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Spring 2001
INSIDE:
Unique Alumnus - Kenny Chesney
The Campaign for ETSU Tomorrow
Homecoming & PRIDE updates
etsu today spring 2001
ETSU NATIONAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Mr. Michael J. Carrier ’73 ’83
Mr. John A. Jones ’69, President
Mr. Jonathon Fields ’02, SGA Vice President
Dr. R. Michael Browder, P.E. ’93, President-Elect
Mr. L. Quinton Fisher, Jr. ’83
Mr. J. Daniel Mahoney ’66, Vice President
Mr. Richard L. Green ’73
Mr. Bob V. Hardin ’68, Secretary
Mrs. Dorothy L. Grisham ’74
Dr. Stephanie Leeper ’83 ’87, Treasurer
Lt. Gen. Ronald V. Hite ’64
Dr. Clyde H. Farnsworth, Jr. ’60 ’61, Past President
Dr. Jack A. Parton ’78 ’79 ’82
Dr. Paul Stanton, Jr., ETSU President
Mrs. Pereda R. “Pete” Paty ’48
Dr. Richard A. Manahan, ETSU Vice President for
Mr. Gary D. Poe ’68
University Advancement
Mr. R. Lynn Shipley ’72
Mr. Robert M. Plummer ’84 ’87,
Mr. Mickey E. Tyler ’69
Executive Director of ETSU National Alumni Association
Mr. Derreck Whitson ’02, SGA President
Mrs. Shirley H. Berk ’72, ’74
Ms. Eleanor E. Yoakum ’65
ETSU FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Mr. Louis Gump
Mr. Dennis Powell*, President
Mr. John A. Jones ’69
Mr. Stuart E. Wood*, Jr. ’60, Past President
Mr. C.C. Marshall ’56
Mr. Tim Jones*, Vice President
Mr. W. Cal McGraw ’60
Dr. Steve Conerly*, Secretary
Mr. Scott Niswonger
Mr. Charles Steagall ’66*, Treasurer
Mrs. Leslie Parks Pope**
Dr. Paul E. Stanton, Jr.*, ETSU President
Mr. John Poteat
Dr. Richard A. Manahan*, Foundation Executive Vice President
Mr. James J. Powell
Dr. David Collins ’96*, Assistant Treasurer
Mr. Stan Puckett
Mr. Frederick H. (Pal) Barger, Jr. ’55
Mr. Donald R. Raber
Mr. Wayne G. Basler*
Mr. K. Newton Raff
Mr. James D. Bowman*
Dr. J. Shelton Reed
Mr. R. Wiley Bourne, Jr.
Mr. Herbert R. Silvers
Mr. Dan Brooks ’65
Mr. R.T. Summers
Mr. Gene Burleson ’64 ’72
Mr. J.D. Swartz
Mr. Jeff Byrd
Mr. Raymond R. Thomas ’59
Mr. Phillip Carriger
Judge Shirley Underwood
Mr. Claudius Clemmer ’34
Mr. Robert E. Walters
Mrs. Betty DeVinney
Mr. Lewis P. Wexler
Mr. J. Richard Diehl
Mr. Keith Wilson
Mr. Al Fatherree
Mr. Thomas J. Garland ’59
* Executive Committee Member
Dr. James W. Gibson
** Board of Regents Representative
TENNESSEE BOARD OF REGENTS
Mrs. Jane G. Kisber, Jackson
The Honorable Don Sundquist, Governor
Mr. W. Keith McCord, Knoxville
Dr. Charles Manning, Chancellor, Nashville
Mrs. Leslie Parks Pope, Kingsport
Mr. Edgar R. “Buddy” Bowers, Harriman
Dr. Richard G. Rhoda, Nashville
Mrs. Demetra Godsey Boyd, Clarksville
Mr. J. Stanley Rogers, Manchester
The Honorable Vernon Coffey ’73 ’75 ’78 ’92,
Dr. Maxine A. Smith, Memphis
Commissioner of Education, Nashville
Ms. Bethel Arrita Summers, Faculty Regent,
Mr. Noble Cody, Cookeville
Tennessee Technology Center at Dickson
Ms. Cynthia Davis, Student Regent, Cookeville
Mr. William H. Watkins, Jr., Memphis
Mr. Robert Jack Fishman, Morristown
The Honorable Dan Wheeler, Commissioner of
Mr. Arles B. Greene, Goodlettsville
Agriculture, Nashville
Mr. Clifford H. “Bo” Henry, Maryville
TENNESSEE HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION
Mr. Wm. Ransom Jones, Chair, Murfreesboro
Mr. Joe Lancaster, Columbia
Dr. June Scobee Rodgers, Vice Chair, Signal Mountain
Ms. Wanda McMahan, Knoxville
Mr. A. C. Wharton, Jr., Vice Chair, Memphis
Mr. John Morgan, Nashville
Mayor Dale Kelley, Secretary, Huntingdon
Mr. Nathan Tudor, non-voting ex-officio, Cookeville
Mr. Steve Adams, State Treasurer, Nashville
Ms. Lisa P. Verble, Sevierville
Mr. Riley C. Darnell, Secretary of State, Nashville
Dr. Brad Windley, Tullahoma
Mr. Fred Patrick Gattas, III, voting ex-officio, Memphis
Dr. Douglas E. Wood, non-voting ex-officio, Nashville
Ms. Debby Patterson Koch, Nashville
UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT
Dr. Richard A. Manahan, Vice President for University
Advancement/Executive Vice President, ETSU Foundation
Wanda Butler, Administrative Assistant
Pat Holland, Administrative Coordinator/Executive Assistant
Office of University Alumni
Robert M. Plummer ’84 ’87, Associate Vice President for
University Advancement/ Executive Director of ETSU
National Alumni Association
Donna Howard ’00, Secretary
Vicky Lee, Executive Aide
Edie Shealy ’00, Graduate Assistant
Lee Ann Willis ’91, Alumni Coordinator
Pam Wilson, Information Research Technician
Office of Advancement
Jeff Anderson ’83, Associate Vice President for
University Advancement
Ted Hughes ’59, Director
Mary Ellen Miller ’00, Director
Pamela Poletti, Secretary
Office of University Alumni Records
Joseph Smith ’93, Director
Pat Barcel, Information Research Technician
Donald Harvill ’92, Computer Operations Coordinator
Carol Ollis, Technical Clerk
Office of ETSU Foundation
David D. Collins ’96, Assistant Treasurer of the Foundation/
Associate Vice President for Business and Finance
Kathy Carder, Account Clerk
Leisa Wiseman ’84, Foundation Accountant
CREDITS:
Kenny Chesney cover photo and photo, p. 4, courtesy of Peter Nash and ®BMG; Kenny Chesney article, pages 4-5, courtesy of Shannon Wayne Turner and
country.com; Chesney photo, p. 5, courtesy of Saul Young and the Knoxville News-Sentinel
Ray Dobbs story, p. 6, courtesy of Joe Tennis and the Bristol Herald Courier; Ray Dobbs photos, p.6, courtesy of Ray Dobbs
Jules Wortman photo, p. 6, courtesy of Rasky/Baerlein Group
Story on “Home and Away” cookbook, p. 7. courtesy of Carla Twyman and the Bristol Herald Courier
Ric Keller story, p. 8, courtesy of Congressman Keller’s staff and the U.S. Congress Photographic Services
D.P. Culp Memorial story, p. 10, courtesy of Sam Watson and the Johnson City Press
"Hear That Whistle Blow… Erwin Train A Coming" photo, p. 11, courtesy of Robin Cleavenger ’00, The Erwin Record
“More women discovering jobs in traditionally male-dominated lines of work,” p. 14, courtesy of Chelsea Shoun and the Kingsport Times-News; photo of Kasi
Salyer courtesy of Ned Jilton
“AVL: Re-Visioning the Future” story, pages 18-19, courtesy of Jan P. Kzar and the Digital Media Center
“Success Whets Bucs Appetite” article, p. 24, courtesy of Kelly Hodge ‘82, the Johnson City Press
Garrett Willis photo, p. 25, courtesy of The Tucson Open
Mike Smith photo, p. 25, courtesy of The Baltimore Ravens
“Homecoming 2000 a Success!” story, p. 37, courtesy of Brad Lifford and the Kingsport Times-News
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CONTENTS
He’s Got it All: Kenny Chesney . . . . . . . . . . .4
Unique Alumni . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Campus Notes and Briefs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Alumni Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Advancement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Special Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Sports Spectrum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Class Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
PRIDE & Homecoming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
ETSU Today
UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE
SPRING 2001
Paul E. Stanton, Jr., M.D.
University President
Richard A. Manahan, CPA
Vice President
for University Advancement,
Executive Vice President, ETSU Foundation
Robert M. Plummer
Associate Vice President for University
Advancement/Executive Director of ETSU
National Alumni Association
ETSU Today
Managing Editors
Richard A. Manahan
Robert M. Plummer
Contributors:
Jeff Anderson
Carol Fox
Kristn Fry
Simon Gray
Jennifer Hill
Patricia Holland
Donna Howard
Vicky Lee
Richard A. Manahan
Mary Ellen Miller
Robert Plummer
Pamela D. Ripley
Fred Sauceman
Edie Shealy
Joe Smith
Craig Whitaker
Lee Ann Willis
Pam Wilson
Photographs By:
Donna Howard
Robert Plummer
Edie Shealy
Jim Sledge
Larry Smith
Craig Whitaker
Lee Ann Willis
“Together, we will bring ETSU
closer to TOMORROW.”
greeting
ith each issue of ETSU
TODAY, it is my pleasure to
share with you thoughts about
this university, a place we hold
with such great pride. The university has served generations of students
well, with faculty who have prepared them
for bright futures and many opportunities
that life brings. ETSU has launched many
great personal triumphs and revels in the
successes of all our university family.
Just a few years ago, I asked leaders of our
ETSU Foundation to consider undertaking a
fund-raising campaign. This campaign, our
first ever, would be necessary to reach
beyond our usual support, to encourage the
exceptional, extraordinary gifts and acts of
giving that a state-assisted university in this
era needs so desperately. We sought the best
counsel among our most involved supporters
and alumni, resolving to undertake a campaign for $40 million. Through success and
encouragement, we have raised this goal
twice. Today, together, we seek to surpass the
$75 million mark.
With this goal in mind, we set forth to
build a campaign that would extend the
margin of excellence that reaches beyond the
basic funding of the university. We want to
make this place better for all who come here
to learn and more financially accessible
through scholarships for deserving students.
You have read in this magazine about the
progress of the campaign, the exceptional
results, and the ways the university benefits
from the generosity of many people.
We owe our success to so many. We
thank the person who writes a check once a
year to support one of our many programs
or special interest groups, as well as the person who is setting forth his or her future
plans and is including the university in estate
planning. Many individuals have stepped
forward to show their devotion and support.
We have also seen incredible gestures such as
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the Scott Niswonger gift that helped propel
the creation of the new Digital Media Center
and the insightful work of Louis Gump to
cast a mold for leadership that will start with
a select group to be groomed on our campus
to shape this regionís future. The greatest
stories are yet to be written.
The imagination and creativity of our
faculty and staff fuel the changes at ETSU.
From the leadership of faculty who responded to the new technologies in the computer
industry and the emergence of the visualization revolution, our faculty sought corporate
partners to bolster their program. The latest
success is an additional gift of nearly $20
million of special design software from
Parametric Technology Corporation that will
complement the Alias|wavefront software
graphics programs. In our ranks is the first
generation of faculty and administrators who
came here to build a medical school. It is
their same tenacity that has brought the
Quillen College of Medicine recognition as
number four in the nation in rural medicine
as reported by U.S. News and World Report.
And those ETSU faculty and staff are cheerful givers, supporting the university to the
amount of nearly $2.8 million during the
campaign to date in personal giving.
I am also reminded of the custodian in
the ETSU Physical Plant who has responsibility for keeping two of our womenís residence halls clean and taking care of “her
girls.” Last spring, and again this year, she
voluntarily made a contribution to the ETSU
Foundation, as she said, “to help us out during the budget crisis.” Unfortunately, custodians donít make a lot of money. They
should, for their work is vitally important to
the efficient functioning of the university.
This lady looked beyond her own circumstances and pledged a significant portion of
her pay for the greater good. And youíll
notice that Iím not using her name. The reason is, she wanted absolutely no recognition
or publicity for her generosity.
With over a year remaining in this effort,
the stage is set for a marvelous encore. There
have been wonderful achievements, but there
is so very much yet to be done. For example,
from the recent reaccreditation of our
College of Business, we know of the exceptional quality of the program, but we also
know of the need for expanded facilities that
reflect the real world environment of business
today. In the arts and sciences - the backbone
of our undergraduate program - we know
there are many opportunities to upgrade our
teaching facilities from science labs to the
performance facilities for music and theatre.
The next generation of ETSU students is
laden with talented and bright individuals.
Within these students can be found the
potential for the next Kenny Chesney, the
well-known singer; the next Gary Harrell, our
newest general; or the next Ric Keller, our
first U.S. Congressman. The list goes on of
outstanding people with an ETSU education
who are making lives better and leading in
their respective careers. We have to be ready
to help them achieve the best in their fields.
Together we each touch so many lives. We
seek to make those lives better through our
work and service. Among the ranks of our
alumni and friends are legions of teachers,
doctors, business leaders, health care professionals, scientists, technologists, builders and
more - great people with heart, talent and
compassion. The Campaign for ETSU
Tomorrow is our legacy.
Together, we will bring ETSU closer to
TOMORROW.
Thank you!
Paul E. Stanton, Jr.
3
He’s Got It All
Greatest Hits Marks Stellar Year
for Kenny Chesney
he year 2000 was winding
down, but not Kenny Chesney.
In the Carolinas for a run of
radio station visits, in-store
appearances and fan meet-and-greets to
promote his new album, Greatest Hits, he
squeezes in an interview via cell phone.
“I Lost It,” the first video and single from
his collection, is climbing CMT’s Top 12
Video Countdown and has gone as high
as No. 9 on the Billboard country singles
chart.
Chesney brought a taste of the album
and his stage show to CMT’s All
Access: Kenny Chesney. Sara Evans, also
on the Top 12 Video Countdown with
“Born to Fly,” was his special guest.
Immediately following the concert telecast, Chesney joined country.com Chat
Auditorium.
Despite personal setbacks in 2000,
Chesney’s professional star continues to
rise. By releasing hits such as “What I
Need to Do” and “I Lost It,” appearing on
the George Strait Festival Tour and headlining his own shows for the first time,
Chesney has made progress toward the
first ranks of country stardom.
“This year (2000), I really felt like the
[Strait] tour catapulted me into a different level as far as the way people look at
me, as far as credibility, records sales
and my relationship with radio,” he
says.
“Last year, people knew who we
were, but this year I felt like they
were there to see me, too, along
with George and Tim [McGraw].
“We were playing in front of 70,000
people every night, and there’s not a
bigger high in the work than playing
in front of that many people and having them sing back “How Forever
Feels” and “She Thinks My Tractor’s
Sexy.”
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As a support player on the Strait tour,
Chesney picked up a few tips about running his own headlining show.
“We’re adding a lot to our stage,” he
says. “Three years ago, I was in one bus,
hauling a trailer behind me in that one
bus. Next year, we’re going to have three
buses and two semi-trucks rolling down
the road. We want to make our show as
good as we possibly can.
“We’re selling out a lot of shows now.
That’s what I came to Nashville to do, to
be able to go out there and headline and
do my own show. It’s been the most
incredible year of my life.”
Touring with artists like Strait and
Alabama, who have proven themselves
as mainstays, has given Chesney direction
in how to maintain his own career. He
knows that while fans enjoy the high
energy of a live show, developing staying
power always comes back to the music.
“The one thing those acts have in common is that they’ve had long careers.
What got them there, and kept them
there, is having great songs, songs people
can relate to. That’s been the secret to
our success, too, being able to find really
good songs. It’s basic; we’re not trying to
reinvent the wheel. I don’t want to
change anything.”
Chesney’s consistent performance on
the country charts prompted BNA
Records to release the Greatest Hits package. For some, a greatest hits record
might reflect a career past its peak. For
Chesney, it’s just a chance to pause and
take a breath.
“The last seven years have been a physical and emotional rollercoaster ride for
me,” he admits. “To be able to legitimately have a greatest hits record, with
12 Top 10 songs and a few new ones, is a
way for me and my fans to see what
we’ve been through and where we’re at
right now.
“We do like to have a good time,” he
promises. “We’re excited.”
By Shannon Wayne Turner
Courtesy of country.com
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On the Road with Friends from Home
It is about 4 a.m. and the wheels come
to a halt. The lights of the parking lot
shine around the shade of the window.
The suppressed hum of the diesel engine
has provided a shield from the fatigue of
performance and comfort for rest. In a
couple of hours, the cycle repeats.
The cycle is the day of a concert tour
of one of America’s premier country
music artists. By day, it is the e-mails
and conversations, changing arrangements and sound checks and then at 8
p.m. “It’s Ken-ny Ches-ney!”
One powerful voice supported and
surrounded with elements of popular
songs, industry
respect, audience appeal and
a very unique
supporting cast.
That cast is the
story. Behind
the headlines
and stage lights
is a “core” of
lifelong friends Chesney & David Farmer
that are the
inner circle of a
“normal” life
for Kenny
Chesney. From
high school
days in
Knoxville to
college days at
Tim Holt
East Tennessee
State University, these friends are an
integral part of a team that stands
behind Kenny.
David Farmer ’90, Tim Holt ’90 and
Jamie Raley are there on the bus, covering the details, promoting the image,
selling the merchandise and making the
tour, 185 days away from home, 126 tour
events, 3 motor coaches, 2 tractor trailers
that carry the marks and images of
Chesney.
David Farmer, a business graduate
wears the title of Tour Manager. A former credit union vice president, he fills
the role of “coach” or “conductor” making sure the train stays on schedule,
intercepting the headaches and keeping
the team focused toward a great show.
“We want to be an example, to set a standard as an act for the next band to meet,”
said Farmer.
His day is filled with adjustments and
compromise. From finding a place for
Kenny to workout and get some time in a
sauna to chase away the effects of a cold
to keeping the technicians and road crew
positioned to meet the day’s schedule,
coordinating with the opening act or
knowing their role with the larger tour
package like the George Strait Festival
Tour.
“Being on
the road
you need to
have people
around
you that
you can
trust,” says
Chesney.
Jamie Raley
“I’m not sure how to describe what I
do. With each day, each arena, each concert there are different issues that have to
be resolved. It is never dull,” says Farmer.
Backstage as Farmer sees to operations,
Tim Holt is out front with the fans. Holt
serves as the Merchandise Manager. An
ETSU marketing grad, Holt delivers the
next wave of shirts and fan apparel.
From concert sales to web site orders,
Holt is engaged in the entire process
from creation to sales. Tim also applies
his artistic talents through two commemorative prints of Chesney that are sold to
fans. Holt has worked out of a small
pull-along trailer to today’s added capac-
ity of the big rigs. The greater the fan
base, the greater demand.
“I take photos from our promotional
shots and talk over ideas with our group
to come up with items we think people
will enjoy. The tractor has been a unique
part of this years’ sales,” Holt said. As
Tim is overwhelmed by arriving fans, he
is joined by Jamie Raley.
Raley was at ETSU for two years before
moving back to Knoxville to finish college. During the concert, he lends a hand
to Tim. However he has the primary
duty of motor coach transportation.
Raley is the primary driver for Chesney
and manages the three-bus armada. The
primary private coach for Chesney
includes sleeping space, a full bath and an
area that doubles for work and play. The
area strewn with laptop computers is
anchored by an entertainment center
complete with television, video decks and
video games for their traveling time.
Farmer, Holt and Raley together form a
ring of support that takes a bit of home
with Chesney on the road. Comfortable
companions, they move about each other
with ease and like thinking. Each very
professional in their conduct and mindful
of the mission - to assure Kenny Chesney
gets on stage for the best show every
night.
“Being with friends I have known for a
long time means everything...being on
the road you need to have people around
you that you can trust,” said Kenny
Chesney. “These guys left good jobs. But,
they get to experience things a lot of people never have the option to do. No two
days are the same.”
Chesney’s organization is unique in the
industry. An industry that has matured
and is about business. With this ensemble, going to work is a pleasure.
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Local Man Shares Secrets for Meeting Country Music Stars
Ray Dobbs (B.B.A.,’85) likes to say he’s just
like any other country music fan.
“I am not a country music insider,” said
the Johnson City resident.
Still, you couldn’t tell something like that
from looking at Dobbs’ photo albums.
Dobbs possesses
pictures of himself
meeting Shania
Twain, Brad Paisley,
Patty Loveless, Ty
Herndon, Lila
McCann, The
Wilkinsons,
Martina McBride,
Chely Wright,
Linda Davis, Sara
Evans, Terri Clark
and many more.
Actually, it might
just be easier to count whom Dobbs hasn’t
met in the last five years, about the time he
became addicted to country music and its
stars. Since 1995, Dobbs has attended 500
concerts and gone backstage to meet more
than 100 country artists, he
said.
Dobbs, in fact, became so
good at meeting country music
singers that he decided to share
his methods with the world.
Dobbs is the author of
“Handbook for Country
Music Fans” ($14.95), a
self-published paperback
spanning 256 pages.
The book tells the
average fan how to do what Dobbs has
done: buy front-row seats, go backstage, take cameras (and even camcorders) to concerts and get tickets to
Nashville’s “Fan Fair,” a summertime
event held for country singers to meet
their fans.
Dobbs‚ “Handbook,” which has
won acclaim from Country Weekly Magazine,
was released this fall in its second edition.
The book evolved simply from Dobbs’ hobby.
Now Dobbs’ full-time occupation is to promote sales of his book.
“When I went to
all these concerts and got backstage to meet
so many artists, I developed quite a collection
of photos,” said Dobbs, 39, a graduate of
Sullivan Central High School who later
attended East Tennessee State University.
The “Handbook” lists fan club information
for dozens of artists. It also includes chapters
on how to find country music information
on the Internet and suggestions on attending
country music shows.
By Joe Tennis - Bristol Herald Courier
ETSU student fiddler releases debut album
One evening at the Appalachian Fair in Gray
in 1998, award-winning country music star
Kenny Chesney was sitting in his bus behind the
stage, waiting, with thousands of his fans, the hour
when his show would begin.
Onstage, the
East Tennessee State
University Bluegrass Band
was playing its set for an
appreciative crowd. Chesney
could hear, but not see, the
band.
When the set was over,
Chesney made it a point to
speak with his former guitar
teacher and director of the
ETSU Bluegrass and
Country Music Program,
Jack Tottle.
"Who was that singing 'Blue Night'?" he
asked.
"That was our Senior Bluegrass Band's new
fiddle player, Becky Buller," came the reply.
Chesney, who had played with the Senior
Bluegrass Band during his years as a student at
ETSU, was clearly impressed. "Boy," he responded with obvious admiration, "she's really a good
singer!"
With the release of her new debut album,
"Rest My Weary Feet," Becky Buller joins the
ranks of Chesney and a number of other young
musicians whose recordings reflect a love for
bluegrass and country music that has been nurtured at ETSU.
Tottle is full of praise for Buller's work. He
comments, "It would be hard to think of another debut recording by a 21-year-old hot blue-
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grass fiddler who plays and sings so many of her
own new songs with the intensity and enthusiasm Becky Buller exhibits. There's true emotion
in the songs and the singing.
There is also an abundance of
tasteful, confident and
sparkling instrumental work
both by Becky herself and by
the excellent young musicians
who back her."
Most of the players are, like
Buller, connected to the ETSU
Bluegrass and Country Music
Program. There is wide geographical diversity among them
-- the musicians hail from
Virginia, Minnesota, North
Carolina, Wisconsin, West
Virginia, Alabama, Tennessee,
and, in the case of the program's former assistant director, Christian
Seguret, the southern part of France.
Buller's fellow ETSU undergraduate student,
Mo Canada, contributes lots of great guitar
work. Program alumnae Megan Gregory and
Beth Lawrence provide solid support on fiddle
and bass respectively. ETSU undergraduate
Robby Spencer makes a cameo appearance on
clawhammer banjo, and graduate Tim
Harkleroad does the same on dobro. The fine
mandolin work of Seguret is heard on two cuts.
Multi-instrumentalist Darrell Webb, who
recently released his own debut album,
"Website," and who has performed with ETSU
Bluegrass Bands on numerous occasions and
taken time to give lessons to various ETSU students, is heard here on mandolin, guitar and
electric bass. Even banjo player Donica
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Christensen did a little jamming onstage with
the ETSU Senior Band some years before her
childhood friend, Becky, arrived at the university.
Also heard on "Rest My Weary Feet" are members of the Southwest Virginia-based band,
Appalachian Trail. Buller currently performs and
records with Appalachian Trail and is heard on
their most recent album, "The Tracks We Leave."
Appalachian Trail has repeatedly donated its
time and talents to fund raising for ETSU.
Buller’s songs have won her a spot on the
International Bluegrass Music Association
(IBMA) Songwriters Showcase. Along with other
ETSU student musicians she has performed at the
IBMA's annual Award Show; at the Kennedy
Center for the Performing Arts in Washington,
D.C.; and on the 1999 ETSU Bluegrass
Performance Tour of France.
ALUMNUS SERVES ON CMA BOARD
Jules Wortman
(B.S. ’89) has
been elected to
the Country Music
Association’s
(CMA) board of
directors for
2000-2001.
Wortman serves
in the advertising
agency/public
relations category.
