TASP/
KAEOPP Conference in Gatlinburg, Tenn.;
attended the annual SAEOOP Conference
in Memphis, Tenn.; attended a grant-writing
workshop conducted by the U. S. Department
LMU softball team during the National Anthem
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of Education in Charlotte, N.C.; and attended a
Financial Aid Workshop sponsored by the LMU
Upward Bound program.
• Greg Lasley, advisor, attended the fall TASP/
KAEOPP Annual Conference in Gatlinburg,
Tenn.; attended a grant-writing workshop
conducted by the U. S. Department of Education
in Charlotte, N.C.; and attended a Financial
Aid Workshop sponsored by the LMU Upward
Bound program.
• Rebecca Akers, tutorial coordinator, attended
the fall TASP/KAEOPP Annual Conference in
Gatlinburg, Tenn.; attended the annual SAEOOP
Conference in Memphis, Tenn.; and attended a
Financial Aid Workshop sponsored by the LMU
Upward Bound program.
Upward Bound
• Eighty four students were served through the
Upward Bound program. Sixty-two (73.8%)
students were both low income and first
generation, 19 (22%) were first-generation only
and three (3.6%) were low income only; 52
(61.9%) were female and 32 (38.1%) were male.
• Students enjoyed a trip to Dixie Stampede in
Pigeon Forge, Tenn., in December 2008 and
a weekend trip to Chattanooga, Tenn., in May
2008.
• Phil Blevins, assistant director of Upward
Bound, attended the TASP Conference in
Gatlinburg, Tenn.; attended a Financial Aid
Workshop sponsored by the LMU Upward
Bound program; served on TASP Scholars Bowl
committee; and served as graduation speaker at
Hancock Elementary School.
• Misty Barnhill, academic coordinator of Upward
Bound, attended a Financial Aid Workshop
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Carrabeth Myatt, educational advisor of
Upward Bound, attended the TASP Conference
in Gatlinburg, Tenn.; attended a Financial Aid
Workshop sponsored by the LMU Upward
Bound program; and served on the LMU Staff
Senate.
David Wilhoit, director of Upward Bound,
attended the TASP Conference in Gatlinburg,
Tenn.; sponsored a Financial Aid Workshop for
high school counselors, LMU Upward Bound
and Douglas-Cherokee Upward Bound staff;
attended SAEOPP Regional Conference in
Memphis, Tenn.; elected treasurer of TASP
executive board; served as TASP Emering
Leader trainer; served as TASP Scholar’s Bowl
and SAEOPP Scholar’s Bowl chair; served as
Cooperative Christian Ministry executive board
president; served as Powell Valley Elementary
PTO vice president and treasurer; served on
Douglas-Cherokee EOC advisory board; served
as treasurer of the ARH Federal Credit Union
executive board; and served his church as
deacon, treasurer, chairman of the board of
directors and building committee member.
Athletics
• LMU’s first appearance in the NCAA Southeast
Region Volleyball Tournament was by the 2008
team where they won their first two matches,
eventually falling to conference foe Wingate
University in five sets in the championship
game. Their final record was 22-14. Junior
Amanda Horenkamp was named First Team
All-South Atlantic Conference and earned a
spot on the Southeast Region All-Tournament
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Team and the AVCA All-Region Team. Junior
Alicia MacIntyre was named Second Team
All-South Atlantic Conference and was named
to the Southeast Region All-Tournament Team.
The team received the AVCA Academic Award.
The men’s soccer team fell in the South Atlantic
Conference Tournament semi-finals to Tusculum
College, ending the season with an 11-7-2
record. Three players were named First Team
All-South Atlantic Conference - freshman Willian
Moura, sophomore Aaron McKenna and junior
Felipe Nogueira. Freshman Michael Watkins
was named Second Team All-South Atlantic
Conference. Nogreira and McKenna were
also named to the South Atlantic Conference
All-Tournament Team. Nogueira, McKenna
and junior Renato Segalla were named to
the Daktronics All-Southeast Region Second
Team. Nogueira was a Daktronics NCAA
Division II Honorable Meniton All-American. The
men’s soccer team received the NSCAA Team
Academic Award.
The women’s soccer team lost in the quarterfinal
round of the 2008 South Atlantic Conference
Tournament to cross-conference rival Wingate
University. Sophomore Becky Thompson
was named First Team All-South Atlantic
Conference and Third Team NSCAA AllSoutheast Region. Seniors Lea Cataggio and
Karina Campos were named Second Team
NSCAA All-Southeast Region. Senior HannaMari Toivonen received the National Soccer
Coaches Association of America Scholar Athlete
Award. The women’s soccer team received the
NSCAA Team Academic Award.
The men’s cross country team finished fourth
Remote Area Medical (RAM) volunteers in the vet clinic area
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in the South Atlantic Conference Championship
under first-year head coach Jeremy Donahue.
Derrick Lindsay was selected for the South
Atlantic Conference All-Freshman Team.
Women’s cross country runner Sophia Lopez
Memindi was selected for the South Atlantic
Conference All-Freshman Team.
First-year men’s basketball head coach Josh
Schertz turned around the men’s basketball
program finishing the year with a 14-14 overall
record and 8-8 in conference play. The 20082009 season marked the first time that an LMU
men’s basketball team finished a season at
.500 or above since 2002-03. Sophomore
D’Mario Curry was named First Team All-South
Atlantic Conference. Desmond Johnson
was named to the South Atlantic Conference
All-Freshman Team and was named South
Atlantic Conference Freshman of the Year and
an NCAA Division II All-American. Brandon
Armstrong was also named to the South
Atlantic Conference All-Freshman Team.
For the third consecutive season, the baseball
team accumulated a 30+ win season finishing
the year at 32-18. Juniors Josh Strawn
and Nick Langley received first and second
team All-South Atlantic Conference honors
respectively.
Under the direction of first-year head coach
Benny Collins, the men’s tennis team doubled
their wins from the 2007-08 season playing
a tougher schedule. Sophomores Hannes
Ganss and Bastian Guenther were named
First Team All-South Atlantic Conference.
The women’s tennis team was also coached
by Benny Collins and experienced a rebuilding
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year. They were represented on the All-South
Atlantic Conference first team by freshman
Sophia Lopez Memindi and junior Ann-Sophie
Indeherberge.
