Mr. Bob V. Hardin ’68, President
Ms. Dorothy L. Grisham ’74, President-Elect
Mr. Gary D. Poe ’68, Vice President
Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Ronald V. Hite ’64, Secretary
Mr. Michael J. Carrier ’73, ’83, Treasurer
Mr. J. Daniel Mahoney ’66, Past President
Dr. Paul E. Stanton, Jr., ETSU President
Dr. Richard A. Manahan, Vice President for University
Advancement/President, ETSU Foundation
Mr. Robert M. Plummer ’84, ’87, Associate Vice President for University Advancement/Executive Director of ETSU
Alumni Association
Mr. Jason N. Berry ’98
Ms. Linda W. Buck ’80, ’84
Mr. Lawrence F. Counts ’79
Ms. Carshonda Harris ’07, SGA Vice President
Dr. Tony Katras ’84, ’89
Mr. D. Roger Kennedy ’69
Mrs. Michelle Livengood ’84
Ms. Renee Bays Lockhart ’87, ’89
Mr. Charles J. Stahl, IV ’83
Mr. Josh Shearin ’07, SGA President
Mr. Jeffrey C. Taylor ’85
Mr. Mark W. Thomas ’84
Mr. Mickey E. Tyler ’69
Ms. Eleanor E. Yoakum ’65
Mr. Tim P. Jones, Chairman
Mrs. Leslie Parks Pope, Vice Chairman
Mr. M. Thomas Krieger, Secretary
Dr. Steve Conerly, Treasurer
Mr. Dennis T. Powell, Immediate Past Chairman
Mr. Wayne G. Basler, Past Chairman
Mr. Donald R. Raber, Investment Committee Chair
Mr. Stuart E. Wood, Jr. ’60, Planned Giving Committee Chair
Dr. Paul E. Stanton, Jr., ETSU President
Dr. Richard A. Manahan, Foundation President
Dr. David D. Collins ’96, Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Jeff Byrd
Mrs. Betty DeVinney
Mrs. Janey Diehl ’50
Dr. Archie R. Dykes ’52, ’56
Mrs. Ruth Ellis
Dr. James W. Gibson
Mr. Richard L. Green ’73
Mr. Louis H. Gump
Mr. Robert V. Hardin ’68
Dr. Roberta T. Herrin ’70, ’72
Mr. Dale Keasling ’70
Mr. D. Roger Kennedy ’69
Dr. Barbara Kimbrough
Mrs. Michelle Livengood ’84
Mr. R. Odie Major
Mr. Paul Montgomery
Mr. Scott Niswonger
Mr. Art Powers
Mr. James W. Reel ’58
Mr. Howard W. Roddy ’74
Ms. Lottie Fields Ryans
Mr. Kenneth W. Simonds ’57
Mr. Robert T. “Rab” Summers
Mr. Raymond R. Thomas ’59
Mr. John D. Tickle
Mrs. Ann Mooneyhan Utter ’65
Dr. May Votaw
Mr. Guy B. Wilson, Jr.
Mr. Keith Wilson
Ms. Eleanor E. Yoakum ’65
Honorable Phil Bredesen, Governor of Tennessee & Chair
Ms. Fran Marcum, Vice Chair & 4th District
Dr. Charles W. Manning, Chancellor
Mr. Frank Barnett, 2nd District
Mr. John Boots, Jr., Student Representative
Ms. Agenia Clark, 7th District
Mr. Gregory Duckett, 9th District
Honorable Ken Givens ’69, ’71, Commissioner of Agriculture
Mrs. Judy T. Gooch, 3rd District
Mr. Jonas Kisber, 8th District
Mr. Scott McMillan, Faculty Representative
Mr. Millard Oakley, 6th District
Mrs. Leslie Parks Pope, 1st District
Dr. Richard G. Rhoda, Executive Director of THEC
Mr. Howard Roddy ’74, At-Large East Tennessee
Mr. J. Stanley Rogers, At-Large Middle Tennessee
Honorable Lana Seivers, Commissioner of Education
Mr. Robert P. Thomas, 5th District
Mr. William Watkins, Jr., At-Large West Tennessee
Ms. Katie Winchester, Chair, Dyersburg
General Wendell Gilbert, Vice Chair, Clarksville
Mr. Jack Murrah, Vice Chair, Hixson
Mr. A.C. Wharton, Jr., Secretary, Memphis
Dr. Richard Rhoda, Executive Director
Mr. W. Ransom Jones, Murfreesboro
Ms. Eleanor E. Yoakum ’65, Knoxville
Mr. Riley C. Darnell, Secretary of State
Mr. John Morgan, State Comptroller
Mr. Dale Sims, State Treasurer
Mr. Adam G. Green, non-voting ex-officio, UT Chattanooga
Ms. Sondra Wilson, voting ex-officio, Columbia State
Community College
Dr. Gary Nixon, non-voting ex-officio/Executive Director,
State Board of Education
Office of Advancement
Dr. Richard A. Manahan, Vice President for University
Advancement/ President, ETSU Foundation
Jeff Anderson ’83, Associate Vice President for University
Advancement & Planned Giving
Jeremy Ross, Associate Vice President for University
Advancement Capital Campaign
Carol Sloan, Assistant Vice President for University
Advancement
Tisha Harrison ’80, Director of University Advancement
Karen Sullivan, Director of University Advancement
Pat Holland, Administrative Coordinator
Pat Barcel, Office Manager
Peggy McCurry ’80, Office Coordinator
Amy Brown ’04, Graduate Assistant
Emily Long, Graduate Assistant
Office of ETSU Foundation
Dr. David D. Collins ’96, Vice President for Business & Finance
Kathy Carder, Account Clerk
Leisa Wiseman ’84, Accountant
Credits: p.1 Cover shot of David Davis courtesy of Jeb DeKalb p.4 Pharmacy article courtesy of Sam Watson/Johnson City Press p.4 Giving Credit article courtesy of Sam Watson/Johnson City Press p.6 Ron Ramsey article courtesy of Hank Hayes/Kingsport Times-News p.6 David Davis article courtesy of Jim Wozniak/Johnson City Press p.10 State Health Status Ranking article courtesy of Teresa Hicks/
Johnson City Press p.13 Nancy Wagner photo courtesy of Nancy Wagner p.13 Attorney Guy Blackwell article courtesy of Dee Goodin/
Johnson City Press
Office of University Alumni
Robert M. Plummer ’84, ’87, Associate Vice President for
University Advancement/Executive Director ETSU
Alumni Association
Lee Ann Davis ’91, Director of University Alumni
Programs
Leisa Harvey ’94, Office Coordinator
Cyndi Ramsey ’06, Information Research Technician
Janell Rowe ’03, ’06, Secretary
Jennifer Hodge ’05, Graduate Assistant
Tyla Short, Student Classnotes Coordinator
Joseph L. Smith ’93, Director of Alumni Records
Donald Harvill ’92, Computer Operations Coordinator
Margaret Carr ’81, Information Research Technician
Carol Ollis, Technical Clerk
Danielle Oprean ’05, Graduate Assistant p.13 Mike Hulbert article courtesy of Joe Avento/
Johnson City Press p.14 Adam Ely photo courtesy of Adam Ely p.14 Adam Ely article courtesy of Sam Watson/Johnson City Press p.14 Dr. Ron May photo courtesy of Ancilla College President’s
Office p.14 Afghanistan photos courtesy of Jonathan Billheimer p.17 Brian Johnston photo contributed by Brian Johnston p.17 Jarrod Burton article courtesy of staff reports/
Johnson City Press
On the Cover: ETSU’s Alumnus Lieutenant Governor Ron Ramsey stands behind Governor Phil Bredesen as he begins to deliver his “State of the State” address in the Capital House Chamber in January 2007. House Speaker Pro Tempore
Lois M. DeBerry stands to his left.
In the News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-6
Reaching Higher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Campus Briefs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-11
Unique Alumni . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-14
Sports Spectrum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15-17
Distinguished President’s Trust . . . . . . . . .18-19
Advancement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 and 25
ETSU Giving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21-24
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Paul E. Stanton, Jr., M.D.
University President
Richard A. Manahan,
Vice President for University Advancement/
President, ETSU Foundation
Robert M. Plummer
Associate Vice President for University
Advancement/Executive Director of ETSU
Alumni Association
Richard A. Manahan
Robert M. Plummer
Jeff Anderson
Amy Brown
Margaret Carr
Lee Ann Davis
Carol Fox
Kristn Fry
Tisha Harrison
Jennifer Hodge
Pat Holland
Richard A. Manahan
Carol Ollis
Danielle Oprean
Robert Plummer
Cyndi Ramsey
Pamela Ripley
Jeremy Ross
Janell Rowe
Fred Sauceman
Tyla Short
Carol Sloan
Joe E. Smith
Joe L. Smith
Karen Sullivan
Michael White
Jim Sledge
Larry Smith
Ron Campbell/ Johnson City Press
East Tennessee State University is one of 45 institutions in the
Tennessee Board of Regents system, the sixth largest system of higher education in the nation. The Tennessee Board of Regents is the governing board for this system which is comprised of six universities, thirteen community colleges, and twenty-six Tennessee Technology
Centers. The TBR system enrolls more than 80 percent of all Tennessee students attending public institutions of higher education.
East Tennessee State University is fully in accord with the belief that educational and employment opportunities should be available to all eligible persons without regard to age, gender, color, race, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or sexual orientation.
Conceptual design by Absolute Communications, Inc. and print production by Donihe Graphics, Kingsport, Tennessee.
TBR: 160-018-06 75M

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/ Johnson City Press
After 10 years at East Tennessee State University’s helm,
President Paul Stanton says new academic programs, campus improvements and other initiatives keep him interested in the job.
“That’s what sometimes makes me think I’d like to be here another 100 years, because these are the fun things,” Stanton said in a recent interview about his tenure as president.
“It’s been to me 10 years of opportunity — 10 years that for the most part have been exciting and positive,” he said. “It’s been a lot of work and a lot of stress, but at the same time, it’s been very rewarding.”
Even as it has struggled with lean operating resources, ETSU has marked numerous milestones in the Stanton years. Highlights have included:
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Opening the $28 million Charles C. Sherrod Library in 1999.
Overseeing digs at the Gray Fossil Site, an ancient lake bed discovered in 2000. The site contains the world’s richest deposit of
 tapir fossils alongside the remains of rhinoceroses, elephants, sloths, red pandas and other creatures. ETSU’s $10 million visitors center and laboratory is scheduled to open at the site this spring.
Opening the medical school’s basic sciences building, a $34 million state-federal project on the campus of the Veterans Affairs
Medical Center, Mountain Home, in 2002. The building bears
Stanton’s name with that of former VA Director Carl Gerber as
Stanton-Gerber Hall.
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Building a campus recreation and exercise center with $14 million in student fees. ETSU opened the center in 2002 and named it for longtime benefactor Wayne G. Basler in 2006.
Raising more than $100 million in private funding in the
Campaign for ETSU Tomorrow. Supporting academic initiatives, the campaign wrapped up in 2002.
Developing the ETSU Honors College, a unit intended to promote excellence in academics, student research and international studies, in 2005.
Remodeling the old campus library, a $1.2 million project that brought much-needed classroom, laboratory and office space to
ETSU’s College of Nursing and other units. ETSU opened the refurbished facility last fall and dedicated it as Roy S. Nicks Hall in honor of Stanton’s predecessor.
Creating the ETSU College of Pharmacy. Citing a shortage of pharmacists in Tennessee, particularly in rural areas of this region,
ETSU officials and supporters launched a bid for the school in
2004 and eventually overcame the University of Tennessee’s opposition to garner state approval. ETSU pledged to create and operate the school with private donations and tuition rather than state money.
While Stanton was involved in the projects at various levels, he attributed the successes to state, federal and community partnerships and to other ETSU administrators and faculty and staff members.
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ETSU President and Parent––
Stanton presents the Doctor of
Physical Therapy degree to daughter
Shelley Stanton Canada in
December of 2006.

In the News
/ Johnson City Press
No particular course troubled Laura Asbury as she began her first day of classes in January at East Tennessee State University’s new
College of Pharmacy, but the scope of her schedule was the trial.
“I think all together, the classes combined are going to be the challenge,” said Asbury, one of 72 students who began the four-year journey. “It’s going to require a lot of hard work and a lot of dedication, but that’s what our career is all about.”
Asbury and her classmates began the historic day with Dr. David
Roane, ETSU pharmaceutical sciences department chairman, in anatomy and physiology.
For Unicoi resident Travis Padgett, preparing for opening day was paramount, jitters and all.
“I’ve looked over the texts and I’ve been getting my laptop ready,” he said. “For the first time ever, I sat down and got my book bag ready for the first day of class.
“But the faculty is here to help us. We’re here to help each other, and I’m sure it’s going to work out great.”
Because ETSU launched the school in the middle of a traditional academic year, the inaugural class will attend a special semester next summer, keeping students on track for a spring graduation in 2010.
They will move to a traditional fall-spring calendar in August as the second pharmacy class joins ETSU.
East Tennessee State University’s College of Pharmacy has earned provisional status from the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy
Education.
The ACPE board of directors approved the college’s application for pre-candidate status, the first phase of the process toward full accreditation.
As administrators acclimated students to the college in orientation sessions on campus, Calhoun and ETSU Vice President for Health Affairs Ron Franks traveled to San Diego, Calif., to appear before the ACPE board of directors in hopes of obtaining pre-candidate accreditation status, the highest level a new college is eligible to obtain.
With candidate status approved, ETSU would be eligible to apply for full accreditation after graduating its first class of students in spring 2010. Even without full accreditation, Calhoun said that candidate status would make ETSU pharmacy graduates eligible to take state board exams toward licensure.
East Tennessee State University’s president asked the university’s governing panel on March 30 to name the Gray Fossil Site’s visitors center and the new campus soccer stadium for business benefactors.
Meeting at Southwest Tennessee Community College, the Tennessee
Board of Regents approved dubbing the Gray facility “The East
Tennessee State University and General Shale Brick Natural History
Museum and Visitor Center.”
The Regents also approved ETSU’s request to name the soccer facility “Summers-Taylor Stadium” in honor of Robert and Nita
Summers of Summers-Taylor Inc.
ETSU President Paul Stanton said the university appreciated the many years of support the Summers family and Summers-Taylor had provided.
“Their most recent initiatives, to assist our soccer programs, include a significant commitment toward the construction of this university’s first soccer stadium,” Stanton said. “Their daughter, Lena, played on our women’s soccer team from 1998 until she graduated.”
“For the first time since the women’s program started in 1997, the team will play on its own campus this fall,” Stanton said.
The stadium’s field and an accompanying practice field are already in place, and construction is scheduled to begin soon on the 1,000seat stadium.
ETSU Athletic Director Dave Mullins said a pre-construction meeting with the project’s contractor was planned. The $3 million project has a 210-day schedule, he said, so completion is expected by the end of October.
Mullins said that the team was scheduled to begin playing on the
/ Johnson City Press stadium field in August and he hoped the stadium would be available for use by the season’s end. Grading the fields represented the project’s first phase, and this second stage includes the stadium, a press box, two hospitality suites and entry gate/plaza with a ticket booth and concession stand.
“A third phase would include additional facilities, a second gate and another practice field. Long-term plans include an arched entry, an elevated walking area and a field house,” Mullins said. ETSU plans to add a club-level men’s soccer team this fall and advance to the varsity level in 2008.
As for the fossil center, Stanton said the histories of ETSU and
General Shale Brick were intertwined and showed a record of cooperation and commitment. He said the partnership involved both people and financial resources. General Shale’s president and CEO,
Richard Green, is an ETSU alumnus, and the company has many employees who hold undergraduate and graduate degrees from ETSU.