She is employed
by the Rasky/
Baerlein Group Advertising Agency in
Nashville. Wortman was a mass communications major at ETSU
unique Alumni
Recipes from
“Home and Away” spice up ETSU cookbook
With a surname like Sauceman, it has to be
fate that threw the man and the cookbook
together.
But what it isn’t is a small project, a throwntogether, bake, stew, roast or grill how-to, or a runof-the-mill, high-toned, unreadable bore. The
cookbook is the opposite of all those - and more.
The creator of “Home and Away: A University
Brings Food to the Table,” whose first name is
Fred, likes to describe the cookbook - a threeyear-long labor of love - as being “as much
about remembering, preserving and connecting
as it is about frying, baking and steaming.”
The 781-page hard-cover cookbook contains
food-related stories, essays, reminiscences and
poetry interspersed throughout with recipes
from Southern Appalachia, samples of regional
cooking from all across America and dishes
from around the world.
The cookbook has its origins at East Tennessee
State University, where Fred Sauceman ’78 ’80 is
executive assistant to the president for university
relations. The cookbook’s subtitle is “Recipes
and Remembrances from East Tennessee State
University.” It features more than 1,000 entries
from 500 contributors.
Sauceman’s co-creators are ETSU photographer Larry Smith ’78, who directed the photographic portion of the book, which has more
than 400 black-and-white photographs, many
taken by Smith; and ETSU art major Sam Mays
of Jonesborough, the designer of the book and
dust jacket.
A retired ETSU professor shares a story and
recipe for the grilled cheese sandwiches that he
and his fellow cadets prepared and sold against
regulations - in Bancroft Hall at the United
States Naval Academy in the 1950s.
The great-grandson of World War I hero
Alvin C. York offers his great-grandmother’s
Custard Pie recipe, and hostage negotiator Terry
Waite, who was scheduled to appear at ETSU
just days after his 1987 abduction in the Middle
East, and who fulfilled his obligation six years
later, provides instructions for the preparation
of an English breakfast.
And there’s more, lots more.
Profits from the sales of “Home and Away” go
to the university’s public radio station, WETS-FM.
At $34.95 plus tax, it is hoped the book will
bring in $50,000, enough to replace the station’s
aging antenna.
When the university specified WETS-FM as
the beneficiary of profits from the sale of the
cookbook, good things from throughout the
region began to happen, Sauceman said.
Mays, Sauceman, and Smith laugh together
when Sauceman says, “At times, we didn’t know
what it would look like.” They nod in agreement
when Sauceman reveals, “There was a critical
point in the design when we said, ‘Let’s forget
the length and get pages the way we want them.’”
They “evaluated pages aesthetically.” They
stayed up long nights-and sometimes all night and created what Sauceman said is a “perfect
example of photographer, designer and writer
really coming together.”
“Food has opened more doors for me than
any other thing,” he said, and added, including
“Friendships and personal relationships.”
It’s amazing, he said the “connections that
food makes in people’s lives.”
In addition to Mays’ and Smith’s involvement, the dust jacket features an original watercolor painting by ETSU graduate student Nancy
Earnest, and a watercolor by ETSU alumnus Bill
Pictured Above (l-r): Samuel D. Mays, book designer and
ETSU art student; Fred W. Sauceman, B.A. ’78, M.A. ’80,
author; and Larry D. Smith, B.S. ’78, photographer. The
“architects” of Home and Away stand in front of the corn
crib at Tennessee’s oldest continuously operated business, St. John Mill, near the Washington-Carter County
line, Watauga, Tennessee.
Kovach, former Washington bureau chief of The
New York Times, which depicts his Albanian
immigrant parents and the diner they ran at the
bus station in downtown Johnson City in the
1940s.
To purchase “Home and Away,” which is
$37.92 with tax, call WETS-FM at (423) 4396440 or (888) 895-WETS; write to Box 70630,
Johnson City, TN 37614; or visit the book’s web
site on the Internet at http://homeandaway.wets.org.
The ETSU office of university relations may be
reached at (423) 439-4317.
By Carla Twyman-Bristol Herald Courier
ETSU Food Book Wins Four Awards
Home and Away: A
University Brings Food to
the Table - Recipes and
Remembrances from East
Tennessee State University
has been recognized
regionally and nationally through
two higher education awards programs.
The book won an Award of Excellence in the
Institutional Relations Projects category from
the Council for Advancement and Support of
Education, District III, which includes public
and private colleges and universities in
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,
Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Tennessee and Virginia.
Competing nationally among schools with
enrollments of 10,000 students or more, the
book captured three honors from Admissions
Marketing Report, a monthly magazine published in Atlanta: a Silver Award in the
Publication/External category, a Merit Award
for Other Publications, and a Merit Award in
Total Public Relations Programs.
New public radio Web site draws worldwide attention
When the new WETS-FM Web site went
online this Jan. 9, station manager Wayne
Winkler expected an increase in traffic. He
didn't expect to go from 100 "hits" each week
to over 13,000.
"We've been getting comments from San
Diego, song requests from Michigan, contributions from Texas, and compliments from
England," said Winkler. "But the really exciting
part is the increased service provided to the
people of our region by www.wets.org."
The new Web site features program and
schedule information, local and regional news
and weather, an interactive calendar of community events, and links to program Web sites
and other handy addresses. The station's audio
signal is heard online via RealPlayer, and visitors who don't have RealPlayer can download it
free.
WETS-FM, licensed to East Tennessee State
University, is a non-commercial public radio
station featuring classical, Americana and news
>>> You can listen at www.wets.org
programming. The on-air signal is heard at
89.5 MHz in a 120-mile radius from Johnson
City. The station has had a Web page for a couple of years, and has been streaming audio on
the World Wide Web since last July. The surge
in traffic, however, is the result of two innovative partnerships.
The first partnership was with ZFx Inc., a
Web design and hosting company in Kingsport.
The second partnership was with the
Kingsport-Times News.
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ETSU Alum goes to Congress
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Western Beltway around Orange County, Fla.,
to relieve congestion from the rapid growth.
Congressman Keller supports President
Bush’s tax relief program that assures tax
relief for single moms and working families.
Florida’s Eighth District is one of the
nation’s most dynamic. Deep in the
heart of Florida there were
once only swamps and
orange groves. Only 20
years ago the district
stretched nearly from
the Atlantic Ocean to
the Gulf of Mexico.
Today, Florida’s
Eighth now includes
only parts of Osceola
County and most of
Orange County anchored by
the city of Orlando. Home to Walt
Disney World, Universal Studios, Lockheed
Martin and the Orlando Magic, the region
enjoys one of the most diversified economies
in the state.
Congressman Keller is most proud
of two community leadership activities. First, he served as chairman of
the board of directors of the
Orlando/Orange County COMPACT program, a mentoring program for students at risk of dropping out of high school. He
personally served as a mentor
to two students at Boone High
ic Keller, a 1986 graduate of
ETSU’s Mass Communications
program, is the newly elected
Republican Congressman in Florida’s Eighth
District. Congressman Keller, at age 36, is the
successor of former Representative Bill
McCollum.
Born in Johnson City, Tennessee,
Congressman Keller grew up in Orlando and
graduated from Boone High School in 1982.
He attended ETSU and graduated first in his
class. After completing his undergraduate
work, Congressman Keller earned his law
degree from Vanderbilt University.
While in his first term, Congressman
Keller will focus on three main
components affecting his district:
education, tax relief, and transportation. Top priorities in education include Pell Grants to
benefit underprivileged college
students, more federal dollars to
fund construction for local
schools and eliminate
classroom trailers. In
addition, Congressman
Keller would like to
encourage businesses to promote
mentor programs
for high schools.
Transportation
issues include
completing the
Left: Congressman Ric
Keller with President
George W. Bush.
School. While Florida has a
graduation rate of 53 percent,
the worst in the nation, 98 percent of students in the COMPACT
program stay in school.
Second, in 1996, Congressman Keller coauthored two amendments to Florida’s
Constitution, the Everglades Polluter Pays
Amendment, and the Everglades Trust Fund.
As a result of the Polluter Pays Amendment,
Florida is the only state whose constitution
requires that polluters, rather than the taxpayers, pay to clean up their own pollution.
Congressman Keller and his wife, Cathy, live
in Orlando, along with their four-year-old son,
Nick, and their one-year-old daughter, Christy.
To contact Congressman Keller go to
www.kellerforcongress.com.
Two for East Tennessee:
Freshman Congressman Ric Keller with veteran
First District Congressman Bill Jenkins took a
moment for a photograph before a recent
Judiciary Committee meeting.
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Tennessee’s Buccaneer Caucus
Sen. Rusty Crowe;
Johnson City; B.S., Law
Enforcement, 1974; represents
the 3rd District in Washington,
Carter & Johnson counties
Sen. Tommy Haun;
Greeneville; B.S., Biology,
1972; M.A., 1975; represents the 1st District in
Cocke & Greene counties
Sen. Ron Ramsey;
Blountville; B.S., Industrial
Technology, 1978; represents the 2nd District in
Sullivan County
Rep. Dewayne Bunch;
Cleveland; M.Ed.,
Secondary Education,
1985; represents the 24th
District in Bradley County
Rep. Steven Buttry;
Knoxville; B.S., Political
Science, 1993; represents
the 18th District in Knox
County
Rep. David Davis;
Johnson City; Certification
in Respiratory Therapy,
1979; represents the 6th
District in Washington
County
Rep. Ronnie Davis;
Newport; B.S., Management,
1965; represents the 11th
District in Cocke & Greene
counties
Rep. Ken Givens;
Rogersville; B.S., Political
Science, 1969; M.A., 1971;
represents the 9th District
in Hancock & Hawkins
counties
Rep. Gary Odom;
Nashville; B.S., Law
Enforcement, 1973; represents the 55th District in
Davidson County
Rep. Bob Patton;
Johnson City; professor
emeritus; represents the
7th District in Washington
County
Rep. Keith Westmoreland;
Kingsport; B.S., Law
Enforcement, 1973; represents the 2nd District in
Sullivan County
Rep. Zane Whitson;
Unicoi; M.A., Administration; represents the 5th
District in Greene & Unicoi
counties
NORTHEAST CAUCUS – 102nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Rep. Ralph Cole
Sen. Rusty Crowe ’74
Rep. Ronnie Davis ’65
Rep. Stancil Ford
Rep. Ken Givens ’69, ’71
Rep. Steve Godsey
Rep. Mark Goins
Sen. Tommy Haun ’72, ’75
Rep. David Davis ’79
Rep. Joe McCord
4th District (Carter)
3rd District (Washington, Carter & Johnson)
11th District (Cocke & Greene)
10th District (Hamblen)
9th District (Hancock & Hawkins)
1st District (Sullivan)
34th District (Claiborne, Union & Campbell)
1st District (Cocke & Greene)
6th District (Washington)
8th District (Blount)
Rep. Jason Mumpower
Rep. Bob Patton
Sen. Ron Ramsey ’78
Rep. Dennis Roach
Rep. Keith Westmoreland ’73
Rep. Zane Whitson ’98
Sen. Mike Williams
Rep. Richard Montgomery
Rep. William Baird
3rd District (Johnson & Sullivan)
7th District (Washington)
2nd District (Sullivan)
35th District (Grainger & Jefferson)
2nd District (Sullivan)
5th District (Greene)
4th District (Claiborne, Union,
Grainger, Hancock & Hawkins)
12th District (Sevier)
36th District (Campbell & Anderson)
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Former ETSU President, D.P. Culp, Remembered
emembered for leading East Tennessee
State University through the creation of
the James H. Quillen College of Medicine,
President Emeritus Delos Poe Culp, died
Friday, October 20, 2000.
"D.P. Culp was just a tireless worker," said Tom
Garland, a former state senator and Tennessee Board
of Regents chancellor. "He was totally dedicated to the
university."
"It’s a loss for the university and the
community," Garland said. "I have very
fond memories of that gentleman."
Culp, 89, 903 Beech Drive, who
died at Johnson City Medical
Center Tn, as ETSU’s fourth
president, having served from
1968-77. The period was one of
significant growth at the university, including the construction of Memorial Center, popularly known as the MiniDome, and the university center that bears his name.
Most would say his grandest
legacy can be found in the region’s
health care quality and resulting
economic prosperity. Culp stood
shoulder to shoulder with such regional
leaders as U.S. Rep. James H. Quillen, state
Rep. Palma L. Robinson, state Sen. Marshall T.
Nave and Johnson City Press-Chronicle Publisher Carl
A. Jones to fight for the medical school’s establishment.
"There’s no question that the quality of health care
in this region has improved dramatically because of
that medical school and the efforts of D.P. Culp,"
Garland said. "He served his college well. He served
his state well. He certainly served this region well."
Born in Clanton, Ala., Culp was a son of the late
Joseph D. and Lela Popwell Culp. He earned a teaching
diploma from Jacksonville (Ala.) Normal School and
returned to teach in the same Chilton County oneroom schoolhouse he attended as a child. He later
taught various grades in Chilton and Butler counties
and served as principal in several schools, including a
32-teacher high school in Greenville, Ala.
Following completion of his bachelor’s degree in
1937 and his master’s degree in 1940 from Auburn
(Ala.) University, Culp was superintendent of schools
in Chilton County from 1942-46. He was a member
of the Alabama Department of Education’s professional staff from 1946-51, and he completed his doctorate in education from Columbia University, New
York in 1949.
Culp returned to Auburn in 1951 to organize the
school’s doctoral program in education, staying until
1954 when he was named president of Livingston
(Ala.) State College. From 1963, he was president of
Alabama College, now the University of Montevallo,
until his arrival as ETSU’s president in 1968.
"The news of Dr. Culp’s passing has brought a deep
sadness to the university community that he served so
well with unwavering commitment and personal
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strength," ETSU’s current president, Paul Stanton said.
"During his tenure as ETSU’s fourth president from
1968 to 1977, Dr. Culp’s administrative leadership and
tenacity brought important opportunities and development to our campus and our region.
"From academic programming to new physical facilities to public radio to the establishment of our College of
Medicine, Dr. Culp exerted a special vision for (ETSU)
and the Tri-Cities - a vision that continues to build
upon itself today," Stanton said.
Culp was the author and co-author of several
collegiate textbooks on such subjects as
school transportation, administration,
and finance.
He was director of the Alabama
Education Commission for the
Alabama Legislature from 1957-59
and served the U.S. Department of
State on a six-member mission to the
Philippines to help improve education in 1959-60.
Culp was president of the Alabama
Association of College Administrators
in 1960. He served the Alabama
Education Association as Department of
Higher Education president in 1961,
chairman of the Policies Commission from
1960-62 and chairman of the Legislative
Committee in 1962. He served on the Tennessee
State Historical Commission from 1987-91.
Culp was a Methodist, having served as a Sunday
school teacher, steward, choir member, and local and
district lay leader of the South Alabama-West Florida
Conference and served on the board of the Selma, Ala.,
Methodist Children’s Home. He was the author of
numerous articles in religious publications. In Johnson
City, he was a member of Munsey Memorial United
Methodist Church.
Culp received numerous honors throughout his life,
including a citation for war bond sales after he failed to
meet physical requirements for the Army Air Corps in
1942 and a medal from the Pentagon for having the
best ROTC in the country every year in his ETSU presidency.
He was named Outstanding Alumnus of Jacksonville
State University. He was honored by inclusion in Who’s
Who in the South and Southwest, Who’s Who in
American Education, Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who
in the Methodist Church, Contemporary Authors,
Alabama Lives, and Who’s Who in the World.
Culp was a member of AF&AM Lodge No. 70,
Montevallo, Ala. He belonged to many professional
organizations, including the National Education
Association, the Tennessee Education Association, the
School Administration Association, and the ETSU Retirees
Association. He was a member of Kappa Delta Pi, Phi
Kappa Alpha, Kappa Phi Kappa, and Phi Kappa Phi
honor societies. He was a member of the Johnson City
Rotary Club.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Martha Street Culp;
one daughter, Jean C. Flanigan, Johnson City; two sons,
James D. Culp, Johnson City, and Dr. John S. Culp,
Bristol, one sister, Mrs. Alee C. Henley, Sylacauga, Ala.;
six grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
By Sam Watson, Johnson City Press
Doctoral Degree in Nursing Receives TBR Approval,
Stanton-Gerber hall named
A Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.S.) degree
developed with Northeast State Technical
Community College and a Doctor of Science in
Nursing (D.S.N.) degree are two of several
major academic initiatives proposed by East
Tennessee State University that were approved
by the Tennessee Board of Regents, ETSU’s governing body, before going to the Tennessee
Higher Education Commission.
During its regular session at Walters State
Community College in Morristown, the TBR
also finalized its own Regents Online Degree
programs which ETSU will offer.
ETSU’s proposed clinical D.S.N. degree is
based on a thorough needs assessment and fills a
void in the state’s current doctoral programming
in nursing.
The doctoral nursing degree complements the
university’s existing doctoral programs offered
through the Division of Health Sciences, the M.D.
degree and Ph.D degree in biomedical sciences.
Regarding the new bachelor’s degree
proposal with ETSU and NSTCC, both
institutions have worked to broaden transfer opportunities for Associate of Applied Science
(A.A.S.) degree graduates. The proposed
Bachelor of Applied Science degree will offer
greater access for students in the Tri-Cities
Tennessee/Virginia.
ETSU also received TBR approval for a
Bachelor of Science degree program in Sport
and Leisure Management, with concentrations
in sport management, and in park and recreation management.
The university is also seeking approval for a
minor in sport management to offer students
majoring in academic areas such as physical
education, special education, finance, management, marketing, criminal justice, communications, and general studies.
In addition, ETSU submitted the name “Paul
E. Stanton Jr., and Carl J. Gerber Hall” for its
new basic sciences building under construction
on the grounds of the adjacent James H. Quillen
Veterans Affairs Medical Center at Mountain
Home. Stanton has served as president of ETSU
since 1997, and before that was dean of the ETSU
James H. Quillen College of Medicine and ETSU
vice president for health affairs from 1989 through
December 1996. Gerber is medical director of
the Quillen VAMC, where he has served for 10 years.
The ETSU committee that recommended the
name noted the close working relationship that
ETSU has enjoyed with the VA over the past 25
years, and the many contributions of both
Stanton and Gerber to ensuring a strong partnership that benefits ETSU’s Quillen College of
Medicine and its students, faculty and patients as
well as the veteran population served by the VA
facility.
ETSU College of Business in elite company
With the recent notification of the reaffirmation of accreditation of undergraduate and master's degree programs in business, the East
Tennessee State University College of Business
retained its membership in an elite group across
the globe.
According to Dr. Linda Garceau, business
dean, “There are only around 400 institutions
worldwide that are accredited by the AACSB -
The International Association for Management
Education.”
She notes that not only is ETSU in good company with its AACSB reaccreditation, it is also a
good buy in regard to tuition for those seeking
business degrees. Examples of other AACSBaccredited, state-assisted colleges of business and
their tuition rates, in comparison to ETSU at
$2,758 per year, include the University of
Tennessee at $3,362; Clemson (S.C.) at $10,000;
VPI at $11,280; and Virginia Commonwealth at
$13,344.
To achieve accreditation, business programs
must satisfy the expectations of a wide range of
quality standards relating to curriculum, faculty
resources, admissions, degree requirements,
library and computer facilities, financial resources,
and intellectual climate that are all mission-linked.
U.S. News & World Report ranks ETSU medical school among nation’s best
The James H. Quillen College of Medicine is
ranked among the nation’s top medical schools
in the “2002 Best Graduate Schools” issue of
U.S. News & World Report. According to U.S.
News, the Quillen College of Medicine tied for
fourth place among the top medical schools for
rural medicine education. This is the fourth
consecutive year ETSU has placed in the top 10
for this category.
The University of North Dakota joined ETSU
in capturing fourth place. The University of
Washington took first place, followed by the
University of New Mexico and the University of
Iowa.
In addition, ETSU tied for 13th place among
the top schools for family medicine training,
moving up from 19th place last year. Sharing
the 13th spot with ETSU in the family medicine
category are Dartmouth Medical School,
Michigan State University College of Osteopathic
Medicine, University of Minnesota- Duluth,
and West Virginia School of Osteopathic
Medicine.
Division of Theatre selected to perform “Hear That Whistle Blow” at Kennedy Center
The East Tennessee State University Division
of Theatre has been selected to perform a “concert version” of the acclaimed “Hear That
Whistle Blow...Erwin Train A Coming” at the
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
in Washington, D.C., as part of the American
College Theatre Festival (ACTF).
The performance occurred on April 25 at the
Kennedy Center and is archived on the Internet
at www.kennedy-center.org. According to Bobby
Funk, director of the ETSU Division of Theatre,
ETSU’s play will be the first ACTF performance
to be presented as a simulcast production.
“Hear That Whistle Blow...Erwin Train A
Coming,” an original play first presented in
October in both Erwin and Johnson City by the
ETSU theatre program, was selected for this
honor after its presentation at the Region IV
competition of the ACTF, held at the University
of Southern Mississippi.
“Hear That Whistle Blow...Erwin Train A
Coming” takes the audience on a ride into the
lives of men and women who worked the
Clinchfield Railroad, going all the way back to
the days when coal mine owner and entrepreneur George Carter had a dream of building a
railroad to transport coal from the mountains.
This play was adapted to the stage by Funk
from the elderly railroad workers’ oral histories,
which were collected by ETSU students in Joyce
Duncan’s service-learning English class. Its original music was composed and directed by Anne
Cook. The play was made possible through the
Expanding Community Partnerships Program,
which is funded by the third grant awarded to
ETSU from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation of
Battle Creek, Michigan, and was done in partnership with the Unicoi County Heritage
Museum.
Pictured Above: The cast of "Hear That Whistle
Blow...Erwin Train A Coming" performed in competition at the Kennedy Center. Cast members
are, from left o right: front, Josh Hite, Joe Morris,
Thomas Townsend; and back, Jonny Archer,
Kristy Beidleman, Molly Tatum, Rebecca Greasby,
and Allison Guinn.
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Dr. James McLean named to Quillen
Chair of Excellence
ETSU to offer weekend program in nursing administration
Dr. James E. McLean has been appointed to
the East Tennessee State University College of
Education's James H. Quillen Chair of
Excellence in Teaching and Learning.
McLean came to ETSU from the University
of Alabama at Birmingham, where he was university research professor and founding director of the Center for Educational
Accountability in the School of Education.
Among his many accomplishments, McLean
has accrued 32 years of teaching experience and
22 years of administrative experience.
McLean holds baccalaureate, master's and
doctoral degrees, all earned at the University of
Florida.
Beginning this fall, the College of Nursing at
East Tennessee State University will offer a weekend program for students seeking a master's
degree in nursing administration.
The administration track is offered through
the Master of Science in Nursing (M.S.N.)
degree program at ETSU and is designed for
individuals seeking advancement into roles of
nursing management and administration within
health care organizations.
“Nearly all of the students in our nursing
administration program are already employed
full time and must arrange their classes around
busy work schedules," said Dr. Patricia Smith,
ETSU Associate Dean for Academic Programs.
"By moving the courses to weekends, more students will have the opportunity to participate
and gain valuable leadership training.”
Business fraternity wins national awards
East Tennessee State University's Delta Xi
chapter of Delta Sigma Pi, a professional business fraternity, received seven awards at a recent
fraternity conference in Atlanta.
The chapter won the Highest Chapter
Efficiency Index points in the Mid-South
region award, the Highest Increase in Adjusted
CEI points in the Mid-South region award.
Nationally, the chapter earned the Greatest CEI
Points Increase award.
The Delta Xi chapter was also named
National Most Improved Chapter as well as the
most improved chapter in the Mid-South
Region.
ETSU professor and graduate release
coloring book for adults
Dr. J.C. Mills and Becky Hope Kiehna have
released the completely handwritten Soul-Based
Art, calling it a "coloring book for adults."
Kiehna wrote art-related and inspirational
quotes in calligraphy onto the pages that Mills
designed with shapes. Mills is a professor in the
department of art and design.
The book is constructed out of thick paper
allowing the reader to color with markers or
crayons.
When the "masterpiece" is completed, the
artist can tear it out of the book and display it.
Soul-Based Art is different from other books
in that Mills and Kiehna "wanted people to
participate in it, not just to read it but actually
do something with it so that the book becomes
theirs as well as ours," Mills said.
The book also searches for spirituality
through art without embracing or trampling
any specific religion or doctrine.
Mills teaches all of ETSU's art teacher education classes as well as a research class.
Kiehna currently teaches elementary art at
Southside Elementary School in Johnson City.
Federal grant to help provide behavioral
health services in Johnson County
A grant totaling approximately $1.1 million
has been awarded to East Tennessee State
University's College of Nursing to help bring
new health care services to residents of Johnson
County.
The grant comes from the Division of
Nursing of the Health Resources Services
Administration's Bureau of Health Professions,
which is part of the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services.
Dr. Joy Wachs, a faculty member at ETSU,
says the funding will be used primarily for continuing and expanding the services of the
Mountain City Extended Hours Health Center, a
nurse-managed facility operated by the College
of Nursing.
ETSU's student newspaper earns mark of
distinction
The East Tennessean, the student newspaper of
East Tennessee State University, earned a mark of
distinction in coverage and content by the
Associated Collegiate Press for fall 2000.
Martha Milner, adviser of The East
Tennessean, submits five consecutive issues of the
newspaper to the Associated Collegiate Press. An
ACP judge, using a standard set of guidelines,
offers a neutral, off-campus evaluation based on
a point system.
The fall 2000 award is the first mark of distinction the paper has earned during the last
four years. However, The East Tennessean has
been assigned a ranking of "first class" during the
past four years.