The men’s and women’s golf teams and the
softball team fell short of their preseason goals
but did manage to assemble rosters that should
produce better results in the future. Freshman
Eric Kennedy represented the men’s golf team
as a First Team All-South Atlantic Conference
performer.
The softball team travelled all over the campus
for spare change in a “Coins For Cancer”
fundraiser for the American Cancer Society’s
“Relay For Life” program. They raised $360 for
Claiborne County’s Relay For Life event held
at the Harrogate City Park on August 22, 2008.
They also raised $250 in October for Susan G.
Komen for the Cure.
Approximately 50 members of various Lincoln
Memorial University athletics teams helped
members of the Middlesboro ROHO Club
with the organization’s annual shopping
spree for the tri-state area’s needy children
at the Middlesboro Walmart in December
2008. LMU athletes and coaches served as
“ROHO Helpers” and assisted the children with
everything from selecting the appropriate size
clothing to choosing their favorite toy.
University Advancement
• Increases in funds raised over 2007-2008 were
realized in the annual fund (11.8%) and in the
endowment fund (16.26%).
• A 100% participation rate in annual giving was
achieved from the president’s cabinet and the
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university advancement staff.
Six new annual fund scholarships and five new
endowed scholarships were established.
One new academic chair in biology was
established.
Working in collaboration with the University’s
awards committee, 170 annual and endowed
scholarships were awarded at a total of
$361,000.
A $100,000 charitable gift annuity for the
Duncan School of Law was established.
Another successful Remote Area Medical Clinic
at Tex Turner Arena was coordinated by the
Division of University Advancement.
LMU’s web presence was expanded with viral
videos placed on YouTube and behavioral
tracked spots placed on Yahoo.
The President’s Home was the site for a series
of lunches for alumni and friends. The lunches
served as an opportunity for constituents to
speak personally with university administrators
and learn about ways to become more involved
in the university’s planned growth.
LMU alums Bill, ‘56, and Dixie, ‘56,
Diffenderfer and Chad Bauer, 05, hosted a
small group from LMU in Savannah, Ga., during
the first alumni travel program. The group
enjoyed walking tours of the historical district, as
well as lunch at Paula Dean’s famous Lady and
Sons restaurant. Future alumni travel programs
are being planned.
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Dr. G. L. Carter, center, benefactor to the Carter and Moyers School of Education,
with Cindy Whitt, vice president for university advancement, and Dr. Teresa
Bicknell, associate dean of the Carter and Moyers School of Education
Honor Roll of Donors
FOUNDER'S CLUB
LMU's major gift society. Membership can be
obtained through annual gifts of $5,000 and
above.
Algernon Sydney Sullivan Foundation
Appalachian College Association
Anna Bellamy
Dorothy Brooks ('42)
John R. W. ('47) and Jean Brown
Gary ('63) and Frances ('81) Burchett
G. L. Carter, Jr.
Charles and Wilma Chadwell
The City of Harrogate
Cruise Industry Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Kenneth Daniels ('78)/Southern Appalachian Coal
Sales, Inc.
George and Judy Day
O.V. "Pete" ('65) and Cindi DeBusk/DeRoyal
Industries, Inc.
Educational Services of America
Estate of Harry C. Lichman
Estate of Jack E. and Myrtle L. Ailor
Estate of James B. Stiner
Estate of Jennie Mae Bell
Estate of Jewell Coulter Overton
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
Jean Finley
First Century Bank
Charles Harmon/AirQuest America, Inc.
Health Resources and Services Administration
Farmer and Donna Helton
Charles and Sherry Hubbard
Institute of Museum and Library Services
J. Frank White Estate
Colin Jackson
The Very Reverend James Leo
Paul Rodney ('71) and Denise Keen
Kentucky Hospital Association
Russell and Belinda Lloyd ('62)
Middle Tennessee State University
Ken Miller
Mission of Hope, Inc./Emmette Thompson
Jean Muncy
Dorothy Neely
Jean Ownby
Joan U. Pierce
Pineville Community Hospital
Craig and Sherri Robertson
Mission of Hope Scholarship
The Mission of Hope Endowed Scholarship in Memory
of Dedrick Andrew Courtney was presented by Mission
of Hope Director Emmette Thompson to Kelyn
George, a history major from Knoxville, Tenn., during
the awards program in April. Courtney’s son Connor
joined Thompson for the presentation.
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Stewart and Clarice Sharp
South Atlantic Conference
Sam ('40) and Mary Lou Spencer
State Farm Company Foundation
Ray and Peggy Stowers
TN Independent Colleges & Universities
U.S. Department of Education
Wachovia Bank
Maria Wiener
Heltons Make First Gift to School of Law
In July 2008, Judge Farmer H. and Mrs. Donna
Helton funded the first gift for the proposed School
of Law at LMU, representing the support area law
professionals pledged to the project.
The Heltons chose to support LMU through a
charitable gift annuity because the University means
so much to the area. They pointed to the many ways
LMU has enhanced their lives by offering educational
training, increasing property value, providing business
enhancements and increasing living standards and
educational opportunities for the people of the area.
LINCOLN CLUB
Named for the 16th President whose name
the University continues to honor. The level
of support for this group is $2,500 to $4,999
annually.
Alcoa Foundation
Cecil ('42) and Charlotte Branstetter
Thomas and Susan Brown
Steward ('50) and Dessie Collingsworth
Mr. Harry Hoe/J.R. Hoe & Sons
Thomas ('71) and Phyllis Jennings
Judy Arnold Rice Charitable Trust
L. Robert Langley ('50)
Betty Laningham
Pete ('67) and Jennifer ('70) Maples/Valley View
Lodge
Alan and Becky ('88, '90) Neely
New York Community Trust
Rita Phillips ('46)
Emanuel and Sherwin ('76) Rader
Edwin and Judy Robertson ('71)
Rose Center
Joseph C. ('47) and Reba Smiddy
Gene and Cecil Stickle
Angela Thornton
James Truan
USDA Forest Service
Woodlake Golf Club, LLC
PRESIDENT'S CLUB
Partners with the President who support the
University with an annual gift of $1,000 to
$2,499 annually.
Appalachian Children's Home
Patsy Miller Baker ('65)
Lucy Barcelo
Patricia Biggerstaff
Bill Fultz/Holiday BP Service
Linda Bishop ('64)
Glenn and Ann Bowling ('67)
Frances Brooks
Jack Buchanan ('54)
Buddy Duncan/Duncan Lumber Co.