“In particular, the company’s comprehensive involvement with the design and construction of our new museum and visitor center at the
Gray Fossil Site is unsurpassed,” Stanton said. “General Shale’s donation of over 200,000 bricks and other materials enabled the university and the state to save hundreds of thousands of dollars in construction costs that could be put to use elsewhere at the site.”
Stanton also noted the company’s artisans were creating a series of handcrafted brick sculptures for the facility illustrating specimens unearthed at the Gray dig.
Part museum and part laboratory, the fossil center was funded by an $8 million federal transportation grant and matching funds. Since construction was finished in February, designers have been completing exhibits in anticipation of a late summer opening.
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In the News
Why not begin with a riddle? Q: What has 250 tree species, free educational brochures, and covers the East Tennessee State University campus?
A: The ETSU Arboretum! And what's an Arboretum? Literally, "a place of trees." More exactly, a place where trees are grown and displayed for educational, scientific and aesthetic purposes.
At the ETSU Arboretum, campus trees are identified with signs and described in self-guided walking tour brochures available free at various locations around campus including the ETSU
Department of Biological Sciences, the Reece Museum, and the Sherrod Library reference desk.
Many unusual tree and plant species have been planted to test their suitability for local landscapes. But at the end of the day, the ETSU Arboretum's underlying goal is to provide an attractive and refreshing environment: to improve the quality of life for everyone who studies at, works at, or simply visits the ETSU campus.
The ETSU Arboretum showcases some superb spring-flowering specimens.
Here are a few must-see trees in bloom this time of year.
 The Star Magnolia located beside the ETSU Foundation
Carillon and Alumni Plaza, with big white flowers covering the leafless
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 branches, and the purple-flowered Saucer Magnolia beside Roy S. Nicks Hall.
Several species of Redbuds including the flower-encrusted Yunan Redbud, the white-flowered Texas Redbud and our native eastern Redbud, all planted around Mathes Hall music building.
Delicate white star-flowers of the snowbell family are planted in beds at the north end of Gilbreath Hall, including our native
American Snowbell, the Japanese Snowbell and the Fragrant Snowbell.
The ETSU Arboretum thrives on support from the community as well as donations from individuals and groups, and by public and private grants.
Several Master Gardeners of Northeast Tennessee have completed volunteer projects with the Arboretum. Campus Horticulturist Kathleen Moore and the ETSU Facilities Management grounds crew maintain the entire campus landscape, and have planted dozens of new trees over the past year.
For more information about the Arboretum, contact Dr. Tim McDowell,
Department of Biological Sciences, at mcdowelt@etsu.edu or (423) 439-8635.
Information is also available on the Arboretum Web site, at www.etsu.edu/arboretum.
East Tennessee State University officials have announced the newest members of the Roan Scholars Leadership Program. The
“outstanding” high school seniors selected for the Roan Scholars
Class of 2007 participated in a rigorous interview process with 45 other exceptional nominees.
According to program director Kristina Bullock, for the first time since the program’s inception, two of the four students chosen as new Roan Scholars are from Western North Carolina.
The Roan Scholars awards are based on performance and merit as noted in the nominations submitted by the students’ high school principals. The candidates then undergo personal interviews by panels of the region’s community leaders before they are selected to participate as Scholars. The awards cover four years of leadership development activities, full tuition, room and board, and a book allowance. In addition, the Roan Scholars receive laptop computers and printers from the Higher Education division of Dell
Computer Corp.
Julie Erin Ellis – Mitchell High School --
Her parents are Scott and Wendy Ellis of
Bakersville, N.C., and she is one of the two Roan
Scholars chosen from Western North Carolina.
At ETSU, Ellis plans to combine her interest in
Spanish with the health sciences and pursue a career as a nurse practitioner.
Katharine Elizabeth (Katie) Jones –
Tennessee High School -- The daughter of A.D.
Jones Jr. and Betsy Jones of Bluff City served as editor-in-chief of the school newspaper, as well as founding charter member of the Young
Democrats Club. Her career aspiration is law school with an emphasis on the U.S. or District
Attorney General’s Office.
Michael Robert Letterman – Mountain
Heritage High School -- His parents are Mike and Joyce Letterman of Burnsville, N.C., and he is one of the two Roan Scholars selected from
Western North Carolina. Described by his peers as a “math genius,” he combines his academic and artistic gifts resulting in numerous honors. His school guidance counselor describes him as “a student who leads by quiet example” and whose “self-reflection is clearly one of the marks of a good leader.”
Christopher Ryan Mynhier – Sullivan South
High School -- The son of Jessica Mynhier of
Kingsport and the late Mark Mynhier has exhibited leadership in the Air Force JROTC and as president of Mu Alpha Theta. Mynhier intends to enroll in the ETSU Pre-Med Program in pursuit of a career in family medicine.
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In the News
/ Kingsport Times News
Ron Ramsey says his election as Tennessee lieutenant governor and Senate speaker last
Tuesday apparently generated political shock waves in more places than just Capitol Hill.
“This has really rocked the state,” the Blountville Republican said of his election. “There are those down here saying jokingly ‘Do you remember where you were when Kennedy got shot?
Do you remember where you were on Sept. 11, 2001? Do you remember where you were when Ramsey was elected speaker?’ Because this was huge. After nearly 40 years, an institution is moving in a different direction.”
Ramsey , who defeated 35-year incumbent Lt. Gov. John S. Wilder of Mason in a 18-15 vote, is moving forward with the transition to his leadership and has some major decisions to make in the coming days.
Those decisions mainly center around which senators will sit on standing committees.
Ramsey has indicated he will share “some” committee chairmanship positions with
Democrats, as Wilder did in the past.
“Everything will be fine,” Ramsey said. “We’ll be able to govern. The governor knows I can
Ron Ramsey (B.S. ’78) is pictured in Nashville with his mother, Elizabeth (B.S.’56), wife, Cynthia (B.S.’79), and daughters Tiffany (B.B.A. ’03), Sheena (B.B.A. ’05) and
Madison, a student and senior, is the sixth member of the family to attend ETSU.
work with him. I think it was a signal when the governor said ‘I’m staying out of that race (when Ramsey ran against Wilder last Tuesday).’
Why would he stay out of a race when there is a Democrat incumbent? He realized we’ll work well together and it was time for a change.”
Ramsey, an auctioneer and real estate agent, earned a B.S. degree from ETSU in ’78, also indicated he will be spending more time being a lawmaker and politician now that he is lieutenant governor.
“I will still have my auction business,” he said. “I still need to make a living ... even though the lieutenant governor pay did go up into the
$50,000-a-year neighborhood, I will keep my auction business going.”
/ Johnson City Press
David Davis is serving in the U.S. Congress. He was elected congressman in November and will represent
Northeast Tennessee thanks in large measure to his vote totals in Unicoi County. He defeated Democrat Rick Trent easily in Unicoi County with 68 percent of the vote. In the competitive Republican primary that featured 13 candidates in August, he won Unicoi County with 52 percent of the vote.
Now he is in Washington, D.C., as a representative for the 1st Congressional District of Tennessee. It’s a place where politicians can accumulate a lot of power and impact a lot of people’s lives as they decide the direction the country will take. But it’s in tiny Limestone Cove, which stretches about 10 miles on Tenn. Highway 107 between
Unicoi and North Carolina, that he learned a main principle — a strong work ethic.
Davis now lives in Johnson City because of his work in healthcare. He owns Shared Health Services, Inc., which is a full-service provider of hyperbaric oxygen therapy. The company sees patients from five states, and has contracts with several hospitals. Having lived through building a small business, Davis tries to do all that he can for entrepreneurs, such as keeping government regulations low.
He was appointed to serve on the Small Business Committee. Davis is a ’79 alumni of ETSU’s respiratory therapy program.
Washington, D.C. – In spite of freezing temperatures and snow on the ground, the Roan Scholars took full advantage of their three days in our nation’s capital over the break.
Students gained a greater understanding of political processes by visiting Capitol Hill on two separate occasions. Students met with
Tennessee Senator Bob Corker in the Reception Hall of the Capitol, and a second visit included a guided tour by Tennessee Congressman
David Davis’ staff. Scholars observed our nation’s leaders in action from the Senate Gallery, as well as the Gallery of the House of
Representatives, and group pictures were taken with Corker and Davis.
“This was a great experience for all of us,” stated
Roan Scholars
Director, Kristina
Bullock. “On our way to the capital we toured Thomas Jefferson’s
Monticello and then headed straight into the heart of DC. The students were exposed to cultural, historical and international learning experiences and still had some time to explore on their own.”
Some of the cultural and historical opportunities included: The
Symphony at the Kennedy Center for the Arts, Arlington Cemetery, museums, U.S. monuments and of course “The D.C. Metro.” The scholars had the opportunity to gain international experiences with a visit to IREX, the International Research and Exchanges Board, and a visit to the Bulgarian Embassy, including a comprehensive presentation on history and culture of Bulgaria and Central Europe by Dr. Dimitar Mihaylov, First Secretary for Political and Cultural
Affairs.
The Roan Scholars Program wishes to thank the Mooneyhan
Foundation for making possible a variety of educational opportunities for the students, thereby enhancing the young leaders’ esteem of its history and understanding of the nation’s political system.
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Walk
Detailed in this preliminary architect’s drawing, the choice of location marks the latest development of the ETSU PRIDE Walk project.
As a highly visible feature of the Alumni Plaza on the Gilbreath
Hall side of the Carillon, the ETSU PRIDE Walk will combine careful design elements with over 1,500 inscribed bricks from alumni and friends along with a sculpted globe fountain.
Construction begins soon. Inscribed bricks purchased through the end of March 2007 will be positioned and dedicated during
Homecoming of 2007. The entire ETSU community and all who have purchased inscribed bricks will be invited to attend and will be able to pick up their individual “mini bricks,” exact replicas of the inscribed bricks placed in the ETSU PRIDE Walk . Bricks purchased between April of 2007 and March of 2008 will be installed during Homecoming of 2008.
Thank you very much to all who have participated! Through your support and that of the ETSU Foundation and Alumni
Association, the ETSU PRIDE Walk celebrates our history and heritage as we approach ETSU’s Centennial in 2011. For more information, please call ETSU
Advancement at
423/439-4242, or e-mail sullivan@etsu.edu.
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A Ten-Year
Strategic Plan
$224,150,000

Campus Briefs
A new innovative strategy for adding more nurses to the workforce was announced during a joint news conference between
Mountain States Health Alliance and the College of Nursing.
The Mountain States Health Alliance-ETSU Evening/Weekend
B.S.N. Program began in January 2007 and enrolled students in a baccalaureate nursing degree program through an evening and weekend format. MSHA is giving ETSU $1 million to hire additional faculty to support the program.
“We constantly hear from many men and women who are passionate about a career in nursing, but because of family, work and other scheduling conflicts, they cannot attend classes during the day,” said Dr. Patricia L. Smith, ETSU Dean of Nursing. “Nursing needs them, and this innovative approach will provide an opportunity to these prospective students and give them a gateway to one of the most rewarding careers they can ever enjoy.”
“And it is the generosity of MSHA that is making this happen.
The ETSU College of Nursing is honored by the confidence MSHA has in our educational programs and our ability to prepare the highest quality of nurses for a workforce that so desperately needs them.”
At least 40 students will graduate from the program each year,
Smith added. “We’re excited to add to our partnerships with ETSU this creation of the Mountain States Health Alliance-ETSU
Evening/Weekend B.S.N. Program,” said Kathryn Wilhoit (B.S.N.
’69), MSHA vice president and chief nursing executive. “This program will help support the hiring of faculty in the same manner in which we support the Second Degree B.S.N. Program at ETSU.”
Dollar General Corp. in Goodlettsville recently teamed with the Council for Advancement of Adult Literacy
(CAAL) in New York to put together the independent “blue ribbon” National Commission on Adult Literacy, and East
Tennessee State University is among those tapped for the endeavor.
ETSU’s Mark Musick was asked to serve as one of 22 commissioners on the new initiative designed to focus more attention on improving adult education and literacy in
America. Musick holds the James H. Quillen Chair of
Excellence in Teaching and Learning in the university’s
Claudius G. Clemmer College of Education. He is also president emeritus of the Southern Regional Education Board
(SREB), which is a 16-state education compact, and he chaired the board of the National Assessment of Educational Progress under three U.S. presidents.
Teaching Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder , published by Gryphon House, was penned by Dr. Clarissa Willis, associate director of the Center for Early Childhood Learning and
Development, a state Center of Excellence, at East Tennessee State
University. An associate professor in the Department of Human
Development and Learning in ETSU’s Claudius G. Clemmer College of Education, she also directs such projects as the Tennessee Early
Intervention System (First District), the East Tennessee Autism
Training Project, the Tennessee Preschool Literacy Project and the
Expanding Horizons Early Intervention Project.
Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen has named Dr. Evelyn
Kemp, a clinical psychologist with ETSU Family
Physicians of Bristol, to the state’s Board of Examiners in
Psychology.
Kemp is an assistant professor of Family Medicine at
East Tennessee State University’s James H. Quillen College of Medicine.
Kemp holds B.S. and Psy.D. degrees in psychology from Wright State University, and she completed a postdoctoral fellowship in clinical health psychology at a
Michigan State University-affiliated hospital.
United States
Assistant Secretary of
Commerce for
Economic
Development, Sandy
K. Baruah, visited the
East Tennessee State
University Innovation
Laboratory on Friday,
Feb. 2, to announce more than $2 million in federal funding for two regional projects.
Surrounded by a roomful of higher education, government, business, and economic development leaders, Baruah and 1st
District Congressman David Davis awarded a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development
Administration, to Johnson City Power Board General Manager
Homer G’Fellers for a new substation at the Washington County
Industrial Park.
Baruah and other attendees toured the new wing of ETSU’s
Innovation Lab, located at 2109 W. Market St. The 10,000-squarefoot addition, constructed in part through federal funding, houses wet labs, dry labs, offices and conference room space, allowing entrepreneurs an opportunity to launch fledgling businesses successfully.
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East Tennessee State University has signed a Memorandum of
Agreement that expands an existing arrangement with the North
China University of Technology (NCUT), located in Beijing, and with the Universidad Estatal De Bolivar, in Guaranda, Ecuador
(UEB). ETSU has also added a new pact with the University (in the
Dutch language, it is Rijksuniversiteit) of Groningen (RUG) in the
Netherlands.
The expanded cooperative relationship with NCUT is the result of a visit to China by an ETSU delegation, including Provost Dr.
Bert C. Bach, who spoke at the International Forum on Higher
Education held at NCUT in conjunction with its 60th anniversary celebration.
The enrollment this semester is the highest spring tally in the history of East Tennessee State University, said President Dr. Paul E.
Stanton Jr. The overall headcount of 11,846 is up approximately 3.7
percent over last year’s 11,455.
This record was aided by the spring opening of the new ETSU
College of Pharmacy with 72 students in its inaugural class. The overall enrollment total for the university also includes 476 medical students and residents in the James H. Quillen College of Medicine.
A notable trend at the undergraduate level is the larger number of sophomores and seniors enrolled for spring classes. Sophomore enrollment is up over 10 percent from last spring, and the number of seniors rose more than 3 percent.
East Tennessee State University earned a score of 96 out of a possible 100 in the 2005-2006 Tennessee performance funding program, tying Tennessee Tech for the top spot among the state’s public four-year universities.