ETSU receives Kellogg grant to provide
additional services to Hispanic community
Back by popular demand, a second grant from
the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to East Tennessee
State University is allowing foreign language
journalism students to assist the Hispanic population in Unicoi and Hawkins counties.
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The second Cultural Resources Center/bilingual media proposal allows ETSU students to
help with translation and cultural opportunities
for the growing Hispanic population in the two
counties. The students will also publish the second edition of a bilingual newspaper.
Upper-level foreign language students at
ETSU who are conversant in Spanish are being
recruited to provide a variety of translation services to assist local Hispanic community members and help them cope with medical forms,
education enrollments, and other tasks made
more difficult by language barriers.
WETS-FM documentaries on Melungeons
win Communicator Awards
Two WETS-FM radio documentaries with
local and international emphasis have won
national awards for excellence in communication.
"The Melungeons: Sons and Daughters of the
Legend" won the Crystal Award of Excellence
from The Communicator Awards program for
radio, television and print media. Produced by
station manager Wayne Winkler, the award-winning program documents the Melungeons of
southern Appalachia, one of America's leastknown ethnic groups.
Another documentary produced by Winkler
and aired on WETS-FM, "Northern Cyprus: A
Struggle for Survival," won an Honorable
Mention.
Washington County Schools, ETSU open
Community Care Wellness Center
After more than a year of planning, representatives from the Washington County Department
of Education and East Tennessee State University
have formally announced the opening of the
Community Care Wellness Center.
The center will be located on the campus of
Boones Creek Elementary School and will provide developmental and behavioral pediatric services for children and their families in the
Washington County School System. According
to medical director Dr. Patrick Stern, the staff
will use a wellness approach to promote physical, emotional, intellectual, and spiritual health
while addressing the medical, behavioral, or academic problems a child may be facing.
Quillen College of Medicine welcomes
Fulbright Scholar
Though they reside in opposite corners of the
world, Dr. David Williams and Dr. Grigorij
Kogan share a common research interest.
Their fervor is the study of glucans - simple
sugar molecules found in the protective walls
surrounding yeast cells. Previous scientific investigations have suggested that glucans may be the
key to solving the mystery of sepsis syndrome
and potentially could be used to treat the disease.
Already, both Williams and Kogan have
gained international recognition for their scholarly work. Williams is a professor in the department of surgery at East Tennessee State
University's James H. Quillen College of
Medicine, and Kogan is a senior research scientist at the Slovak Academy of Sciences' Institute
of Chemistry in Bratislava, Slovakia. Though the
two scientists had until just recently never met,
they have closely followed the other's work over
the past decade through publications in major
scientific journals.
This past fall, they enjoyed the opportunity to
hone their research skills side by side. Kogan was
one of this year's recipients of the prestigious
Fulbright Scholar award and spent four months
on the ETSU campus.
"This is truly a 'once in a lifetime' opportunity," Kogan said. "Dr. Williams and I have shared
the desire to work together for a long time, but
because of the distance it was impossible. Being
selected as a Fulbright Scholar and having the
chance to come here is a real honor."
Hyder chosen as interim dean of Applied
Science and
Technology
Dr. Carroll Hyder has been
named interim dean of the
College of Applied Science
and Technology at East
Tennessee State University.
Hyder received his baccalaureate and master's degrees from ETSU and
has been employed by the university since1967,
with a hiatus of several years while he earned his
doctorate in industrial technology and research
and statistics at Ohio State University.
During his long association with ETSU,
Hyder has served as an instructor in industrial
education and helped develop the construction,
vocation teacher and graduate programs. As an
associate professor, he was coordinator of the
graduate program in applied science and technology, and he was most recently the chairman
of the ETSU department of technology.
Hyder's research has resulted in numerous
professional publications and presentations at
conferences across the country and as far away
as Moscow.
New Appalachian Youth Partnership
Program affects region
Community Partnership Center has
announced specifics of the $549,129 federal
grant-funded Appalachian Youth Partnership
Program, a coalition of public, private and
non-profit entities providing comprehensive and
progressive youth programs in several counties
in Northeast Tennessee.
The central point of the Youth Partnership is
that youth programs need to be school centered,
not agency driven; the program supplements
existing school staff with case managers and uses
school resources where possible. New program
staff include the Youth Employment Specialist,
the Even It Up Technology Instructor, and Youth
Coordinators for each county and city school
system participating in the special partnership
program: Elizabethton, Johnson City, and
Carter, Johnson, Unicoi and Washington.
Community partners include the Tennessee
Department of Human Services, Greater
Johnson City's Promise, Volunteer Center of
Johnson City, Boys to Men, Coalition of Young
Professionals, Tennessee Technology Center,
Johnson City Parks and Recreation, United Way,
Johnson City Housing Authority, Tennessee
Career Center, ETSU Student Life and Leadership,
Education Edge, Junior Achievement and others.
The partner agencies provide services the
schools are not equipped to carry out, such as
business and industry linkages, volunteer adult
and student mentors, and after-school and summer work programs. The focus of the program
is on giving students strong academic support
such as TCAP remediation and basic skills
enhancement.
History of Washington County comes
alive in new publication
Considered "a definitive county history," the
comprehensive History of Washington County,
Tennessee, is being offered for a prepublication
price of $58.75 including tax and shipping that
will rise to $79.50 plus tax and shipping once the
book is published this spring, according to Dr.
Colin Baxter, history professor at East Tennessee
State University who is also president of the
Washington County Historical Association.
Baxter says the publication, edited and compiled by Joyce and Gene Cox, encompasses 1,400
pages, 175 photographs, maps and illustrations
and "will make a great gift, and is suitable for
awards and presentation to boards of directors,"
with sales benefiting the historical association.
In addition to Baxter, a number of ETSU faculty
and staff are contributing writers for the tome
that also features a copy of the mural by John
Alan Maxwell from SunTrust Bank on the cover.
Contact the Washington County Historical
Association, P.O. Box 205, Jonesborough, TN
37659.
ETSU junior one of 30 students selected
in national community service summit
Brooke Bundrant, a junior psychology major
and public health minor at East Tennessee State
University, was selected as one of 30 students
from across the country to participate in the
national Student Summit on Civic Participation
in Racine, Wis.
The summit, entitled "Educated for Public
Purpose: A National Student Dialogue," is an
opportunity for students who are deeply
engaged in community service, service-learning
or other public-spirited activity to discuss
emerging concepts and practices of civic
responsibility and public purpose. The summit
seeks to learn from students themselves how
and why they are engaged in civic life.
Beck and Costa honored by Fulbright
Scholar Program
The Fulbright Scholar Program selects faculty
and professionals from across the United States
to lecture or conduct research in 140 countries
around the world. Other nations send an equal
number, 800 in the past year, to universities in
the U.S.
This year, ETSU's Maria Costa, international
student advisor and national student exchange
coordinator, has been awarded the Fulbright
International Administrator grant to travel to
Germany for two weeks in May.
The grant will take Costa to Berlin for orientation and a meeting with her German counterparts. Sessions will follow in a number of cities
throughout Germany, including one at Rostock
University, one of ETSU's exchange partners.
These seminars will assist administrators
responsible for the exchange of international
students with gaining insight into German
higher education and society.
The Fulbright Scholar Program is sponsored
by the U.S. Department of State.
ETSU students excel from the foothills of
Appalachia to the Bolivian rainforest
Eight students at East Tennessee State
University, with their faculty mentors, have
received ETSU Student Faculty Collaborative
Grants allowing them to conduct and present
their research on everything from exploring an
Appalachian childhood to investigating lizards
in the Bolivian rain forest. A total of $6,000 in
grants have been awarded.
Annie Molla will present her honors thesis to
a roundtable composed of five well-known writers of Appalachian children's literature at the
Appalachian Studies Conference. Molla's thesis is
being written under the direction of Dr. Roberta
Herrin.
Chris Perry and Dr. Michael Harvey of the
department of biological sciences received a
grant to support their fieldwork in the rainforests of Bolivia. They are studying a diverse
group of lizards that range across the continent
and inhabit a variety of environments.
Rachel Rice, supervised by Dr. Foster Levy
and Dr. Elaine Walker of the department of biological sciences, will examine the problem of
bacteria becoming resistant to many antibiotics.
Maria Zakharova and Dr. John Laffan,
department of microbiology, will try to learn
how our bodies know we are facing an invasion
of infection.
Sarah Whaley, under the supervision of Dr.
David Williams, department of surgery, is investigating whether glucans, a type of carbohydrate
polymer, exhibit antioxidant activity. Whaley, a
senior biology major at ETSU, will use grant
funds to present, as co-author, the scientific
paper accepted for publication about this research
at an international conference in Orlando this
spring.
Andrew Downes and Dr. Cecilia McIntosh of
the department of biological sciences are investigating flavonoids, compounds found in plants.
Downes is a senior at ETSU.
Misty Handley and Dr. Donald B. Hoover of
the department of pharmacology are doing
research to determine the presence and functions
of adrenomedullin in the heart. Adrenomedullin
is a small protein that could act as a local hormone to affect various target cells within the
heart.
Genell Webb and Dr. Larry J. Prather of the
department of economics, finance and urban
studies will investigate a stock trading rule affectionately dubbed "dogs of the Dow," which suggests that forming a portfolio of the 10 Dow
stocks with the highest dividend yield allows an
investor to outperform the Dow Jones Industrial
Average, S&P 500 and more than 75 percent of
mutual funds.
The ETSU Student Faculty Collaborative
Grant program, unique among regional schools,
is funded by the office of research and sponsored programs and administered by the
University Honors Programs.
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CAMPUS
Briefs
More women discovering jobs in traditionally male dominated lines of work
As a sophomore at ETSU,
Kasi Salyer
never thought
she’d be pursuing a career in
the construction industry.
After a high
school course
in masonry
though, Salyer
said she realized
she could find success in the traditionally male
field.
“I learned it really quick and I could do it
better than the rest of the class actually,” she
said. “I guess at that point, the guys realized I
wasn’t just in there to goof off or waste time.”
Like many young women, Salyer has discovered a career in a field not typically considered
within the female domain. According to ETSU
instructor Charles Parker, a societal attitude
adjustment has allowed women access to trade
jobs over the past two decades. Though the
trend is not brand new, there’s a lot of room for
expansion, he said.
“The process is still evolving,” said Parker
who coordinates ETSU’s construction technology program.
“Some areas that have been traditionally
dominated by males are slow to change,” he said.
“It’s not there yet, but it’s getting better for
women, for example in the construction field.”
Nationally, women make up 3 percent of the
work force in fields like construction, law
enforcement and aviation, according to the
Institute for Women in Trades, Technology and
Science web site. On average, 10 percent of the
90 students in ETSU’s construction technology
program are female, Parker said.
“The ones who have gone through it have
been successful,” he said. “I’ve placed everybody
that’s graduated in the past four years (with a
company).”
Students don’t learn hands-on skills like
masonry or carpentry in the program. They’re
trained as estimators, schedulers, building
inspectors and field supervisors.
“The girls are not stereotypical of what you
might expect,” Parker said.
Salyer, a 1998 graduate of Sullivan North, was
a cheerleader at her high school and ETSU
before an injury forced her to quit. After hear-
ing of the reputation of ETSU’s construction
technology program, she decided to pursue a
degree in engineering technology, specifically
concentrating on construction courses. During
an apprenticeship at a glass company in Los
Angeles last summer, Salyer worked alongside
seasoned construction workers as an assistant
project manager.
“I think when I first came down there, they
thought I was coming on as a secretary. I don’t
think any of the men knew what I was there to
do,” she said. Once she told the other employees
what she would be doing for the company,
Salyer said she was treated as any other assistant
project manager.
“They put me to work definitely, and they
trusted me,” she said.
Though Salyer said she is not sure what her
exact career path will be, she wants to stay in
the eastern portion of the country. Wherever
she ends up, Salyer said she wants to be treated
as an equal.
“I hope that people understand that I am not
a girl but just as much as men are. I’m there to
work and do my share,” she said. “I’m not there
for extra attention…”
By Chelsea Shoun Kingsport Times-News
Photo by Ned Jilton II, ’81
New Class of 2001 Roan Leadership Scholars chosen by ETSU
Now that East Tennessee State University's inaugural class of Roan Leadership Scholars is almost a
year old, the entering Class of 2001 is being selected for the prestigious leadership program.
The four prominent high school seniors were
formally announced during a special luncheon
hosted on campus for the students, their parents,
high school principals and school counselors.
They were joined by ETSU President Dr. Paul E.
Stanton Jr.; Louis H. Gump, president of Impact
Management and founding contributor of the
Roan Scholars Leadership Program and campus
and community members of the Roan Scholars
steering committee.
The following students are selected for the
Roan Scholars Class of 2001 that will enter ETSU
this fall semester:
Pictured Above (l-r): Brian Thomas McCormack,
Brittany Suzanne Smith, Glen Allen Barnett, and
Mikki Noel Glover
Glen Allen Barnett, Mikki Noel Glover, Brian
Thomas McCormack, Brittany Suzanne Smith
At the luncheon, Gump also thanked the Dell
We’re going to the British Isles:
Come along with the ETSU WIND ENSEMBLE
March 8-20, 2002
• London
• Dublin on St. Patrick’s Day
• Edinborough
• Cork
• And points in between
• An excursion open to ETSU family & friends
For details, itinerary and more information, contact the ETSU National
Alumni Association. Seats are limited so call today (423) 439-4218.
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Computer Corp. for once again providing each
Roan Scholar with a laptop computer.
Members of the Roan Scholars steering committee, in addition to Stanton, Bach and Gump,
are Dr. R. Michael Browder, general manager,
Bristol Tennessee Electric System; Lois Clarke,
executive vice president and chief financial officer,
The United Co., Bristol, Va.; Dr. Nancy Dishner,
director, Roan Scholars Program, and associate
professor of educational leadership; John M.
Jones Jr., editor, The Greeneville Sun; Ken Maness,
president, Southeast, Citadel Broadcasting Co.;
Dennis Powell, retired CEO, Dennis Powell
Chrysler Plymouth, and president, ETSU
Foundation; John Tickle, president, Strongwell,
Bristol, Va.; and Brenda White Wright, executive
director, Kingsport Girls Incorporated.
The ETSU Bands are available
to provide musical entertainment for your organization
or event. For details contact
Mr. Paul Hinman, Director of
Bands at (423) 439-6951 or
(423) 439-4276.
ALUMNI
Events
ATLANTA EVENT:
Pictured below (top to bottom):
ETSU Athletics director Todd Stansbury
visits with Pat Patterson and Cal McGraw
Mark Thomas addresses the group
Pat Patterson, Ron Smith, and Chris
Greene enjoy the event
Over 100 people participated in the annual Fall Golf
Classic at Old Island Golf and Residential Community.
Business Dean Linda Garceau visits
with Jeff Reynolds and Quinton Fisher
Pictured above: A contingent of Johnson County
alumni and friends gather in Mountain City
Pictured right: Frank Proffit and Dr. Bruce Goodrow
enjoying the PRIDE celebration in Rogersville.
These events were sponsored with assistance from
the Kellogg Community Partnerships Program and
New Century Councils
Pictured Above (l-r):
The Jesse family presented
a sound system for use at
the VA Theatre
Below: ETSU fans gather
for football tailgating at
the Citadel
Pictured Above (l-r): Graduation
Ceremony - Mr. Randy Greene Alumni Banner Carrier; Dr. Richard
Manahan - V.P. for University
Advancement; Mr. John A. Jones - NAA
President; Dr. Paul Stanton - University
President; Ms. Mariko Terasaki Miller Commencement speaker and past
Outstanding Alumna
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ADVANCEMENT
ETSU wins Award of Excellence for capital campaign
The Campaign for ETSU Tomorrow is
bringing attention to East Tennessee State
University, the ETSU Foundation and the
ETSU National Alumni Association.
ETSU has been honored with the Award of
Excellence in the Council for Advancement and
Support of Education (CASE) District III 2001
Awards Competition. The award was presented
in the Total Educational Fundraising Programs
category for District III, which includes over
550 colleges and universities throughout the
southeastern portion of the United States.
University President Dr. Paul E. Stanton Jr.
believes winning this award allows ETSU to
thrive and compete among other national universities.
"The efforts of our dedicated alumni and
Foundation members have ensured the success
of the Campaign for ETSU Tomorrow," he said.
"Their allegiance and generosity clearly prove
that we can become one of the best regional
universities in the country. This award from
CASE confirms our commitment to provide a
margin of excellence for all those who come
here to study, teach and serve."
Spearheading the Campaign for ETSU
Tomorrow is honorary campaign chair retired
First District Congressman James H. Quillen.
Campaign co-chairs are Wayne Basler, past
president and current member of the ETSU
Foundation, and Stuart E. Wood Jr., immediate
past president of the ETSU Foundation and the
first ETSU graduate to lead the Foundation in
its history. All three men have supported the
university and its students for a number of
years in many significant endeavors.
Dennis Powell, current Foundation president, and John A. Jones, president of the ETSU
National Alumni Association, commended the
capital campaign volunteers and University
Advancement staff as well as other university
employees for their continuous commitment
and support for the Campaign for ETSU
Tomorrow.
Powell said, "We have enjoyed serving these
respective organizations and helping benefactors, alumni supporters and loyal ETSU
employees who have so generously united for
the betterment of the university."
The silent phase of the $40 million, five-year
campaign began on July 1, 1997. The official
closing of the campaign is set for June 30, 2002.
Just four months into the public phase on May
11, 2000, Stanton "raised the bar" and revised
the original target to $50 million. It was raised
again to $75 million at the Distinguished
President’s Trust Dinner in february of this year.
"This recognition acknowledges the development of a partnership which will enhance the
university's commitment to quality in its programs and in its students," said Dr. Richard A.
Manahan, vice president for university advancement and executive vice president of the ETSU
Foundation. "No university can become truly
distinctive without private support."
First steps taken for ETSU-endowed professorship to honor Lyle Olsen and Jack Higgs
East Tennessee State University announces
an effort to establish an endowment to honor
the accomplishments of two highly regarded
English department professors, the late Dr. Lyle
Olsen and Dr. Robert "Jack" Higgs, a distinguished faculty member from 1967 to 1994.
The endowment, which seeks to establish a
Professorship in Sport Literature and Play
Theory in the Department of English, will continue the work of the two men who did so
much to develop the study of sport literature at
ETSU, making the university a recognized center for the subject nationally and internationally.
Olsen devoted his life to sports. A career athlete, he played professional baseball for the
Dodgers organization and coached baseball
both at San Diego State University and in
Europe. As a physical education professor at
San Diego State, he founded the Sport
Literature Association and its journal, Aethlon.
When Olsen moved to Johnson City in 1988 he
brought the journal with him. It has been in
continuous publication at ETSU for the last 12
years.
Higgs, admired by students and faculty alike
during his years at ETSU, is a native of
Lewisburg, Tenn., where he developed a love of
sports. He constantly refines his knowledge of
sports literature, penning three books and
numerous articles on the subject, and becoming a leading authority in the field. Requests for
information reach him from around the world,
including the London Guardian request in 1985
that he write a feature article upon the opening
of the Wimbledon competition.
Of his favorite area of study, Higgs remarks,
"Sport is perhaps the oldest subject in literature, from the ancient Greeks through modern
times. Over and over we learn the truth of that
adage: it's not whether you win or lose, but
how you play the game."
ETSU seeks funds for new Mac Hensley Scholarship
Funds are being raised for a new scholarship
at East Tennessee State University that honors
the first licensed physical therapist in the
Volunteer State and one of the profession's top
leaders.
The William M. "Mac" Hensley Scholarship
will provide financial assistance to graduate
students in the physical therapy program at
ETSU's College of Public and Allied Health.
A former member of the Navy Aircorps,
Hensley graduated from Duke University
School of Medicine and began a private practice in Johnson City in 1950. He led the establishment of a polio center that served East
Tennessee and the surrounding states and also
helped open the physical therapy department
at Johnson City's Memorial Hospital.
In 1955, he organized the first amputee clinic in the region and earlier helped form and
served as chair of the East Tennessee District of
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the American Physical Therapy Association.
Hensley was a member of the initial committee on the Tennessee State Licensure for
Physical Therapists and assisted in establishing
the Tennessee Physical Therapy Board of
Examiners. In addition, he held the position of
state president of the Tennessee Physical
Therapy Association and served on the
Tennessee Malpractice Board.
He was also an active leader in establishing
the physical therapy program at ETSU and
currently serves as a clinical instructor and
member of the admissions and curriculum
committees.
Individuals interested in supporting this
scholarship should send contributions to the
ETSU Foundation, Box 70721, Johnson City,
TN 37614. Checks must be made payable to
the William M. "Mac" Hensley Scholarship.
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challenge 2000
The most recent members to join
the ETSU Challenge 2000 include:
Thomas and Elizabeth Weems
Brian and Tammra Granger
G. Richard and Patsy L. Johnson
Judge and Mrs. H. Ted Milburn
Tracie G. Jimenez
James E. Arrington, Jr.
Jerry Henderson
Marjorie N. Cardwell
Jan David Brown
Harold and Loris Markstrom
Robert and Leslie Tetter, Jr.
Michael J. and Carolyn M. Carrier
Gary L. Rhea
Max D. and Jean C. Johnson
William D. Smith, Jr.
Darlene Thompson
308 Members
362 Pledges
ETSU Foundation Planned Giving Profile
DR. CHARLES VOTAW
& DR. MAY VOTAW
Good Advice from the Doctors to “Start Now”
“If we could share any advice regarding the
planned giving process that advice would be
‘start now and don’t delay!’” say Dr. Charles
Votaw and Dr. May Votaw. Dr. Charles Votaw
served as Executive Associate Dean for
Academic Affairs for the ETSU Quillen College
of Medicine from 1977 until his retirement in
1997. Dr. May Votaw had many years of distinguished service, too, for the College of
Medicine (COM) as she was the Chief of the
Oncology Division for Internal Medicine from
1978 until her retirement in 1996.
Reflecting recently on their years of service
and their desire to benefit the COM through
the ETSU Foundation, the Votaws recounted
the importance the planned giving process has
had in their lives. “We knew that we wanted to
make a gift to benefit future medical students.
For us, that was the starting point. By starting
there in the process, we feel that it is easier to
stay focused on making the gift. After that, the
question then was ‘What asset or assets should
we use to make that gift in our estate and tax
planning?’” said Dr. May Votaw.
The Votaws’ gift was to endow a scholarship
for future medical students in memory of Dr.
Charles Votaw’s mother, Bertha Votaw. “We
want to perpetuate Bertha Votaw’s legacy,” stated Dr. May Votaw. “She made it possible for
Chuck and me to attend medical school
through sacrifice. She worked at a foundry in
World War II, and continued to work after the
war so that Chuck and I could become physi-
cians.” Charles remembers that “my mother
worked on the foundry floor, setting production schedules for the ‘Perfect Circle Piston
Rings.’ By establishing the Bertha Votaw
Endowment, we are thanking my mother and
enabling her spirit of service and sacrifice to
live forever through future physicians at the
medical school. I remember well the early days
of the College of Medicine, and the struggles
we encountered. We lost promising students in
the past simply because we did not have student scholarships to attract and help those students. We need endowed scholarships to help
our students.”
Turning to that question of “which assets to
use to make a planned gift,” the Votaws decided
to make the ETSU Foundation the beneficiary
of an IRA. “This seemed to make the most
sense for us as we discovered that leaving an
IRA to children and family could have some
surprising negative income and estate tax consequences. By leaving the IRA to the ETSU
Foundation, we are able to achieve our primary goal of making a gift in memory of my
mother, helping medical students, while also
assisting us with our tax and estate planning,”
said Charles.
As physicians are certainly asked to share
helpful advice, May offers some words to those
considering a planned gift to the ETSU
Foundation. “Don’t wait too long to start the
process. It can be a long process to determine
exactly what you want to do and how best to
make that gift. In our case, we used our
CPA/attorney, our stockbroker-financial consultant, and ETSU Advancement all working
together with us. This process took one and
one-half years. We have a good plan in place
“We knew that we wanted to
make a gift to benefit future
medical students. For us, that
was the starting point.”
now that does exactly what we set out to do:
to endow the Bertha Votaw Medical Student
Scholarship.”
Thank you, Dr. Charles Votaw and Dr. May
Votaw, for sharing your insights into the
planned giving process, and for your generous
planned gift to remember the legacy of Bertha
Votaw. Her spirit of sacrifice and giving to
others will live forever in the lives and careers
of our medical students by virtue of your
planned gift.
Elizabethton Rotary Club hosts golf
fund-raising tournament for ETSU
new funds
established
ETSU Recent Funds by Date:
Honors Ocean Gems
Women’s Athletics
Frank Scholarship Endowment
Forbes Family Scholarship Endowment
Home Federal Bank of Tennessee Business
Scholarship Endowment
Bertha B. Votaw Scholarship Endowment
Charles & Martha Montgomery Scholarship
Endowment in memory of Lula Laws
Montgomery
Nancy Vaughn Williams Scholarship
Endowment
Buc Softball
Actuarial Math Student
Tittle Construction Technology Scholarship
Microenterprise
Wayne Basler College of Applied Science and
Technology Support
Did you bring your swing? The Elizabethton
Rotary Club hosted its Tenth Annual Rotary
Skins Game in October. It was held at the
Elizabethton Golf Course. Each foursome
played their individual skins match and had the
opportunity to win door prizes.
The tournament was a huge success raising
over $6,000. The proceeds of the tournament
went to the Elizabethton Rotary Club's
Scholarship fund at ETSU.