Dave Chesney ('65)
Citizens Bank
Claiborne County Tourism Committee
Commercial Bank
Evan Comer (’48)
John and Mary ('84) Copeland
Cumberland Gap Provision Co.
Cumberland Trails United Way
Davy Reece, III/Reece Funeral Home
Kim D'Eramo
William ('55) and Dixie ('56) Diffenderfer
Downtown Inn and Suites
Jimmy and Lynn Duncan
Joseph and Teresa Eaton
Sherilyn Emberton
Estate of Mary Elizabeth Ford
Frederick Fields
Robert and Barbara Finley
First State Financial
David Fraley
Sally Freese
Charles Gannon ('48)
Kathryn Gerling
Linda Sue Goins
Michael and Janet Good
Henderson ('50) and Jouette Graham
James Grubb ('56)
Shirley Harrison
Jay and Kelly Shoffner/JRS Restaurant Corp.
Lynn Jimison
Eula Keaton ('42)
Dorothy Kincaid
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R. H. and Dale ('69) Latiff
Nancy Leafdale
Craig and Linda Lenz
Lowe's Sporting Goods
Mellon Bank
Middlesboro Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
Midstate Federal
Tom and Nancy Moody
Nat'l Society Daughters of the Union, 1861-1865,
Inc.
Bruce and Mae ('58) Owenby
Donald Parker ('63)
Marceil Peery ('43)
Denny ('65) and Sandra Peters
Lisa Pullen
Maxwell ('55) and Connie Ramsey
Ruth Ritter ('43)
Ronald and Marta Peters Roberts
Roger Ball ('66)/Ball Realty & Auction, Inc.
James Grubb, ‘50, presented the James and Betty
Mason Grubb scholarship to Sarah Goodman, a
communication arts major from Middlesboro, Ky.,
during the awards program in April.
Carroll ('65) and Janice Rose
Burt Routman
Paul and Deborah Schertz
John ('56) and Eleanor Sergent
Ben and Nancy ('79) Sergent
Ruby Slemp ('50)
Paul G. Smith, Jr.
St. Mary's Medical Center
State Electric Supply Company
Inez Stiner ('53)
Howard Teitelbaum and Jane Waldron
The Clayton Family Foundation
The Village Shops/Dick Nevils (’75)
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program
Frank ('61) and Pat White
Jim ('62) and Cynthia ('77) Whitt
Ray Woody ('36)
Donald and Martha Zimmerman
CENTURY CLUB
Established in honor of the Founding of
Lincoln Memorial University. Recognizes gifts
ranging from $100 to $999 annually.
Jack Ailshie ('59)
Air Safety Foundation
Charlie and Mary Allen
Tiffany Alley
Paul ('59) and Barbara ('60) Ellison
Allstate Foundation
American Osteopathic Association
Tom Amis
Gary Asher ('70)/Appolo Fuels, Inc.
AptarGroup, Inc.
Elsie Arrants ('42)
Deborah Bailey
Mary Baker ('64)
Roy Bales
Mary Ball ('61, '92)
Bank of America
Sheila Baran
Malcolm and Bertha Barnhardt
Joseph ('96) and Holly Barrett
Casey Bassett
Eddie Bates
Tom and Patti Jane Baugh
Len and Judy Beal
Sam and Sue Beaty
Fred ('54) and Norma ('55) Bedelle
Rhudy ('52) and Janet Bell
Bell County Farm Supply
David Berry
Charles Bess
William ('51) and Susan Beverly
Jerry and Donna Bivens
Teresa Bicknell
Alan Biel
David and Lynne ('68) Blair
Lieven Cox and Lisa ('92) Blair-Cox
Roy and Pamela Blanton
Phillip ('88, '04) and Edwina ('91, '00) Blevins
BlueCross Blue Shield, Inc.
Billie Jo Booth ('64)
Kathryn Bost
Floyd Bowling ('34)
Jim and Karen Bowling
Wanda Bowling
Betty Brantley
Art ('53) and Betty Ann Brill
Mildred Britton ('40)
Milton and Teresa Brooks
Jerry Brooks/Brooks Oil Company
Phillis Brown ('70)
Ambler ('75) and Deborah ('72) Brown
Phyllis Brummel
Richard and Catherine ('97, '05) Bryant
Charles ('54) and Faye Buchanan
Dan ('74) and Regina ('81, '94) Burns
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David Burrell
Clarence ('52) and Freeda Bush
Seth and Joyce ('65) Butner
William ('56) and Jean Butron
Joan Byrd ('61)
Jody Caldwell
Mark Camblin
Steven and Claudia ('69) Campbell
Charlie and Pamela ('76) Campbell
Captain D's
Carson and Frances ('49) Carmichael
Joseph E. Carr ('51)
Daisy Carter ('56)
Gregory ('71) and Dinah Carter
Sharon Catlett
Walter and Vickie Celusta
Willene Chalmers
Rachel Chapman ('43)
Chattanooga Bar Association
China Town Café
Christian Medical and Dental Association
Sherrie Claiborne ('69)
Claiborne County Hospital
Claiborne County Utility District
Patricia Clark
Rudy Clark ('48)
Coldwell Banker
Ronald ('70) and Sandra ('71) Coleman
Columbia Middle School
Commonwealth of Virginia
Larry ('73) and Judy ('73) Compton
Roy Cooper, Jr.
Thomas ('51) and Joanne Corbin
Charles Covey ('40)
Charles Cox
Danny Cox ('52)
Ralph ('48) and Mary Helen Cox
Bill Criswell ('67)
Neal Cross
Cross-Smith Funeral Home, Inc.
Cumberland Omnimedia, LLC
Howard Cummins ('50)
Cunningham Drug Company
Conrad Daniels ('75)
Seldon Daniels ('63)
Claude ('44) and Mildred Davis
Gloria Kay Davis
Nancy Davis
Juanita Davis-Braswell
Linvil ('77) and Rosemary Day
Luther Dean ('63)
Wesley and Tammy Dean
Dan and Betty DeBord
Michael Dillon, Jr.
C. Gene and Juanita Doss ('50)
Helen Dotson ('63)
William Downie, Jr. ('71)
Benjamin Pressnell and Amy Drittler
Ronald Dubin
Ronnie and Cathy ('07) Dunn
Gary Dutton
Eades & Lower, Inc.