Performance funding is an incentive-based initiative for
Tennessee public higher education that financially rewards universities and community colleges for results on selected measures of achievement. Institutions can receive up to 5.45 percent over and above their annual state appropriations.
The following five areas contributed most to ETSU’s success in the performance funding evaluation:
 The critical thinking skills and knowledge of seniors in their major fields were better than comparable groups in the areas
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 examined for 2005-2006 (special education, elementary education, dental hygiene, nursing and speech).
All programs that are eligible are accredited, and reviewed programs (General Studies and Liberal Studies) met standards.
ETSU achieved annual benchmarks of targeted strategic goals:
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Increasing dual enrollment opportunities, the number of scholarships, and the opportunities to improve student preparation.
The university successfully used national benchmark data for institutional planning and improvement.
ETSU reported efforts to help students succeed academically through its Quality Enhancement Plan, especially in the areas of course improvements and access to quality advisement.
In early November, East Tennessee State University faculty members traveled to Beijing with the goal of establishing a unique opportunity for ETSU Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) students in cooperation with North China University of Technology
(NCUT).
During the summer of 2007, ETSU will offer “M.B.A. Strategic
Experience,” presenting students with exposure to Chinese language and culture while they learn about the business environment of
China, provide management consulting services to client companies interested in extending their businesses to the United States, and experience teamwork projects with graduate students at NCUT.
Some East Tennessee State University students chose a different academic path last year. They welcomed opportunities to study abroad offered through the university’s Honors College.
ETSU’s Office of International Programs, part of the Honors
College, is a member of the International Student Exchange
Program consortium, which provides entry to institutions in 33 countries.
A group of six East Tennessee State University undergraduate and graduate nursing students, four medical students from ETSU’s James
H. Quillen College of Medicine, and two faculty members, accompanied by two translators, journeyed to Guaranda, Ecuador, on a cultural health trip in October.
For eight days, teams of students visited two hospitals and various clinics to learn about local health care.
A ride down serpentine roads took the group to several subtropical clinics in the province. Found among cases of diabetes and tuberculosis were patients suffering from Dengue Fever and
Leishmaniasis, found only in hot climates.
Welcome to ETSU! Now, how do you say that in French?
“Bienvenue a ETSU!” Or in Hungarian? “Udvozlunk itt az
ETSU-ban!”
A “Welcome to ETSU!” letter, translated into more than a dozen languages by ETSU faculty, staff and students, now appears on the
Graduate School Web site. Approximately 300 international students attend ETSU, representing many countries and languages.
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Johnson City Press
East Tennessee State University’s recent discovery of a second red panda specimen at the Gray Fossil Site has scientists encouraged about the potential for learning more about the primitive species.
Discovered in January 2004, the original red panda tooth was just the second panda fossil found on this continent. It turned out to represent a previously unknown species, which was later dubbed Pristinailurus bristoli in honor of the man who found it, former ETSU
Paleontology Coordinator Larry Bristol (B.S. ’85).
Gray research crews later found other skeletal fragments thought to be from the same species. Last week, excavations unearthed a jawbone from another
Pristinailurus bristoli specimen. Based on the condition of tiny teeth found with the jawbone, scientists determined that the specimen was a separate, older panda of the same species.
Scientists also were encouraged by last week’s discovery of a fossilized sloth femur at Gray to go alongside other sloth material found soon after the site was discovered in 2000 and located during excavations for the site’s visitors center earlier this year.
The sloth and panda finds were part of what was considered a rather productive excavation season at Gray last summer, which included more work on a group of shortlegged rhinoceros specimens unearthed at the site in 2004.
East Tennessee State University’s Innovation Lab has enjoyed success helping entrepreneurs start up and grow technology-based businesses. After operating at capacity since its inception, the Lab was ready to expand. A new $2 million addition opened in
January 2007. Applications are now being accepted from potential new tenant companies interested in locating to the Lab.
The Innovation Lab is a full-service small business incubator that provides a nurturing and supportive environment for startup companies during their critical first few years. In addition to offering office suites, wet and dry laboratory space, conference rooms, a training center, and other amenities, a monthly lease includes utilities, building maintenance and housekeeping, and security.
Five current Innovation Lab businesses and two “graduates” have collectively created 61 jobs, with a $42,500 average annual paycheck. The total annual payroll for these seven companies tops $2.6 million, and the businesses represent $10.5 million in capital invested. To start your dream business here, call (423) 439-8500 or visit www.wtsuilab.org.
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Tennessee’s rank in a recent study evaluating the health status of all 50 states was 48, and an East Tennessee State University professor wants to change that number.
Ultimately, a community’s health status can change when its citizens begin to demand something better, Dr. Randy Wykoff said, so he encourages groups of people to simply start working on the problems that concern them most. He cited Johnson City’s health initiative, Up & At ’Em, as an example of such grass-roots change.
“Up & At ’Em is worried about obesity and lack of physical activity — that’s great, so deal with that,” he said. “Another group might want to talk about smoking in adolescents. Another group might want to talk about making sure that pregnant women have adequate prenatal care to reduce infant mortality.”
“These kind of solutions are not done by any one person or one group,” he said. “It’s not the responsibility of the federal government.
It’s not the state. It’s all of us together. If we really want to improve these statistics, it involves us as communities. It involves the media in getting the message out, and it involves people starting to demand more.”
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The second edition of a text on
American military history, co-edited by an ETSU professor, Dr.
Colin Baxter (B.S. ’61), has just been published by Rowman and
Littlefield.
The American Military
Tradition: From Colonial Times to the
Present , updated from its 1993 first edition, incorporates essays on major conflicts in which the
United States has been involved from the Revolutionary War to the current war against terrorism. Baxter, chair of the
Department of History in ETSU’s
College of Arts and Sciences, and Dr. John
M. Carroll, Regents’ Professor of History at Lamar University,
Beaumont, Texas are the authors Their collaboration came about when they met at a month-long workshop on military history at
West Point in 1985.
Dr. Martin Eason, director of the Center for Experiential
Learning at East Tennessee State University’s James H. Quillen
College of Medicine, recently received a faculty teaching award at
Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond.
Eason is an adjunct faculty member at VCU in the nurse anesthesia program.
In 2011, East Tennessee State University will celebrate 100 years of providing teaching, research, and service to the region. Originally established by the Tennessee legislature to educate teachers for the public schools, East Tennessee State Normal School opened its doors to 29 students on October 2, 1911. Today, some 12,650 students attend the university, which has grown into a comprehensive higher education institution comprised of 10 colleges and schools.
In preparation for ETSU’s centennial, the public is invited to contribute images showing the institution’s past and present, including sites around Johnson City where students have spent their leisure time. These snapshots and publication-quality photos, which will be scanned and returned to their owners, can help tell the story of one regional university.
If you have photographs or other materials to share, contact the
ETSU Office of University Relations at (423) 439-4317.
On Thursday January 25, the Tennessee Higher Education
Commission signed the final approval required for the Women's
Studies Major at ETSU.
Women's Studies is an interdisciplinary area of study that examines how diverse women have contributed to history, social processes, culture, politics and economics, as well as how all of these have shaped women's experiences. The program trains graduates to be leaders in both civic engagement and the workforce.
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Dr. David Briley, an associate professor of political science at East Tennessee State
University, has written a book about Alabama football's legendary coach entitled Career in Crisis: Paul “Bear” Bryant and the 1971 Season of Change .
Briley was a student athletic trainer with the University of
Alabama football team, serving under Crimson Tide head trainer Jim Goostree. Briley details the hard decisions
Bryant had to face following two five-loss seasons in 1969 and 1970. Just two months after he considered leaving
Alabama, Bryant secretly opted to use the wishbone offense to start the 1971 season. The Tide shocked
Southern California with their new tactic at the Los Angeles Coliseum, winning 17-10. Bryant went on to make football history, with Alabama's record in the 1970s reflecting 103 victorious games, eight Southeastern Conference championships, and three national titles.
Eight students from East Tennessee State University’s Military
Science Department program attended the U.S. Army Leader’s
Training Course (LTC) conducted at Fort Knox, Ky.
The LTC is a 28-day leadership development program that assists students as they develop new skills, grow personally, and qualify for enrollment in Army ROTC.
The ETSU students who attended are: Jonathan Bradley of
Blountville; Joel Silver , Dandridge; Dustin Mason , Jellico; Johnson
City residents Patrick Davis , David Hughes , Roxanne Jones ,
Johnathan Schill ; and Chad Evans , Parrotsville.
Dr. Michael Marchioni, an associate professor of urban studies in the Department of Economics,
Finance, Geography and Urban Studies, is the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award given by the Tennessee Chapter of the American Planning
Association (TAPA).
Marchioni is presently charged with completing the Johnson City Master Plan, and he has served on the Johnson City Regional Planning Commission, acting as secretary for three years. He was the first director of the State of Franklin Section of TAPA and was a member of the organization’s executive board. In addition, he held membership in the Appalachian Consortium on the regional cooperation and economic development committee.

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The East Tennessee State University College of Business and
Technology inducted members into its Hall of Fame during a ceremony on Friday, Oct. 27, at the Carnegie Hotel Grand Soldiers
Ballroom as part of Fall Homecoming Festivities.
The Lifetime Achievement in Business Award is presented to alumni of the College of Business and Technology who have made significant accomplishments in business or public service, and demonstrated exemplary service to the community and a commitment to the college and university.
Olan O. Jones Jr.
graduated from ETSU in 1975. He returned to earn an M.B.A. degree two years later. In
1977, he joined Eastman Chemical Co. in Kingsport in the Business Career Development Program, rising steadily through the ranks. He became the chief operating officer of Eastman Credit Union in 1997, and the next year he assumed his current position as president and chief executive officer of the organization.
Dale Keasling earned an ETSU bachelor’s degree in
1970. He joined Arthur Andersen and Co. in
Chattanooga as a certified public accountant. He was hired by First National Bank in Greeneville as a vice president, and then became chairman, president, and chief executive officer of Valley Fidelity Bank and Trust in Knoxville. He is now president and chief executive officer of Knoxville’s Home Federal Bank of Tennessee.
Dan Mahoney left ETSU in 1966 with a bachelor’s degree in business and entered the U.S. Army, spending a year in Thailand. He served in the Army
Reserves for 10 years. Returning to Johnson City, he helped with the family business—an Army-Navy supply store on Knob Creek Road, which has become a landmark over the years. Now, as president of
Mahoney’s outdoor outfitters stores, he has seen the original enterprise grow.
Ray Thomas earned a business degree from ETSU in 1959. He joined the Coca-Cola Co. in 1961 as district manager in Alabama. He retired in 1995 as a vice president, working in the corporation’s Atlanta headquarters.
The Excellence in Business Award is presented to individuals whose work has brought distinction to the
College of Business and Technology. Although they may not be ETSU graduates, recipients must have significant accomplishments in business or technology, exemplary service to the community, and a demonstrated commitment to the College and ETSU.
Barbara Bassett Allen , a member of the ETSU
Class of 1983, was quickly hired by IBM in Kingsport, where she worked as a systems engineer and in network marketing for 11 years. From 1990 to 1993, she also tried her hand as an entrepreneur, opening
Cookie Bouquet in Johnson City. Now, she has turned her attention to a new enterprise as the general manager of Johnson City’s Stowaway Storage.
John G. Campbell is Kingsport’s city manager, and he also served Johnson City in that role from 1984 until 2001, after five years as the assistant city manager.
Prior to assuming the management reins in the Model
City, he was associated with Networks, a joint partnership for Sullivan County. The organization strives to promote, encourage and foster economic development within the region in a cooperative manner.
Daniel Eldridge graduated with the ETSU Class of 1985 and traveled to Dallas to accept employment with MCI Communications.
In 1987, he joined Summit Communications as a general manager in the Jackson, Miss., office. Returning to Johnson City in
1990, he founded Com-Net Construction Services. In
1997, the company pioneered the new field of development, ownership and leasing of wireless facilities, and, in 1999, Com-Net merged with SBA
Communications and the combined entity went public. As president of SBA Network Services, he saw the company grow to 550 employees and an annual revenue of $130 million.
After departing the company in 2001, he organized Eldridge
Properties and Daniel J. Eldridge, General Contractor, LLC, both involved in the development and construction of residential and commercial properties, as well as investment real estate.
William B. Greene Jr.
became the youngest bank president and chief executive officer in the United
States when he was 24 years old and took the reins of
Carter County Bank. A founder of many banking concerns over the last 20 years, he was part of the first major banking merger in the nation with First Union
Corp., now Wachovia Bank, which became the country’s fourth largest bank.
Currently, he is the chairman of BancTenn Corp., along with Carter
County Bank and Carter County BanCorp in Elizabethton. He is also chairman emeritus of the restaurant concern Lone Star Steakhouse and Saloon.
The Business Horizon Award is presented to graduates of the ETSU
College of Business and Technology who are establishing noteworthy careers and display significant accomplishments in business as well as a commitment to the College and the university.
John Boylan earned a degree from ETSU in 1985, and then joined Carnation Co. as a territory manager in Knoxville. Transferring to Charlotte, N.C., in 1987, he assumed direct account responsibility for Kroger in the mid-Atlantic region. In 1989, he changed careers by accepting a position as marketing representative for
Spectrum Properties, a privately held commercial real estate leasing, management and development company based in
Charlotte. He moved to Winston-Salem seven years later to open a new
Spectrum office, and he became a partner in the firm in 1996.
Beginning in 2004, he assumed the office of president of Spectrum
Properties Management Co., responsible for over 4,000,000 square feet of commercial office buildings with a market value of $800 million.
Mary Ellen Plubell Miller earned an M.B.A. degree at ETSU in 2000. Her varied career includes serving as a reporter for Johnson City’s WJHL-TV, as a communications specialist for Nuclear Fuel Services in
Erwin, and as a partner and director of public relations for the Creative Energy PR firm in Johnson
City. She was a director with ETSU’s Office of
University Advancement before becoming the first marketing director at Hunter, Smith and Davis, LLP, a large regional law firm.
Today she is the Executive Editor for Marquee Magazine.
John W. Speropulos holds two undergraduate degrees from ETSU, a bachelor of business administration in accounting earned in 1986 and a
B.B.A. in finance awarded seven years later. His career has taken him from a position as an accountant with
Baylor and Backus in Johnson City, to becoming the food service director at a Young Life facility in New
York state, and then returning to Johnson City as leasing director with
Ed Street Development Co. By the late 1990s, he was the chief financial officer of Medical Management Services.
For the past seven years, he has acted as property manager and development partner, handling commercial sales and leasing for the
Mitch Cox Development Group.
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Johnson City Press
When Assistant U.S. Attorney Guy W. Blackwell
Jr. (B.S. ’71) retired, he was a little more than one year shy of working 30 years for the United States government.
For Blackwell, working for his country is a matter of pride, he said. In February 1978, he began working in Greeneville’s old federal courthouse.
Previously a post office, the old courthouse is nothing like the huge new courthouse from where he retired.
The Johnson City native had the responsibility of deciding whether the results of an investigation were presented to the Federal Grand Jury. On those occasions an individual or individuals were indicted,
Blackwell prosecuted the case.
Kenny Chesney (B.S. ’90) was awarded
Entertainer of the Year two times, a feat only a few artists have achieved. He won the award after coming off the Road and Radio
Tour in the summer of 2006. He played to over a million fans, and played in over 9 stadiums. Chesney was #1 on Billboard charts for “You Saved Me”, “Summertime”, and “Living in Fast Forward,” and picked up the Billboard Country Artist of the Year
Award in December. In January, Chesney also managed to pick up the People’s Choice
Award. In 2006, Chesney sold more tickets than The Rolling Stones or The Dave
Matthews Band.