This scholarship has been established for
deserving Carter County residents attending
ETSU. The student must have resided in
Carter County for two years. The student
must have a minimum of a 2.5 GPA while
earning 12 credits in a semester. The scholarship is renewable with good standing with the
university.
Have you considered including ETSU in your will?
For many of you, ETSU is close to your heart and an extension of your
family. Therefore, you may want to consider including East Tennessee
State University in your will. For more information, please contact Jeff
Anderson, University Advancement, P.O. Box 70721, Johnson City,
TN 37614-0721, or call (423) 439-4242.
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TECHNOLOGY
AVL: Re-Visioning the Future
BENEFICIARY VISION: Greene County businessman Scott Niswonger’s generosity
has been a boon to the AVL in particular and to East Tennessee State in general
generous $1.5 million gift from businessman Scott M. Niswonger to the
A
ETSU Foundation for the College of Applied
Science and Technology was first announced
in May 2000 during the Foundation’s annual
meeting. On March 27, the new facility was
presented to the public.
When Niswonger, chairman and chief
executive officer of Forward Air and Landair
corporations of Greeneville, committed the
amount, Dr. Paul E. Stanton Jr., ETSU
President, announced that this accomplished
several things at once. It enabled the university to apply $500,000 toward new equipment for the soon-to-be-opened advanced
visualization center across from campus in
Adelphia Centre at Millennium Park. It also
enabled ETSU to name the building’s new
wing The Scott M. Niswonger Digital Media
Center to permanently recognize his generosity.
In addition, the remainder of the monies
established two separate special endowments. Earnings from the Scott M.
Niswonger Technology Endowment will be
used in perpetuity to fund equipment on an
as-needed basis. And, the Scott M.
Niswonger Technology Scholarship for
Students from Greene County creates an
endowment specifically earmarked for
Greene County students in ETSU’s Applied
Science and Technology programs.
Niswonger commented that the gift would
not have been possible at all without his own
special technologic education at Purdue
University. He says he is keenly aware of
what his professors have done for him and is
most appreciative of how much help he has
received along the way. He hopes his gift
encourages others to support the Foundation’s
ETSU Tomorrow Campaign that is well on
its way toward a $50 million goal.
Forward Air Corp. provides scheduled
surface transportation through an expansive
network of 73 terminals located on or near
major airports in the United States and
Canada. The company provides these services
as a cost-effective alternative to air transportation of cargo that must be delivered at
a specific time, but which is relatively less
time-sensitive than traditional air freight or
when air transportation is not economical.
Niswonger and his wife, Nikki, have four
children: Karla Gentry; Elliott “E.J.”
Creutzinger, (B.S., ’99); Patrick Creutzinger,
a graduate of Miami University of Ohio; and
Sarah Creutzinger, a senior at Greeneville
High School.
CLICKS AND MORTAR:
Digital Media Center builder and architect hit it off from the start
he builder and architect of The Scott
M. Niswonger Digital Media Center at
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the Adelphia Centre at Millennium Park
apparently “clicked” from the beginning.
The facility was completed ahead of schedule and on budget, according to Don
Arnold, chairman of the Johnson City
Public Building Authority (PBA).
“Ken Ross Architects and Powell Building
Group worked together in a non-traditional
design/build construction approach,”
Arnold explained.
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“As architect and contractor, they cooperated in identifying and resolving traditional
design changes in the early project stages.
That process has benefited the Johnson City
taxpayers by preventing the addition of
unplanned expenses while retaining all the
desired AVL (advanced visualization laboratory) features.”
The Niswonger Digital Media Center is a
state-of-the-art adjoining wing to the
Centre, providing approximately 13,000
square feet of laboratory, office and presentation space. The space is leased by ETSU.
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“If we noted a design problem that could
potentially increase construction costs, we
looked to other areas of the project to find
offsetting cost reductions,” said John Finch,
president of Powell Building Group. The
result is zero net change in the original contract amount of $2,071,000.”
The PBA is pleased with the cooperative
spirit that has led to completion of a firstclass facility that incorporates all the desired
design elements,” Arnold said. “We anticipate our clients will be well-pleased with its
amenities.”
WORKPLACE READY:
Why ETSU’s AVL students are in top demand
raduates of the ETSU Advanced
Visualization Laboratory (AVL) are
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scattered across the United States to San
Diego, Boulder, Chicago, Dallas, and
Washington, D.C., and other venues of professional 3D modeling and animation. Many
have also opted to remain in the Southeast,
taking advantage of rich career opportunities
with the regional, national, and international
scale corporations having presence in the
Tennessee Valley Industrial Corridor, which
stretches from Southwest Virginia to the
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center in
Huntsville, Alabama.
AVL alumni, digital media technology specialists, work in diverse industries, from furniture design and video commercials to
industrial simulations and entertainment
vehicles. Some have launched their own
companies and now look to the AVL for
prospective employees of their own.
Throughout the region, local governments and industry associations have
launched initiatives that attempt to enhance
economic prospects. An important aspect
of these initiatives is an increasingly critical
role of digital media technology in business
operations and its potential for enabling
new forms of work in flexible and globally
connected “virtual” workplaces. In this
regard, the new Scott M. Niswonger Digital
Media Center, which houses the new AVL,
substantially contributes to enlarged opportunities for local employment and entrepreneurship, as well as enhanced professional
lifestyles.
By Jan P. Kyzar, ’95 ’97 - Digital Media Faculty
Parametric Technology Gift Announced
uring their remarks at the dedication
of the Niswonger Center for Digital
D
Media, ETSU President Dr. Paul E. Stanton,
Jr. and Interim Dean of the College of
Applied Science and Technology, Dr. Carroll
Hyder announced the megamillion dollar
partnership that ETSU has just entered into
with Parametric Technology Corp. of
Newport Beach, California, a leading software producer in product design.
Hyder said, “this company is to product
design and engineering what another of
our major software partners,
Alias/wavefront, is to computer animation and visualization. This gift will
actually grow as the
program does. The initial $19.8 million
worth of design software from Parametric
will equip 60 computer stations in the
Niswonger Digital Media Center.”
And, by summer’s end, the university
will add even more “seats,” raising the
value to $30 million. Ultimately, Parametric
plans to provide 500 stations to ETSU,
putting the amount at $165 million in
product design and engineering software.
When the ETSU department of technology began the program in 1993 as basically computer-aided studies, there were less
than 50 majors. But, once the program
began to focus on computer visualization
and animation and partnered with
Alias/wavefront, ETSU’s reputation
expanded around the globe. The program
has now grown to some 350 majors.
Alumni Placement:
AVL Students in
AVL Corporations
(1997-2000)
Alternate Route Studios - Raleigh, N.C.
American Accessories International Knoxville,Tenn.
Big Idea Productions - Chicago, Ill.
Black Entertainment Television Washington, D.C.
CBS Cable, TN - Nashville, Tenn.
Cincinnati State Technical Community
College - Cincinnati, Ohio
Community Tectonics Architects Knoxville, Tenn.
Comtek - Johnson City, Tenn.
Contempo Design - Chicago, Ill.
Drexel Heritage - Morganton, N.C.
East Tennessee State University Johnson City, Tenn.
Idol Minds - Boulder, Colo.
Intellithought - Kingsport, Tenn.
Maxwell Johanson Maher Architects Nashville, Tenn.
Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Midway - San Diego, Ca.
n-tara - Johnson City, Tenn.
Naughty Dog - Santa Monica, Ca.
Raytheon (Training and Services Division) Dallas, Tex.
Optical Solutions, Inc. - Atlanta, Ga.
U.S. Department of Defense, Pentagon Washington, D.C.
Presto Studios - San Diego, Ca.
Purdue University, New Albany New Albany, Ind.
Quality Research Inc. - Huntsville, Ala.
Siemens - Johnson City, Tenn.
Sony Computing Entertainment America San Diego, Ca.
Sprint - Johnson City, Tenn.
Vision Scape Imaging, Inc. San Diego, Ca.
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The Campaign fo
The Challenge W
ETSU Tomorrow campaign foc
Quality Education
ETSU must continue to attract extraordinarily qualified students, exceptional and innovative faculty and other personnel that will
provide a vibrant environment for learning
from the highest caliber faculty in endowed
chairs and professorships to the outstanding
academic performance of students such as
those benefitting from Roan Scholars,
Honors Scholarships, and Challenge 2000
Scholarships -- ETSU is made a better place.
RESULT: $15,029,304
Teaching, Research,
& Service
ETSU is composed of distinct colleges and
schools, each with its own mission and specific
needs. To allow these academic divisions to
reach their full potential, each college will
direct funds into those areas that will make
each college or school most competitive.
Opportunities will be available to support or
name centers of excellence, institutes, chairs,
professorships, and faculty and program
development funds. Each academic division at
ETSU has a plan to enhance teaching, expand
research, and provide vital service to the region
and locations beyond.
RESULT: $25,609,679
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ETSU thanks Campaign for ETSU Tomorrow donors Campaign continues in ‘encore performance’
"Our contributors have been
so generous we're planning
the encore!"
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hese words of ETSU President
Paul E. Stanton Jr. describe the
Campaign for ETSU Tomorrow,
the first major campaign of its
kind in the history of East Tennessee
State University. The initial $40 million
goal, established when the campaign
began in July 1997, was increased by
Stanton to $50 million last year. By the
time the campaign ends next year, it's
expected to surpass the $75 million mark.
The funds are for scholarships, teaching,
research and service, and raising the overall "margin of excellence" of the university.
"Thanks to many of you in this room,
we have already overcome our initial
goal," said Stanton, speaking to a crowd
of some 300 people at the annual
Distinguished President's Trust dinner
held this year at Adelphia Centre in
Millennium Park. The dinner is for ETSU
Foundation members and contributors
who have given a cumulative minimum
of $10,000 to the university. Stanton
added he was extremely pleased to
inform the group that the campaign is
now reporting a figure of over $56 million, exceeding its revised $50 million
goal only three-and-a-half years into the
five-year effort.
"We thank each and every one of you
for what you've done. But, this doesn't
mean we're stopping here. We're now
embarking on several additional fundraising opportunities that we call our
'Encore Performance.' Our campaign will
continue to focus on quality education,
teaching, research and service, science,
technology and medicine, and featured
facilities. Roan Scholars and University
Honors are coming into their own as premiere academic programs.
"Additional points of focus have been
identified throughout our campaign.
They include a new advanced visualization digital media design graphics lab at
ETSU at Bristol; the renovation and
restoration of Memorial Theatre on the
Veterans Affairs Medical Center grounds;
the introduction of new Food Services
Management curricula and the creation
of a new Child Study Center; and a new
golf practice area and other athletic facilities which are on the near-term horizon.
All of these worthy causes need financial
support. These additional needs roll into
our overall campaign that ends June 30,
2002."
Stanton said one of his goals since taking over the presidency of the university
has been to have a successful campaign
that will help students for many years to
come. That accomplishment was recently
recognized through the Council for
Advancement and Support of Education
Raising the
EXCEL
r ETSU Tomorrow
We Face Together
$75
cuses on reaching $50 million goal
Science, Technology,
& Medicine
Special honorees
for the evening
included four members who moved to
the Platinum giving
level in the Foundation.
They are Stuart E.
Wood Jr. of Johnson
City, Scott M.
Niswonger of
Greeneville, Kenneth
Foundation President Dennis Powell (far right) and Foundation Executive
and
Sarah Simonds of
Vice President Dr. Richard Manahan (far left) enjoy a conversation with
Indian Wells, Calif.,
Mr. John Poteat (r), Mr. and Mrs. Claudius Clemmer, and their son, Nic
Clemmer at the 2001 Distinguished President’s Trust dinner.
and Eastman Chemical
Co. Each of these contributors has now given in excess of $1
with the CASE District III Award of
million to the university.
Excellence. ETSU was the only institution
"This kind of generosity is outstanding,"
to win the prestigious award for fundsaid Stanton. "We are so appreciative of
raising among 550 colleges and universithe foresight and dedication these donors
ties in the southeast.
have shown to East Tennessee State and
Dr. Richard A. Manahan, vice president
their belief in our mission of becoming
for university advancement and executive
the finest regional university in the country."
vice president of the ETSU Foundation,
Stanton went on to thank Dennis
commented on the evening and opportuPowell, Foundation president, and camnities for future giving. "The
paign co-chairs Wayne Basler of Kingsport
Distinguished President's Trust dinner
and Wood of Johnson City, as well as
gives us the opportunity to thank our
retired First District Congressman James
contributors for the time and talents that
H. Quillen, honorary campaign chair, for
they have given to make this campaign a
their personal efforts.
success. No university can become truly
For information about ways to particidistinctive without private support. The
pate in the Campaign for ETSU Tomorrow,
investment that these donors have made
contact the ETSU office of university
in the students of East Tennessee State
advancement, (423) 439-4242.
University will have positive results for
many years to come."
The university is committed to providing
leading-edge technology for students and
faculty to strengthen their work as well as
our position among the country's top comprehensive universities. As an institution
deeply involved in the health sciences arena,
ETSU views ground-breaking research as an
important part of our mission, and we want
to ensure that these scientific studies continue to be an unwavering priority. Therefore,
we must constantly stay in tune to the everevolving technology necessary to perform
competitive, peer-reviewed research. It is
imperative that our students and faculty have
access to the latest equipment available in
order to advance scientific investigation as a
hallmark of this university.
RESULT: $16,936,496
Featured Facilities
e Margin of
Through the development of new state-ofthe-art teaching and research facilities, ETSU
will further enhance the impact and ability
to generate quality students and societybenefiting innovations.
RESULT: $403,178
LENCE
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DISTINGUISHED
President’s Trust
n February, the 2001
Distinguished President’s Trust
dinner brought several hundred
East Tennessee State University benefactors together to celebrate a year of
giving.
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Thank you members of the Distinguished President’s Trust!
New Platinum
Society Members
Pictured above (top to bottom):
Mr. Paul Montgomery representing Eastman Chemical Co.; Mr.
Stuart Wood, ’60; Scott and Nikki
Niswonger; and Ken, ’53 and Sally
Simonds.
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sports Spectrum
Success Whets Bucs’ Appetite
t began with a dreadful loss at
Chattanooga and ended with another hard-to figure power outage against
Georgia Southern.
In between, the East Tennessee State
University basketball team cruised through the
Southern Conference in a fashion few could
have imagined back in the fall.
"We're real disappointed we didn't go a little
further," coach Ed DeChellis said, referring to a
72-64 loss to Georgia Southern in the conference tournament quarterfinals in Greenville,
S.C. “But it was a great feat to go through the
league for two months in the regular season
and come out on top. That says a lot about our
players.”
This wasn't supposed to be ETSU’s year,
with so many young players and new assistant
coaches. But the chemistry was quick to develop, DeChellis turned in another superb coaching job, and the Bucs started stringing together
wins in January.
Their seven-game run carried them to the
North Division lead, and they never relinquished it in the final month, finishing 13-3.
They won all their home games, including a
breakthrough against College of Charleston,
the prevailing power in the South, and
went 5-3 on the road. The fans started
getting interested again.
“If you look back to December when
we weren’t playing very well, if you’d
told me we’d go 13-3 in the league, I’m
not sure I would have believed that,”
said DeChellis. “That’s a tremendous feat.
The kids played hard and we found ways to
win.
“This was really a I team that overachieved.”
So much so that the stage was set for a postseason party in Greenville.
Then along came Georgia Southern.
The Eagles were just 9-7 in the league during the regular season, but there wasn’t a worse
match up for the Bucs. They simply couldn't
solve the frenetic style of Jeff Price’s team.
When the two met a month earlier,
Southern rang up 98 points - 22 more than
anybody else in the league mustered against
the defensive-minded Bucs. The rematch
looked like a different story after ETSU moved
out to a 10-point lead midway through the second half. But its offense all but shut down in
the last eight minutes, the Eagles moved on to
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the semifinals (where they predictably lost to
Chattanooga) and the Bucs went home with
their 18-10 record.
Don't expect anybody to overlook ETSU
next season. It will be a better basketball team
from the start. More importantly, it should be
a better team at the finish.
The Bucs have won just three postseason
games in the last eight years - all against The
Citadel, a perennial first-round loser. Perhaps
moving the tournament to Charleston next
season will change their luck.
“In our league it all comes down to one
weekend at the end of the year,” said DeChellis.
“If you're going to the NCAAs, you have to win
the tournament. We understand that and are
disappointed we haven't done more in March.
But that doesn’t take away from the two
months leading up to the tournament.”
The Bucs will certainly miss the lift of
Scooter Johnson, the tenacity of Adrian Meeks
and the experience of D.J. McDuffie. But they
can replace the talent. Meco Childress, their
leading scorer, is back. So is point guard Cliff
Decoster, who really grew into the job this season.
Freshman Jerald Fields looks like a player
who will make a lasting impression in the next
few years. And fans can expect to see a lot
more of Cory Seels, the 6' 9" 270-pound work
in progress whose playing time dwindled late
in the season as DeChellis cut back the rotation
in favor of veterans.
The glaring concern for the coach next season is finding more perimeter scoring. That’s
the area he pointed to back in October, when
practice began, and that’s ultimately what cost
this team the most.
When Childress and Ryan Lawson weren’t
hitting their shots, the offense could stall for
several minutes at a time.
“We've got four scholarships to give, and
we've got to find a guy who can be athletic on
the perimeter and score," said DeChellis.
"We’d like to sign two perimeter guys and two
posts, maybe even a junior-college post. We
found ourselves in a situation this year where
we were maybe one perimeter guy short. We’ll
see what we can come up with.
“We’re going to be real positive in the off
season. We've got a lot of good players coming
back, a solid foundation to build on. The
future looks bright.”
Women’s Tennis Ranked No. 57 in the Nation
winning streak on the team, having won eight
straight matches at No. 2 singles. The two play
No. 1 doubles together and have won eight
consecutive matches.
Along with her on-court leadership, Vega is a
member of Phi Cappa Phi honor society and
President’s Pride. She is the current vice president of the Golden Key National Society and the
sect of the student athelete advisory committee.
The East Tennessee State women’s tennis
team was ranked 57th nationally in the midMarch 2001 release of the WingspanBank.com
Collegiate Tennis Rankings.
The Buccaneers are led by senior Paty Vega
and junior Mami Inoue. Vega has won three
straight matches at No. 1 singles, winning all of
her matches this weekend at the University of
Memphis Invitational. Inoue has the longest
Paty Vega
Football Earns Impressive Sagarin Ranking
The East Tennessee State football team finished 123rd among all Division I football programs in the final Sagarin ratings published
following the collegiate bowl season. The
Oklahoma Sooners ranked first among the
241 Division I schools. The Bucs were the
24th ranked I-AA team and finished ahead of
15 I-A schools, including Hawaii, Wake
Forest, Southern Methodist, Army and Duke.
The I-AA national champion, Georgia
Southern, finished 52nd in the final ratings,
ahead of perennial national powers Michigan
State, Virginia, North Carolina, Alabama and
Penn State.
The Sagarin ratings were devised by Jeff
Sagarin, a 1970 MIT mathematics graduate.
The rating is a numerical measure of the
teams strength based on performance and
strength of schedule.
ETSU finished the 2000 season at 6-5 with
a 55-7 win against Charleston Southern on
November 11. It was the Bucs fourth winning
season in the past five years.
Football Announces 2001 Recruiting Class
East Tennessee State University football
head coach Paul Hamilton and his staff
announced that 18 players have signed
National Letters of Intent to join the Buccaneer
football program for the 2001 season.
"I feel we've addressed the immediate needs
for our football team for next fall," Hamilton
said. "We have continued to build depth
throughout our football program. We are
extremely pleased with the talented local players that decided to stay home and be part of
ETSU football. That has always been a goal of
our staff since we came to ETSU. I also feel
that the addition of I-A and junior college
transfers will give us an opportunity to continue to strengthen our football program over
the next several years."
The 18-player class includes 11 freshmen
and seven transfers. Among the incoming
freshmen are several local prep stars.
The Bucs opened spring practice on March
28 and the annual spring game will be played
on April 21. ETSU opens the 2001 season on
September 1 at Pittsburgh.
Athletics Hires Jo Anne Paty
as Executive Director of Athletic Advancement
ETSU BUCS
The East Tennessee
State Athletics Director
Todd Stansbury has
announced that Jo Anne
Paty has been hired as
the executive director of
ETSU's Athletic Advancement. Paty will begin
her tenure as the director of the athletic
department's fundraising office.
"I am extremely excited to have Jo Anne
Paty join our senior staff," athletic director
Todd Stansbury said. "With her experience as a
Chief Executive Officer and her involvement
with various philanthropic organizations in
the community, Jo Anne will be a vital member of our department."
A respected business leader in the Tri-Cities
region, Paty most recently served as President
of the Paty Lumber Company. Her company
included seven retail outlets in the Northeast
Tenn./Southwest Va. area and employed more
than 600 workers. Before becoming the president, Paty served as the vice president for human
resources at Paty Lumber from 1992-98.
2001 football schedule
Date
Opponent
Time
Sept 1
Sept. 8
Sept. 15
Sept. 22
Sept. 29
Oct. 6
Oct. 20
Oct. 27
Nov. 3
Nov. 10
Nov. 17
at Pittsburgh
Gardner-Webb
at VMI*
Western Carolina*
at Appalachian State*
The Citadel*
at Furman*
Georgia Southern*
at Wofford*
Chattanooga* (HC)
at Charleston Southern
TBA
6 p.m.
TBA.
6 p.m.
TBA
6 p.m.
TBA
6 p.m.
TBA
2 p.m.
TBA
* Southern Conference Games
All Times are Eastern Standard Time
In addition to her business experience, Paty
is a valued member of the Tri-Cities community because of her volunteer efforts. This year,
Paty is the co-chairman of the St. John's
Episcopal Church Capital campaign and also
works on the Dawn of Hope Capital campaign
committee.
Paty graduated from East Tennessee State in
1982 with a masters degree in business administration. She earned a Bachelor of Science in
nursing at the University of Tennessee.
PGA Winner
Super Bowl Champion
ETSU ALUMNUS
GARRETT WILLIS
won the
Touchstone
Energy Tucson
open and his first
PGA tour victory.
He also joined an
exclusive list of
PGA tour members who have
won their debut
event.
MIKE SMITH,
a premier linebacker at ETSU
from 19761980, is now
sporting a
World
Championship
ring. Smith is
the defensive
line coach for the Super Bowl
Champion Baltimore Ravens.
Congratulations!
JOIN THE GRIDIRON CLUB!
For more on ETSU sports go to www.etsubucs.com
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class Notes
Outstanding Alumni
2000
Fredrick P. Bailey works as an inclusion facilitator at
Sevierville Intermediate School in Sevierville,
Tennessee. He lives in Kodak.
Catherine A. Berry, who was an All-America runner
at ETSU, won the 11th Annual Athlete’s Foot Santa’s
Special Half Marathon women’s race with a recordbreaking time of 1:21:18 this past November in
Kingsport. Berry is a 5K specialist originally from
England, who was running her first-ever half marathon.
She finished third overall in the 13.1-mile race.
Michael M. Bryan has a new job as a radio
announcer and creative imaging director for
Nashville’s New Star 97 on Music Row. He lives in
Antioch, Tennessee.
Jeremy L. Chapman works as a high school technology teacher at Northgate High School in Newnan,
Georgia.
Robin M. Cleavenger is a staff writer for The Erwin
Record in Erwin, Tennessee.
Latasia Hawkins Crisp is employed as a seventhgrade teacher at Glenwood School in Greeneville,
Tennessee. She and her husband, Randall K. Crisp,
live in Midway.
Tara K. Davidson works at Holmes High School in
Covington, Kentucky. She lives in Newport, Kentucky.
Libra A. Deaton is employed as a special education
teacher in the Burke County (N.C.) public schools in
Morganton, North Carolina. She is married to William
Deaton, who is employed by the North Carolina
Wildlife Fisheries Commission.
Heping Deng (Ed.D.) has been hired as a staff assistant in the Office of Records and Institutional Research
at Alfred State College, Alfred, New York. He oversees
in the implementation of a degree audit system for
the campus. Prior to his appointment, he served as
an assistant researcher at ETSU.
Leo Murray, former ETSU forward, was signed this
past June by the Gulf Coast Sundogs, a United States
Basketball League franchise in Sarasota, Florida.
Murray is a Tampa, Florida, native who spent two
years at Xavier (Ohio) before transferring to ETSU,
where he led the Bucs in scoring, rebounding, and
steals his last season.
Jeremy P. Parker is the marketing and production
assistant for Sports Belle, Inc. in Knoxville. He is married to Emily D. Parker, who is a University of
Tennessee graduate.
1999
Douglas (“Dusty”) LeRoy Bradshaw, Jr. works as
the manager of the family-owned and operated Bea’s
Restaurant in Chattanooga. He is married to
Kathleen Mooney Bradshaw (B.S., ’98) and they live
in Harrison, Tennessee.
Renee A. Carter works as an advertising-account
representative for TMP Worldwide in Atlanta,
Georgia. She lives in Roswell, Georgia.
Chad Fleeman has been hired by Bristol Motor
Speedway as the account manager in the marketing
department. He is responsible for Bristol Dragway
marketing and sales. Previously he was the assistant
events manager.
Jess F. Hansen (M.S.) is the new project manager
for the design firm of Anderson & Associates in
Johnson City. He specializes in GIS, surveying, and
project management.
Rachel N. Holt-Taylor (B.S.N.) is a registered nurse
at Gritman Medical Center in Moscow, Idaho. She is
married to J. Blake Taylor.