East Tennessee Foundation
Judy Edds
James and Trilby Edmondson
Lois Edwards ('52)
Mary Eicher
Franz Eitel
Randy ('06) and Don Ann Eldridge
Dwight and Maxine Elkins ('48)
Douglas ('67) and Sandra Ellis
Irene Ellis
Ellison Sanitary Supply Co.
Elmo Greer & Sons
Talmadge ('56) and Carol England
T. B. and Dorothy Eubanks
Sandra Evans
Federal Aviation Administration
J. Claude ('60) and Ann Ferrell
Kenny ('62) and Shirley ('61) Fields
William and Shirley Files ('68)
First Tennessee Bank
Ralph ('42) and Frances Ford
Jerry Fowler ('60)
Chester Franklin, Jr. ('71)
Bill and Anna Dishner Gamble
James Gandy
Gregory ('82) and Pamela Gentry
Jim Gifford/The Jesse Stuart Foundation
Joey Gilbert ('01, '05)
Jerry and Elaine Gilbert
Giles Industries, Inc.
Richard Gillespie ('55)
Dewayne Gilpin ('97)
John Gooding
Christel Goossens
Doug Graham/Graham Heating & Air
Dan ('94) and Brenda ('79, '00) Graves
Jerry ('61) and Carlene Greene
Greene & Lewis Attorneys at Law
Phil Greer
Frank ('39) and Margaret Gregory
Lee Grills
Ronnie ('85, '87) and Ronda (’87) Gross
Franklin and Drema Gulledge
Alan and Carolyn ('07) Gulley
Pauline Hagy ('46)
William and Nell Hanchett
Jeffery and Cindy (’09) Hankins-Koppell
Roger ('73) and Judy ('81) Hansard
Louise Hansen
Bobby Harber ('61)
Victor ('61) and Thelma Harber
Hardees, Inc.
Benny ('75) and Linda ('79) Harris/Harris Supply
Company, LLC
Harrogate Collision Shop
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James and Carolyn Hartline
Henry and Mary ('90) Hatfield
Deborah Hayes
Walter Heinecke
Vickie Henn
E. Clayton Hess ('81, ‘87)
Mark and Rita Hess
Ben Hickman/Hickman Building Supply
John Hitt ('91)
James Hobbs ('62)
Sam and Debbie Mars/Holiday Inn Express
Roger ('75) and Rebecca Holt
Home Federal Bank/David Cook
James and Linda Horenkamp
Eleanor Horvath
Jerry and Judy Hounshell ('69)
Katherine Housholder ('41)
Home Federal Bank employee Jamie McCune,
‘95, presented their scholarship to medical
technology major Brittney Cox of Arthur, Tenn.,
during the awards program in April.
Paul and Glenda ('60) Houston
Jakie and Emily ('64) Howard
Janice Howard ('73)
J.D. and Lisa ('84) Sanford Howard
Douglas and Ann ('66) Hudson
William and Kathy Hulley
Paul ('54) and Carol Hurst
Ellen Husarik ('98)
Janet Huskey ('48)
Ivan Indeherberge
Independent Order of Foresters
Interstate Construction Products
Jerleen Irvin
Gordon and Kay Irwin
J & C Partin, Inc.
J.P. Cline III Law Office
Don ('57) and Iris Jeffers
Willis and Elizabeth ('63) Jeffiers
Bobby ('55) and Dolores ('57) Jenkins
Lynn Jensen
Earl ('67) and Bivin Fay Jones
Jane Jones
Eddie and Angela ('08) Jordan
Knoxville Academy of Medicine Alliance
Brenda Karns
Michael Keck
Kesslers Team Sports
Dennis Kiick
Darrel Kilgore ('67)
Kilgore's Auction Company
Joohee Kim
Charles King, Jr.
Sarah King ('86)
Steven Kiwacka
Erin Klein
Curtis Klinghoffer
Barbara Kludy ('56)
Doug and Terri Knuckles
Sy Kushmar
Foraker ('50) and Charla Jean Lambdin
Shelley Landenburg
Larry and Glenna ('62) Landry
Russell ('70) and Carolyn Larson
Heather Laskos
Leo and Alice Lasota
Roy ('65) and Margaret Laster
David and Brenda Laws
Edward ('50) and Nancy Lawson
Nancy Leach ('61)
Darrell ('58) and Elwanda Ledford
Joyce Lee ('51)
Jonathan and Susan Leo
Scott Leonard
Allen and Kay Lewis
Harry and Catherine Light
Donnie ('08) and Pauline Lipscomb
Ruth Longmire ('38)
Scholarships Established in 2008-2009
Annual
• Juanita Collins Latiff Memorial Scholarship in
Education
• Staff Senate Annual Scholarship
• Maurine Allen Memorial Annual Scholarship
• “Meaning of Life” Annual Scholarship
• Jennie Mae Bell Annual Scholarship
• Kelli Adkins Memorial Scholarship
Endowed
• Roy F. Floyd Endowed Memorial Scholarship
• Owenby Memorial Endowed Scholarship
• Dennis Lee Peters Endowed Scholarship in
Education
• Jack & Myrtle Ailor Endowed Scholarship
• Conrad Daniels Endowed Scholarship
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Ray and Emmie ('48) Love
Denton Loving ('96)
Donald and Karen Loving
Jack ('53) and Shirley Lowe
Robert Lowery
Marian Luffman ('57)
Sylvia Lynch ('77)
Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United
States
John and Vicki MacIntyre
Tom and Laura Mackie
Jim and Alice Maddox
Wayne and Catherine Maffett
Donald and Carol ('84) Malicoat
Andre Marrou
David and Janette Martin
Ralph and Margo Martin
Martin-Wilson Funeral Home
Sam, Jr. and Sue ('50) Mars/Mars Properties
Bob ('72) and Janet Matthews
Russell Mawk ('99)
Bobby ('53) and Charlotte McConnell
Barb McCune
Edwin McDevitt ('41)
McDonalds, Inc.