Dr. Judith Slagle (B.S. ’83; M.A. ’85;
Ph.D. ’91), professor and chair of the
Department of English, is co-editor of
Prologues, Epilogues, Curtain-Raisers, and Afterpieces , a book of essays which is “a fresh analysis of the complete theater evening that was available to playhouse audiences from the
Restoration to the early nineteenth century.” The volume assembles 10 contributions focused on the plays, dance, and theatrical portraits from those bygone years. Also included are pieces concerning the additional entertainments that made a night at the theater enjoyable from the 17th through the early 19th centuries: prologues, epilogues, pantomimes, and afterpieces.
Dr. Nancy Wagner (B.S. ’82; M.Ed. ’87; Ed.S. ’90; Ed.D. ’90) will be the new superintendent of the North Star Borough School
District in Fairbanks, Alaska. The school board announced its choice of Wagner after a seven-month search.
Dr. Wagner has been the assistant superintendent in Kingsport since 2001. She has also been a teacher, principal and curriculum supervisor in various school districts in Tennessee. Earlier this year
Wagner was named the Supervisor of the Year by the Tennessee
Department of Education.
Dr. Wagner and her husband, Russell, plan to move to Fairbanks in the early summer.
They have two grown daughters and several grandchildren.
Eight alumni and faculty of East Tennessee State
University’s Bluegrass,
Old-Time and Country
Music Program scored a record 21 nominations within the 12 major award categories for the 2006
International Bluegrass
Music Association
(IBMA) Awards.
“A single IBMA nomination is an honor for outstanding work in professional music,” said Jack Tottle, who founded ETSU’s program in 1982. “Considering that our folks are competing with the likes of
Ricky Skaggs, Del McCoury and Doc Watson, 21 nominations in a single year is almost unbelievable.”
Tim Stafford (B.S. ’81; M.A. ’84), Barry Bales, and Hunter Berry were among the winners for Album of the Year for their participation in “Celebration of Life: Musicians Against Childhood Cancer.”
Becky Buller (B.A. ’01), Beth Lawrence, Angela Oudean (B.S. ’06), and Megan McCormick earned the Recorded Event of the Year award for their participation in an all-women’s collaboration.
Mandolin Player of the Year award was presented to Adam Steffey.
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Mike Hulbert might have the best seat in the house at the Masters. For the second year in a row, Hulbert,
1980 ETSU graduate, will be part of the team calling the action from Amen Corner on an Internet webcast hosted by CBS Sports called “Live at Amen Corner.”
Hulbert finished in the top 24 twice at Augusta. He won three times on the PGA Tour, but has only played
33 events since 2002. He’s been doing some TV work for
CBS and USA, but turns 50 next April and is looking forward to getting back on the course on the
Champions Tour.

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Dr. Ron May has been appointed as the fifth president of Ancilla College. He began his duties on July 1, 2006, replacing Interim President Neil Thorburn who has been with the College since February 2005.
Dr. May graduated from Vincennes University with an
Associate Degree in Social Sciences. He received his
Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science from
Tusculum College in Greeneville, Tennessee, and his
Master of Arts in Teaching – Elementary Education from
East Tennessee State University. He returned to Indiana to obtain his Doctorate of Education in Higher Education
Administration from Indiana University. Dr. May served five years as
President of Louisburg College, Louisburg, North Carolina, as well as Vice President and Dean of Academic and Student Services at
Waycross College in Waycross, Georgia, and most recently, Vice
President of Academic and Student Services at Eastern Shore
Community College in Melfa, Virginia.
“I am humbled by the confidence shown in me by the Ancilla
College Board of Trustees,” Dr. May stated. “My wife, Joan, and I are excited about the opportunity to come to Ancilla College and work with the Board, the college staff and students and the extended community to build upon the solid foundation established by my predecessors. We are also very excited about moving back to
Indiana."
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When the musical cartoon “Happy
Feet” won this year’s Academy Award for best animated feature, former Johnson City resident Adam Ely (B.S. ’02) had some happy feet of his own.
A 1998 Science Hill High School graduate who completed a digital media degree at East
Tennessee State University in 2002, Ely was among the digital artists who contributed to the movie about a tap-dancing penguin.
“It’s surreal,” Ely said of the movie’s Oscar win. “It’s really surreal.” The 27-year-old artist is working for Giant Killer Robots, a
San Francisco visual effects company with Oscar and Emmy awards to its credit, while he wraps up his master’s thesis at the Academy of
Art University.
Dr. Dawn Heterick Werner (M.A.T. ’93; Ed.D.
’05) received the top honor of Teacher of the Year for her exemplary efforts at Fairmount Elementary
School in the Bristol City School District.
“Preparing students today for their tomorrow is preparing society for its future,” said
Dr. Werner in her essay on teaching philosophy.
“By instilling responsibility, modeling appropriate behaviors and providing basic learning opportunities, I provide part of their world.”
Werner graduated with her doctorate of education in 2006 from
ETSU. She serves as a Title I second-grade teacher at Fairmount
Elementary, the Parent Involvement Coordinator, the Corrective
Reading Director, and as a supervisor for student teachers, interns and tutors.
Jonathan Billheimer has traveled far from his hometown of
Unicoi to conduct remarkable research.
An alumnus of University
School on the campus of East
Tennessee State University,
Billheimer was awarded a bachelor’s degree by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and he earned a master’s degree
(M.A. ’98) in history at ETSU.
After staying with an Afghan family in Switzerland, Billheimer became interested in his friends’ native country. A year and a half of correspondence with his former hosts as well as research into
Afghanistan’s difficult historical and political background led to an invitation during 2001 for Billheimer to meet with the nation’s exiled monarch, Mohammed Zaher Shaw, in Rome.
The following year, there was a second meeting, after which
Billheimer felt that he needed to visit Afghanistan to complete his research and to write his account authoritatively. With his journey finally arranged, he set out in 2006 to gain first-hand experience with and in the ancient land.
At the United Arab Emirates international airport in Dubai,
Billheimer boarded the only daily flight to Kabul – on one of the six elderly planes that comprise the Afghan national airlines fleet.
During his time in the war-torn nation, he met with the United
States Ambassador to Afghanistan, Ronald Neumann, who must take a multi-car security detail if he chooses to go outside the embassy compound for lunch.
A member of the Afghan parliament invited Billheimer to his family home, a visit which required a four-hour drive with an armed escort. At a citadel on a mountaintop, the American was warmly welcomed and spent hours conversing with tribal leaders.
Now, back at work teaching history in Appalachian State
University’s history department, Billheimer is piecing together a book which will be the culmination of his studies and world travels.
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Sports Spectrum
The East Tennessee State University Department of Intercollegiate
Athletics have inducted five new members into the ETSU Athletics
Hall of Fame during a ceremony on January 20, 2007.
The new inductees included former men’s basketball coaches Les
Robinson and Alan LeForce, 1996 Southern Conference player of the year in women’s basketball Amy Engle, the SoCon’s total offense leader in football Todd Wells, and 1984 Cross Country All-American
Kim Bird.
Alan LeForce coached the Buccaneers for six seasons, leading ETSU to two Southern
Conference regular season and tournament titles in each of his first two seasons, and engineering the Bucs’ upset of third-seeded
Arizona in the first round of the 1992 NCAA tournament. In his six seasons, LeForce compiled a 108-70 overall record, and a
60-32 mark against SoCon competition.
Currently, LeForce is head coach of the Coastal Carolina women’s basketball team.
In her two seasons as a Lady Buccaneer, Amy
Engle scored 1,058 points, becoming the
11th member of the 1,000 point club, and the first to reach the milestone in just two seasons. A two-time All-Southern
Conference and All-Southern Conference
Tournament selection, Engle was named the
1996 Southern Conference Player of the Year, making her one of just four players in ETSU history to receive such an honor. In 1994 she ranked 12th nationally in 3-point field goal percentage, 18th in 3-point field goals per game and 63rd in scoring, and in 1996 was selected to participate in the National 3-Point
Championship held in conjunction with the Men’s Final Four.
Engle finished her career fourth in the ETSU record book in career scoring average at 18.8 and also third in single-game scoring with a
42-point effort against Chattanooga in 1996.
In five seasons with the Buccaneers, Les
Robinson took ETSU to two NCAA tournaments, securing a berth in the “Big
Dance” with a Southern Conference
Tournament title in 1989. The 1989 squad went on to nearly pull off the biggest upset in tournament history, pushing top-seeded
Oklahoma to the very brink before falling
72-71. A victory would have made the Bucs the first 16 seed to ever defeat a number one seed. Robinson ended his tenure at ETSU with an 81-70 record with two SoCON tournament titles and one regular season crown. He went on to become the head coach at N.C. State and is currently the Director of Athletics at The Citadel.
A four-year starter at quarterback for the
Bucs, Wells threw for 7,735 yards and 37 touchdowns in his four-year career. He is the Buccaneers’ all-time leader in total offense, compiling 8,711 total yards in his time at ETSU. The 1997 Southern
Conference Freshman of the Year, Wells was named SoCon Player of the Week on five occasions. He directed three victories over ranked teams in his career, including two road wins over top-10 opponents. In a 51-28 victory over sixth-ranked Appalachian State in 1997, Wells set ETSU single game records for total offense (447) and passing yards (377).
Kim Bird ran for the Buccaneers and is the holder of four school records. Her indoor marks in the 1,500 meters (4:47.01), the
3,000 meters (9:18.95) and the 5,000 meters
(16:25.10) still stand in the record book, as does her outdoor mark in the 10,000 meters of 34:41.12. Also a member of the cross country squad during her time at ETSU,
Bird was selected as an All-American in 1984.
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Coming off a fifth-place finish in Atlantic Sun play during the 2005-06 season, the Buccaneers regrouped in 2006-07 to win the Atlantic Sun
Conference regular season championship and make the post-season for the third time in five years.
The Bucs finished the season with a record of
24-10 overall and 16-2 in
A-Sun play, and ended the year with a hard-fought firstround showdown with Atlantic Coast Conference foe Clemson in the
National Invitation Tournament. The team's 24 wins tied for the fifth-best total in program history, which only reinforces the fact that the 2006-07 season will be a cherished one for ETSU fans.
Led by sophomore guard A-Sun Player of the Year Courtney
Pigram (Memphis), who finished second in the conference in scoring at 18.1 points per game and seventh in assists at 3.7 per contest, the
Buccaneers won 14 of their last 15 regular season games. Individually, freshman Mike Smith (Vandalia, Mo.) was named to the A-Sun All-
Freshman team after averaging 11.0 points and 3.7 rebounds per game, while senior center Brad Nuckles (Council, Va.) was named second team All A-Sun and eclipsed the 1,000-point mark, becoming only the 28th ETSU player to ever accomplish that feat. The Bucs also said farewell to senior post Eryk Thomas (Fremont, Calif.), who finished with 378 points and 292 rebounds in two seasons at ETSU.
Along with Pigram, Smith and Nuckles, head coach Murry Bartow was also honored by his peers, earning the A-Sun Coach of the Year award. This is the second time in four years Bartow has guided the
Bucs to a 20-win season, a regular season championship and earned
Coach of the Year from his fellow coaches.
Twelve years after making its only postseason trip in program history, the ETSU women's basketball team returned to the Women's
National Invitation Tournament this past season. By making it to the finals of the Atlantic Sun Conference Championship, the Lady Bucs earned the tiebreaker over Jacksonville in the regular season standings and received the berth in the WNIT.
The postseason trip was just the final highlight in a season filled with great memories for the Lady Bucs. Despite losing in the A-Sun
Championship, the team won five of its last seven games, ending the season with a 20-12 overall record, and a 14-4 conference mark, allowing the Lady Bucs to finish tied with Jacksonville for second place in the A-Sun standings.
The team was led by a plethora of talented players, including All
A-Sun First Team selection and league Freshman of the Year Siarre
Evans (Griffin, Ga.), All A-Sun Freshman Team selection Devin
Thompson (Smyrna, Tenn.), and All A-Sun second team picks
Brooke Wilhoit (Sevierville, Tenn.) and Michele DeVault
(Columbus, Ohio). The good news for ETSU is that all those players
- with the exception of Wilhoit - will return to the team next season.
After a season in which the Lady Bucs came one win away from matching the school record for victories in a season, there is no doubt there will be much anticipation for the 2007-08 season.
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4/4 at Tennessee (Knoxville, Tenn.)
4/6 KENNESAW STATE (CARDINAL PARK)
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
4/7 KENNESAW STATE (DH) (CARDINAL PARK) 1:00 PM
4/11 at Furman (Greenville, S.C.) 6:00 PM
4/13 LIPSCOMB (CARDINAL PARK) 7:00 PM
4/14 LIPSCOMB (CARDINAL PARK)
4/15 LIPSCOMB (CARDINAL PARK)
4/18 at Western Carolina (Cullowhee, N.C.)
4/20 at Belmont (Nashville, Tenn.)
4/21 at Belmont (Nashville, Tenn.)
2:00 PM
1:00 PM
7:00 PM
4:00 PM
2:00 PM
4/22 at Belmont (Nashville, Tenn.)
4/24 TENNESSEE (CARDINAL PARK)
5/1 at UNC Asheville (Asheville, N.C.)
5/4 at Stetson (DeLand, Fla.)
5/5 at Stetson (DeLand, Fla.)
2:00 PM
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
2:00 PM
5/6 at Stetson (DeLand, Fla.) 1:00
5/8 at Tennessee Tech (Cookeville, Tenn.)
5/11 JACKSONVILLE (CARDINAL PARK)
7:00 PM
7:00 PM
5/12 JACKSONVILLE (CARDINAL PARK)
5/13 JACKSONVILLE (CARDINAL PARK)
2:00 PM
1:00 PM
5/17 at Mercer (Macon, Ga.)
5/18 at Mercer (DH) (Macon, Ga.)
6:00 PM
12:00 PM
5/23 vs. Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament (DeLand, Fla.) TBA
4/1 at Stetson (DeLand, Fla.)
4/1 at Stetson (DeLand, Fla.)
4/6 BELMONT (JOHNSON CITY, TENN.)
4/6 BELMONT (JOHNSON CITY, TENN.)
4/7 LIPSCOMB (JOHNSON CITY, TENN.)
4/7 LIPSCOMB (JOHNSON CITY, TENN.)
4/13 at Jacksonville (Jacksonville, Fla.)
4/13 at Jacksonville (Jacksonville, Fla.)
4/14 at North Florida (Jacksonville, Fla.)
12:00 PM
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
4:00 PM
2:00 PM
4:00 PM
5:00 PM
7:00 PM
1:00 PM
4/14 at North Florida (Jacksonville, Fla.)
4/17 vs. Virginia Tech# (Bristol, Tenn.)
4/19 at Radford (Radford, Va.)
4/19 at Radford (Radford, Va.)
4/21 at Gardner-Webb (Boiling Springs, N.C.)
4/21 at Gardner-Webb (Boiling Springs, N.C.)
4/25 at Western Carolina (Cullowhee, N.C.)
4/25 at Western Carolina (Cullowhee, N.C.)
4/27 MERCER (JOHNSON CITY, TENN.)
4/27 MERCER (JOHNSON CITY, TENN.)
3:00 PM
7:30 PM
3:00 PM
5:00 PM
1:00 PM
3:00 PM
4:00 PM
6:00 PM
2:00 PM
4:00 PM
5/10 vs. A-Sun Conference Tournament (DeLand, Fla.) TBA

Sports Spectrum
Games will air on the flagship station and other radio affiliates of the Mountain States Health Alliance
Buccaneer Sports Network. In addition, these games will be simulcast on Internet audio by clicking on this link: http://www.etsubucs.com/info/broadcasts/
The athletic web site www.etsubucs.com offers fans up-to-the-minute results with a rolling scoreboard, accurate statistics, in-depth personal features on our athletes, and a cumulative schedule of games and events.