Charles W. Kelley IV works as a production engineer for Five Rivers Electronic Innovations in
Greeneville, Tennessee.
Lewis L. Perkins, Jr. (B.S.N.) has been named director of nursing for Franklin Transitional Care, the 34bed skilled nursing unit of Johnson City Medical
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Center. He oversees the day-to-day operation of the
skilled nursing unit that serves as a transition for
patients between acute care and home. He is
enrolled in ETSU’s graduate nursing program.
James A. Posey (M.Ed.) has been hired as a technical assistant at the library at Walters State Community
College in Morristown, Tennessee.
Jerri Anne Rose is a medical student at the University
of Tennessee, Memphis, College of Medicine. She is
attending on a full Merit Scholarship, one of only five
people in her class of 165 chosen for the scholarship.
She is married to Johnie Rose.
Jonathan D. Sells is an engineer in modeling and
simulation for Quality Research in Huntsville,
Alabama. He is married to Susan Rae Butts.
Byron J. Stanley has joined the Johnson City office
of Powell Building Group as a project coordinator/
estimator. Prior to joining Powell Building Group, he
worked for Tysinger, Hampton and Partners.
Norman Lance Torbett is employed as the advertising director of Appalachian Distributors in Johnson City.
Craig A. Wasik is a self-employed contractor with
Satellite Warehouse in Woodstock, Georgia. He is
married to Barbara J. Wasik, and they have a son,
Blake Hunter Wasik.
Benjamin S. Wittkowski is the general manager of
the Burlington (N.C.) Indians, a minor league baseball
team affiliated with the Cleveland Indians. He lives in
Durham, North Carolina.
1998
Michelle Lee Ableson (M.S.) received her doctor of
philosophy degree during ETSU’s fall commencement
ceremonies, December 16, 2000.
Garth L. Blackburn is the owner and principal broker of Fairway Realty Company in Blountville,
Tennessee. He is a licensed real estate agent in
Tennessee and Virginia.
Kathleen Mooney Bradshaw is a special education
teacher with Hamilton County schools in Tennessee.
She is married to “Dusty” Bradshaw, Jr. (B.E.H.’99).
Morgan W. Cox has joined Powell Building Group,
Johnson City, as director of business development.
Amy Jarvis Dawson is employed as the eligibility
counselor for the Department of Human Services in
Knoxville. She is married to Wayne Edward Dawson,
Jr. (B.S., ’97).
Michael S. Helmick (M.S.) is the new dean of technical education at Walters State Community College
in Morristown, Tennessee. Previously he was the
director of business and industry training at Northeast
State Technical Community College, and also the former principal of Trade Elementary School in Johnson
County.
Alice H. Lane has joined Creative Energy of
Johnson City as a production artist.
Raquel C. McLamb works as a donor recruiter at
Marsh Regional Blood Center in Kingsport. She is
married to Thomas A. McLamb.
William E. Miller is a realtor with Realty Executives,
living in Elizabethton, Tennessee.
Millie A. Morrell works for JWT Specialized
Communications in Acworth, Georgia, as an assistant
information specialist in the healthcare consulting
group. The company is a division of J. Walter
Thompson advertising agency.
1997
Kathryn Craft Collier is the assistant marketing
director for Flooring Plus, Inc. in Glen Burnie, Maryland.
Wayne Edward Dawson, Jr. is a case manager for
the Department of Children’s Services in Clinton,
Tennessee. He is married to Amy Jarvis Dawson.
Amanda Bennett-Hensley has been named executive director of the Unicoi County Chamber of
Commerce. She previously served as an accountant
and customer service representative with the Unicoi
County Gas Utility District.
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M. Brian McMillan works as a communications
specialist for Absolute Communications in Kingsport.
Jodi Ryan is employed as a print media specialist
with the New Jersey Press Association in West
Trenton, New Jersey.
Boyd Sharp was promoted to the rank of captain
in the U.S. Army on December 1, 2000. He is currently attending Artillery Officer Advance Course at
Fort Sill, Oklahoma, in preparation for duties as a field
artillery battery commander at Fort Sill.
Mary L. Stewart has accepted a position as information technology assistant with Zellweger Uster, a
global textile refining and manufacturing company in
Knoxville.
Trish A. Templeton works as a senior counselor at
Family Central, Inc., in North Lauderdale, Florida.
Kristin B. Uhde (M.P.H.) is a doctoral candidate in
tropical and infectious diseases at the University of
South Florida in Tampa. She is married to Jochen Uhde.
1996
Angela Atwood (M.A.) works as a social worker
doing investigations in adult protective services for
the Caldwell County Department of Social Services in
North Carolina.
Sheryl R. Bullard recently obtained her Certified
Information Systems Auditor certification and has
joined Ingram Industries, Inc. in Nashville as a senior
information systems auditor. Previously, she was
employed at Deloitte & Touche in the Enterprise Risk
Services Group.
Jeremy Brett Carter works as the publication editor
for the Georgia Press Association in Atlanta, Georgia.
Robert M. Chikos is married and living in
Libertyville, Illinois, where he works with adults with
disabilities, and also produces a cable access comedy
show called “Far Out.”
Lisa Domby has joined the Appalachian
Independence Center as director of operations. She
is currently pursuing a master’s degree at ETSU.
Larry S. Drinnon is a pilot with the Air National
Guard in Louisville, Tennessee. He is married to Joy
Rogers Drinnon, and they have a son, Collin Drinnon.
Michelle R. Earl is employed as a public affairs assistant for the Virginia Department of Transportation in
Bristol, Virginia.
LeAnn Hughes (M.A.) is the director of marketing
and sports development for the Kingsport Chamber
of Commerce. She previously served as the technology director for The Lanrick Group, a financial planning firm, and as marketing and events director for
the Downtown Kingsport Association.
Ronald D. Salsbury has joined Enhanced Systems
Consulting of Tennessee in Johnson City as a programmer/consultant.
Robert L. White works as a purchasing agent for the
Johnson City Power Board. He lives in Jonesborough.
1995
Kimberly A. Baysinger obtained her master’s degree
in occupational therapy on December 21, 2000, from
Washington University School of Medicine. She is married to Michael Baysinger, and works as an occupational therapist in Owens Cross Roads, Alabama.
Tamara Bowers (M.E.H.) has been selected for
inclusion in the 2000 edition of “Who’s Who Among
American Teachers.” She is the coordinator of crossdisciplinary studies at ETSU.
Andrew Deakins is an account executive with
Absolute Communications in Kingsport. He is a captain in the Sullivan County Fire Department and
serves on the executive board of Big Brothers/Big
Sisters of the Tri-Cities.
Michael J. Demand (M.A.) received his Ph.D. in
sociology from the University of Alabama-Birmingham
in 1999. He is now a senior research project coordinator with Independence Blue Cross Research and
Evaluation in Philadelphia.
Stephen R. Dixon has been promoted to assistant
vice president at Bank of Tennessee. He is the loan
officer for the State of Franklin office in Johnson City.
Thomas L. Dixon, Jr. (M.B.A., ’97) has joined the
staff of the new Merrill Lynch in Kingsport as a financial consultant. He and his wife, Melissa, have three
children.
Joy Rogers Drinnon is an assistant professor of psychology at Milligan College. She is married to Larry
S. Drinnon (B.A., ’96) and they have a son, Collin
Drinnon, who was born last year.
Jon R. Grayson is the liaison for the Johnson City
Public Building Authority. He acts as the legislative
liaison between the city of Johnson City and the state
and federal governments.
Amy L. Gerlach Hawk works as the tournament
coordinator for the BellSouth Senior Classic PGA
Tournament in Nashville.
Rick W. Jones has been promoted to general manager at Unique Hospitality in Bristol, Tennessee. He
has a new addition to the family, Mikki Katlin Jones.
Debra Fulton Powers is employed as a personal
financial analyst with Primerica Financial Services in
Knoxville. She is a certified public accountant, and
scheduled to receive her master’s degree in business
administration in May 2001. She is married to Bill H.
Powers, a retail sales supervisor for Cricket.
Hillary P. Sims is completing her master’s degree at
the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in secondary
education. She interned at Farragut High School in
1999-2000 and is currently employed by The
Children’s Center of Knoxville.
Dr. Jerry E. Usary received his doctor of philosophy
degree from ETSU at the fall commencement,
December 16, 2000.
Laura R. Woods is the director of the Campbell
Cunningham Laser Center in Knoxville.
1994
Lori Dyer Campbell received her doctor of philosophy degree from ETSU at commencement ceremonies on December 16, 2000.
Clifford A. Cristy works as a graphic designer for
the Knoxville News-Sentinel. He is married to Nikki
Jarnagin Cristy (B.S., ’93; M.A.T., ’96), who teaches in
the Knox County School System.
Patty Giles Denton (A.A.S.) is a registered nurse in
Knoxville, Tennessee. She is married to Jason
Denton, and they have a son, Cooper Giles Denton.
Monique M. Hunter is employed as the force manager for Verizon Virginia’s call center in Virginia Beach,
Virginia. She is married to Dwayne A. Hunter, and
they have a son, Romell A. Hunter, age four.
Jeffery W. Meade lives and works in Johnson City,
where he is the owner of 3 in 1 Marketing, specializing in marketing on the Internet. He is also an independent insurance agent.
Anthony A. Roberts (B.S.’94; M.S., ‘97) is a drafting instructor at Southwest Virginia Community
College in Richlands, Virginia. He is married to Renee
Buckles Roberts (M.Ed., ‘94). Mrs. Roberts has been a
visual rehabilitation teacher with the Virginia
Department of the Visually Handicapped in Abingdon
since 1986. They have a son, Thomas Anthony, born
on February 25, 2000.
Scott Silcox is a self-employed artist-decorator now
living in Peachtree City, Georgia. In November 2000,
he held a one-man art show at the Lady Bug Gallery
in Johnson City.
Pamela R. Torbett (M.S., ’96) teaches mathematics
at the University of West Georgia, while also serving
as coordinator for the math lab operated by the
department. She received the Distinguished Service
Award presented by Special Services in 1999 and
again in 2000. She lives in Carrollton, Georgia.
Shannon H. Vance is currently working on her
Ph.D. in history, specializing in West Africa, at
Michigan State University. She visited the United
Arab Emirates (UAE) last year, and became the first
foreign woman to be invited to share the dinner
table of a king of the UAE. She was the guest of H.H.
Sheikh Saqr Bin Muhammed Al Qasimi, ruler of Ras Al
Khaimah. Vance is the daughter of Dr. Booney
Vance, director of research in child and adolescent
psychiatry and behavioral science at ETSU’s James H.
Quillen College of Medicine.
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1991
Catherine E. Carrier has joined the international
law firm of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, L.L.P. as a
specialist in tax, estates, and trusts. She received her
J.D. in 2000 from the University of Pennsylvania,
where she served as associate editor of the Journal of
Constitutional Law. She graduated summa cum laude
from ETSU.
Nikki D. Cristy (M.A.T., ’96) is a teacher with the
Knox County schools. Her husband, Cliff Cristy
(B.S.’94), is a graphic designer for the Knoxville
News-Sentinel.
Martha Parham Diehl is an account executive with
Target Marketing and Creative Services in Johnson City.
Roger K. Johnson was awarded his master of divinity degree from the Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary on December 15, 2000.
Mark E. Conard has been appointed by the
Southern Baptist International Mission Board to serve
in Namibia, South Africa, developing churches
through evangelism and discipleship. He is married
to Stacey Sutherland Conard of Kingsport, and the
couple has two children, Stephanie Grace and Katie
Elizabeth.
Dr. William B. Greer received his doctorate degree
from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville in
December 1999. He recently authored the book
“Ethics and Uncertainty,” which was released this
past December. The book explores the role of ethics
in economic theory. He chairs the area of Professional
Learning and Business and is the J. Henry Kegley
associate professor of business and economics at
Milligan College. He is married to Edwina Greer,
ETSU’s director of internal audit.
Christopher G. Hilemon (B.S.,’91; M.S., ’96) is the
manager of RBM software development at
Computational Systems, Inc. in Knoxville. He is married to J. LeAnn Miller Hilemon (B.S., ’91). Mrs.
Hilemon is a homemaker, living in Knoxville with her
two children, Christina, and Daniel.
Dr. Dale P. Lynch (M.Ed.; Ed.D., ’97) has been
appointed as the director of schools for the
Elizabethton School System. He previously served as
assistant superintendent for the last five years.
Timothy B. McConnell has been hired as an associate in the Johnson City office of the law firm Baker,
Donelson, Bearman & Caldwell. He practices mainly
as a labor, employment, and tort litigator.
Angie Thompson Mullins works as a registered
dental hygienist for Dr. Mack Hamilton in Fayetteville,
Tennessee. She is married to Chad Mullins, and they
have a child, Riley.
Mary L. Shelton has been hired as a certified public accountant with the Johnson City firm of Lewis &
Associates. She has 10 years of public accounting
experience.
Wayne B. Smith (M.A.T., ’95) is a math teacher at
Collins Hill High School in Suwanee, Georgia. He is
married to Susan Staley Williams Smith (B.B.A., ’92;
M.A.T., ’93) and they have two sons, Reed, and Brackin.
R.W. "Bob" Robertson (B.S., ’74)
was awarded a doctorate degree
in philosophy, management and
organization from Stirling
University, Scotland. He is the
chief administrative officer with
the District of Maple Ridge,
British Columbia, Canada.
Daphne Matthews is a self-employed writer, with
works published in print and on the Internet. She is
married and has two sons. The family lives in
Blountville, Tennessee.
Tammie B. Ruston has recently moved to St. Croix,
where she accepted a position as a seventh and
eighth grade English teacher at Good Hope School in
Fredriksted, the Virgin Islands.
Carla Garber Todaro (M.A., ’96) has accepted the
position of assistant professor of English at Walters
State Community College in Morristown, Tennessee.
She last worked at South Greene High School.
1992
William C. Bible, Jr. has joined Bank of Tennessee
as vice president of lending in the bank’s Colonial
Heights (Kingsport) office. He most recently served
as branch manager/assistant vice president for
AmSouth/First American.
Michael T. Conroy was recently promoted to
sergeant with the Virginia State Police. He is married
and has one child. The family lives in Marion, Virginia.
Lisa Ricker Dockery is employed as a dental
hygienist with Dr. Steve Stelzman in Morristown,
Tennessee. She is married to Andrew J. Dockery, a
team leader for logistics with John Deere Power
Products. They have a daughter, Emily.
Thomas W. Hatcher, Jr. (M.A.C., ’95) is a financial
analyst in the consumer products division of Lexmark,
International. He has two sons, Andrew and Ryan,
and the family lives in Nicholasville, Kentucky.
John R. Hoellman, Jr. received his doctor of philosophy degree from ETSU at commencement ceremonies held on December 16, 2000.
Thomas F. Sexton (M.A.C., ’94) is the chief financial officer for Appalachian Christian Village in
Johnson City.
Capt. Shane A. Smith (M.A., ’95) is the assistant
professor of Aerospace Studies at the University of
Georgia. He lives in Athens, Georgia.
Susan Staley Williams Smith (M.A.T., ’93) is a
homemaker and private piano teacher in Lawrenceville,
Georgia. She is married to Wayne B. Smith (B.B.A.,
’91; M.A.T., ’95) and they have two boys, Reed and
Brackin.
Candice Sullivan has joined the Bank of Tennessee
in Kingsport as a lending specialist. She previously
served as training administrator for the Northeast
Tennessee region for SunTrust.
Jimmy G. Wingfield has been named president of
Schreiber & Associates, LLC in Johnson City. He previously served as vice president of environmental services for the company.
1990
Scott Bullington is the executive director of the
Boys and Girls Club of Greeneville/Greene County,
Tennessee. He also owns a screen-printing and trophy business in Greeneville.
Clark R. Craven works in sales at Entercom Radio
WSPA-FM and Oldies 103 in Greenville, South Carolina.
Mark F. Rigsby has been promoted to executive
vice president of Time Controls, Inc. in Kingsport. He
has worked for the company since 1995 as a regional
manager.
Shawn E. Weems has joined the financial planning
division at First Tennessee Bank as financial planning
associate. Previously, he was a personal financial
advisor with American Express Financial Advisors.
1989
J. Madison Allen is the founder and owner of
American Packaging Systems in Johnson City. The
company sells tape, boxes, and other wrapping and
packing materials to manufacturers and distributors.
Rev. James Rodney Bradley II is a youth pastor at
The Tabernacle in Lawrenceville, Georgia.
Julia G. Burgess graduated in 1991 with a master’s
degree in social work from the University of Tennessee
at Knoxville. She is a licensed clinicial social worker
who is married to Brian Burgess. They have two children and live in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
Charles F. Dugger has been named vice president
of financial operations for Wellmont Lonesome Pine
Hospital in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, and Wellmont
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital in Rogersville,
Tennessee. He previously worked with Mountain
States Health Alliance.
Steven C. Hylton is employed as a pharmacist in
Vansant, Virginia. He graduated from Mercer
University, Southern School of Pharmacy, in 1996,
and married Mary Beth Yates in 1997.
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Stacey M. Poynter (A.D.H.) is a dental hygienist in
Knoxville. She is engaged to Mike D. Mysinger,
D.D.S., a pediatric dentist in Knoxville.
D. Mark Rutledge has moved to Greenville, North
Carolina, where he works for The Daily Reflector.
Previously, he was a columnist for the Johnson City Press.
Cathleen K. Sussman (B.S.N.) has graduated cum
laude with two master’s degrees from St. Joseph’s
University, one in health education and the other in
health administration. She is currently a first-year law
student at Concord University School of Law in Los
Angeles.
1988
Richard E. Frazier works for the Knox County
(Tennessee) Sheriff’s Department. He is married to
Julia Ann Bollaan Frazier (A.S., ‘85; B.S., ‘86), who
works for PHP/Cariten Healthcare. The couple has a
two-year-old son, Samuel Robert Frazier.
Magda E. Saleh is the principal of Universal
Academy of Florida in Tampa. She is married to Dr.
Mohamed Saleh (Ph.D., ‘88; RES, ‘88), who is a neurologist and the director at Community NeuroCenter
in Brooksville, Florida. The couple has four sons.
Pam Trent has been promoted to accounting manager for Automation Solutions in Gray. Prior to her promotion, she served as office manager for the company.
division. Previously, he was employed as a manager
at Pricewaterhouse Coopers, LLP, for eight years.
Mark E. Salyer has been awarded a certificate of
recognition in Business Succession Planning by the
the American College, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, for
completing three courses in the college’s master of
science in financial services degree curriculum. He is
a financial planner at MetLife Financial Services in
Kingsport. Salyer received a master’s degree from
Tusculum College.
Sonya A. Skidmore is employed as the director of
sales and marketing for Advantage Systems in
Greenville, South Carolina. She is married to Brent
Skidmore, who is president and chief executive officer of Advantage Systems. They have a young
daughter, Savannah.
Frances S. Taylor works as a second- grade
teacher with the Oconee County School System in
Watkinsville, Georgia. She and her husband D. Mark
Alewine, a journalist with WSB radio in Atlanta,
adopted daughter Lilly Grace Taylor-Alewine from
Guatemala last year.
The Faneuil Group
has hired Robin
Lincoln (B.S., '84)
as general services
manager. Lincoln
oversees all departments in the Johnson
City Teleservices
Center.
1987
Christopher W. Baker has joined Walters State
Community College as an associate professor of sociology. Previously he spent five years as an assistant
professor at the West Virginia Institute of Technology.
He earned his Ph.D. in sociology at the University of
Tennessee, Knoxville.
Alisa D. Frazier has changed jobs, moving from
marketing projects coordinator with Tri-Cities
Regional Airport, to director of marketing for
Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville.
Teresa Foster has been hired as a stewardship officer for the Christian Medical and Dental Association
in Bristol. Previously, she served as director of the
Allandale Mansion in Kingsport.
Kenneth E. Hawkins works as the sports director for
WJHL-TV in Johnson City.
Robert M. Misick has been promoted by the Federal
Aviation Administration to the Miami Air Route Traffic
Control Center. He is an air traffic control specialist.
Susan L. Robertson is employed as an account
executive at Ackermann Public Relations and
Marketing in Knoxville. Previously, she worked for
four years with the Pee Dee Pride of the East Coast
Hockey League in Florence, South Carolina.
Johnny A. Tweed II has been appointed as the new
president and chief executive officer of the Greeneville,
Tennessee-based Landair Corporation. He also serves
as the director of the company. Previously he was vice
president of sales for Landair, and also served as president
of Warehouse Logistics Corporation in Greeneville.
1986
James L. “Jamey” Campbell has been hired as the
director of stewardship development for Precept
Ministries International in Chattanooga. Previously,
he was the assistant vice president for University
Advancement at ETSU.
Rodney Dennison (M.Ed.) works as a professor and
counselor for Edison Community College in Fort
Myers, Florida. He completed his doctorate degree
on June 30, 2000. He and his wife, Cynthia, have
two children.
Kenneth W. Heath is the executive director of the
Marion Downtown Revitalization Association in
Marion, Virginia. He also serves as an adjunct faculty
member for the Wytheville (Virginia) Community
College. He and his wife, Pamela, live in Glade
Springs, Virginia.
Amy B. Hill is vice president of commercial banking
at First Tennessee Bank in Johnson City.
Michael D. Rutherford has been promoted to executive vice president of Oakwood Acceptance Corp.,
LLC, of Greensboro, which is the corporation’s finance
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Julia A. Frazier (B.S., ‘86) is employed at
PHP/Cariten Healthcare in Knoxville. She is married
to Richard E. Frazier (B.S., ‘88), and they have a 2year-old son, Samuel.
Tammy Robinson is employed as the director of
marketing and public relations for People, Inc./
Appalmade in Abingdon, Virginia. She lives in Bristol.
Michael D. Rutherford has been promoted to
executive vice president of Oakwood Acceptance
Corporation, LLC, the finance division of Oakwood
Homes Corporation. Rutherford joined Oakwood in
1994. He lives in Greensboro.
Ellen A. Tittle has been promoted to regional relationship manager for First Tennessee Bank. She
administers employee services to all 26 First Tennessee
Bank offices throughout Northeast Tennessee.
1984
Steve Branson Bell is a commercial estimator for
ANS Building Systems in Lafollette, Tennessee.
Larry D. Collins has received a Toward Optimal
Performance Environmental Leadership Award at the
Environmental Programs Service Assembly held last
year in Denver. He is the chief of environmental
management at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center,
Mountain Home.
Patricia S. Cox is a real estate agent with The
Clients Choice.Com in Atlanta, Georgia. She and
her husband, Maj. (ret.) Henry Cox, have three grown
children, and have worked in Atlanta for 15 years.
J. Scott MacMorran (M.B.A.) has been named
president and regional executive of First Bristol Bank,
a division of Greene County (Tennessee) Bank.
Previously, he served as Tri-Cities community bank
president for First American National Bank.
Ellen Williams Rak is employed as the office manager for MAG Systems, Inc. in Chantilly, Virginia.
She is married to Al Rak, who works for United
Airlines at Washington Dulles Airport. They live in
Clifton, Virginia.
Catherine Kalei Stepp works as a flight attendant
for Delta Airlines, based in Atlanta. She lives in
Marietta, Georgia.
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Tony C. Byrd is president of Byrd & Goff
Construction Company. The firm is a commercial
masonry contractor with offices in Abingdon and
Roanoke, Virginia, and Raleigh. Local projects
include the new library at ETSU, the Bristol Motor
Speedway, Laughlin Memorial Hospital and the new
federal prison in Lee County, Virginia.
Drew W. Day has been promoted to district sales
manager for GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals in
Shreveport, Louisiana. He is married to Niki A. Day
(B.S.W., ‘82). The couple lives in Bossier City, Louisiana.
Shelia Whitlock is the vice president and regional
sales development manager of First Tennessee Bank.
She coordinates retail sales initiatives for 10 financial
centers in Washington and Unicoi counties. Whitlock
is a 1999 graduate of the Southeast School of
Banking at Vanderbilt University.
1982
Jack L. Chudina is the owner of The Word Factory
in Greeneville, Tennessee.
Ronald E. Smith is the senior vice president of sales
for IT Utility, Inc. in Alpharetta, Georgia. He is married to Christina L. Smith and they live in Kennesaw,
Georgia.
Maj. Mike Yaniero (M.A., ‘98) works for the Bristol,
Tennessee, Police Department. Last year the Federal
Bureau of Investigation recognized Maj. Yaniero for
his contributions to the community over the past six
years by presenting him with the FBI Director’s
Community Leadership Award. Maj. Yaniero attended the FBI Academy and spent 12 years with the
Sullivan County Sheriff’s Department before coming
to the Bristol force in 1994.
1981
Sharen S. Kirkpatrick has joined Absolute
Communications in Kingsport as a marketing specialist.
Prior to joining the company, she worked as a special
education teaching assistant at Gunnings School.
Randy K. Rose has joined the Bank of Tennessee as
vice president of lending for the Bristol, Tennessee,
office. He served most recently in mortgage lending
for First Union. In addition to graduating from ETSU,
he also has a degree from Virginia Intermont College.
Leslie E. “Bunny” Street (B.S.N.) has been named
enterprise information technology project director for
Mountain States Health Alliance. She has worked as
a Johnson City Medical Center information systems
manager, and most recently served as the Y2K project director for the system.
1980
R. David Alexander, Jr. has been named executive
vice president and chief operating officer of Family
Dollar Stores, Inc. He is a former Tri-Cities resident
who joined Family Dollar in 1995. Family Dollar has
3,600 store locations in 29 states.