Ray and Janice McDonnell
Robert and Alice McDorman
Robert and Billie McEwan ('56)
David McGeorge ('95)
Marshall ('62) and Shirley McGhee
Buford McWright
Jeanne Meador
Richard and Janice Miller
Bruce ('61) and Pat Mills
Marvin ('73) and Alice Minton
N. Elaine Minton ('76)
Mark and Helen ('95) Miracle
Frances Mitchell
Mary Anne Modrcin
Max Money ('93)
Pamela Moon
Suzanne Morrison
Wayne Morrison
Morristown Hamblen Healthcare
Charles Morton
Millie Morton ('46)
Mountain Optical
Anna Lou Moyers
Muncie Medical Associates Corporation
Lynn and Patricia Murphree
John Henry and Nancy ('96) Myers
Roy Mynatt, Jr. ('52)
Nuzhat Nadvi ('03)
Millard Napier
John and Katherine Niedergeses
No Bucks Coffee House
Dorothy Nuckols ('48)
John O'Dell
Elizabeth Oglesby ('45)
Old Town Grill
Clyde ('52) and Rena ('50) Orr
Charles Osborne
James Osborne
James ('40) and Edna Owens
Susan Owens
Jerrold Packler
Bonnie Page ('40)
Pappy's Food Mart
Gary and Linda Patterson
Rayford and Sandra Patterson
James Payne
Patricia Peace ('72)
Dan and Sherry ('83) Pearman
Pelancho's
C. Ray Penn
Irene Perry ('36)
Deborah Peters
Sheila Pickard ('84)
Charles ('56) and Judith Pierce
Pizza Hut/Rage, Inc.
J. Doug Polly ('58)
Don ('52) and Mary Lou Pope
Bruce ('54) and Nell Porter
Randall ('89) and Debbi ('96, '00, '05) Pressnell
Kenneth ('79) and Otelia Jones/Prestige
Construction Group, Inc.
Preston Medical Library
Print Direction, Inc.
Professional Duplicating Services
Progress Energy Matching Gift Program
Pump Spring Baptist Church
Charles and Sinda ('55) Purkey
Radio Shack, Pineville Kentucky
Hal Ramer
Gary and Patricia Ramsey ('72)
Sam ('62) and Ava Ramsey
Margaret Rasnic ('50)
Joseph and Vickie Rasnic
Stacy and Kate Reagan
Realty Group II
Jackson and Cynthia Reasor ('75)
Lestor Rector ('57)
Alan Redmond ('73)
Ronnie Reece
Regional Malls, LLC
Retel Communications, Inc.
Winston and Merrell Riddle
David Ridenour
Shirley Richie
Linda Roach
Clifford Roberts
Bruce ('61) and Patsy ('60) Robinette
Frank Robinette ('50)
Jack ('61) and Pat ('60) Roop
Sue Rosenbalm
Wheeler ('60) and Betty ('59) Rosenbalm
Holland and Jamie Rowe
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Margaret Rowlett
C. Mark and Jo Ann Russell
Ralph Ryan
Robert and Beryl ('45) Sadler
Joseph and Debra Sage
Vergil ('42) and Winifred Saine
John and Sheree ('78) Schneider
Birg and Lana ('61) Sergent
Mounir and Nemat Shazly
Merle and Flora Shell
R.C. "Snook" ('54) and Marti Shelton
Ted and Linda Shroyer
Allen ('79) and Dorothy Sizemore
Dawn Skelcher ('02)
Paul Skelcher
Ann Slusher
Joe Frank and Lizbeth Smiddy
Carl and Diane Smith
David R. Smith ('62)
Donald (‘81) and Jane ('85) Smith
Ron and Evelyn Smith
Frank Smith ('82)
James ('50) and Audrey Smith
Nelson and Joanne Smith
William ('47) and Nancy Smith
Sodexo Management, Inc.
Southwest Virginia Alumni Chapter
Spider & Son's Glass
Johnny and Rose ('60) Spriggs
Robert Stallins
Betty Standifer
Jay ('62) and Sandra Stanley
Carnelle Starnes ('47)
State Farm Insurance Co., Middlesboro, Kentucky
State Farm Insurance Co., Tazewell, Tennessee
Stephen and Susan Stilwell
Cecil ('53) and Georgia Sumpter
Don (’93) and Martha Sundquist
William ('69) and Sherrie ('73, '87) Surber
Robin Susong
Gene and Frances Swantic
Roy Swindall
T. Brogdon Farms
Richard and Georgeanne Tamer
Katherine Tarwater
J. Herchel ('50) and Jean Taylor
John ('54) and Polly Taylor
Taylor Chiropractic
Larry Thacker, Jr. ('91)
The Daily Times, Maryville,Tennessee
The Woodshop
Kenneth ('49) and Madelyn Thomas
Bob ('54) and Betty Thompson
Ronald and Peggy ('87) Thornton
Stephen and Ann Toadvine
Lisa Travis
Tri-State Tire and Automotive
Trinity Benefit Advisors, Inc.
Mitchell and Danielle Turner (’06)
Glenn and Lynn Uber
Ruth A.Van Korlaar ('48)
Agnes Vanderpool
Roger ('75) and Pamela ('76) Vannoy
Mary Veilleux ('39)
Carrie Vetere
James and Nancy ('58) Vines
David and Mary Walker
Wal-Mart Foundation
Eugene Ward ('56)
Debra Warunek
Sanford Weiler, Sr.
Dudley and Sarah Weiss
Frank Weiss ('72)
Fred and Betty Weller
Gary ('82) and Dianne West
Rosamond Wetmore ('36)
Leroy and Emily Wheeler
Ben Whiteaker
Roy Wilcox
Dan Wilder
David ('87) and Julia Wilhoit
David and Lorisa Williams
Mike and Doris Williams
John Williamson
Rob ('97) and Haley ('96) Wilmoth
William and Robin ('79, '93) Wilson
Rusty Winchester
Harold and Gwendolyn ('52) Wolfe
Mary Jo Wolfe ('49)
Wolfe, Williams, Rutherford and Reynolds
Levi Woodroof ('01)
Jeffrey Woods ('97)
Hal ('48) and Emma Worth
C. Gene ('52) and Jimmie Ann Wright
Donnie and Connie ('81, '00) Wright
Lowell and Uma ('90) Wright
James ('67) and Anne Yearwood
Rachael Young
Jerry and Carole Zillion
Toby Rogers and Judy Arnold
BLUE AND GRAY CONTRIBUTORS
Gifts ranging from under $100 annually
Bobby Abernathy
Piedad and Gabriel Adame
Margaret Adams ('57)
William Adams
Kelli Adkins
Ruth Aker ('66)
Camela Allen ('96)
Gaynell Allen ('08)
Kenneth and Carolyne Allen
Amerigo Italian Restaurant
Anchor Marine of Powell Valley, Inc.