In addition, online web streaming is offered for broadcasting live men’s basketball, women’s basketball, baseball and our weekly radio coaches’ shows at no cost to our fans. etsubucs.com has become the most comprehensive place to learn about every aspect of ETSU athletics, and the site averaged over 2.5 million hits and 25,000 unique users (monthly) during the 2006-07 season.
Freshman Jarrod Burton (Tazewell, Va.) continued his path of rewriting the ETSU record books by breaking Curtis Eason’s nine-year-old shot put record of 50-6
(15.39m). Burton claimed the top spot and school record with his heave of 50-
7.50 (15.43m) at the Milligan Relays.
More ETSU records continued to fall on the following Saturday at the Weems
Baskins Invitational in Columbia, S.C. as the freshman sensation kept his spectacular season going by breaking the school record in the shot put, which he previously set three days ago at the
Milligan Open. Burton’s heave of 15.58
meters on his fourth toss broke the record, placing him fourth overall in the event.
At the same Columbia event, the men’s 4x100-meter relay team broke a 12-year-old ETSU record on the track. Chris Harrison
(Woodbridge, Va.), Derek Carey (Nassau, Bahamas), Johnny Tucker
(Spartanburg, S.C.) and James Rainer (Alcoa, Tenn.) each ran a leg in the 4x100-meter relay, and set a new school record with a first-place time of 39.68. The previous record was set back in 1995 when the crew of Donnie Abraham, Jeff Horton, Delevantie Brown and Fred
Cook finished in 39.98. The 39.68 mark set a NCAA Regional qualifying time. Tucker also posted a season-best mark of 22.13 in the 200-meters, finishing right below Rainer in seventh. Rainer came in sixth with a time of 21.79.
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On the strength of back-to-back tournament victories in the last two weeks of
March, ETSU senior and two-time, first-team
All-American Rhys Davies (Brigdend, Wales) has moved to No. 1 in the Golfweek /Sagarin individual national rankings. Meanwhile, Davies and the Bucs have moved to No. 13 in the national team rankings.
With individual victories in the Seminole
Intercollegiate and the General Jim Hackler
Invitational over the last two weeks in March, Davies improved his school record for career individual titles to 10. And while he has finished each of the last two seasons ranked in the Top 5 nationally, those two victories have allowed him to reach the top spot in the national rankings for the first time in his career.
As a team, the Bucs – who have Top 6 finishes in each of four extremely difficult tournaments this spring – have remained consistently ranked among the top teams in the country so far this season.
For more on ETSU men’s golf, visit ETSUBucs.com and click on the men’s golf link.
Brian Johnston (B.S. ’98) completed the Walt Disney World Marathon in
January – with a little help from his friends. Johnston began training last June. The members of the
ETSU Buccaneer baseball team knew the trainer’s plans, and they went into action to offer support. When classes began in
August, they checked on his training progress frequently, calling at least once a week, and the day before the race a stream of calls came to wish him luck.
Players and coaches wrote down their good wishes for Johnston to give him something tangible to take along for encouragement. Johnston’s spirits were buoyed by the ETSU athletes during the more than 26 miles he ran.
The 2007 Atlantic Sun Conference
Tournament will be hosted at ETSU on
April 20-22. The defending champion
Lady Bucs (12-9, 6-1) will look to earn a second straight title while the men’s team will be looking for revenge after being ousted by Belmont in the quarterfinals.
Head coach Yaser Zaatini has led the Bucs to their highest national ranking (42nd) in the history of the program after defeating then No. 31 MTSU. All four of the team’s losses have come against other nationally ranked programs.

Advancement
Top donors from the private sector were honored by East Tennessee
State University for generous contributions to the ETSU Foundation during the Distinguished President's Trust (DPT) dinner at
MeadowView Conference Resort and Convention Center on Friday evening, February 9.
The Distinguished President's Trust consists of more than 920 contributors whose cumulative giving has surpassed the $10,000 level to the ETSU Foundation. The DPT welcomed 49 new members at the dinner.
"I always enjoy and look forward each year to this occasion," ETSU
President Dr. Paul E. Stanton, Jr. told the gathering. "This evening allows the university to offer our thanks and gratitude to our leading supporters on behalf of our students, faculty and staff who reap the benefits from your generosity. The Distinguished President's Trust members enable ETSU to achieve even higher levels than we would be able to accomplish within the limits of state and federal dollars alone.
They are the bedrock of our private support."
Noted Tim P. Jones, chairman of the board of the ETSU
Foundation, "On behalf of the members of the ETSU Foundation, it is truly an honor to recognize these donors on the Foundation's Wall of
Honor for the President's Societies. These individuals, businesses and other organizations have generously invested in the people and programs of the university. They know the quality educational experience that ETSU provides in so many academic areas, and the many other cultural and economic benefits ETSU gives to our region and its people.
The Platinum Society honors donors whose cumulative contributions total $1 million to $5 million. The new Platinum II member, up from Platinum I, is Wayne G. Basler, Kingsport. New Platinum I members are C.M. "Bill" Gatton, Bristol, and Drs. Jack and Diane
Nelson, Johnson City.
With cumulative contributions of $500,000 to $1 million, the new
Gold Society member is General Shale Brick, Johnson City.
New Silver Society members, with cumulative contributions of
$100,000 to $500,000, are Patricia M. Brown, Clyce Distributing Co.
Inc., Health Alliance PHO Inc., Henry and Flora Joy, the Estate of
Walter Carson Marshall, C.E. Parker and Family in memory of
Dorothy K. Parker, and Dr. Michael and Judith Woodruff, Johnson
City; Rab and Nita Summers and Dr. Guy and Debra Wilson,
Jonesborough; Newt and Carmen Raff, Piney Flats; Atmos Energy
Corp., Dallas; Dr. Ronald E. and Edith J. Carrier, Harrisonburg, Va., and the Virginia Association of Surveyors Inc., Richmond, Va.
The Bronze Society recognizes donors with cumulative contributions of $50,000 to $100,000. New members are the Earl B. Bolling
Scholarship Trust and Steve E. Grindstaff, Elizabethton; Citi Cards,
Gray; Dr. and Mrs. Larry G. Graham, Dr. Robert D. Patton, Robert and Carol Plummer, and Ben and Helen Siler, Johnson City; Food
City/K-VA-T Food Stores, Abingdon, Va.; the Appalachian Regional
Commission, Washington, D.C.; and Margaret Estelle Vorous,
Inwood, W.Va.
Tennessee Board of Regents Chancellor Dr. Charles Manning bestowed the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Philanthropy on a special couple in the medical community for their selfless generosity as East Tennessee State University and the ETSU
Foundation recognized top contributors during the Distinguished
President’s Trust dinner.
Chancellor Manning presented the Chancellor’s Award for
Excellence in Philanthropy to honor Johnson Citian Dr. May
Louise Votaw and her late husband, Dr. Charles L. Votaw , who passed away on Jan. 5. The couple has been associated with the
ETSU James H. Quillen College of Medicine since its earliest days.
The formal occasion offered an opportunity for Distinguished
President’s Trust members to learn more about the Votaws’ decades of “tireless commitment, loyal service, and extraordinary philanthropy for medical students and others across the spectrum of the university.”
Dr. Charles Votaw, the first Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs at
ETSU’s med school, as well as a professor of anatomy, moved to
Johnson City from Michigan in 1978 prior to the arrival of the first class of medical students.
His professional endeavors at ETSU took many paths over the years, from teaching in various medical subjects, to the development of curriculum, to serving as interim chair for several departments until permanent chairs could be hired, to designing the “Pre-
Medical Medical Program” in which ETSU undergraduates were admitted to medical school to integrate med school courses with their undergraduate curricula.
Dr. May Votaw had a father who was a missionary and a mother who was a physician, both posted to India. Her parents instilled in her a desire to serve the medical needs of the people by becoming a physician.
After she and her husband came from the University of Michigan to ETSU to join the med school faculty, she also recognized the need for quality medical care for people in underserved areas in rural
Appalachia.
The working mother of three children was a professor of internal medicine and served many years as Chief of the Division of
Hematology/Medical Oncology, as well as medical director of the
Johnson City Medical Center’s Hospice program from 1983-’95. In addition, she effectively initiated the Office of Women in Medicine in the Quillen College.
For this lifetime of giving in so many areas, the couple has been recognized in the ETSU
Foundation’s Gold Society level. In addition, the
ETSU Alumni Association named them “Honorary
Alumni” as a testament to the “gratitude, respect, appreciation and affection” of the entire university community.
Chancellor’s Awards are presented at select occasions hosted by the nominating institutions.
The four TBR Regents’
Awards are given annually at that body’s quarterly meetings, and winners are selected from nominees across the state.
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Advancement
Forty-nine new members of East Tennessee State University's Distinguished President's
Trust were welcomed by ETSU President Dr. Paul E. Stanton Jr. during a formal dinner held at
MeadowView Conference Resort and Convention Center in February.
Distinguished President's Trust (DPT) members consistently rank among the most loyal supporters of the university through the ETSU Foundation. The DPT point of entry for individuals, organizations and businesses is cumulative giving in excess of $10,000, usually the result of annual giving or combinations of significant major or planned gifts.
The newest members include: Dr. Raymond and Margaret Feierabend, Bristol; the John and
Julia Seward Family, Elizabethton; Dr. Randy and Janine Wykoff, Gray; Cindy and Charles
Fisher and Dr. Timothy and Tisha Harrison, Greeneville; Jane and Will Gaby, Harriman; Dr.
Phil and Heather Bagnell, Dr. and Mrs. Charles E. Barnes, Dr. Louis A. and Judy Cancellaro, Dr.
Robert and Norma Clark, Dr. and Mrs. Richard Feit, Stephen and Stacie Fox, Gastrointestinal
Associates of Northeast Tennessee, Health Alliance PHO Inc., Martha Honaker in memory of
Dr. L. Scott Honaker (dean emeritus of ETSU's Claudius G. Clemmer College of Education),
Jim and Jane Myron (Jane's Lunch Box), Dr. T.T. Knight Jr., Dr. Richard and Vicki McGowan,
Dr. Ralph Lee Mills, Suzan Mitchell in memory of Thomas E. and Thelma Mitchell, Mr. and
Mrs. Mark D. Musick, the C.E. Parker Family in memory of Dorothy K. Parker, Ben and Helen
Siler, Karen LeBlanc Sullivan, Dr. and Mrs. Clayton J. Vandiver, Dr. Jim and Marge Wilson, and
Dr. and Mrs. Charles P. Wofford, Johnson City; Robert and Vicky Van de Vuurst, Jonesborough;
Robert and Nancy Hart, Limestone Masonry, Massey Electric, Joni Miller, and Dr. Barry
Walton, Kingsport; Eleanor E. Yoakum, Knoxville; TAPS Ladies Auxiliary, Madison; Louise H.
Nelson, Morristown; Clay Petrey, Nashville; First Community Bank and former First District
Congressman William L. and Kathryn M. Jenkins, Rogersville; Pat and Rebecca Wolfe, Telford;
Mr. and Mrs. Paul H. Mylander, Lewes, Del.; William P. Frank, Amelia Island, Fla.; Abbott
Laboratories, Abbott Park, Ill.; EMPI Inc., Shoreview, Minn.; R. Wiley Bourne Jr., Spartanburg,
S.C.; Food City/K-VA-T Food Stores, Abingdon, Va.; Dr. Susan L. McLeod, Charlottesville, Va.;
Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Perkins III, Covesville, Va.; James B. Richardson Jr., Harrisonburg, Va.; and Margaret E. Vorous, Inwood, W.Va.
"We are always very pleased and privileged to add individuals and businesses to our
Distinguished President's Trust membership," said Dr. Richard A. Manahan, vice president for
University Advancement and president of the ETSU Foundation. "They will serve as strong examples for future donors to follow in annual giving and significant gift planning."
The ETSU Foundation and East Tennessee State University recognized C.M. “Bill” Gatton as an outstanding businessman and champion of higher education with the prestigious
Margin of Excellence Award during the Distinguished
President's Trust annual dinner.
The Margin of Excellence Award was established to acknowledge individuals who go above and beyond the call of duty in supporting ETSU and the Foundation, and
Gatton epitomizes this sentiment. He is a true visionary, approaching life with concern for all people and always striving to do more.
After graduating as valedictorian of his high school class, he enrolled at the University of Kentucky (UK) to study business administration and economics, working part-time in automobile sales where his perseverance quickly resulted in success. Following a stint as an officer in the United States Army, Gatton pursued an M.B.A. in finance and banking at the
Wharton Graduate School, University of Pennsylvania.
From there, Gatton renewed his interest in automobile dealerships and in the banking industry, broadening his business investments along the way. Today, in addition to Tennessee, his business endeavors span several states, including Alabama, Kentucky and Texas.
He is a recognized philanthropist in higher education, borne out by the UK Carol Martin
Gatton College of Business and Economics that bears his name, and he says, “I truly believe education expands one's vision and self-confidence.”
For ETSU, he has generously supported many academic and athletic opportunities over the years, most recently helping fund the new College of Pharmacy which just admitted its first class of 72 students in January.
Gatton is also known for his numerous community and regional affiliations. He has also served nationally and regionally in leadership roles for many automobile-related organizations.
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Many alumni, faculty and staff know—and gratefully appreciate—ETSU Professor Emerita
Dr. Diane Nelson. Whether she is known in the role of teacher, researcher, artist, mentor, colleague or great friend, in retirement Diane continues to share and give in so many ways for the ETSU community. Diane and her spouse,
Jack, a retired chemical engineer, decided recently to review their estate plan and ultimately increased their bequest for the ETSU
Foundation.
“Although we had remembered the ETSU
Foundation in our wills a few years ago,
Jack and I felt we wanted to increase our support for the ETSU Foundation as we updated our wills,” Diane says. “Also, with some exciting new ETSU opportunities that need current and future funding, this update enables us to designate additional support for these academic areas. I really feel so very good and confident about the estate planning process as we now are including the
ETSU Honors College, Museum of
Natural History at the Gray Fossil Site and the
B. Carroll Reece Museum in our plan.”
Jack notes, “Given the significant role ETSU has in our lives, Diane and I want to
‘touch the future’ with our bequest today. We are accomplishing this goal by creating an endowment in the ETSU Foundation. The endowment will support these areas of great potential and promise for the university. I wholeheartedly encourage all ETSU alumni and friends to live their leadership and share their stewardship for ETSU with a bequest or other planned gift in their estate plans.”
Thank you, Diane and Jack, for sharing your story, and also for your wise advice to leave a legacy for the ETSU Foundation as we create and then update our personal estate plans.

Classnotes
Melissa G. Eldridge (B.S.E. ’06) married
Matthew Rivers on June 17, 2006. The couple honeymooned in Nassau, Bahamas, and resides in Kingsport, Tennessee.
Chasity Frye (B.S.N. ’06) married Justin
Epperson on June 3, 2006. Chasity is a nurse at the University of Tennessee Medical Center, and Justin is employed by Clinch River
Hardwoods. The couple resides in Washburn,
Tennessee.
Rachel Harmon (B.S.E. ’06) married Jacob
Higginbotham on October 28, 2006. Following a wedding trip to Punta Cana, Dominican
Republic, the couple now resides in Johnson
City, Tennessee.