Cynthia D. Brooks is the owner/publisher of the
American Pioneer All-Breed Equine News in Locust,
North Carolina.
Michael L. Griffin works as an illustrator for Hallmark
Cards, Inc. He is married to Maggie McCollough
Griffin, and they have a son, Adam. The family lives
in Shawnee, Kansas.
1979
Alan Broyles has been named technology manager for the Johnson City Press, where he is responsible
for designing, installing, and maintaining the newspaper’s computer-driven production systems.
Previously, he was a photographer for the Johnson
City Press from 1979-1999.
Earlene R. O’Dell (M.A.) is the author of The Flavour
of Home: A Southern Appalachian Family Remembers,
published by the Overmountain Press. She previously taught at ETSU, and now teaches sociology and
anthropology at Northeast State Technical Community
College, where she has worked since 1979.
Eric R. Spicer works as a pilot for Northwest
Airlines, and lives in the Tri-Cities area.
1978
Timothy Busfield is an actor, director, and athlete
who now guest-stars on the television hit series The
West Wing. Previously he co-starred on the acclaimed
ABC serial drama, thirtysomething, for which he won
an Emmy award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in
a Drama Series.
Maxine D. Hernandez has been appointed as the
public relations coordinator at Kennesaw State
University in Georgia. Formerly, she was the associate director of the Downtown Development
Authority in Brunswick, Georgia, and the coordinator
of Brunswick Harborfest and First Night Golden Isles.
Kathryn L. Huffine (B.S.N.) works as the neonatal
outreach coordinator for the Northeast Tennessee
Regional Perinatal Center, traveling throughout
Northeast Tennessee, Southwest Virginia, Western
North Carolina, and Southeastern Kentucky, to provide educational programs to health care providers.
Lisa U. Mitchell has been hired as a client services
representative for The Corporate Image, a media and
public relations firm in Bristol. Previously, she worked
as a reporter for WCYB-TV 5 for 13 years.
Rhonda Trent Newton is married to Fred Roger
Newton (B.S., ’76) and they live in Exton, Pennsylvania.
Sen. Ronald L. Ramsey (R-Blountville) has been
recognized by the National Federation of Independent
Business (NFIB) as a Guardian of Small Business. It is
the highest honor given to a state legislator by the
NFIB. The federation is the state’s largest small-business
advocacy group.
Kathy L. Sharp (B.S.N.) has been hired as a family
nurse practitioner at Piney Bluff Medical Center in
Piney Flats, Tennessee. She is a critical care nurse and
a certified family nurse practitioner. Previously, she
served in the Ambulatory Care Center at Bristol
Regional Medical Center.
Lt. Mark A. Sirois works for the Johnson City Police
Bureau, and has accepted additional responsibilities
in the administrative division, from grant research
and development to management of the School
Resource Officer program.
1977
William Edington has been promoted to the position of assistant deputy commissioner in the state of
Tennessee’s Division of Mental Retardation Services.
He graduated from ETSU magna cum laude with a
degree in social work. He is a veteran in planning and
developing services for persons with mental retardation.
Barbara A. Haney (A.S.; M.A., ‘84) works as an
absconder unit officer and coordinator for the state
of Tennessee’s Board of Probation and Parole in
Nashville. She is also a petty officer first class in the
Navy Reserves. She lives in Chapmansboro, Tennessee.
James P. Price is the manager/owner of Western
Winds Frame and Gallery in Cortez, Colorado. He
and his wife, Lt. Col. (ret.) Lynn A. Price (B.S., ‘77)
purchased the business in February 2000. Lt. Col.
Price retired from active duty with the U.S. Marine
Corps in April 2000.
Andrew H. Whetsel has been elected vice president of the Tennessee Mortgage Bankers Association
at its recent annual convention. He is senior vice
president of Citizens Bank in Elizabethton.
1976
Fred R. Newton became the regional vice president for SMG, in the summer of 2000, in the management of stadiums, arenas, theaters, and convention centers. He oversees SMG facilities in the
Southeast and Midwest. He is married to Rhonda
Trent Newton (B.S., ‘78).
Retta C. Overturff is a full-time community volunteer who co-chairs Keep Kingsport Beautiful’s
Trashbusters campaign. She also distributes food to
the hungry for First Broad Street United Methodist
Church, and plays music for church and civic groups.
She and her husband, Brad Overturff, have been presented with the Distinguished Leadership Award from
Leadership Kingsport for their involvement with community groups.
John W. Rotty is president and owner of The Office
Planning Group in Blountville, and recently received the
President’s Club 2000 award from TAB Products, Co.
The award recognizes outstanding sales achievement.
Linda H. Wicker lives in Loudon, Tennessee. Both
of her daughters, Carri and Jamie, are attending
ETSU. Carri is a junior and Jamie is a freshman.
1975
Michael D. Carico has joined GoinsRashCain construction in Kingsport as chief financial officer.
Doris Ladd has been named vice chair of
Kingsport’s 2001 Fun Fest. She is treasurer and assistant secretary at AFG Industries. She also serves as
president-elect of the Greater Kingsport Family YMCA.
Shirley Chapman Meador received the Alumna of
the Year award from Bluefield College, Bluefield,
Virginia, last year. She is a 1973 alumna of the college and president of its Alumni Association. She is
also a state education consultant for the Virginia
Department of Education. She is married to James A.
Meador, a retired police officer with the Roanoke City
Police Department.
Ron Street, police chief of Johnson City, has been
awarded the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of
Police’s Director’s Choice Award for the Eastern
Division at the organization’s 30th annual conference
in Franklin, Tennessee. The award is presented for
being progressive, innovative, and professional in the
management of his department.
Clem C. Wilkes, Jr. was appointed last year to the
2000 Leaders Council for the Financial Institutions
Division of Raymond James Financial Services. The
council is comprised of the top 21 financial advisors
and bank program managers in the 470-member
network. He lives in Johnson City.
1974
Teresa A. Clement (M.S., ‘95) works as a
speech/language pathologist in the Hamblen County
(Tennessee) School System. Her husband is Hugh
Clement, assistant director of Hamblen County schools.
Cynthia A. DeVane is the marketing manager for
Kingsport Imaging Systems, Inc. She has been with
the award-winning company for 11 years.
Harold S. Lambert, Jr. is president of the Virginia
Band Director’s Association.
Dr. J. Richard Thomasson is a physician in
Tullahoma, Tennessee. His wife, Marie B. Thomasson,
is a registered nurse, and their son, Joseph, is now
enrolled at ETSU in the PreMed program.
1973
Nancy J. Earnest (M.F.A., ‘76) is a full-time graduate student at ETSU, where she is working on her
master’s degree in counseling. She was also the illustrator of the cover of the new ETSU cookbook, Home
and Away.
Gary M. Mabrey III (M.C.M., ‘74) has been elected
to serve as executive vice president and secretary of
the Johnson City-Jonesborough-Washington County
Chamber of Commerce board of directors for 2001.
Charles D. Stegall has been appointed vice president
and board member of Management Development
Group, dba Libra Health Systems in Kansas City.
Joyce A. Treadway (A.S.N.; B.S.N., ‘80; M.P.H., ‘88)
is the executor director of Wellington Place at its
Greeneville, Tennessee, location. She was recently
presented its President’s Award for outstanding
achievement in overall facility operations with excellence in resident care.
Dr. Ronald Wilcox (M.B.A.; Ed.D., ‘92), who was
the superintendent of Unicoi County Schools for 16
years, is now the superintendent of Madison County
(North Carolina) schools. He was a member of the
Upper East Tennessee Educational Cooperative for
many years, and was the keynote speaker at the
organization’s annual inservice for educators this past
October at ETSU.
1972
Linda D. Wittaker (A.D.H.) lives in Knoxville, where
she works for DMS Associates, P.C. as a registered
dental hygienist.
Larry E. Williams is employed as the athletic director, coach, and administrator at Cocke County
(Tennessee) High School.
1971
Moyland G. Rainey is the vice president of Simmons
Manufacturing Co. in McDonough, Georgia.
Lt. Col. K. Gale Staten is currently assigned to the
U.S. Air Force Personnel section at the Pentagon in
Washington, D.C. She lives in Alexandria, Virginia.
E. Douglas Varney (M.A., ‘75) has been named
president of the Tennessee Association of Mental
Health Organizations. He is also president and chief
executive officer of Frontier Health, a nonprofit
agency bringing together Watauga Mental Health
Services, Nolichuckey-Holston Mental Health Services,
and Central Appalachia Services.
1970
Larry S. Aldridge works as the executive editor for
The Daily Times newspaper in Maryville, Tennessee.
1969
John A. Jones, editor-in-chief of the Johnson City
Press, has been elected as the president of the
Johnson City-Jonesborough-Washington County
Chamber of Commerce for 2001. He is the third
member of his family to serve as the board’s president, after his brother, Tim P. Jones, and his father,
the late Carl A. Jones.
Eddie Terry has been named community president
for Firstar Bank in Rogersville. He will be responsible
for Firstar’s branches in Rogersville and Church Hill.
Kathryn Wilhoit (B.S.N.) is the vice president and
chief nursing officer for Mountain States Health
Alliance, where she is responsible for the entire nursing practice of the hospital system and its specialty
areas. She joined Johnson City Medical Center in
1981. She was recently named a fellow of the
American College of Healthcare Executives, becoming
only the seventh woman in Tennessee to achieve this
status.
1968
Dr. Leo V. Loughead, Jr. (M.A.) has been appointed
director of corporate partnerships for the Center of
Management Education at North Park University in
Chicago. Previously, he served as M.B.A. program
manager and director of The Management Center at
Aurora (Illinois) University.
Carl L. Overman (M.C.M.) has been named first
vice president of Cumberland Securities in Knoxville.
He has served as city administrator of Morristown and
also city manager of Alcoa, Tennessee.
William F. Tyrrell II works as the technical communications group manager for H.O. Systems, Inc. in
Savannah, Georgia.
1967
Alfred C. Anderson is the treasurer for Roanoke
County, Virginia. He was also elected 6th District
chairman of the Republican Party in May 2000. He
and his wife, Ann, a teacher in the Roanoke County
schools, live in Vinton, Virginia, and became grandparents to Paul Riley Anderson last year.
Martin N. Crook, Jr. retired from the U.S. Army
Reserves as a lieutenant colonel in 1996. For 30
years, he has worked for the federal government in
the personnel field, serving as a personnel branch
analyst, assistant personnel officer, and personnel officer. He and his wife, Lynne, have three sons, and live
in Collierville, Tennessee.
Jim Wells is a volunteer with Wellmont Madison
House in Kingsport. He has served as the first board
president of the facility, which provides care for people with Alzheimer’s Disease, strokes, Parkinson’s
Disease, diabetes, and dementia.
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1989
Norma H. McCleney (M.A.) is a retired educator
living in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. She has
served for 41 years in North Carolina, South Carolina
and Germany.
Dr. Matthew P. Riggins (RES) is an emergency
medicine physician at Indian Path Medical Center in
Kingsport.
Dr. Susanne M. Toyne (RES) is in practice in
Kingsport, Tennessee. She is board certified in
Family Medicine.
1964
W. Carroll Reed has retired from Eastman Chemical
Company’s Computer Systems Division. He lives in
Kingsport with his wife, Judy C. Reed (A.S.N., ’80).
1962
Wayne W. Fallin retired in December 2000 from
the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission,
Laurel, Maryland, where he served as chief administrative officer. He joined the commission in 1965 as a
chemist, and was promoted to various positions over
the years. He and his wife, Georgia, a sales representative for DHS Design, live in Queenstown, Maryland.
Gary D. Varner has been elected to serve as the
executive director of the Johnson City United Way.
1988
Dr. Mohamed Iqbal Saleh (RES; Ph.D., ‘88) works
as a neurologist and director of Community Neuro
Center in Brooksville, Florida. He is married to Magda
Elkadi Saleh (B.A., ‘88), and they have four sons.
1959
George Litton (M.A., ‘62) was named to the
Cleveland County (North Carolina) Athletic Hall of
Fame last year. The Big Stone Gap, Virginia, native
was recognized for outstanding service in the
advancement of athletics and education. At ETSU, he
earned four letters in football, and returned to ETSU
as an assistant coach while attending graduate
school. He retired in 1995 as the principal of Crest
Senior High School, North Carolina.
Lt. Col. (ret.) Frank R. Tymon, Jr. is an adjunct
instructor with Webster University, California, in the
master’s degree management program. He is the
author of numerous articles and books, including
Name Your Child for Success; Raise Your Child for
Success; Internet English, World Wide Web, Ecommerce
and International Trade-The New Universal Language,
and others. He is married to Ichiko Tymon, a designer.
They live in Quartz Hill, California.
1958
Mr. A.F. “Burt” Thompson (B.S., ‘58; M.A., ‘66) is
retired from teaching at the University of Tennessee,
and now lives in Melbourne, Florida. He is married to
Mary Booth Thompson (M.A., ‘57), who is also a
retired teacher.
Gary L. Harrell (B.S., ’73) is promoted to
Brigadier General in the U.S. Army in October
2000. Shown with wife Jennifer and Gen.Tommy
Franks. The Harrells are stationed at MacDill
AFB, Florida.
1987
Dr. Kit Fleenor (B.S., ‘83) is in practice specializing
in obstetrics and gynecology in Johnson City.
1986
Dr. Michael H. Cookston specializes in pathology,
and has been practicing in Scottsboro, Alabama,
since 1998. He and his wife, Cyndie, have two sons,
David and Jonathon.
1983
Dr. Harold Naramore (RES, ‘91) is the medical
director of Woodridge Hospital in Johnson City. He
has been a staff psychiatrist at Woodridge since 1991.
1957
C. Wayne Hawkins works as a principal of APACHE
Medical Systems, Inc. in McLean, Virginia. He is a
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs health care
expert. Hawkins works in the consulting practice of
the company. APACHE is a provider of clinical decision support systems and consulting services.
Dr. James H. Huffacker is the interim associate
executive of Flint River Presbytery in Albany, Georgia.
His wife, Almeda S. Huffaker, is the retired director of
Christian Education at the church.
1955
Charles J. Edens, Jr. works as a consultant for the
amusement industry in Johnson City. He lives in
Elizabethton.
1953
Donald Lockmiller has joined the Bank of
Tennessee as senior vice president and part-time
commercial loan officer for the State of Franklin office
in Johnson City. Lockmiller has worked in the financial industry for more than 40 years.
1940
Billy M. Taylor received the National Sales
Achievement Award in January 2001 from the
National Association of Insurance and Financial
Advisers. He is a Johnson City representative of the
American General Career Distribution Group.
College of Medicine
1994
Dr. Laura L. Urban works as an ophthalmologist at
the Greeneville Eye Clinic, Greeneville, Tennessee.
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Dr. Jim Burleson works as an emergency room
physician at Indian Path Medical Center in Kingsport.
Marriages
2000
Stephanie N. Barnes to Christopher Todd Sams on
October 21, 2000, at the Allandale Mansion in
Kingsport. She is employed at Wells Fargo Financial.
He works at Greenwell Land Surveys.
Travis A. Benedict to Regina Lynn White on
August 19, 2000, at Latham United Methodist
Church in Huntsville, Alabama.
Colleen Karen Carr to Lt. Kenneth King Weems
(B.S.,’99) on September 30, 2000, at Pleasant View
Baptist Church in Kingsport. She is a summa cum
laude graduate. He is a platoon leader with the
227th Quartermaster Company, Fort Campbell,
Kentucky. The couple lives in Clarksville, Tennessee.
Brandon L. Dinsmore to Susan Morris on May 20,
2000, at First Baptist Church of Kingsport. He is
employed as a chemical sales representative at Cone
Solvents in Louisville, Kentucky. She graduated from
Northeast State Technical Community College.
Dr. Sean N. Dooley (M.D.) to Elizabeth Brooks
Davis on April 22, 2000, at Sequoyah Hills
Presbyterian Church in Knoxville. The couple lives in
San Antonio, Texas.
Jamie E. Duncan to Jason R. Onks (B.S., ‘99) on
September 16, 2000, at Cherokee United Methodist
Church in Johnson City.
Beth S. Estep to Daniel A. Bare on August 5,
2000, at New Liberty Freewill Baptist Church in
Elizabethton.
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Latasia Hawkins to Randall K. Crisp on May 27,
2000. The couple lives in Midway, Tennessee.
Dr. Matthew B. Holler (M.D.) to Celeste Bush on
September 23, 2000, at Colonial Heights Christian
Church in Kingsport. He is employed as an internal
medicine resident physician at Vanderbilt University
Medical Center in Nashville. She graduated cum
laude from Mercer University Southern School of
Pharmacy in Atlanta. She is employed at K-mart
Pharmacy in Hermitage, Tennessee.
Carl W. Justice to Tabitha Hylton on June 10, 2000,
at Cherokee United Methodist Church in Johnson
City. He is employed as a manager with Southeast
Automation in Johnson City. She is a student at
ETSU.
Phillip M. Kindred to Marcie Kobosky on
September 15, 2000, at First Baptist Church of
Jefferson City, Tennessee. He is a construction estimator with CH2M Hill. She is a graduate of CarsonNewman College and a photographer for Harvest
Images. The couple lives in Littleton, Colorado.
Jonathon Bryan Oakley to Priscilla Diane Long (B.S.
‘99) on June 24, 2000, at Antioch Baptist Church in
Johnson City.
Tonya M. Odom to Marcus B. Neas (B.S., ’99) on
May 13, 2000, at Trinity United Methodist Church in
Greeneville, Tennessee. She teaches private piano
and voice lessons in Green Mountain, North Carolina.
He is employed by Keen Surveying of Spruce Pine,
North Carolina.
Joshua F. Meredith to Laura E. Bassford on
December 16, 2000, at First Presbyterian Church in
Johnson City.
Daniel S. McCown to Allison P. Creamer (B.S., ‘00;
B.S.E., ’00) on June 17, 2000, at First United
Methodist Church in Bristol, Tennessee. The couple
lives in Johnson City, where he is employed by ntara,
inc. as a 3-D artist.
Jeremy P. Parker to Emily D. Harris on June 3,
2000, at West Hills Baptist Church in Knoxville. He is
employed at Sports Belle, Inc. She is employed at the
University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Jason B. Pittman (M.S.) to Rebecca Kay Bunn on
July 15, 2000, in Emory & Henry Memorial Chapel of
Emory, Virginia. He is attending dental school at the
University of Tennessee, Memphis. She received a
bachelor’s degree from Emory & Henry College, and
a master’s degree from Radford University.
Alicia M. Thomas (B.S.N.) to Anthony T. Caito on
August 12, 2000, at the Allandale Mansion in Kingsport.
Kelley E. Warren (A.A.S.) to David Churchwell on
August 23, 2000, in Nassau, The Bahamas. She is
employed at Holston Medical Group in Kingsport. He
is employed at Taylor Rental Center in Kingsport.
1999
Nicki L. Bolton to Anthony Shawn Sasscer on April
30, 2000, at Pleasant Hill Cumberland Presbyterian
Church in Chuckey, Tennessee. She is pursuing her
master’s degree in education at ETSU, while working
as an assistant manager at Rack Room Shoes in
Johnson City. He is employed in quality assurance at
Wal-Mart Distribution Center.
Jerri A. Boswell to Johnie Rose II on July 29, 2000,
at Fairview United Methodist Church in Jonesborough,
Tennessee. They are both medical students at the
University of Tennessee, Memphis, College of
Medicine.
Dusty Bradshaw (B.S. ’99) to Kathleen Mooney
Bradshaw (B.S. ’98) on December 18, 1999. The
couple lives in Harrison, Tennessee.
Eric S. Dobbs to Sunshine Arnold on July 29, 2000,
at McPheeters Bend Missionary Baptist Church in
Kingsport. He is employed at Sears. She is employed
at Colonial Heights Preschool.
Donald K. Duncan (B.B.A., ‘99) to Amy R. Foster
(B.B.A., ‘99) on October 14, 2000, at Central Baptist
Church in Johnson City.
Jennifer L. Hamilton to John Gale McGee on April
29, 2000, at Chinquapin Grove Baptist Church in Bluff
City, Tennessee. She is employed by Medex Regional
Laboratories. He is pursuing a master’s degree in education at ETSU while working at Little Dipper Satellite.
Christina L. Hodges to Norman L. Torbett (B.S.,
‘99) on October 7, 2000, at Westminster Presbyterian
Church in Johnson City.
Delores A. Jenkins to David S. Johnson on November
17, 2000, at Princeton Arts Center in Johnson City.
Angela N. Kiker to Franklin C. Lane (B.S., ‘99) on
August 19, 2000, at the home of the bride’s grandparents in Greeneville, Tennessee.
Franklin C. Lane to Angela N. Kiker (B.S., ‘99) on
August 19, 2000, at the home of the bride’s grandparents in Greeneville, Tennessee.
Rachel Larson to Joe Douglas Main on October 7,
2000. The couple lives in Hudson, North Carolina.
Misty A. Livesay (M.Ed.) to Steve Lawson on June
24, 2000, at First Baptist Church of Morristown,
Tennessee. She is an extended resource teacher at
East Ridge Middle School. He is a graduate of Tusculum
College and is employed by United Parcel Service.
Priscilla D. Long to Jonathon Bryan Oakley (B.S.,
‘00) on June 24, 2000, at Antioch Baptist Church in
Johnson City.
Stephanie N. Moore to Edward E. Gouge on
March 18, 2000, at Nolichuckey Baptist Church in
Jonesborough.
Jason R. Onks to Jamie E. Duncan (B.A., ‘00) on
September 16, 2000, at Cherokee United Methodist
Church in Johnson City.
Emily D. Pierce (M.S.) to Richard Vint Rector on
June 17, 2000, in King College Chapel in Bristol,
Tennessee. She is employed as a pediatric audiologist/cochlear implant specialist at the Children’s
Hospital of Alabama in Birmingham. He is pursuing a
doctorate in developmental psychology at the
University of Alabama.
Christie Pressley to Tony Ward on August 5, 2000,
at Magic Moments Wedding Chapel in Kingsport.
She is employed in the business office at Evergreen.
He is employed at Exide Battery.
Jonathan D. Sells to Susan Rae Butts on August 12,
2000. The couple lives in Huntsville, Alabama.
Joy D. Shankle to William Andrew Sell on August
19, 2000, at Boone Trail Baptist Church in Johnson City.
Amber N. Simerly (CERT.) to Maynard K. Bryant on
December 18, 1999, at Limestone Cove United
Methodist Church in Unicoi.
Jennifer K. Smith to Lee H. Owens (B.S., ‘95; B.S.,
‘99) on July 8, 2000, at East Side Freewill Baptist
Church in Elizabethton.
Gina M. Spence (B.S.N.) to Gregory J. Guffey
(B.F.A., ‘86) on January 8, 2000, at The Wedding
Chapel in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. She works at
Wellmont Health System in Bristol. He is a graphic
artist for the Bristol Herald Courier. They live in Bluff
City, Tennessee.
Andrew A. Sproles to Christy Harris on August 12,
2000, at Glen Alpine United Methodist Church in
Kingsport. He is employed at Goody’s Family
Clothing Corporate Office in Knoxville. She is
employed as a research assistant at the University of
Tennessee Water Resources Research Center.
Jamie B. Strange to Travis Pierson on April 15,
2000, at West View Baptist Church in Kingsport. She
is employed at Stuart Irby Co., in Kingsport. He
received a degree in education from Milligan College
and is employed at J.I. Burton High School in Norton,
Virginia. The couple lives in Kingsport.
Stephen W. Strouss to Jessica Ealy on May 20,
2000, at Grace Fellowship Church in Johnson City.
He is pursuing a master’s degree in applied science
and technology at ETSU. She is also a student at
ETSU, pursuing a degree in interdisciplinary studies.
Karen N. Thurman to Glenn Smith on June 10,
2000, at Surgoinsville First United Methodist Church.
She plans to teach in the Albemarle County (Virginia)
School System. He received bachelor’s and master’s
degrees from Virginia Tech, and is employed at G.E.
Fanuc, Charlottesville, Virginia.
Norman L. Torbett to Christina Hodges (B.S., ‘99)
on October 7, 2000, at Westminster Presbyterian
Church in Johnson City.
Kenneth K. Weems to Colleen K. Carr (B.S., ‘00)
on September 30, 2000, at Pleasant View Baptist
Church in Kingsport. He is a platoon leader with the
227th Quartermaster Company in Fort Campbell,
Kentucky. She graduated summa cum laude from ETSU.
1998
Jerrod M. Adams to Leslie Anne Ilagan on June 3,
2000, at All Saints Catholic Church in Knoxville. He
is a physical therapist at Roane Medical Center. She
is a graduate of the University of Tennessee and plans
to attend the university’s School of Nursing.
Andrea S. Ball to Daniel R. Haggerty on October
21, 2000, at Faith Fellowship Church in Johnson City.
Theodora Gail Ball to Gregory Bennett Smith (B.S.,
‘98) on June 3, 2000, at Piney Flats United Methodist
Church.
Christy S. Bell (B.S.N.) to Eric D. Willocks (B.S.,
‘98) on September 9, 2000, at Sunnyside Baptist
Church in Kingsport. She is employed in the intensive care unit of Johnson City Medical Center. He is
also employed at the Medical Center, in the biomedical engineering department.
Lori A. Coffey to Todd Lynn Smith on February 26,
2000, at First Freewill Baptist Church in Johnson City.