Robert and Carolyn ('60) Anderson
Ralph and Pat Anderson
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Allan Apter
Mary Jean Arnold
Suzanne Arp ('92)
James Ashmore ('57)
Ernest Bacon ('55)
Joanna Badara
Brent Bagley ('00)
C. Mae Bailey ('92)
Ken and Helen ('77, '94) Bailey
Walter ('88, '90) and Tammy Baird
Jean Baldwin
Joshua Baldwin
Martha Barner
Trevor and Allison ('01) Cooke Barton
Charles Barton
Melvin and Heather Bayless
James Beacham
Theresa Beaty
Wilma Beaty ('40)
Patricia Beckett
Michael Beeler
Mozelle Bell
Ricci Bell
Danny Bellamy ('01)
Palma and Helen ('57) Bennett
Joannetta Bennett ('95)
Berea Sisters Sunday School Class
South Bevins
Ronald Bishop
Nina Blair
William and Gail ('59) Blakeman
Brenda Blanton ('89)
Vera Bleasdale ('43)
Carolyn Blevins ('93)
Karen Blondell
Bluegrass Motor Supply
Michael and Jamie Bowling
Gary Bowman
Judith Bowman
Laura Brake ('87)
Scott Branch
Diane Brandehoff
Stephen Brandehoff
Bridgestone Firestone Trust Fund
J. Hilton and Janet Brooks
Larry Brooks
Robin Brooks ('47)
William Broome
Garry ('95) and Kristin Brown
Tracey Brown ('07)
Elizabeth Bull
Ponhsa Bumpas ('06)
David ('86) and Linda Burmaster
Donald and Nancy Burton ('58)
Cleo Bush ('56)
Harriet Calandros ('94)
John and Beth Calder
Ron and Cathy Caldwell
Bobby Cammack
Claude ('51) and Audrey Campbell
Nathan Campbell ('07)
Sherry Campbell
Carolina Day School
Sandra Carpenter ('94)
Gary ('78) and Cynthia ('78) Carter
Larry Carter
Lance Cartwright
Fred and Mary ('90) Carver
Robert Casady
Donald and Kathryn Catalfu
Lisa Caudill ('91)
David Cha
Johnny and Linda ('82) Chadwell
Luther and Pamela ('91) Chambers
Jessica Chandler
James Charles
Bill and Jennifer ('65) Chester
Stuart Childers
Joey Christian ('05)
Keith and Sandra Christman
Christopher's Creations
Christy's Florist
Lesley Chumley ('08)
Claiborne Farmers Co-op.
Deborah Clear
Martin Clemmons
Larry and Betty Coffee
Thomas Coffee
Richard Cohen
Helen Cole
Joan Cole ('72)
Louis Collins
Martha Jo Collins
Columbia High School
Lila Combs ('87)
John and Patricia Convertino
Annis Cope ('51)
Georgette Cornelius ('76)
Bonnie Corum
Cottage Gate Coffee Shop
Edward and Mary ('96) Cowan
Gene and Joyce Cox ('63)
Richard Cox ('61)
Sandra Creekmore
Jason Croad
Robert Cromley, II
Richard and Tammy ('86) Crowder
Richard ('73) and Pam Cundiff
Dewey Cunningham
Paula Cunningham
Jennifer Dagley ('98, '05)
Bruce Damrow ('95)
Bobbie Daniels
Brian Darci
Shawn and Susan Darcy
Gilbert ('47) and Jo Ann Darnell
Jimmie Shelley and Gayla ('94) Dash
Ella Daugherty ('89)
Ray ('57) and Nancy Daugherty
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George ('04) and Shanna Davis
George Davis ('60)
Jacob ('46) and Cleo Davis
Larry ('66) and Linda Davis
Paul and Sue Deane ('51)
Mark and Cynthia Deangelis
Ruth DeBusk
Robert and Jill Demmon
Jon and Jan Dempsey
Greta Denham
Christina Dennis
Collins and Rachel ('85) Denton
Melinda Derrick ('94)
Bill ('65) and Elizabeth Dickson
William Dillingham
Dollar General Store
John Douglas
Carol Drinnon ('63)
Sally Duerr ('02)
Judy Duncan ('95)
Doyle and Becky Dunlap
Mary Dunn
Betty Dworkin ('65)
Frances Dyer ('62)
Randall and Angela Eads
Philip Arnold and Amy Eads-Arnold
Darrell ('94) and Glenda ('91, '05) Eastridge
Kenneth ('53) Edds
William and Lynn Edwards
Thomas Edwards
Randal and Melodie ('95) Efferson
Carl and Linda Effler
Jared ('95) and Mary Effler
Betty Eicher
Robert and Michele Elks
Elle Boutique
Edwin and Phyllis ('69) Ely
Chris Emge
Connie England
Stephanie England
Sue England
Russell and Gladys Engle
Bart Engram
Thomas Epperson, III
Larry and Nancy Eskew
Wanda Eubank ('59)
Patty Evans
Robert ('61) and Mary Helen Evans
Stephen Everly
Jack and Patricia Fanning
Trudee Farley
Elsa Farmer
Robert and Ada Farnham ('43)
Kathleen Fenton ('94)
First Baptist Church Oak Ridge
Johnny and Diane Fletcher
Virginia Fletcher ('50)
Robert Flowers, Jr.
Paul and Kathleen Flynn ('48)
Chris Foley
Food City, Middlesboro Kentucky
Food City, Tazewell, Tennessee
Shelby Ford
Tana Fortney
Rod Frakes
Lauren Fraser
Jamie ('07) and Mollie Freeman
Robert Fry
Nancy Frye
Thomas ('54) and Aileen Fugate
Arlen ('59) and Karen Fulwiler
Larry and Carol ('94) Galyon
David ('72) and Floyde Ann ('73) Gardner
J. Don and Christine ('90) Gibson
Rebecca Gibson ('90)
Ginger Glenn ('03)
Andrew Goins
J.L. and Martha ('60) Goins
Cindy Golden
Gloria Gollnick
Michael Goris
Amanda Graham ('03)
Granite Ridge Builders, Inc.