Scott Lawson (B.S. ’06) is an account manager for WJCW/WGOC/WKIN at Citadel
Broadcasting Tri-Cities and has met the requirements to earn the designation of Radio
Marketing Professional as certified by the
Radio Advertising Bureau.
Jennifer Yeager (B.S.E. ’06) married
Benjamin Hubble on October 8, 2005. Jennifer was a member of Kappa Delta Phi. Benjamin is employed at Kingsport Day Surgery and
Indian Path Medical Center. The couple resides in Kingsport, Tennessee.
Kimberly Anderson (B.S. ’05) married
Temple Akins, Jr., on May 27, 2006. Kimberly is a dental hygienist, and Temple is employed by Sears. The couple resides in Knoxville,
Tennessee.
Jeffery Headrick (B.B.A ’05) married Sarah
Fields on December 31, 2005. Jeffery is employed at Roadrunner Markets and Sarah is employed at Dent K. Burk Associates. The couple resides in Kingsport, Tennessee.
Nathan Lawson (B.A. ’05) married Stacey
Hurd on May 20, 2006. Following the wedding trip to Miami Beach, Florida, and a cruise to the Bahamas, the couple resides in Kingsport,
Tennessee.
Michael McMeans (B.B.A. ’05) married
Kayla Gray on July 15, 2006. Michael is employed at 84 Lumber. The couple resides in
Erwin, Tennessee.
Megan J. Montgomery (B.A. ’05) married
Grant H. Foster on May 20, 2006. The couple honeymooned in Acapulco, Mexico.
Amanda Barnes (B.S. ’04) married Matthew
Carpenter on July 15, 2006. Amanda was Miss
Kingsport 2003 and Miss Historic
Jonesborough 2005. She is employed as a pre-K teacher at Mosheim Elementary School, and Matthew is employed at Comcast
Communications. The couple resides in
Mosheim, Tennessee.
Abigail Gutzman (B.S. ’04) married Adam
Pace (B.S. ’05) on June 10, 2006. Abigail is an account executive for Labcorp. Adam is a manager for Verizon. The couple resides in
Hendersonville, Tennessee.
Tim Mann (B.S. ’04) has joined the Bank of
Tennessee as financial center manager at the
Jonesborough, Tennessee, branch. He is responsible for managing day-to-day activities, as well as lending, operational responsibilities and relationship management. Tim is also a licensed Tennessee life insurance representative.
Corey Moles (B.B.A. ’04) married Dr.
Kathryn Dittman on May 13, 2006. Corey is a sales representative for Whirlpool, and Kathryn is a psychologist with Dr. Harvey Kaufman and
Associates. The couple resides in Knoxville,
Tennessee.
Joel Mullins (B.B.A. ’04) married Lore Bailey on April 29, 2006. Joel is an area supply coordinator for Pilot Travel Centers. Lore is employed by the Knoxville New Sentinel . The couple resides in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Amanda Whillock (B.B.A. ’04) married
Chad Powers on August 13, 2006. Amanda is employed by Johnson Investments. Chad is a manager for Bennett’s Bar-B-Que. The couple resides in Sevierville, Tennessee.
Leslie Bledsoe (B.S. ’03) married Brent Jobe on June 3, 2006. Leslie is employed as a seventh grade teacher at Robinson Middle
School. The couple resides in Kingsport,
Tennessee.
Barbara Herron (B.F.A. ’03) married Nathan
Lambert on May 21, 2006. Barbara is employed at the Tennessee Credit Union.
Nathan is self-employed at Nathan Lambert
Plumbing Repairs. The couple resides in Gray,
Tennessee.
(B.S. ’66) retired as
Director of Athletic
Facilities. He has spent more time in the Mini-
Dome than most. In good times and bad since 1983, Toohey has been a fixture on the
East Tennessee State sports scene, though usually somewhere in the background. For the last 13 years, he’s served as director of facilities, a job that has taken him to virtually every square foot of the cavernous Dome. He’s overseen the building’s constant transformations, from football stadium to basketball arena, from track and field venue to commencement setting. As an astute fan, he’s enjoyed presiding over the three-ring circus that is the hub of ETSU athletics.
Emily Lugten (B.S. ’03; M.A. ’05) married
Samuel Cosimano, Jr., on June 10, 2006. The couple resides in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Andrew Kitzmiller (B.S. ’03) married Beth
Bentley on May 20, 2006. Following a wedding trip to New York City, the couple resides in
New Orleans, Louisiana.
Twyla Smith (B.S. ’03) married Josh Hall
(B.S. ’03) on June 10, 2006. Twyla and Josh were members of The Society of Physics
Students at ETSU. The couple resides in South
Riding, Virginia.
Cory Martin (B.S. ’02) married Carrie
Fekete on July 8, 2006. Cory is employed at
UPS, and Carrie is employed as an elementary school teacher with the Davidson County
School System. The couple resides in
Nashville, Tennessee.
Brandy McGaha (B.S.E. ’02) married Scotty
Hamby on July 1, 2006. Brandy is a third grade teacher at Union City Elementary
School. Scotty is employed by Parker and Son
Construction. The couple resides in Blairsville,
Georgia.
Melanie Nearhood (B.S. ’02) married
Matthew Morrell (B.S. ’03; M.S. ’05) on May
19, 2006. Melanie is employed at Fort Sanders
Regional Hospital in Knoxville, Tennessee, and
Matthew is employed as a computer software developer in Knoxville, Tennessee. The couple resides in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Robin H. Jackson (M.A.L.S. ’02) has been named the director of alumni relations for the
College of Science at Virginia Tech. She currently resides in Radford, Virginia.
Arch Jones (B.B.A. ’02) is the new product and pricing manager for the Bank of
Tennessee. Arch is responsible for managing, creating and initiating profitable financial service products and programs.
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Classnotes
(B.S. ’83; M.D. ’87) visited campus in
October to present a lecture, which was a part of the Academic
Advantage Program.
His lecture accompanied the
Academic Advantage classes’ reading of his book
“My Own Country: A Doctor’s Story” which recounts Dr. Verghese’s encounter with AIDS in the early 1980s.
Forsyth County. Jennifer is employed as an accountant with Forsyth Radiological
Associates of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
The couple resides in Winston-Salem, North
Carolina.
Richie Oyler (B.B.A. ’00) is employed by
Saratoga and is currently serving on the 2007
Editorial Advisory Board for generatioNEXT , a publication for young professionals distributed by the Business Journal .
Megan Pate (B.B.A. ’02) married William
Crumley (B.S. ’04) on June 19, 2006, at Saint
George Island, Florida. The couple is employed by W.G. Yates & Sons Construction
Company and resides in Foley, Alabama.
Riann Roark (B.S.N. ’02) married David
Burroughs on June 3, 2006. Riann is a registered nurse, employed in the intensive-care unit of Baptist West Hospital in Knoxville,
Tennessee. David is employed as a district loss prevention manager for K-Mart Stores in
Morristown, Tennessee. The couple resides in
Knoxville, Tennessee.
Amanda Whitley (B.A. ’02) married Charles
J. Sitzlar on September 30, 2006. Amanda is co-owner of Butterfly Gap Retreat in Maryville,
Tennessee. Charles is a federal property manager. The couple resides in Maryville,
Tennessee.
Marsha Hammond (B.A. ’01) is serving as
Marketing Director at the Johnson City Mall.
Aaron Honaker (B.B.A. ’01) married Jennifer
Beyland in Centerville, Ohio. The couple resides in Jacksonville, Florida, where they both work as attorneys at private law firms.
Blake Hutchins (B.S. ’01) married Andres
Garcia on August 20, 2005. Blake is a specialist with Sanofi Pasteur Pharmaceuticals. Andres is employed as a custom designer with Home
Depot. The couple resides in Hollywood,
Florida.
Angela Fritz (B.S.N. ’01) married Scott
Dishner on April 8, 2006. Angela is employed at Indian Path Medical Center and Scott is employed at State of Franklin Real Estate. The couple resides in Kingsport, Tennessee.
Mindy Jacques (B.S. ’01) married Timothy
Bryan on June 10, 2006. Mindy is a trauma nurse at Shands Hospital. Timothy is an officer for the St. Augustine Police Department. The couple resides in St. Augustine, Florida.
Heather Johnson (B.A. ’01) married Chad
Scherotter on June 10, 2006. Heather is a registered nurse, employed by First Health of the Carolinas in Pinehurst, North Carolina.
Chad is a tattoo artist employed by Fast
Freddie’s Custom Choppers in Southern Pines,
North Carolina. The couple resides in
Southern Pine, North Carolina.
Daniel Lemons (B.E.H. ’00) married Jennifer
Orrell on July 29, 2006. Daniel is employed by
Brandi L. Akers (B.S. '99 & M. Ed '01) married Timothy Lane on October 21, 2006.
Brandi is employed at Sullivan South High
School as a Guidance Counselor and Tim is employed by Food Lion. The couple resides in
Kingsport, Tennessee
Jon Hermes (B.B.A. ’99) has been named commercial loan officer at Highlands Union
Bank’s branch in Blountville, Tennessee. Jon previously served as branch manager at
Highlands Union Bank’s Rogersville and
Blountville, Tennessee, branches.
Stephany Beach (A.A.S. ’98) married Joseph
Wilson on July 29, 2006. Stephany is employed at Johnson City Medical Center. Joseph is employed at MedImmune. The couple resides in Gray, Tennessee.
Eric Fletcher (B.A. ’98) recently became vice president and business development officer at
TruPoint Bank in Johnson City, Tennessee. He will be responsible for business development and commercial lending in Johnson City and surrounding areas.
Joy Fulkerson (B.A. ’98) is employed by
ETSU and is currently serving on the 2007
Editorial Advisory Board for generatioNEXT , a publication for young professionals distributed by the Business Journal .
Karen M. Kerley (A.A.S. ’98) and her husband Taylor “Adam” (B.P.T. ’98) celebrated the birth of their child, Kameron Dane, on
August 1, 2006. The couple resides in
Knoxville, Tennessee.
Timothy J. Kuykendall (B.S. ’98) was recently promoted to Vice President at J.A. Street &
Associates, General Contractor. Timothy resides in Greeneville, Tennessee with his wife
Tanya (B.S. ’98) and son, James.
Capt. Steven H. Sams (B.A. ’98) married Jill
DeHaven on July 14, 2006. Steven was commissioned into the U.S. Army and has been stationed at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
Misty Workman (B.S.W. ’98) married Jerrod
Funk on October 15, 2005. Misty is employed as director of marketing at Respiratory Home
Care and CU Sleep Labs of Bristol and Johnson
City, Tennessee. Jerrod owns and operates the
Jerrod Funk Golf Academy in Kingsport,
Tennessee. The couple resides in Bristol,
Virginia.
Larry M. Fields (M.D. ’97) is certified in robotic assisted surgery at St. Mary’s Medical
Center in Knoxville. He is working with the new da Vinci S Surgical System.
(M.A. ’94) recently authored a book, The Bishop of the
Old South: The Ministry and
Civil War Legacy of Leonidas
Polk . He is an assistant professor of History at
Georgia Southwestern State
University and has written several articles pertaining to soldier experiences during the Civil War and religious cultures after the Cold War. Currently he is editing Sgt. Lyle G.
Adair’s diary, a Civil War prisoner of war, 111th
United States Colored Infantry.
Kelly Kavanaugh (B.S. ’97) married Michael
Delozier on July 8, 2006. Kelly is a teacher for
Knox County Schools. Michael is a supervisor at Brunswick Boat Group. The couple resides in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Leigh Meredith (B.B.A. ’97) married James
Sexton on May 12, 2006. Leigh is employed at
Celebration Church, Blountville, Tennessee.
Jamie is employed at Wellmont Holston Valley
Hospital. The couple resides in Kingsport,
Tennessee.
Joseph Nelson (B.S. ’96) has established a new business, J & S Lawn Service LLC in Gray,
Tennessee.
Tim Story (B.A. ’96) is employed by Syndeo
Alliance and is currently serving on the 2007
Editorial Advisory Board for generatioNEXT , a publication for young professionals distributed by the Business Journal .
Stephen Dixon (B.B.A. ’95) is employed by
Bank of Tennessee and is currently serving on the 2007 Editorial Advisory Board for generatioNEXT , a publication for young professionals distributed by the Business
Journa l.
(B.B.A. ’79), is a 2007
Business Hall of
Fame Laureate having been inducted into the Junior
Achievement
Business Hall of
Fame. The Junior
Achievement
Business Hall of Fame has been established to recognize the outstanding contributions of business leaders to the history, growth, and economic development of the East
Tennessee region.
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Jeff Hostetler (B.B.A. ’95; M.B.A. ’98) is employed by Tele-Optics and is currently serving on the 2007 Editorial Advisory Board for generatioNEXT , a publication for young professionals distributed by the Business
Journal .
Kenneth Kelly, Jr. (M.A.C. ’95) has established a new business, S & K Farm LLC, in
Johnson City, Tennessee.
Gustavo A. Perziano (B.B.A. ’95) finished his
M.B.A. at the University of San Andres. He is employed at Coca-Cola Femsa as a key account manager. He and his wife Dolores reside in
Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Glenn Robins (M.A. ’94) is an assistant professor of History and director of the honors program at Georgia Southwestern State
University. He has published several articles dealing with experiences of soldiers. He has recently published The Bishop of the Old South about Leonidas Polk.
Lisa J. Bates (B.S. ’93) married Mark Tolliver on August 19, 2006. Lisa is employed as the national continuing medical education director for Massachusetts General Hospital and Mark is owner of Image Promotions in Kingsport.
The couple resides in Kingsport.
Kimberly Shepard (B.B.A. ’93) is the supervisor of the central loan processing group at Andrew Johnson Bank in Johnson City,
Tennessee. She also serves as vice President of credit administration in which she ensures loans originated by the bank comply with applicable regulations and internal policies. She also trains loan officers and processors.
Dr. Bill Greer (MBA '91) was recently promoted to Vice President for Institutional
Advancement at Milligan College in Johnson
City, Tennessee. He previously served as Chair of Business and Associate Professor of Business and Economics at Milligan.
Deanna "Dede" Norungolo, (B.S. '89), currently serves as a case service coordinator with South Carolina's Vocational Rehabilitation
Department. She serves clients from the
Anderson (S.C.) Area sub-office located in
Seneca.
Gregory N. Walters (B.S. '87) has been promoted to Director of Alumni
Affairs/Assistant to the Vice President for
Institutional Advancement at Northeast State
Technical Community College in Blountville,
Tennessee. Walters has been employed at the college in a variety of positions since 1989, most recently serving as Coordinator of
Student Development and Activities.
Rodney L. Bell (B.B.A. ’86) has been promoted from chief accounting officer, vice president and controller to chief financial officer, senior vice president and treasurer for
Forward Air Corporation.
L. Dudley Senter, III (B.B.A ’86) is the owner of a new business, The Senter Law Firm PC, in
Bristol, Tennessee.
John Speropulos (B.B.A. ’86; B.B.A. ’93) of
Mitch Cox Development Group has achieved the SIOR office specialist designation awarded by the Society of Industrial and Office
REALTORS, an international association of professional commercial real estate brokers.
He has also recently been added to the board of directors of State of Franklin Bancshares and
State of Franklin Savings Bank.
Mark Cooter (B.S. ’85), of the United States
Air Force, was recently selected for promotion to colonel. He is pursuing his second master’s degree from Joint Forces Staff College in
Norfolk, Virginia.