Raquel Cross to Thomas A. McLamb on August 5,
2000. The couple lives in Bluff City, Tennessee.
Lindsey L. Darnell (A.A.S.) to Raymond K. Pate on
Septemer 10, 2000, in the garden at the Allandale
Mansion. She is employed by Phillip Gilmer D.D.S.
He is employed at Good Samaritan Ministry.
Amy Jarvis Dawson to Wayne Edward Dawson, Jr.
(B.S., ’97) on May 27, 2000. The couple lives in
Knoxville.
Rebecca L. Edmisten (M.A.T.) to Scott R.
Honeycutt (B.A., ‘98) on November 27, 1999, in
Kingsport. She teaches school and he is employed at
Hampton Creek Golf Course in Chattanooga.
Jason A. Egan to Holly L. Smith on May 27, 2000,
at the Allandale Mansion. He is employed as a staff
accountant with McWilliams and Co., PLLC, in Knoxville.
She is an editorial assistant for the Journalism and Mass
Communication Educator. The couple lives in Knoxville.
Scott R. Honeycutt to Rebecca L. Edmisten
(M.A.T., ‘98) on November 27, 1999, in Kingsport.
He is employed at Hampton Creek Golf Course,
Chattanooga. She works with Hamilton County
schools.
Jaime Ingram (B.S.N., ‘98) to Daniel B. Morrell
(B.S., ‘98) on June 17, 2000, at First Freewill Baptist
Church in Elizabethton.
Laura N. Odell to Scott E. Littlejohn on August 5,
2000, at First Presbyterian Church in Bristol,
Tennessee. She serves as director of development for
the North Carolina Chapter of the Crohn’s & Colitis
Foundation in Raleigh, North Carolina. He is a U.S.
Marine Corps veteran and is currently a student at
North Carolina State University. He is also employed
at the Raleigh News & Observer.
Dr. John B. Olmstead III (M.D.) to Dr. Angela G.
Wright on April 29, 2000, on Dews Island at
Jarvisburg, North Carolina. He is a resident at
Lynchburg Family Practice. She is a clinical pharmacist at Lynchburg, (Virginia) General Hospital.
Varina D. Puckett to Heath B. Hopper on March 4,
2000, at Poplar Ridge Christian Church in Piney Flats.
Gregory B. Smith to Theodora G. Ball (B.S., ‘98)
on June 3, 2000, in Piney Flats, Tennessee.
Laura E. Stubbs to Justin C. Kinch on December
16, 2000, at First Baptist Church in Bristol.
Sarah Surgenor (A.A.S.) to Randy Gregg (B.S., ‘95;
B.S., ‘95; B.S., ‘97) on September 4, 1999, at Higher
Ground Baptist Church in Kingsport. She works at
University Health Systems in Knoxville. He is
employed at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville,
and is pursuing a Ph.D. in microbiology.
Jason S. Taylor to Traci M. Dolen on May 1, 2000,
at Gospel Mission Church in Kingsport. He is pursuing a master’s degree in education at Milligan
College and also works at Food City and the Sullivan
County schools. She is a graduate of Northeast State
Technical Community College and works at Eastman
Chemical Co. in Kingsport.
Angela Dawn Tester to Marty Tyson Smith on
March 18, 2000, at Central Baptist Church in Johnson
City.
Jennifer B. Vincent (A.A.S.) to Elhannon M.
Howard IV on September 30, 2000, at Myriad
Gardens in Oklahoma City.
Melissa Welch to Craig Wolfenbarger on
September 19, 1998. The couple lives in Corryton,
Tennessee.
Kimberly Y. Whaley to Mark Valk on June 24, 2000,
at the groom’s residence in Greeneville.
Eric D. Willocks to Christy S. Bell (B.S.N., ‘98) on
September 9, 2000, at Sunnyside Baptist Church in
Kingsport. They both work at Johnson City Medical
Center.
1997
Tony E. Allen to Lori Junot (B.S., ‘97; B.S.E., ‘96;
M.Ed., ‘98) on December 11, 1999, at First Baptist
Church in Church Hill, Tennessee. He is employed by
the Hawkins County Sheriff’s Department. She works
for the Hawkins County School System.
Kristin N. Broome to Jochen Uhde on July 15,
2000, at First Baptist Church of Rogersville.
Angela D. Campbell to Bryan A. Smith on August
5, 2000, at the home of the bride’s parents in
Elizabethton.
Wayne Edward Dawson, Jr. to Amy Jarvis Dawson
on May 27, 2000. The couple lives in Knoxville.
Kimberly B. Erwin to William Scott Moore on April
23, 2000, at the Allandale Mansion in Kingsport.
Robyn M. Friday to Brian D. Murray on July 1,
2000, at Central Baptist Church in Johnson City. She
is a magna cum laude graduate, employed by the
Washington County Department of Education as a
teacher at Gray Elementary School. He is a University
of Tennessee graduate presently attending graduate
school at ETSU. He is employed at Peoples
Community Bank in Johnson City.
Rodney K. Greene to Jennifer F. Gray on December
18, 2000, at Faith Baptist Church in White Pine,
Tennessee. The couple lives in Jefferson City.
Tina R. Hammond to Daniel J. Horne on May 27,
2000, at Sunnyside Baptist Church in Kingsport. She is
employed as a third-grade teacher at Kingsley Elementary
School. He is employed at Intellithought, Inc.
Kara McDonald to Brian Lee Walls on May 20,
2000, at Calvary Baptist Church in Oak Ridge,
Tennessee. She is a graduate of the University of
Tennessee, as well as ETSU, and now works as a pediatric nurse practitioner at Oak Ridge Pediatric Clinic.
He graduated from Carson-Newman College and
Southeastern Theological Seminary and is a pastor at
Glenwood Baptist Church in Oak Ridge.
David A. Morrissette (B.F.A., ‘97) to Kara Roberts
(B.F.A., ‘99) on September 2, 2000, at Sacred Heart
Church in Savannah, Georgia. He is the owner of
Bella Mia boutique in Savannah. She is employed at the
boutique.
Josh N. Whittimore (M.A., ‘97) to Cheryl M. Miller
on May 20, 2000, at Cherokee United Methodist
Church in Johnson City.
1996
Leslie I. Bregulla (A.A.S.) to Todd C. Heron On
October 7, 2000, at Mt. Paran Church of God in Atlanta.
Ashley Brooke Hartgrove (A.A.S.) to Brian Light on
September 9, 2000, at Colonial Heights Christian
Church. She is employed at Laughlin Memorial
Hospital. He is employed by Sullivan County.
Lori A. Junot (B.S.E., ‘96; M.Ed., ‘98) to Tony E.
Allen (B.S., ‘97) on December 11, 1999, at First
Baptist Church, Church Hill, Tennessee.
Edward S. Latham to Tracy Wysor on July 22,
2000, at the residence of Mrs. Fern Fields at South
Holston Lake, Tennessee. He is employed as the
physical education teacher at Anderson Elementary
School in Bristol, Tennessee. She is a 1998 graduate
of Alice Lloyd College. She is a physical education
teacher at Weaver Elementary School in Sullivan County.
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Randall M. Masters to Emily Booth on August 19,
2000, at MeadowView Conference Resort and
Convention Center in Kingsport. He is employed at
the Tennessee Department of Environment and
Conservation. She graduated from Appalachian State
University and is employed at ETSU.
Shawn M. Ramsey to Marsha R. Godsey on March
18, 2000, at Sonshine Wedding Chapel in Jonesborough.
1995
Amy V. Andrews to Sean A. Mahoney (B.B.A., ‘95)
on July 29, 2000, at State Street United Methodist
Church in Bristol, Virginia.
Amy C. Bates to Charles E. McGee on November 18,
2000, at Unaka Avenue Baptist Church in Johnson City.
Randal K. Gregg (B.S., ‘95; B.S., ‘97) to Sarah I.
Surgenor (A.A.S.,’98) on September 4, 1999, at Higher
Ground Baptist Church in Kingsport.
Brett A. Hand to Amy E. Calhoun of Sioux City, Iowa,
on June 23, 2000. The couple lives in Barbourville,
Kentucky.
Sabita C. Lawson to Michel Pooler on September
9, 2000, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
in Knoxville. The couple lives in Atlanta.
Sean A. Mahoney to Amy Varner Andrews (B.A.,
‘95) on July 29, 2000, at State Street United
Methodist Church in Bristol, Virginia.
Kimberly Masker to Michael Baysinger on
December 30, 2000. The couple lives in Brentwood,
Tennessee.
Lee H. Owens (B.S., ‘99) to Jennifer K. Smith (B.S.,
‘99) on July 8, 2000, at East Side Freewill Baptist
Church in Elizabethton.
Leslie Lynn Roberts (A.A.S.) to Brian Hugh Bishop
on May 20, 2000, in Jonesborough.
Scarlett L. Smith to Michael A. Brady on September
15, 2000, at Crescent Bend, the Armstrong-Lockett
House in Knoxville. She is an investment advisor with
LBMC Investment Advisors. He is a University of
Tennessee graduate who is a senior systems analyst
with LBMC Technologies.
Kristy M. Stanley (A.A.S.) to Nathan G. Courter on
September 23, 2000, at the Ridges Golf and Country
Club in Jonesborough. The couple lives in Johnson City.
Lara Strand to Timothy A. Owens on August 19,
2000, at First United Methodist Church in Dandridge,
Tennessee. She is a tax manager at Goody’s Family
Clothing, Inc. He is a project manager at Braun
Construction Services, Inc.
Melissa P. Sweeney to Dr. William C. Sutterfield on
July 1, 2000, at Grace Fellowship Church in Johnson
City.
Darren T. Thompson to Kelly L. Tipton on August
12, 2000, at Marbleton Freewill Baptist Church in Unicoi.
Timothy Wolfenbarger to Christie Pell on June 17,
2000, at First United Methodist Church in Dandridge,
Tennessee.
Clifford A. Cristy to Nikki Jarnagin (B.S., ’93;
M.A.T., ’96) on September 23, 2000. The couple
lives in Knoxville.
Kelly R. Dugger (M.A.T., ‘99) to Michael T. Lewis
(B.S., ‘92) on May 13, 2000, at the Allandale
Mansion in Kingsport.
Andrea B. Jones to Robert “Andy” Dishner on
September 23, 2000, at the gazebo at Veterans
Affairs Medical Center, Mountain Home.
Esmond D. Jones to Lisa Anne Morgan on October
7, 2000, at Niswonger Commons at Tusculum College.
Lora C. Leonard to Phillip Barnett on October 7,
2000, at Shelby Street Church of God in Bristol,
Tennessee. The couple lives in Bristol, Virginia.
Robert I. MacFarlane (B.S., ’94) to Candace K.
Willis (A.A.S., ‘92) on August 19, 2000, at First Baptist
Church Chapel, Kingsport. He is a third-year medical
student and she is employed as a radiation therapist
at Laughlin Memorial Hospital in Greeneville,
Tennessee.
Tonya R. Wilson to William C. Fitzgerald on June 3,
2000, at Crescent Bend, the Armstrong-Lockett House
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in electrical engineering from Northeast State
Technical Community College and works at Danka,
Piney Flats, as a field engineer.
1993
Tina M. Taylor (M.Ed., ‘96) to the Rev. William
Samuel Lunsford (B.S., ‘92) on April 15, 2000, at
Midway (Tennessee) Baptist Church.
Angie Thompson (A.A.S.) to Chad Mullins on
September 17, 1999. She is a registered dental
hygienist and he is a self-employed contractor. The
couple lives with their child, Riley, in Fayetteville,
Tennessee.
Jacquelin S. Willis to Jeffrey R. Seto on September
23, 2000, at First Baptist Church in Kingsport. She
has a master’s degree from Tusculum College and
works for the Sullivan County Board of Education.
He attended ETSU.
Courtney E. Campbell to Eric B. Pickel on October
14, 2000, at First Baptist Church in Elizabethton.
Lori A. Cassell to Neal J. Roberts on August 26,
2000, at Victory Baptist Church in Gate City, Virginia.
The couple lives in Kingsport.
Matthew B. Cox to Jennifer L. Wright on June 10,
2000, at the Massengill Farm in Piney Flats, Tennessee.
He is employed by the Virginia Department of
Transportation. She is a Milligan College graduate
and works in the Johnson City School System.
Eileen M. Griffin to Pierre Legault on August 12,
2000, at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in
Harriman, Tennessee. She is also a University of
Kentucky graduate and works as a field agent for
Agrability. He is a graduate of the University of
Ottawa and is employed as a mechanical engineer
with the Department of Agriculture. The couple lives
in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
William E. Haynie (B.S.,
’75) has been elected
chairman of the board of
directors of the Better
Business Bureau serving
western Virginia. He is
vice president of Humphrey,
Stump & Haynie
Insurance, Inc., a locally
owned insurance agency
in Roanoke, Virginia.
Andrea D. Jackson to Todd Flanders on May 13,
2000, at First United Methodist Church in Knoxville.
She is an advertising account executive with the
Knoxville News-Sentinel. He is a University of
Tennessee graduate and a senior claims analyst with
Allstate Insurance Company.
Nikki Jarnagin (M.A.T., ’96) to Clifford A. Cristy
(B.S., ’94) on September 23, 2000, at Surgoinsville
Freewill Baptist Church. She is a teacher and he is a
graphic designer in Knoxville.
Timothy D. Jones to Cassie M. Holloran on
November 20, 1999, at The Cathedral in Nashville.
Amanda R. Long to Stephen J. Salvatore on July 7,
2000, in Charleston, South Carolina. The couple
lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Sherry A. McKinney to Keith W. Sholes on
September 16, 2000, at Piney Grove Freewill Baptist
Church.
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in Knoxville. She is a pharmaceutical representative
with Pfizer Pharmaceuticals. He is a University of
Tennessee graduate and director of national accounts
at Cardinal Health.
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Kimberly K. Hardin (B.S.N.) to Mark A. Smith
(B.S., ‘74) on April 6, 2000, at New Hope Freewill
Baptist Church in Erwin.
Michael T. Lewis to Kelly R. Dugger (B.S., ‘94;
M.A.T., ‘99) on May 13, 2000, at the Allandale
Mansion in Kingsport.
Michael H. Link to Kathryn S. Jones on October
14, 2000, at Munsey Memorial United Methodist
Church in Johnson City. He is employed by Federated
Investors. She is a graduate of the University of
Tennessee and Belmont University with a degree in
history and a master’s degree in education. She is a
fifth-grade teacher at Anne Arundel County Public
schools.
Rev. William S. Lunsford to Tina M. Taylor (B.S.,
‘91; M.Ed., ‘96) on April 15, 2000, at Midway
(Tennessee) Baptist Church.
Michael F. Stapleton to Rhonda G. McCracken on
April 29, 2000, at Mt. Wesley United Methodist
Church in Telford, Tennessee.
Melissa L. Turner to Joel M. McMackin on June 3,
2000, at First Presbyterian Church in Bristol,
Tennessee. She is employed by Re/Max Checkmate
Realtors in Johnson City. He has an associate degree
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1990
Amy C. Knight (B.B.A., ‘92) to William T.
McKinney (B.S., ‘87) on July 7, 2000, at Hawksnest
Beach, the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Christopher W. Taylor to Amy M. Alford on May
22, 2000, at Beaches Resort, Negril, Jamaica. He is
employed as the general manager of GTE Wireless in
Kentucky. She is a mortgage loan officer at The
Associates Mortgage Co. The couple lives in
Lexington, Kentucky.
Births
To Patty G. Denton (A.A.S., ’94) and her husband,
Jason Denton, son Cooper Giles Denton, born 8-1600. The family lives in Knoxville.
To Lisa Dockery (B.S., ‘92) and her husband,
Andrew J. Dockery, daughter Emily Lauren Dockery,
born 1-22-99. The family lives in Greeneville, Tennessee.
To Regina S. Fuller (M.Ed., ’95), daughter Katelyn
Elizabeth Fuller, born 11-2-99. They live in Gate City,
Virginia.
To Donald R. Harvill (B.S., ’92) and his wife, Leigh
Anne Ausborn Harville (B.S., ’94) daughter Gracelyn
Susannah Harvill, born 3-9-01. He works in the
Alumni Office at ETSU. She is employed at West
Town Pharmacy in Johnson City.
To Christopher G. Hilemon (B.S., ’91; M.S., ’96)
and his wife, J. LeAnn Hilemon (B.S., ’91) daughter,
Christina Brooke Hilemon, born 12-4-00. The Hilemons
also have a son, Daniel. The family lives in Knoxville.
To Renee Buckles Roberts (M.Ed., ‘94) and her
husband, Anthony A. Roberts (B.S., ‘94; M.S., ‘97)
son Thomas Anthony, born 2-25-00. The family lives
in Abingdon.
To Wayne B. Smith (B.B.A., ’91; M.A.T., ’95) and
his wife, Susan Staley Williams Smith (B.B.A., ’92;
M.A.T., ’93) son Reed Lancaster Smith, born 4-1-00.
The Smiths also have a son, Brackin. The family lives
in Lawrenceville, Georgia.
To Mitzi A. Stiltner (B.S., ‘93; M.A.T., ‘98) and her
husband, Thomas G. Stiltner (B.S., ‘89; M.B.A., ‘96)
son Garrett Cole Stiltner, born 6-19-00. She is a parttime instructor in the ETSU Department of English.
He is in pharmaceutical sales with TAP Pharmaceuticals.
The family lives in Bluff City.
In Memoriam
1996
James P. Perry (A.A.S.) was a licensed radiological
technician who received additional degrees from
Tenessee Community College and Armstrong Atlanta
State University. He was an American Red Cross CPR
instructor. On January 26, 2001, in Little Meadows,
Pennsylvania.
1981
Jennie S. Ewald was a practicing school psychologist in Ohio and Kentucky. She was a past president
of the Kentucky Association of Psychologists in the
Schools, and past winner of the Kentucky Association
of Psychologists in the Schools Best Practices Award.
She also received her master’s degree from the
University of Cincinnati. On January 4, 2001, at her
home in Russellville, Kentucky.
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1980
Ann C. Peace was a retired history and social studies teacher at Dobyns-Bennett High school in
Kingsport. She later assisted in staff development at
the Palmer Center. She was an active member of St.
Paul’s Episcopal Church. On November 5, 2000, in
Kingsport, following a courageous battle with cancer.
1978
Mary E. Bare was a certified public accountant and
the director of operations at Wellmonth Health
Systems. On February 26, 2001, at Wellmont
Hospice House in Bristol after a lengthy illness.
1976
James E. Myers was employed as a chemical engineer in the nuclear industry. He was an Army veteran,
having been stationed in Korea during the Vietnam
War. On February 10, 2001, at his residence in
Surgoinsville, Tennessee.
James K. Neal (M.A.T., ’78) retired in 1998 from
the Greene County School System, having taught for
20 years at Mosheim Elementary and Chuckey-Doak
High School. On November 17, 2000, at his home in
Greeneville.
George R. “Bobby” Little was a construction worker and member of the Masonic Order. He was a
Washington County, Tennessee, native and had lived
the past eight years in Mendota, Virginia. On
November 4, 2000, at his residence in Mendota.
1974
Kirby L. Gillenwater was employed by the Hawkins
County Board of Education for 27 years, having
served as principal of Surgoinsville Middle School for
seven years. Most recently, he was a fourth-grade
teacher at Hawkins County Elementary School. Mr.
Gillenwater was a Vietnam War Navy veteran. On
December 12, 2000, at Holston Valley Medical
Center in Kingsport.
1971
Wade Erwin (M.A., ’77) retired after 22 years of
teaching and coaching in the Greene County School
System. He was the first elementary school football
coach in Greene County. He was also the region vice
president of Primerica Financial Services. On October
22, 2000, at Holston Valley Medical Center in
Kingsport, after a battle with cancer.
Claude A. Story was the owner and operator of
Story’s Specialty Service, which he established 25 years
ago. Mr. Story was an Army veteran. On January 3,
2001, at Johnson City Medical Center.
1970
David A. Gaunke was the project coordinator and
manager of the Bahrain Specialist Hospital. He first
arrived in Bahrain in 1992 as a senior advisor for the
Health Ministry’s Office of Plans and Programs
Division. He was later chief executive officer of Awali
Hospital. A native of Knoxville, he moved to Bahrain
after residing in Australia, Germany, and Washington,
D.C. He served with the U.S. Army Medical Service
Corps during the Vietnam War and also with the U.S.
Navy at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Washington, D.C.
On December 9, 2000, in Manama, Bahrain, following a heart attack.
Pritchard C. Rice (B.B.A., ’81) on January 22, 2001,
in Johnson City.
Don W. Sams, Jr. was employed as a doc master at
Walt Disney Resort, Florida. He was an Erwin native
and served in the Armed Forces. On August 13, 2000,
at Shands Hospital, Gainesville, Florida, following
complications from a liver transplant.
1969
Deborah J. Burchett retired from the WinstonSalem/Forsyth County (North Carolina) School
System as an elementary music teacher. She also
received a master’s degree from the UNC-Greensboro.
She was an active volunteer with cancer services for
the hospital and long-time alumni volunteer and contributor at ETSU. On December 31, 2000, at the Kate
B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Clemmons, North
Carolina.
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Bill G. Humphreys (M.A., ’69) was a coach, educator and administrator for almost 15 years. He was
also the founder of Greater Wise, Inc., Humphreys
Enterprise, Pardee Coal Co., and Red River Coal Co.
He received his undergraduate degree from Emory
and Henry College. He was an Air Force veteran. On
September 12, 2000, at Johnson City Medical Center
after a lengthy illness.
George D. Wade (M.A., ’81) was born in
Appalachia, Virginia, but resided most of his life in
Kingsport. He was a World War II veteran who served
in the U.S. Navy. On November 20, 2000, at
Wellmont Hospice House in Kingsport.
Worley D. Ward was the retired branch manager
of Paine Webber in Bristol, Tennessee. He had an
outstanding career in athletics, having played basketball at North Carolina State University and at ETSU,
where he was a starter on the 1968 NCAA “Sweet 16
Team” and the Ohio Valley Conference Championship
team. He went on to coach at Elizabethton and
Rogersville high schools and Blountville Middle and
King High School in Tampa, Florida. On March 3,
2001, at the Bristol Regional Medical Center.
1968
Edward L. Hayes (M.A., ’75) was a teacher, coach,
and principal, and a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity at ETSU. He was a Carter County, Tennessee,
native. On September 20, 2000, at his home in
Catharpin, Virginia, following a lengthy illness.
Edith B. Walling was a teacher for 34 years in the
Sullivan County School System, retiring in 1981. On
January 10, 2001, at her home in Blountville.
1967
Robert L. “Bob” Randall, Jr. practiced law in
Johnson City and Washington County for many years.
He graduated from Memphis State University in
1972, where he received his doctorate of jurisprudence. On September 8, 2000, at NHC HealthCare
in Johnson City.
1966
Harold E. Broyles worked for Burlington Industries
in Johnson City, Mountain City, and Hurt, Virginia, for
25 years. He was a Washington County native and
was a past member of the Elizabethton and Mountain
City Rotary clubs. On November 24, 2000, at his
residence in Elizabethton.
1965
Elizabeth W. West was a retired teacher, having
taught music in the Washington County (Tennessee)
School System and the Johnson City School System.
She was also the state coordinator for the implementation of the Head Start program in Tennessee. On
March 1, 2001, at NHC HealthCare in Johnson City
following a lengthy illness.
1964
B.K. Barker worked as an attorney for 27 years,
having received his law degree from the University of
Tennessee Law School in Knoxville. He was a former
chairman of the board of directors of the Washington
County Chapter of the American Red Cross. Mr.
Barker was a Gate City, Virginia, native. On January
2, 2001, at Johnson City Medical Center.
Anna M.M. Crowder (M.A.) was a retired professor
of humanities at Milligan College and performed in
numerous classical music circles in the Johnson City
area. She also received a bachelor of arts degree from
Oklahoma College for Women. On March 3, 2001, at
Johnson City Medical Center after a lengthy illness.
Beatrice S. Hagood (M.A., ’64) was employed by
the town of Brewton, Alabama, as director of public
welfare during the Depression. She retired from the
Johnson City School System in 1974 as a guidance
counselor. In 1972, she received the James Hobbs
Award as the Tennessee Counselor of the Year. She
also received the Volunteer of the Year Award in 1975
from the American School Counselors Association.
On September 21, 2000, at NHC HealthCare in
Johnson City.
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Clara G. Huffine was known as “Miss Clara.” A
native of Kingsport, she had resided in Roanoke,
Virginia, for 15 years. She was a teacher and storyteller, dedicating her life to children. On December
21, 2000, in Roanoke, Virginia.
1963
Dennis L. Crowe worked at Southeastern Color
Graphics in Johnson City, before retiring. He was an
Army veteran, and a former deacon of Bethany
Presbyterian Church. On January 13, 2001, at his residence in Johnson City.
1962
Richard V. Simms was employed by First Peoples
Bank and United American Bank. He was a member
of the American Institute for Banking and served as
president of the Johnson City chapter. He was a
Vietnam War Army veteran, having received the
Vietnam Service Medal and Good Conduct Medal.
On December 3, 2000, at his residence in Cookeville,
Tennessee.
1959
Joan H. Parrish was a former Washington County
and Greene County teacher and was a probation officer, teacher, and counselor for the First Tennessee
Human Resource Agency in Johnson City. She was a
Murfreesboro, Tennessee, native. On October 28,
2000, in Raleigh, North Carolina, following a lengthy
illness.
Lena Y. Whitson retired from teaching in the
Johnson City School System in 1979. She had also
taught in North Carolina. She received the Valley
Forge Classroom Teachers Medal in 1964 in recognition of exceptional work in teaching responsible citizenship. On December 15, 2000, in Chattanooga.