Elizabeth Grant
Janet Gratz
Joseph and Susan ('97) Gratz
Deanne Grayson
Betty Green ('57)
Ray and Marlene Green
Karla Grills
Sandra Grills
Starla Hahn
Conrad Hale ('43)
Mary Hale
William Hamby, Jr.
Aaron Hammons ('07)
Terry and Tammy ('91) Hannon
Hobart and Audrey ('63) Hansard
Wayne ('57) and Frances Hansard
Fred and Vivian Harr
Kenneth and Carol Harr
Billy Harris ('93)
Chris Harris
Lain Harris
Wanda Harris ('91)
Harrogate Senior Citizens
Dana ('69) and Donna Hartness
Catherine Hayes
Marc ('55) and Harriet Hays
Theodore Haywood
HealthStar Foundation
Imogene Hensley
Rosco and Rae ('94) Hensley
Donald ('63) and Theresa Hill
Hillside Winery
Rex Hobbs, Jr.
Karen Hocke ('07)
William and Linda Hodge
John Hoellman
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Eric Hofmeister
Maria Holder ('05)
Diane Holloway ('93)
Linda Holtzclaw ('92)
John and Doris ('97) Housley
Harlan ('91) and Tricia Hubbs
Ray and B. Jo ('57) Huddleston
Michelle Huddleston ('91)
Charles and Renee Hudson
Judith Hudson ('89)
Virginia Huff ('37)
Ronald ('67) and Linda Hunley
Carolyn Hunt
Shawn Collins/Ideal Print Shop, Inc.
John Idol
Julie Iliff
John Rice Irwin ('55)
Chalmer ('58) and Jean ('60) Jacob
Les and Rena ('72) Janke
Robert and Margaret Janulet
Johnny and Frances ('95) Jefferies
Jerry and Geraldine Jeffers
Traci Jefferson ('89)
Betty Jennings ('48)
Harold and Edith ('67) Jessee
Jason and Traci ('97) Jessee
Lawrence and Lola Jimison
Maxine Jimison
Jeff and Deana ('94) Johnson
Dennis ('62) and Gwendolyn ('63) Johnson
Jay and Christa Johnson
Naomi Johnson ('45)
Larry and Rita ('71) Johnson
Jay and Joan Johnston ('61)
Karen Jones
Lisa Jones
Michael Jones
Roy and Loretta Jones
Marge Kacak
Nancy Kaman
Grace Kao
James ('64) and Marie ('62) Keenan
Arlis Kelley ('93)
Denton Kendrick ('68)
Kershner Excavating
Judy Killen
Matilda Killen
Elizabeth King
John and Tobi Kirkman
Chris Kline ('97)
Ryan and Shelley ('98) Koch
Johan Koo
Krogers, Inc.
Tony Kronenburg ('72)
David and Robin Lamb
Jerry ('79, '00) and Cathy Lambert
Elizabeth Lamont
Charles Landenburg
Randy Cook and Teresa ('89) Lanning-Cook
Sylvia Larson
Frank and Genia Lauro
Karen Lawson
Lance Lay ('98)
Larry and Brenda Lay
Dane and Barbra ('89) Ledford
Goldie Ledford
Christine Lefeld
Derek and Jacqui Lefeld
Kyle and Melanie Lefeld
Vincent Lefeld
Elaine Leo
James Lester
Pamela Lester
Tom and Shelly ('95) Lewis
E. Lichtscheidel
Pamela Lindley ('72)
Lynn Livesay ('70)
Laura Loftis ('93)
Hickey Lubus
Carol Luntsford
Robin Mace
John and Marilyn MacIntyre
Cameron and Julia MacManus
Bonnie Manning
Charle and Marjorie Manning
Max and Shirley Marion
Derek ('99, '03) and Ashley ('02) Markley
Jay and Mary Ann Matchett
William and Susan Mauney
Tony Maxwell ('95, '97, '02)
Edward Mazanek ('92)
Alan and Carolyn McAninch
Jack and Kathy McCann
Timothy McCoy ('84)
John and Sherry ('07) McCreary
Jerry and Anna McDaniels
James and Ruble ('52) McFall
Shauna McGinnis
Timothy and Karen McKenzie
Carla McLaughlin
Monty McLaurin
Clyde McMahan ('48)
Ruth McMartin ('43)
Fred and Linda ('93) McNabb
Capolita Meacham
Arlen and Janis Meline
Jane Melton
Bill Mercer
Diana Mercer
Tim Mercer
Middlesboro High School Class of 1955
Berny ('59) and Patricia Miller
James Miller
Kenneth ('58) and Linda Miller
Marcus Miller ('95)
Michael and Joan Miller
Susana Mimendi
Frances Minton
Richard ('82) and Marilyn ('97) Minton
Steven ('90) and Beth Miracle
Jason Miskus
Jerry and Norma Money
Total Outright Giving By Fund Area
With Fiscal Year-to-Date Comparison as of June 30 each year
$2,445,207.30
$2,327,252.86
$2,500,000
$2,256,429.75
8.37 percent
overall increase
$2,000,000
Plant/In-Kind (05)
$1,500,000
Endowed (03)
Restricted (02)
Unrestricted (01)
$1,000,000
$500,000
$0
2006-07
2007-08
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2008-09
Kimiela Mortazavi ('78)
Jason and Lorrie ('08) Moser
William and Conya Moye
Bonita Mulligan ('70)
Mary Mullins
Robert and Donna ('93) Muncy
Neta Munsey ('62)
My Sports Dreams, Inc.