Harold Naramore (B.S. ’83; M.D. ’87) recently joined the law firm of Hunter, Smith and Davis, LLP. He will be focusing on health care law and medical malpractice cases. He practiced medicine with Frontier Health and was Medical Director of Woodridge Hospital and Chief of Medical Staff. He received his
MBA and JD from the University of Tennessee.
He resides in Johnson City with his wife and daughter.
Charles J. Stahl, IV (M.C.M. ’83) is the new assistant city manager for the City of Johnson
City, Tennessee. Charles previously served as city manager for the City of Elizabethton,
Tennessee, and has been assistant city manager in Bluefield, West Virginia. He was also the budget/productivity director for the City of
Johnson City from 1984 to 1988.
Elmer “Wendell” Fox (B.S. ’82) was selected to umpire games for the Little League World
Series in St. Petersburg, Florida. He currently works at Appalachian District Health
Department’s food and lodging division in
Boone, North Carolina, and resides in Deep
Gap, North Carolina.
Bill Martin (B.S. 81) and Carrie Martin
(B.S. ’99; M.P.T. ’05) live in Morristown with their two children, Sarah and Stephen. Carrie is working at Hawkins County Wellmont
Hospital as a physical therapist. Bill is serving as district manager of Sears in Asheville, North
Carolina.
Gary Vicars (B.S. ’80) married Teresa
Mullins on July 22, 2006. Gary and Teresa are employed in the utilities division at Eastman
Chemical Co. in Kingsport, Tennessee. The couple resides near Nickelsville, Virginia.
Muriel Kagan Zager (M.S. ’77) has written a novel due out later this year.
Murder on Mount
Olive is a story about a journalist who becomes obsessed with a murder. A book signing was held at Bristol Public Library in August, and 40 percent of proceeds from books sold were donated to United Way Bristol.
Randy Kennedy (B.S. ’76) has established a new business, T & M Leasing LLC, in Bristol,
Tennessee.
George Moss, Jr. (B.S. ’75) has established a new business, Moss Family LLC, in Kingsport,
Tennessee.
The ETSU Men’s Ensemble was invited to perform at the national convention of the 2007
American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) in
Miami. The 44-voice group, directed by Dr. Thomas
Jenrette, is the only university choral ensemble from
Tennessee and the only male ensemble in the country to be selected to perform at the convention.
Selection for this honor was by audition, which included recorded performances by the Men’s
Ensemble from the past three years. They sang for over 6,000 choral directors and musicians from around the world attending the convention, which ran from March 7-11.
Sen. Rusty Crowe (B.S. ’74) has written an award-winning song for the David Davis for
Congress campaign. The song is performed by members of the ETSU Bluegrass Band with an appearance by Sen. Crowe.
Phillip W. Gilmer (B.S. ’69) has established a new business, Phillip W. Gilmer, DDS, PC, in
Elizabethton, Tennessee.
Robert McCollum (B.S. ’69; M.E.H. ’73) has established a new business, Ultrapure Water
LLC, in Piney Flats, Tennessee.
Dr. J. Douglas McAlister (B.S. '67; M.A. '68) and two of his staff have been honored by an anonymous donor gift of $1.5 million to
Virginia Tech to endow a Chair of Excellence for Community Viability and Economic
Development.
Charles H. Hyder (B.S. ’04) was born in
Morristown and lived in Kingsport until moving to Orlando, Florida. He was a 1999 graduate of Dobyns-Bennett High School. On
September 17.
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Thelma Roberts (B.S. ’98) was a former employee of Frontier Health Care and a substitute teacher. She was a member of Glad
Tidings Assembly of God. On January 18, 2007.
William Casteel (B.S. ’92) was a former landscaper. On February 28, 2006.
Rebecca C. Foley (B.E.H. ’92) was a respiratory therapist at Oak Ridge Methodist
Medical Center in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. She was a member of Southeast Baptist Church.
On October 10, 2006.
Billy Rutledge, Jr. (B.S. ’91) was a computer engineer for Lockheed Martin of
Orlando, Florida. On September 12, 2006.
Trudy M. Seaton (B.S. ’91) was a case manager with Frontier Health and was a supervisor with Greene Valley Developmental Center, before becoming disabled. On January 21,
2007.
Wade Sutherland (B.S. ’93) was employed as a design consultant for the kitchen and bath department of the The Home Depot in
Asheville, North Carolina. On March 16, 2007.
Samuel G. Todaro (B.S. ’90; M.E.H. ’96) was an environmental consultant. He was the
Captain of Lynn H. Folsom Veterans of Foreign
Wars Post No. 2166 and a member of the First
Church of the Nazarene in Elizabethton,
Tennessee. On December 7, 2006.
Frank A. Lowry, III (M.S. ’89) was employed by the Natco Construction Company as office manager and was an adjunct professor of mathematics at Virginia Intermont College in
Bristol, Virginia. He was a member of the
Lighthouse Ministry. On December 17, 2006.
John C. Graves (B.S. ’88) served in the U.S.
Navy and held the rank of Lieutenant
Commander. He was the associate professor of the Family Residency program at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and the Tennessee
Academy of Family Physicians, President Elect.
On November 27, 2006.
Mary H. Elkins (M.Ed. ’87) was a retired teacher of 34 years. She was a member of
NEA, TEA, Hawkins County, Tennessee,
Retired Teachers Association, and Delta Kappa
Gamma National Honorary Society for
Teachers. On October 28, 2006.
Elizabeth A. Lee (M.Ed. ’86) was a retired counselor with the Washington County,
Tennessee, School System. She was a member of the Monday Club and Central Baptist
Church in Johnson City, Tennessee. On
January 27, 2007.
John Moss, Jr. (B.S. ’86) was a member of
First United Methodist Church in Knoxville,
Tennessee. John began the entertainment company Headline Attractions in Knoxville,
Tennessee. His company produced family variety shows and was successful in raising funds for many East Tennessee service organizations. John was most recently a marketing director for the Carson and Barnes
Circus, America’s largest tent circus, which annually tours the United States. He also wrote a number of human interest stories that appeared in The Johnson City Press and explored such topics as the introduction of television to the Johnson City, Tennessee, area and the history of the Appalachian Fair in
Gray, Tennessee. On October 8, 2006.
Mary K. Ward (B.S. ’86) had a 15-year career as a fitness trainer, aerobics instructor, and teacher of basket weaving. She was a member of Phi Mu Sorority. On December 29, 2006.
Martha B. Erwin (B.S. ’84) was an elementary school teacher and substitute teacher in Tennessee and Virginia for many years. She was instrumental in the founding of a nursery school at St. Paul United Methodist
Church in Christiansburg, Virginia, and enjoyed competing in the Senior Olympics.
On December 14, 2006.
Jane Raulston (B.S. ’84) was a member of
First Christian Church in Elizabethton,
Tennessee. She was the Chair of the General
Medical Sciences Division of the American
Society for Microbiology and tapped for the
Editorial Board of Infection and Immunity .
Returning to ETSU in 2000, she maintained an outstanding research program while handling a heavy teaching and service load at the James H. Quillen College of Medicine. On
February 12, 2007.
Timothy Holbrook (B.B.A. ’83) was an avid golfer. He was a member of the First United
Methodist Church, Marion, Virginia. On
March 10, 2007.
Ron Homra (M.D. ’82) was an anesthesiologist at the Jackson Clinic in
Jackson, Tennessee, and often provided his services at Jackson-Madison County General
Hospital. He was certified by and a member of the American Board, American Society, and
Tennessee Society of Anesthesiology. He was also a member of the Tennessee Medical
Association and the Tennessee Health Facilities
Commission. On February 12, 2007.
Brian K. Warren (B.S. ’82) was a partner in the law practice of Testerman, Warren, and
Roden. He was a member of Cokesbury
United Methodist Church in Farragut,
Tennessee. On November 6, 2006.
Linda Anderson (B.M.T. ’80) was a medical technologist at labs in different hospitals for many years. She was also a saleswoman for Oakwood Homes and
Tallahassee Home Outlet of Tallahassee,
Florida. On January 21, 2007.
Sarah Poole Snapp (B.S. ’80) was a member of First Baptist Church, St. Paul, Minnesota.
On August 23, 2006.
Raymond B. Goodfellow (M.F.A. ’79) served in the U.S. Army National Guard and received an honorable discharge in 1976. He was the
Vice President for Academic Affairs at Western
Piedmont Community College, where he had served over 25 years. Raymond received the college’s Excellence in Teaching Award in 1992.
On November 22, 2006.
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Larry A. Hereford (B.S. ’79) served in the
U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He achieved the rank of Sergeant and earned a
Purple Heart as well as other medals. Larry retired after 28 years of service as a Tennessee
State Park ranger at Big Ridge State Park in
Maynardville, Tennessee. On October 15, 2006.
Kitty Rose Luttrell (B.S.W. ’79) was formerly employed by the Department of Human
Services and was a State Farm Insurance Agent.
She was a past supporter of the Shepherds Inn and East Tennessee Christian Home. On
November 4, 2006.
Verla Slaughter (A.S. ’79) attended
Redeemer Lutheran Church in Bristol, Virginia.
On November 16, 2006.
Tommy E. Norton (B.S. ’78) retired from the
U.S. Navy as a Chief Petty Officer in 1975. He retired from Brown and Williamson in 1994 as a
Process Control Specialist and until 2003 taught
Industrial Technology courses at Central
Georgia Technical College. On February 8, 2007.
Paul M. Willett (B.S. ’78; M.C.M. ’80) retired as vice president of Hilliard Lyons Brokerage firm as an investment broker. He was a member and past president of Kingsport
Cosmopolitan Kiwanis Club, member of the
Kingsport Board of Mayor and Alderman, past member and chairman of Mountain Region
Speech and Hearing board of directors and member of the Downtown Kingsport
Association and Chamber of Commerce. Paul was a recipient of the prestigious “40 Under
Forty” Award given by the Business Journal in
1994. On December 28, 2006.
Doris Cox (B.F.A. ’77; M.F.A. ’84) was the first hearing impaired person in Tennessee history to obtain a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from a non-hearing impaired college and later became the first person in United States history to obtain a Master of Fine Arts degree from a non-hearing impaired college. She graduated
Cum Laude and Summa Cum Laude and is listed in Who’s Who of America for her
Academic Accomplishments. She served on the
Kingsport Council for the Handicapped, The
Governors Council for the Handicapped under
Gov. Lamar Alexander, Tennessee Arts
Commission, Appalachian Weaving Guild,
Tennessee State Deaf Association and the
National Fraternal Society for the Deaf. Doris was instrumental in the pioneering efforts of innovating TTY and Closed Captioned
Services. On November 11, 2006.
Linda Bledsoe (B.S. ’76) had taught at
Cherokee High School in Rogersville,
Tennessee, and was a member of Pleasant View
Baptist Church. On February 24, 2007.
Daniel R. Garris (B.S. ’75) was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps as a hospital corpsman. He was employed by
Goodyear Free Service Tire Company before becoming disabled in 1989. On October 9,
2006.
James H. Shoemaker (B.S. ’75) served in the
U.S. Army and was stationed in Germany during the Vietnam War. He coached baseball and softball in the Clinton Optimist program.
He was also an avid golfer. On September 14,
2006.
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J. Tim Smith (A.L.E. ’75) had retired as a lieutenant detective of the Sullivan County,
Tennessee, Sheriff ’s Department. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Police,
Burgess Mill Lodge and a member of Chapter
979 of Vietnam Veterans of America. Tim was also a disaster volunteer for the American Red
Cross and served in the U.S. Navy from 1968 to
1973, including a tour of duty in South
Vietnam. On March 12, 2007.
Larry E. Stone (B.S. ’75) taught for several years in North Carolina and Georgia. Larry enjoyed being involved with his students. He spent much of his personal time working out and ran in the Peachtree Road Race eight times. On September 10, 2006.
Herbert C. Street (B.S. ’75; M.A. ’81) was a veteran of the Vietnam War. He retired after
32 years with the U.S. Army with the rank of
Chief Warrant Officer 4. He served in the 82nd and 101st Airborne, was Commander of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars 2108 for three terms, and a member of TIPS. Herbert was the current Commander of the Cooties, a DAV volunteer, a part of the American Legion,
Virginia, color guard, and the Johnson City,
Tennessee, Moose Club. On November 11,
2006.
James A. Ray (B.S. ’74) was born in
Springfield, Illinois, and was a resident of
Buncombe County, North Carolina. He served in the U.S. Army for 20 years, as an officer he served three tours of duty in Vietnam earning the Bronze Star Medal, an Air Medal, an Army
Commendation Medal, and a Vietnamese
Gallantry Cross. He was the former owner of
Flowers, Inc. in Asheville, North Carolina. On
August 20, 2006.
Ralph D. Reeser (B.S. ’74) was a U.S. Army veteran. He retired as Vice President of
Human Resources for Sumco, USA, in Phoenix,
Arizona. On August 25.
Paul J. Smith (B.S. ’74) worked in environmental health and lived in Johnson
City. On September 14.
William “Bill” Hickman (B.S. ’73) retired from Eastman Chemical Company after 32 years of service. He also worked as a tax preparer at H&R Block and did engineering consultant work during his retirement. Bill was a member of Cassidy United Methodist
Church in Kingsport, Tennessee. On February
23, 2007.
Phyllis Josephs (B.S.N. ’72) was a tutor at
Sharon Elementary School, in Sharon Towers,
North Carolina. She also served as church moderator and as a Bible teacher at Sharon
Presbyterian Church. Phyllis was honored with
Life Membership in Presbyterian Women. On
January 26, 2007.
David C. Whitley (B.S. ’72) was a resident of
Stony Point, North Carolina. He had a career in retail management. On February 5, 2007.
Lowell Lerwick (M.A. ’71) was a curriculum specialist for the State Department of
Education for Minnesota and South Dakota.
He oversaw the modernization of curriculum of the state college and vocational system.
Lowell served on the faculty of numerous universities across the U.S. On March 14, 2007.
Albert T. Outlaw, Jr. (M.A. ’71) served as principal of Virginia High School in Bristol,
Virginia, for 25 years. He served as a
Presbyterian lay pastor and as an elder for
Central Presbyterian Church for many years, also serving on the board of directors for the
Presbyterian Children’s Home in Wytheville,
Virginia. On February 11, 2007.
Tex J. Stevenson (B.S. ’71) served in the
Army Reserves during the Vietnam War. He was a member of Kappa Alpha Fraternity and was self-employed. On October 21, 2006.
Leonard Peters (B.S. ’70) was a certified public accountant and owned Peters and Co.
Tax Service, in Yuba City, California. He was a
Golden Glove Bantamweight boxing champion in 1958. On February 23, 2007.
Doris J. Arnold (B.S. ’69) was a retired employee of the Johnson County, Tennessee,
Board of Education, having taught at Butler
Elementary School and Doe Elementary
School. She was a member of the Butler
Chapter #218 Order of Eastern Star. On
December 20, 2006.
Dr. Raymond D. Blevins (B.S. ’60) was
Professor Emeritus in the Health Science
Department at ETSU. The Tennessee State
House of Representatives recognized his work as an educator, researcher, and active participant in community affairs in a
Proclamation. On October 13, 2006.
Robert L. Donnelly (B.S. ’69) was a member of First Christian Church of Stone Mountain,
Georgia. His career began in restaurant management and he later became an insurance agent. On February 11, 2007.
Francis Fermon “Chip” Purdy (B.S. ’69) was a retired pharmaceutical sales district manager.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, serving in Special Forces. On August 21, 2006.
John Fine, Jr. (B.S. ’69; M.A. ’75) served as the principal for Unaka High School in
Elizabethton, Tennessee, for 28 years, making him the longest running principal of any one school in Carter County, Tennessee. He was a member of First Baptist Church of
Elizabethton, Tennessee, where he served as a deacon. On February 14, 2007.