1958
Harold J. Harrison was a retired banker in Fort
Walton Beach, Florida. He served as treasurer of the
United Way of Okaloosa-Walton counties for 25 years.
He also worked with the YMCA and various other civic
organizations. He was a Korean War veteran. On
January 9, 2001, in Fort Walton Beach, Florida.
Howard S. Hite was vice president of Lyle
Construction, and founded and owned Construction
Contractors Co., Inc., in 1981. In addition, he was the
owner and operator of H&H Angus Farms. On
October 25, 2000, at Wellmont Holston Valley
Medical Center in Kingsport after a brief illness.
Otis Mabe coached football and basketball at
Science Hill High School in Johnson City, in Florida
and Virginia schools, and was a principal at Effinger
Elementary School. He lived in the Natural Bridge area
for the past 35 years. He also received his master’s
degree from Radford University. On January 8, 2000,
in a Roanoke, Virginia, hospital.
Betty J. Parker worked as a teacher for 13 years at
Andrew Johnson Elementary School in Kingsport. She
was a lifelong resident of Kingsport, and active in the
First Baptist Church. On February 25, 2001, at her home.
1957
Gladys E. Carter taught second grade at Sullivan
Elementary School in Kingsport for 42 years, retiring
in 1984. On November 8, 2000, in Kingsport.
Alvie H. Fletcher was an owner and operator for
Mason-Dixon Lines and retired from Tidewater Transit
as an owner and operator. He formerly worked for
Sperry-Univac, Bristol, as a publications engineer. Mr.
Fletcher was a Korean War Air Force veteran, and
retired from the Naval Reserve after 20 years of service
as a chief petty officer. On January 23, 2001, at
Johnson City Medical Center.
1956
Charlotte H. Likens was a public school music
teacher for 30 years before retiring in 1994. She was
born in Unicoi County, and lived most of her life in
Erwin. She was a Sunday school teacher and former
music minister at Ninth Street Baptist Church, Erwin.
On December 23, 2000, in Erwin.
Martha J. Trotter was a physical therapist with the
Veterans Administration, Mountain Home, Tennessee.
She was also the chief therapist at Hedgecroft
Rehabilitation Hospital in Houston, Texas. She was
instrumental in the development of the School of
Physical Therapy at the University of Washington
School of Medicine, and taught there, as well as at
Duke University, where she received an additional
higher education degree. On January 26, 2001, in
Seattle, Washington.
1955
George Eual Beallamy served in the Army Security
Agency as a cryptoantaletic officer and company
commander stationed in Germany and Italy. He retired
as a captain. He then began a lengthy career in banking, most recently serving as a board of director of
Manatee River Community Bank, Florida, from 1998
to the present. On March 15, 2001 in Ft. Myers, Florida.
Jottie L. Palmer was employed at The Orlando
Sentinel as the first business editor, while also serving
as real estate editor and special editions editor. He
was president and managing editor of The Record
and owner and publisher of Publications Management.
Mr. Palmer was also the public relations director for
several Orlando sports enterprises. He moved to
Orlando in 1958. He served in the U.S. Army in
World War II and the Korean War. On December 13,
2000, of cancer.
Myrtle I. Taylor taught school in Erwin, Tennessee,
at Martin’s Chapel and Elm Street elementary schools
for 42 years. She was a volunteer at Erwin Memorial
Hospital and served on several civic clubs. She also
graduated from Maryville College in Maryville,
Tennessee. On February 11, 2001, in Irving, Texas.
1954
Eulola P. Hale on January 23, 2001, in Kingsport.
Benic Preston Hampton, Sr. was retired from
Martin Marietta Energy Systems Y-12 in Oak Ridge,
Tennessee. He was a veteran and a prisoner of war
during World War II. On December 20, 2000, at the
Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
1952
Sam M. Plummer was a lawyer in Chattanooga,
Tennessee, for a number of years and a member of
the Chattanooga Bar Association. On January 26,
2001, at Wellmont Hospice House in Chattanooga.
1951
June Brown Flowers was a retired teacher in the
Sullivan County School System, having taught for 39
years at West View Elementary School. On January
28, 2001, at her residence in Johnson City.
Mary Kathleen Cloninger White was retired from
teaching at Lynn View and Sullivan North high
schools in Kingsport, Tennessee. On March 15, 2001,
at Holston Valley Medical Center.
1950
Euel S. Elliott (M.A., ’60) lived in Gate City,
Virginia. On November 15, 1999.
1948
Allilion R. Lewis was a retired teacher with the
Department of Defense’s Education Department,
serving in Germany, Japan, and other overseas
assignments. She received her master’s degree from
Peabody College in Nashville. On December 18,
2000, at Asbury Center in Johnson City.
Virginia W. Siler taught high school and college for
28 years. On January 29, 2001, at Appalachian
Christian Village in Johnson City.
Mary E.C. Johnson was a retired teacher, following
30 years of service in the Washington and Carter
County schools. She was a member of the ETSU
National Alumni Association, the Pirate Club, the
Committee of 1,000, the Committee of 2,000, the
Golden Fifties Club and the Faculty Square Dance
Club. She was an active member of Marvin’s Chapel
United Methodist Church. On September 2, 2000,
at Asbury Center in Johnson City following a lengthy
illness.
1942
Dewey R. Taylor was a World War II Army veteran
and a member of the Retired Teachers Association,
the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the American Legion.
On February 23, 2001, at Mountain City Care Center.
1940
Col. Clyde L.Wade was a former flight test engineer with E-Systems in Greenville, Texas. Col. Wade
was a retired World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam
War Air Force veteran, who served as a flight instructor, and flew combat missions during those wars. On
December 3, 2000, at Presbyterian Village North in
Greenville, Texas.
1939
Maude B. Bowman taught in the Elizabethton
School System for 42 years and was the principal of
Harold McCormick School. She was instrumental in
starting the kindergarten program in the Elizabethton
School System and the Elizabethton Teachers Credit
Union. On September 17, 2000 in Elizabethton, following a lengthy illness.
Eloise Cox was a retired teacher and homemaker.
She was a past member of the Johnson City
Civinettes, and a member of First Christian Church.
On November 19, 2000, at her residence in Johnson
City, following a lengthy illness.
Frederic H. Davison retired from the Washington
County School system as a teacher. He was involved
with the Boy Scouts of America for many years, and
was a member of First Presbyterian Church in
Elizabethton. He was a World War II Army veteran.
On January 17, 2001, at the Veterans Affairs Medical
Center, Mountain Home.
Paul H. Garland taught for 41 years. He later
served at Buladean Elementary School as a teacher
and principal. On February 27, 2001, at Johnson City
Medical Center.
1935
Eula M. Wilson taught school in the Johnson
County and Elizabethton city schools, as well as in
schools in Shelby, North Carolina, and Miami,
Florida, where she retired from the Dade County
School System. On September 29, 2000, at Baptist
Health Care Center, Vero Beach, Florida.
1934
Frances E. Everett taught in the Blount County,
Tennessee, schools for 37 years. She lived most of
her life in Maryville, and was active in the Pleasant
Grove Baptist Church and in community affairs. On
October 30, 1999, at Blount Memorial Hospital.
Inez A. Lamons was a homemaker and member of
Central Church of Christ in Johnson City. She was a
member of the Home Demonstration Club, and was
previously active in the Girl Scouts of America. She
lived in Johnson City most of her life. On December
3, 2000, in Johnson City.
Faculty/Staff
in Memoriam
Dr. Charles E. “Doc” Beasley, Jr. (B.S., ’53; M.A.,
’56) retired from ETSU as a professor of education.
He was a World War II Army Air Corps veteran and
retired from the Tennessee National Guard’s 777th
Maintenance Unit. On November 8, 2000, at
Johnson City Medical Center.
Daniel James Blocker, Jr. retired from ETSU. He was
a graduate of William and Mary College in Williamsburg,
Virginia. He was a retired Korean War Army veteran,
having attained the rank of lieutenant colonel. On
October 25, 2000, at Johnson City Medical Center.
Clifford Boyd, Sr. (B.S., ’34) retired from ETSU in
1975, after 30 years of service as a chemistry professor. He received the Distinguished Faculty Award in
1971. On December 7, 2000, at Johnson City
Medical Center.
Dr. Glen T. Broach was a professor and chairman
of the ETSU political science department. He had been
employed by Winthrop University since 1984 as a
professor of political science, and was chairman of
the department.
Velma L. Cloyd (B.S., ’28) retired from ETSU in
1972 after serving for 26 years in the mathematics
department. She formerly taught in the Washington
and Unicoi County school systems for 18 years. In
addition to her degree from the former Tennessee
State Teachers College, she received a master’s
degree from Colorado State Teachers College. She
continued studies at Vanderbilt University, Purdue
University, and Columbia University. On December
12, 2000, at Johnson City Medical Center.
Dr. Travis P. Kirkland (B.S., ’66) retired as dean of
ETSU’s College of Business and Economics. He
earned a Ph.D. from the University of Florida. He
was a World War II Navy veteran. On December 24,
2000, at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center,
Mountain Home.
John C. “Johnny” Knox retired in 1990 as the
director of ETSU’s Memorial Center, with 15 years of
service. Previously, he taught in high schools in
Jonesborough and in Florida. He worked with the
Boeing Co. at Cape Canaveral, Florida, and Seattle,
Washington. He also played baseball with the
Elizabethton farm club of the Chicago Cubs as a
shortstop. Mr. Knox was a World War II U.S. Marine
Corps veteran. On January 19, 2001, at the Veterans
Affairs Medical Center, Mountain Home, following a
lengthy illness.
Dennis E. Lilly retired in 1985 from ETSU, where
he served as director of foreign students and religious
affairs and assistant director of the University Student
Center. He served as the choir director of Erwin
Presbyterian Church, retiring recently after 18 years.
On January 13, 2001, at Wellmont Hospice in Bristol.
Lora D. McCormick (M.A., ’55) retired as a teacher
from the ETSU math department after 25 years of
service. She was a graduate of Vanderbilt University,
where she received her bachelor’s degree. On
November 16, 2000, at Johnson City Medical Center.
Dr. Elizabeth L. McMahan retired as dean of graduate studies at ETSU in 1984. She joined ETSU’s
College of Health in 1971, and served as interim vice
president for academic affairs in 1981. She was
instrumental in establishing the Tennessee Conference
of Graduate Schools, serving as its first president in
1977. She was also the past president of the American
Public Health Association and the Society for Public
Health Education. On October 24, 2000, at her residence in Johnson City.
Patsy Beeler Pickle (B.S., ’54) had been employed
by ETSU for 42 years, most recently in the office of
the vice president for academic affairs. She retired in
1995. She remained an ardent Buccaneer sports fan,
and at the end of the 1999 season, after 50 seasons
without missing a Buc football game on campus, the
university recognized her unblemished record of
attendance by officially naming her Memorial Center
seat in her honor. She was a recipient of the Staff
Award and the Girls Friday Award. On December 6,
2000, at Johnson City Medical Center.
Vivian V. Rockwood was the former chairman of
the home economics departments at Keene (New
Hampshire) State College from 1943-53; the
University of Wichita, Kansas, from 1953-58, and
ETSU from 1958-76. She was an educator, administrator, certified home economist, and registered dietician. On November 20, 2000, at Johnson City
Medical Center.
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etsu PRIDE
PRIDE Week 2000
Hundreds of alumni and friends of East Tennessee
State University showed their ETSU PRIDE during the
week of August 24 - 31, 2000. This was the fourth year
ETSU PRIDE Week has been celebrated. Overall, there
were 26 events and activities in Northeast Tennessee
and Southwest Virginia. Thanks to all who displayed
PRIDE signs in their yards and businesses, wore the
blue and gold PRIDE emblem on their clothes or came
out to their community ETSU PRIDE festivity. Plans for the 2001 PRIDE Week are
being made now. If you would like to
get involved contact the ETSU
Alumni Office at (423) 439-4218.
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MARK YOUR CALENDAR: ETSU PRIDE WEEK - August 23-30, 2001
homecoming 2000
Homecoming 2000 a Success!
The university made it a
Homecoming to remember by
unveiling a senior class ring that
includes ETSU landmarks.
His trip east had been delayed four
days, and he was still in the land of paradise as late as Friday night. But the
same force pulls on Arby Edwards every
year, he can’t fight it, and he has no
desire to fight it.
So Edwards, ETSU class of 1962,
caught a plane out of Honolulu and
joined the scores of alumni Saturday,
November 4, 2000, who returned to East
Tennessee State University for the
school’s annual Homecoming festivities.
“Even when I was a customs agent in
Japan,” Edwards said, “I would come
back here from Japan. I wouldn’t miss
this for the world.”
The entire campus was a-buzz with
activities Saturday: large-scale class
reunions for graduates from as far back
as 1960 met to compare memories, the
scent of pork barbecue filled the air
around the amphitheatre and portable
grills congregated in the parking lots as
tailgaters prepared for the annual
Homecoming football game. The university also made it a Homecoming to
remember by unveiling a new senior
class ring that includes many
ETSU landmarks.
Quite a few of those
landmarks have been
added to the landscape
since Edwards left
ETSU, graduating with
a degree in account-
ing. To say Edwards‚ vocation established the parameters for an interesting
life would be an under statement.
He took his accounting degree and
signed on with the federal government,
eventually becoming an attaché to the
U.S. Embassy in Japan. Edwards investigated Japanese businesses that were
accused of committing business fraud in
the United States.
“When I graduated here it was still a
college; it became a university after I
left,” Edwards said. “It wasn’t impressive
then, it was still just a little school, but a
good little school. It’s impressive now.
All the improvements are amazing.”
Edwards wasn’t the only alumnus who
hopped through a few time zones to
get back to Johnson City. Jason Berry,
class of ’98, flew out of Seattle Friday
night and arrived in his native
Abingdon, Va., at 4:30 a.m., Saturday.
Four hours later, Berry, who works in the
procurement office for the Army, was
eating breakfast at ETSU.
“I wasn’t able to come last year, so I
really wanted to be here this year,” said
Berry, a past president of the Student
Government Association. “ETSU was
very good to me and I hope I was
good for it in a small way.”
The university unveiled its new
class ring in a ceremony
near the amphitheater.
Some of the most
indelible images of
ETSU are carved into
the metal: Sherrod
Library, Gilbreath
Hall, the ETSU seal
and a torch with
the word “Pride”
hidden in the flame. The first person to
be fitted with the new ring was Dr. Paul
Stanton, ETSU’s president.
“We’re a university that hasn’t had a
lot of traditions, but we want to start a
new tradition with a ring which has a
history of the university incorporated
into it,” Stanton said. “I think a university, to bring people together, to bind them
together, needs meaningful traditions,
and this is the start of one.”
By Brad Lifford, Kingpsort Times-News
2001 HOMECOMING:
November 4-10
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calendar 2001
april
19-29 Festival of One-Act Plays, The Bud
Frank Theatre. A collection of student-and
faculty-directed one-act plays presented in
repertory over two weekends. 19-21 and
26-28 at 7:00 p.m.; 22 & 29 at 2:00 p.m.
Admission is $6 for the general public and
$3 for students with valid I.D.
19-May 3 Learning Vacations for Adults to
Ireland*
20 Choir Concert, TBA. For details, contact
the Department of Music at 439-4270
20 “How to Help Your Patients Become
Tobacco Free,” 12:30-4:30 p.m. Located at
the Palma L. Robinson Clinical Education
Center, 325 State of Franklin Road, Johnson
City. For more information contact: Terry
Means at 439-8081 or 1-800-222-3878
20-May 5 Learning Vacations for Adults to China*
20-May 1 Learning Vacations for Adults to
Costa Rica*
21-May 5 Learning Vacations for Adults to Italy*
21-May 5 Learning Vacations for Adults to
Morocco*
23 ETSU Concert Band, 5:30 p.m., Amphitheatre.
For more information contact: Dept. of
Music, 439-4270
26 Wind Ensemble/Concert Band Concert,
7:30 p.m. D.P. Culp Center Auditorium.
For details, contact the Department of
Music at 439-4270
27 ETSU Chorale, 8:00 p.m., First Presbyterian
Church, 105 S. Roan St., Johnson City. For
more information contact: Dept. of Music,
439-4270
28 “Faith: Empowering Healing” Second
Annual Conference of Medicine, Mental
Health and Ministry, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Located at the Adelphia Centre at
Millennium Park. For more information
call 439-8026 or (800) 222-ETSU
28-May 11 Learning Vacations for Adults to
Spain*
28-May 12 Learning Vacations for Adults to
Turkey*
May
May 3-June 3 “First Tennessee Bank Art
Competition and Exhibition,” a juried
competition, this exhibit will feature the
finest in local and regional art. A reception
in honor of the exhibit will be held
Thursday, May 3 from 5:00-7:00 p.m.,
with the awards ceremony at 6:00 p.m. For
details, contact the Reece Museum at
439-4392
4-5 Reunion Weekend – Classes of 1951 and
1956 Alumni Association Awards Banquet
6:30 p.m. D.P. Culp Center Dining Room
4-5 College of Medicine Reunion Weekend Classes 1986, 1991, 1996; College of
Medicine Honors Convocation, 2:00 p.m.
Veterans Administration Theatre
5 Commencement, 10:00 a.m., Memorial
Center
5 College of Medicine Alumni Awards
Dinner, 5:00 p.m., Farmhouse Gallery
8-22 Learning Vacations for Adults to Alaska*
10-21 Learning Vacations for Adults to Greece*
17 Planetarium Show, “Spaceship Earth,”
7:00-8:00 p.m., Hutcheson Hall
Planetarium. For more information contact:
Dr. Gary Henson, 439-6906,
or e-mail [email protected].
22-Jun 5 Learning Vacations for Adults to
Alaska*
june
2-17 Learning Vacations for Adults to Peru*
5-19 Learning Vacations for Adults to Alaska*
9-22 Learning Vacations for Adults to Spain*
9 The Fourth Golf Tournament to benefit the
Lt. Robert B. Thorne Scholarship
Endowment, Tri-cities Golf Club, Blountville,
Tn. Proceeds to benefit ETSU ROTC students.
For more information, call 540-623-2528.
10-23 Learning Vacations for Adults to Israel*
11-27 Learning Vacations for Adults to Kenya*
11-25 Learning Vacations for Adults to South
Africa*
12-July 22 “Blue Ridge Quilters Guild Challenge
Quilts.” For details, contact Reece Museum
at 439-4392.
14-July 29 Clay invitational exhibit. For details,
contact the Reece Museum at 439-4392
15-16 Coronal Polishing for Dental Assistants,
Lamb Hall, Room 083, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
For more information contact: ETSU
Office of Professional Development,
439-8081 or visit the web site at
www.etsu.edu/scs/prfdv.htm.
19-July 3 Learning Vacations for Adults to
Alaska*
22-23 Sigma Phi Epsilon Tennessee Gamma
Alumni Association summer golf tournament
and cookout. For more information
contact: Chris Kimel, 8610 Cypress Lake
Dr., Knoxville, TN 37919, or call at
865-692-8668
23-July 7 Learning Vacations for Adults to
Turkey*
24-July 6 Learning Vacations for Adults to
Egypt*
28-July 9 Learning Vacations for Adults to
Greece*
30 Sigma Phi Epsilon Tennessee Gamma
Alumni Association hosts the 1st Annual
Order of the Sacred Heart Golf Tournament
and Cookout, Knoxville. For more information, call S. Chris Kimel, 865-692-8668.
30-July 11 Storytelling cruise to Rome and the
Riviera. For additional information contact
ETSU Storytelling web site at
www.etsu.edu/stories or contact: Dr. Flora
Joy, 433-4297 or e-mail at [email protected].
July
2-18 Learning Vacations for Adults to China*
3-17 Learning Vacations for Adults to Alaska*
9-25 Learning Vacations for Adults to Kenya*
12-26 Learning Vacations for Adults to Ireland*
13-27 Learning Vacations for Adults to South
Africa*
ETSU Sports Camps
Send your student athlete to camp at State. Buccaneer coaches
provide exceptional instruction for your athlete.
Women's Basketball Camps - Summer 2001
Shooting Camp - June 4-7 - Grades 3-12
Basketball Team Camp - June 13-16 - Each team is guaranteed eight games.
Day Camp - June 25-28 - Grades 3-12
Position Camp - June 29-30 - Grades 7-12
Men's Basketball Camps - Summer 2001
Day Camp 1 - June 18-22 - 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Shooting Camp - June 18-21 - 7 p.m.-9 p.m.
Parent/Child Camp - June 22-23 - 7 p.m.-9 p.m., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Day Camp 2 - July 16-20 - 9 a.m-3 p.m.
Individual Improvement Camp - July 16-19 - 7 p.m.- 9 p.m.
Day Camp 3 - July 23-27 - 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Shooting Camp - July 23-26 - 7 p.m.- 9 p.m.
• All camps held in ETSU's Memorial Center.
• All campers registering prior to May 1 will receive an ETSU camp ball.
For more information please contact the ETSU women's basketball office
at 423-439-5330.
Baseball Camps - Summer 2001
Ages: 6-14 years old
Session 1: June 11-15, 9 a.m.-Noon - Winged Deer Park, Johnson City
Session 2: June 25-29, 9 a.m.-Noon - Winged Deer Park, Johnson City
Session 3: July 9-13, 9 a.m.-Noon - Cloud Park, Kingsport
For more information please call the ETSU men's
basketball office at 423-439-4207.
For more information, please call the ETSU baseball office at 423-439-4496.
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439-4297 or e-mail [email protected].
4-17 Learning Vacations for Adults to
Galapagos Island Ecuador*
5-19 Learning Vacations for Adults to Nova
Scotia & New Brunswick*
6-22 Learning Vacations for Adults to Kenya*
23-30 ETSU PRIDE WEEK – For more
information contact the Alumni Office at
(423) 439-4218
14-28 Learning Vacations for Adults to Alaska*
14-28 Learning Vacations for Adults to Italy*
14-29 Learning Vacations for Adults to Peru*
15-29 Learning Vacations for Adults to Nova
Scotia & New Brunswick*
17-31 Learning Vacations for Adults to Alaska*
21-Aug. 3 Learning Vacations for Adults to
Galapagos Isl and Ecuador*
27 International Storytelling Concert, featuring
Bill Mooney, 7:00 p.m., D.P. Culp
University Center, Martha Street Culp
Auditorium, open to public. Admission
price TBA. Sponsored by Taletellers of
ETSU. For more information, contact:
Dr. Flora Joy, 433-4297 or
e-mail [email protected].
31 International Storytelling Concert, featuring
Nancy Kavanaugh. D.P. Culp University
Center, Martha Street Culp Auditorium,
open to public, admission TBA. Sponsored
by Taletellers of ETSU. For more information
contact: Dr. Flora Joy, 439-4297 or e-mail
[email protected].
31-Aug 14 Learning Vacations for Adults to
Alaska*
september
1 Football - @ Pittsburgh
1-16 Learning Vacations for Adults to Peru*
8 Football - @ Gardner-Webb
3-19 Learning Vacations for Adults to China*
6-20 Learning Vacations for Adults to Ireland*
8-22 Learning Vacations for Adults to Turkey*
7-21 Learning Vacations for Adults to South
Africa*
9-23 Learning Vacations for Adults to Nova
Scotia & New Brunswick*
15 Football - @ VMI
22 Football - Western Carolina
29 Football - @ Appalachian State
29-Oct. 13 Learning Vacations for Adults to
Morocco*
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1-19 “Frank and Sue Urban Print Collection,”
Reece Museum exhibit. Free and open to
public. For more information contact:
Reece Museum, 439-4392
1-Jan 4 “Preserving Our Stones: Tennessee
Historical Society,” Reece Museum exhibit.
Free and open to public. For more
information contact: Reece Museum,
439-4392
3-16 Learning Vacations for Adults to Indonesia*
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Reece Museum: 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Monday,
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3 Football - @ Wofford
4-10 HOMECOMING WEEK
9 Alumni Return to the Classroom
10 Reunions for classes of 1991, 1981, 1971, and
1961
10 “Luncheon Under the Tent” for all alumni,
friends and families
10 Homecoming football game, ETSU v.
Chattanooga
17 Football- @ Charleston Southern
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August
1-14 Learning Vacations for Adults to Indonesia*
1-Sept. “Mountain Dew: ‘Dew It’ in Johnson
City” and “Annual Alumni Exhibit: John
Steele and Former Students.” Reece
Museum exhibit. Free and open to public.
Exact dates and further details TBA.
Contact: Reece Museum 439-4392
4 International Storytelling Concert, featuring
Bobby and Sherry Norfolk. D.P. Culp
University Center, Martha Street Culp
Auditorium. Open to public, admission
TBA. Sponsored by Taletellers of ETSU. For
more information contact: Dr, Flora Joy,
4-15 Learning Vacations for Adults to Greece*
5-20 Learning Vacations for Adults to China*
6 Football - The Citadel
6-19 Learning Vacations for Adults to
Galapagos Isl and Ecuador*
6-19 Learning Vacations for Adults to Spain*
13-27 Learning Vacations for Adults to Italy*
13-27 Learning Vacations for Adults to
Morocco*
14-26 Learning Vacations for Adults to Egypt*
14-27 Learning Vacations for Adults to Israel*
15-31 Learning Vacations for Adults to China*
15-31 Learning Vacations for Adults to Kenya*
20 Football - @ Furman
27 Football - Georgia Southern
28-Nov. 9 Learning Vacations for Adults to
Egypt*
Mark your calendar!
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August 23-30, 2001
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