Carrabeth Myatt ('99)
William ('62) and Lois ('65) Myers
Holly Napier ('07)
Trulene Nash ('57)
Bradley Neudorf
Paul and Laura Neuman
Dar Nevergall
Judith Nicholson
Lynn Nielsen
Lavern Nkanang ('05)
Thomas Noll
Howard and Konnie Norris
Cheryl Novak
Oak Ridge Institute for Continued Learning
Howard and Carolyn Oedel
Cindy Olhmann
Old Drug Store and Antiques
Old Town Market
Lois Osborne ('47)
Evelyn Owen
Aubrey ('51) and Kathleen Painter
Leonard and Kathleen ('71) Pardue
Joseph ('69) and Carol Parisi
Jill Parks
David and Lynn ('75) Parr
Rebecca Patterson
Stanley and Judy Patterson
Gordon and Susan Patton
Adrieene Pauko
Katherine Pebworth
David and Patricia ('48) Peck
Charles Pendleton, III ('83)
Ervin Penner
Marcus Peters
Jennifer Phillips
Rhonda Pidgeon
Linda Pierce
Helen Pinder ('95)
Mary Pitts
Arthur ('67) and Karen Poff
Sue Polak
Macarena Ponce Dancuart ('00)
James ('80) and Yvonne Potter
Hobart ('55) and Phyllis Powell
William ('81) and Rebecca Powell
Kenneth and Karen ('89) Pratt
Barbara Provost ('56)
Thomas Pryse
Lonnie ('61) and Deanna ('65) Purkey
Betty Quillen ('63)
Celena Rader-Lambdin
Erika Rains ('02)
Stephen Ralph
Christopher ('95) and Michele Ralston
Ken and Christine Ramos
Rosanne Ramsey
Jeff and DeEbra ('04) Randall
Emilio Razo
Jim and Brenda ('92) Rector
Robert and Mardi Redden
James and Christine Reid
Ronald and Diana Reid
Byno Rhodes
Delaina Rhodes
Betty Richardson
Michael and Sue ('97) Richardson
Paul and Pamela Riordon
Michael ('70) and Sharon Ritz
Steve and Rhonda Roark
Debra Roberts ('07)
Patsy Roberts ('92)
Tim ('55) and Gloria Roberts
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Joyce Robertson
Scott Robins
Larry Roeser
C. Michelle Rogers ('92)
Rogers & Hurst, Attorneys at Law
Frank ('53) and Ann Ronga
Melanie Rose
Kenneth ('54) and Jewell Ross
Eduardo Ruiz
Charles and Helen ('62) Rusnak
Gladys Russell ('41)
Geneva Rutherford ('37)
Cheryl Ryan
Ronnie ('69) and Paula Sams
David ('89) and Amy Sanford
Dan Sansone
Stanley ('61) and Lou ('62) Satterfield
Save-A-Lot
Karl and Rosemary Schaeffer
Mark and Julia Schanke
Douglas Schiller
Ryan Schmalz
Ruth Schofield ('65)
Billie Scott ('50)
Edward and Kay ('49) Scruggs
Bill Senate
Ginger Senter
Shades of Brown
Sue Saunders Shealy
Sidney and Elizabeth Shearin
Scot ('97) and Jaimie Shields
Stephen ('99) and Margaret Shortt
Marjorie Siddens
Glenn ('69) and Paloma Siebert
Sidney and Mildred Simandle ('45)
Marcel ('06) and Laurel (’07) Simo
Ricky and Donna Sizemore
Ronald ('56) and Carol ('59) Skeen
Tony and Jody ('93) Skole
Laura Slavin
Harry ('65) and Sue Slemp
Jack Sliger
Steve and Janet ('80) Smith
Margie Smith ('04)
Glen and Mollie ('06) Smith
Joel Smithers
Edward and Georgie ('57) Snapp
David and Shirley ('58) Sojourner
Jeffrey and Stacy Sourini
Jimmy ('62) and Patricia Speer
Lawrence ('60) and Mary Anne ('59) Spencer
Donald and Sheila Stafford ('67)
Keith Stafford
Stanifer Drugs
Joyce Stanley
Rodney ('68) and Trudy Stanley
Geraldine Statler ('42)
Amanda Stephens
April Stewart ('95)
Michael Stewart
Ronald ('56) and Dawn Stocker
Melissa Stuive
Terry and Ruth Stuive
Burgin and Gene Crutchfield/Subway, Inc.
Michael and Carol Sullivan
SunTrust Bank
Doyle Swamner
Bennie Swindall, Sr.
Heather Swindall
Jean Swindall
Alec ('58) and Betty ('59) Taylor
Texanna McGinnis
Bruce Thomas ('59)
Dan Thomas ('40)
Linda Thomas
Rhonda Thomas
Gregory Thompson
Johnny ('99) and Madra Thompson
John ('87, '89) and Lori ('89) Thompson
Ronald Thuwis
Thomas and Deborah Timmons
Paul and Nancy ('61) Tobergte
Kyle and Amanda Toti
Ellen Trevarthen ('63)
Vickie Tribble ('00)
Sherry Troy ('00)
Tyrrell Elementary School
University General Surgeons, PC.
Harry ('56) and Lyda Gayle Vann
Robert Vaughn/Vaughn & Melton, Inc.
Catherine Vedder
William ('64) and Judy Versavage
Sharon Vigluicci ('04)
Owen Vincent
Pam Vujko
Quinton Wacks ('74)
Raymond Walker
Kathryn Wallace ('97)
Nicole Walters
Daniel ('61) and Sarah Warner
Eric Watson
J. Russell ('52) and Eleanor Webb
Sheila Welch
Mark Wells ('89)
Wayne ('03) and Norma Wells
Wayne ('03, '06) and Norma Wells
Thomas Lynn Wells ('64)
Kimberly Whitaker ('04)
Michael and Shelley Wieting
Judy Wilder
Wilderness Road Outfitters
Richard Wilkes ('62)
Eric Williams
Susan Williams
Theresa Williams
Bob and Gail Williamson
Brenda Williford
Toni Winston
Raymond ('61) and Jackie Winters
Kirsten Wolff
Frank Woodward
David and Toni Worley
William ('46) and Jane Wright
Henry and Sherri ('94) Yarnell
Betty Young
Did We Miss Your Name?
If you do not find your name on the list, one of several things may have happened:
•
We made a mistake. We regret that errors occur in lists such as these, and
appreciate your correcting us if this is the case.
•
You didn’t make your gift during the 2008-2009 fiscal year. Our fiscal year runs
from July 1-June 30. Please check your records as to the date of your gift(s).
•
Are you sure you made a gift? The many appeals from organizations and
institutions make it easy to miss an opportunity. We hope that Lincoln Memorial
University is among those worthy causes at the top of your list for sharing.
If you have any questions, or would like information about becoming a giving club
member, call us at 423.869.6351.
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To discuss giving opportunities, contact:
Lincoln Memorial University
Division of University Advancement
6965 Cumberland Gap Parkway
Harrogate,Tennessee 37752
800.325.0900, ext. 6394 or 423.869.6394
cynthia.whitt@lmunet.edu