Lyndell Jeffers (B.S. ’69) was the owner and operator of Sports and Entertainment
Marketing, formerly Lyn Jeffers and Associates.
He was also a writer for the Johnson City Press in the sports and political departments. Lyndell was active in the NASCAR community working for ESPN, Fox Sports, NBC, TNT, and CBS. He was also a writer for Die Cast Digest . Lyndell was the past president of the Banner Elk, North
Carolina, Kiwanis Club and member of the
Moose Lodge in Greeneville, Tennessee. He was the owner of two Collegiate Wooden Bat
League baseball teams, which included the
Asheville Red Birds and the Tennessee
Thunder. The Southern Collegiate Baseball
League named the Lyn Jeffers Cup in his honor.
Lyndell recently received an Emmy for the best live sporting event, which was the 2005
Daytona 500. On December 30, 2006.
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Richard Disario (B.S. ’68) served in the U.S.
Navy. He worked in public school and university administration. He was a media specialist with Elbert, Fountain Ft. Carson and
Harrison School Districts. He also served as director for TeleMedicine with Children’s
Hospital in Corpus Christi, Texas. On August 4.
Ida Oakes (B.S. ’68) was employed as office manager for Beason and Beason Architect and had taught algebra at Dobyns-Bennett High
School in Kingsport,Tennessee. Ida wrote a song that was published in a church hymnal.
On February 25, 2007.
Rada Osborne (B.S. ’68) retired after teaching at Happy Valley Elementary School in
Elizabethton, Tennessee, for over 30 years. She worked as a substitute teacher for the Carter
County, Tennessee, School System after retirement. She was a member of Powder
Branch Baptist Church. On March 18, 2007.
Rowland E. Verran (B.S. ’68) served in the
U.S. Army and practiced law in Johnson City,
Tennessee, for 35 years. On October 18, 2006.
Walter Ray Carmack (B.S. ’66) worked as a music teacher in Middlesboro, Kentucky, and
Vero Beach, Florida. He served in the U.S. Navy and was a member of VFW Post #3382.
On August 23, 2006.
Eric William Jones (B.S. ’66; M.A. ’70) was selected by ETSU to be the first guidance counselor for the Johnson City, Tennessee,
School System. He retired 35 years later from the Carter County, Tennessee, School System as a senior psychological examiner. Eric was was one of the first certified psychological examiners in the State of Tennessee and was recognized as one of the top-rated examiners in Tennessee. On November 8, 2006.
Winston Carney (B.S. ’65) retired from CSX
Railroad. He served in the U.S. Army as a helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War. On
September 14.
Della J. Cress (B.S. ’65) retired as a teacher from the Kingsport City, Tennessee, School
System after 29 years. She was a member of
Delta Kappa Gamma Society International teachers’ honorary society and was nominated for Tennessee’s Teacher of the Year award.
While at Andrew Jackson Elementary School, she and the faculty founded the Children’s
Museum. Della was a charter member of the
Kingsport, Tennessee, Chapter of Mended
Hearts. On November 3, 2006.
Jeffrey Hall (B.S. ’65) served as an assistant prosecutor, private attorney, city attorney and city judge for Caryville, Tennessee, and General
Sessions and Juvenile court judge for the 8th
Judicial Circuit. He was a member of the
Campbell County Republican Party.
On February 17, 2007
Ruth Pierce (B.S. ’65) was a member of the
Washington County, Tennessee, Order of the
Eastern Star Chapter #57. She was also a member of Harmony Baptist Church,
Jonesborough, Tennessee. On February 28,
2007.
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Milburn Rice (B.S. ’64) was a six-year veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He retired from
CSX Railroad as an investigator and supervisor and held state police commissions in
Tennessee, Kentucky, North Carolina, and
South Carolina. Milburn was a member of
Central Baptist Church in Erwin, Tennessee.
On November 10, 2006.
Gordon Sharpe (B.S. ’64) retired from
Fortafil Fibers of Rockwood, Tennessee, in
2004. He was a member of Cherokee Lodge
#728 and a deacon of First Baptist Church in
Concord, Tennessee. On January 15, 2007.
David R. Tipton (B.S. ’64) served in the U.S.
Army as a band director, while in Germany.
He also served as band director at Pennington
Gap High School, Thomas Walker High
School, Powell Valley High School and John I.
Burton High School, retiring in 1992. David was the founder of the “Jerome Street
Ramblers” band. On December 17, 2006.
Robert Hylton (B.S. ’63; M.A.’70) retired from the Dickenson County, Virginia, School
System in 2000 as assistant principal at
Ervington High School. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, a retired 80th Division Army
Reserve instructor, and master sergeant with the 2079th U.S. Army Reserve School in
Richmond, Virginia. On January 25, 2007.
Rita S. Riddle (B.S. ’63; M.A. ’66) retired from teaching after 31 years. She was an accomplished writer and poet. On October 27,
2006.
Emily Wallin (B.S. ’63) taught school in
Madison and Buncombe counties for more than 45 years. On February 22, 2007.
Mickey Hamed ( B.S. ’62) was a native of
Lebanon, coming to the U.S. as an exchange student. He worked for the Sullivan County
TN School System for 30 years and was a member of the Sullivan County Election
Commission for 20 years. He was an active member of the Sullivan County Democratic
Party. On August 27, 2006.
Claiborne Kelly, Jr. (B.A. ’61) worked for the
District of Columbia Government until his retirement in 1995. He was a fan of bluegrass and classical music. On February 3, 2007.
Dr. Gene Pierce (B.S. ’61; M.A. ’63) worked in the Greeneville, Tennessee, School System for 35 years until his retirement in 1995. He was also an adjunct professor at Walters State
Community College in the psychology department for more than 30 years. Dr. Pierce was a member of the “Fabulous Fifties,” a popular local musical entertainment group which has raised funds for community service agencies through its performances for over 15 years. On February 20, 2007.
James Robert Cox (B.S. ’60) resided in
Asheville, North Carolina. He served as past president of Civitan and a board member for
Eliada Home for Children. He was a member of Vance Masonic Lodge, and he established the Sales Masters Club. On September 11.
Aquila H. Tallent (B.S. ’60) was a retired teacher from the Alcoa TN City School System with 37 years of service. On October 14, 2006.
Samuel G. Smalling, Jr. (B.S. ’59; M.A. ’63) was a veteran of the U.S. Army having served his country during the Korean conflict. He retired as a counselor from Charlotte, NC,
Mecklenburg Schools with over twenty-one years of service. Samuel was a member of
Wilson Grove Baptist Church where he served as a deacon and Sunday school teacher. On
January 13, 2007.
Carole S. Ellington (B.S. ’58) was a retired school teacher and a member of Emmanuel
Episcopal Church of Bristol, Tennessee. On
November 16, 2006.
Jack Sargent (B.S. '58) was a resident of Big
Stone Gap, Virginia. On September 30.
Cecil Jennings (B.S. ’57) retired from Great
Bridge High School after working as an athletic teacher and coach for 36 years. On February
22, 2007.
Rudolph Jennings (B.S. ’57) served in the
U.S. Army for three years as a paratrooper. He was a retired safety engineer from the
American Air Filter Company in Elizabethton,
Tennessee. On November 27, 2006.
Robert J. Doty (B.S. ’56) worked at the
Greenville Sun newspaper and WJHL-TV in
Johnson City, Tennessee. He founded
Television Productions International, Inc. in
Atlanta, Georgia, after moving there in 1958.
He later joined WTBS as operations manager where he established the initial Atlanta Braves television network. Robert also founded
UpSouth Corporation and helped build it into the South’s largest satellite facility of its time.
His civic accomplishments include achieving the rank of Eagle Scout, and he remains the highest decorated scout in the Sequoia Boy
Scout Council. On January 21, 2007.
Ethel Frye (B.S. ’56) was a lifelong resident of Unicoi County. She retired from teaching in
1969. On February 6. 2006.
Myrtle Honeycutt (B.S. '56) was born in
Roan Mountain in 1914. On September 24.
Wilburn O. Beck (B.S. ’55) served as
Hamblen County, Tennessee, court clerk for 36 years. He was past president of the Tennessee
Clerks Association, member of the
Morristown, Tennessee, Lions Club, Kerbela
Shrine Club, and Masonic Lodge #231. On
December 23, 2006.
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George B. Crisp, Jr. (B.S. ’55) was a captain in the U.S. Air Force, serving as flight surgeon in Japan during the Vietnam era. He practiced neurosurgery in Fort Worth, Texas, until 2005.
He served as chief of neurosurgery at Harris
Methodist Hospital. On August 21.
Lillian King (B.S. ’55) taught elementary school in Unicoi County for 37 years. She was a lifetime member of First Baptist Church in
Erwin, Tennessee. She served in her choir and taught Sunday school for the junior department. On August 29.
Alex F. Pressnell (B.S. ’55) taught school in
Maryland and Ohio. He sold real estate in
Ohio and was a member of the Retired
Teachers Association. On February 6, 2007.
Sara J. Knight (B.S. ’54) retired after teaching at Jonesborough Middle School. She was also an avid bowler. On September 15.
Cecil Booher (M.A. ’52) was a U.S. Army veteran and a retired foreman with Bristol
Builders Supply Co. of Bristol, Tennessee, with
46 years of service. He was a member of the
Holston Valley Christian Church, where he was a Sunday school superintendent, deacon and elder. On January 6, 2007.
Ruth Clarke (M.A. ’52) was a teacher at
Stratton School in Johnson City, TN and a member of the Retired Teacher Association and
Delta Kappa Gamma. She was a member of
Berea Freewill Baptist Church. On September 17.
Ramona Davenport (B.S. ’52) was a retired school teacher. On March 11, 2007.
Carolyn Peterson (B.S. ’52) taught English at
Leland Public Schools in Michigan and later became the school librarian for many years.
She was active in her church, volunteered at
Munson Medical Center, and was honored as
Hospice Volunteer of the Year in 2001. On
January 4, 2007.
Lillian J. Philli (B.S. ’52) was a teacher in the
Cocke County, Jefferson County and
Morristown-Hamblen, Tennessee, School
Systems for 33 years. She was a member of
Hillcrest Baptist Church in Newport,
Tennessee. On October 25, 2006.
Eunice Smallwood (B.S. ’52) was a retired teacher. She taught at Fairmount Elementary
School in Bristol, Tennessee. She was active in the Delta Kappa Gamma Society. On
September 2, 2006.
Mary L. Cox (B.S. ’51) was a public school teacher, tutor and realtor. She was also an accomplished accordionist who performed professionally throughout her life. On January
20, 2007.
Mabel Hunt (B.S. ’51) taught in the
Washington School System for several years.
She was a member of Farm Bureau Women and Leesburg Home Demonstration Club. She was also a member of Fairview United
Methodist Church. On September 17.
Josie P. McAndrew (B.S. ’50) held a 45-year career as a teacher and principal in Jefferson
County, Tennessee. She was a member of
Chestnut Hill United Methodist Church, in
Dandridge, Tennessee. On November 18, 2006.
Major John Pansock (B.S. ’50) was a teacher at Elizabethton High School and Hampton
High School, with over 30 years of teaching experience. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, where he served in World War II and the
Korean War. On October 4.
Coy Whitson (B.S. ’50) served in the U.S.
Army during World War II in the European
Theater. He was a retired social studies and physical education teacher. On September 30.
William “Bill” R. Head, Jr. (B.S. ’48) worked for 36 years with the Tennessee Valley
Authority, retiring in agricultural development.
He served in the U.S. Air Corps during World
War II. Bill was a member of the Downtown
Florence Lions Club and had served in several offices, including club president and district governor. He had been chosen a Melvin Jones
Fellow and was a 32nd-degree Mason. On
January 18, 2007.
Ralph Steadman (B.S. ’48) served as vice president of Steadman Construction from
1948-1988 and owner from 1988-1999. He was a member of the American Legion, Kingsport
Civitan Club, Boy Scouts of America and
Association of General Contractors.
Johnnye R. Twiggs (B.S. ’48) was a former
Monroe County, Tennessee, teacher having taught at Sweetwater High School. She was a charter member of the American Business
Women Association. On November 13, 2006.
C.M. Taylor (B.S. ’48) worked for Dobyns-
Taylor in Kingsport, TN and served in the U.S.
Navy during World War II. After graduating, he became successful at the used and new car business. On October 31, 2006.
Annette Snodderly (B.S.’47) taught in
Jefferson County, Tennessee, Schools for 47 years. She was a member of Strawberry Plains
Baptist Church. On February 15, 2007.
Louise Rader Bigham (B.S. ’46) was an elementary school teacher and served as a substitute teacher after retiring. She was a member of the Retired Teachers Association and Coleman United Methodist Church, where she served as treasurer for many years. On
January 13, 2007.
Charlotte Hall (B.S. ’43) taught school for 32 years at the Tennessee School for the Deaf. She was a member of Jacksboro First Baptist
Church. On February 5, 2007.
L. Pierce Carson (B.S. ’40) was a combat pilot in the U.S. Navy during WWII in the
South Pacific. Pierce retired from the National
Cash Register Company in 1976. On February
20, 2007.
Norma M. Pike (B.S. ’40; M.A. ’62) taught in the Carter County, Tennessee, School System for 35 years. She was active in the
Elizabethton, Tennessee, community and her church. On December 21, 2006.
Mary A. Wiggins (B.S. ’36) was a retired school teacher of 28 years. She was a member of Alpha Delta Kappa Sorority and former President of the Monday Club
Auxiliary. Mary was also a member of Munsey
Memorial United Methodist Church. On
October 15, 2006.
Greg W. Dugger (M.P.H. ’88) was an educator, having taught at Georgia Southern
University and ETSU. He obtained his B.S.
degree in Pharmacy from Auburn University, graduating number one in his class. Greg was a member of the Tacoma Church of God in
Johnson City, Tennessee. On November 9,
2006.
Dr. Raymond D. Blevins (B.S. ’60) was
Professor Emeritus in the Health Science
Department at ETSU. The Tennessee State
House of Representatives recognized his work as an educator, researcher, and active participant in community affairs in a
Proclamation. On October 13, 2006.
Jack Jones (B.S. ’57) worked in the chemistry department at ETSU preparing labs for students. He served in the U.S. Air Force and was a member of Sinking Creek Baptist Church in Johnson City, Tennessee. He was also a member of the Watauga Valley Chapter of
NRHS where he participated in many training excursions.
Dr. James W. Boland accepted a position as visiting assistant professor at ETSU in 1991 and a permanent position in the Department of
Mathematics in 1992. In 1996, he was promoted to associate professor and received the College of Arts and Sciences Teaching
Award and the ETSU Distinguished Faculty
Award for Excellence in Training. Dr. Boland assumed the position of graduate coordinator for the Department of Mathematics in 1997.
In 1999, he became associate director for the
University Honors Programs and was promoted to director, as well as the rank of professor, in 2002. Dr. Boland authored numerous research publications dealing with connectivity, graph labeling and distance measures in graphs. On December 16, 2006.
Donald H. Poole, Sr. was a retired Chairman of the Department of Geography. He was very interested in land formations and traveled throughout the United States studying them.
He was a member of many organizations, including Phi Kappa Phi, American Association for Geographers and Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Metropolitan Kiwanis Club. On
August 30.
David Jarvis was a computer specialist who established a computer consulting company,
Jarvis and Associates, in Johnson City. He taught classes at ETSU, Milligan College and
Northeast State Technical Community College.
On October 1.
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