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Advancement Services
P.O. Box 109
MTSU
Murfreesboro, TN 37132
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MURFREESBORO, TN
PERMIT 169
Reaching out, Page 2
Calendar, Page 3
Pigskin party, Page 4
Class Notes, Page 6
Trail’s letter, Page 7
News for MTSU alumni and friends
12/01/2005 Vol. 3 / No. 2
NOTEWORTHY
Winfrey reaps national recognition
SUN BELT MANIA
Mass Communication alumna Karla Winfrey (B.S.
’82) of Stone Mountain, Ga., has added another accolade to her extensive resume: winner of the 2005
National Association of Black Journalists Salute to
Excellence Award for her 90-minute documentary,
“Waiting in the Wings: African Americans in Country
Music.” Winfrey and her co-producer, Henri Giles,
wanted to tell the story of centuries-old contributions of
African-Americans to country music and ask why the
genre historically has included few black artists, though
its history is rich with their developments. Their work,
which won in NABJ's documentary category for
Television Networks and Markets 15 and Up, was created and produced by Winfrey and Giles for CMT/MTV
Networks and originally aired February and March of
2004. Winfrey is a member of the College of Mass
Communication’s Hall of Fame.
Photo by J. Intintoli
Blue Raiders Coach Kermit Davis answers questions from a TV journalist at SBC media day.
Teams, fans, media visit Murphy Center March 2-7
By Randy Weiler
urphy Center will be buzzing with
activity March 2-7, 2006, when the
Aeropostale Sun Belt Conference
Tournament comes to Murfreesboro.
Eleven women’s and 11 men’s teams will
participate, with both championship games set
for March 7.
“We’ll bring 22 teams in here,” MTSU
Director of Athletics Chris Massaro said. “Each
will have a travel party of about 25, plus their
fans. It will have a huge economic impact (an
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estimated $5 million) on Rutherford County.”
Additionally, print and broadcast media
that follow each of the schools will provide
coverage as will the four ESPN networks,
which will broadcast 14 games regionally and
nationally, Massaro added.
“The impact and name recognition MTSU
will get from that exposure is invaluable,”
Massaro said.
MTSU was awarded the bid to host the
2006 Sun Belt Tournament three years ago,
Commissioner Wright Waters said.
(Please see ‘Sun Belt’ Page 8)
Unveiling
the Blue
Horseshoe
MTSU Student
Ambassadors
join mascot
Lightning,
President Sidney
A. McPhee,
students, alumni
and fans for the
Oct. 22 unveiling
of the Blue
Horseshoe in
Walnut Grove.
Photo by Jack Ross
Photo submitted
Mass Comm alumna Karla Winfrey (B.S. ’82), right,
celebrates with co-producer Henri Giles, left, and fellow TV journalist Ed Bradley.
Palmer will let play-by-play voice rest
Murfreesboro’s Dick Palmer (B.S. ’60), the football and
basketball “voice of
the Blue Raiders” for
the last 25 years, exited the Floyd Stadium
broadcast booth at
season’s end. His
final home broadcast
was Nov. 12. Through
the years, Palmer has
covered high school,
college and professional sports in
Tennessee. The 40year veteran Little
League coach and
Photo provided by MT Media Relations
wife DeLois have
Dick Palmer (B.S. ’60) will step three children and
down after 25 years.
one granddaughter.
MTALUMNI.COM
MTSU reaches out beyond its borders
By Patience Long
hether you live on Middle Tennessee
Boulevard in Murfreesboro, Westbridge
Drive in Knoxville or Peachtree Street in
Atlanta, you, our alumni, are a vital asset to the
university, carrying Middle Tennessee State
University traditions of excellence to all corners of
the globe.
We are pleased to announce that the alumni
office is planning events that reach beyond the city
of Murfreesboro and outside the state of Tennessee.
In Nashville on Saturday, Dec. 10, the MTSU
Office of Alumni Relations will have a gathering at
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Correction
In the printed version of the August issue of
The Alumni Record, all references to country music
entertainer Phil Vassar’s last name were misspelled.
The Alumni Record strives for accuracy.
Readers are welcome to submit corrections to:
Editor, The Alumni Record, Cope Administration
Bldg. Room 209, MTSU, Murfreesboro, TN 37132,
by e-mail to [email protected], or through the
Office of Alumni Relations, MTSU Box 104,
Murfreesboro, TN 37132. Fax corrections to
615-898-5746.
ALUMNI RELATIONS STAFF
Sam’s Place Sports Bar & Grill in Hillsboro Village
from 5 until 6:30 p.m.
The date and location were chosen to coincide
with the MTSU vs. Belmont basketball game at
7 p.m. in the Belmont University Curb Event
Center. All alumni, friends and supporters are welcome (whether or not you will be attending the
game). Complimentary appetizers will be available. Visit mtalumni.com for details.
Some of the places we will be visiting during
the spring of 2006 include:
• In middle and southeast Tennessee,
Shelbyville, Fayetteville, Brentwood, Winchester,
Lewisburg, Chattanooga;
• East Tennessee, including the Knoxville area;
• West Tennessee, including the Memphis area.
We’re also interested in visiting locations such
as Atlanta, Washington, D.C., Louisville and
Houston.
We are looking for people to help plan events
and start alumni chapters in these and other areas.
If you are interested, please contact alumni relations at 1-800-533-MTSU or email [email protected].
Please visit mtalumni.com and click on
“Upcoming Events” to find out when we will be
near you.
Alumna Norma
Rousseau
Bergdorf,
Murfreesboro,
enjoyed looking
back. She
remembers how
thrilled she was
when she
received a scholarship to take
flying lessons.
“My picture was
on the front page
of the Lebanon
Democrat,” she
said with a
smile.
1940s reunite in 2005
Photos by Jack Ross
Ginger Corley Freeman, Director
Michelle Stepp, Associate Director
Valerie Avent, Assistant Dir., Multicultural Affairs
Katy Francisco Riddle, Assistant Director
Patience Long, Assistant Director
Allison Payne, Assistant Director
Martha Jordan, Administrative Assistant
Sherry Young, Office Assistant
MTSU Office of Alumni Relations
MTSU Box 104
1-800-533-MTSU (6878)
615-898-2922
Fax: 615-898-5746
mtalumni.com
Published quarterly (Sept., Dec., March and June)
Sidney A. McPhee, President
Joe Bales, VP, Development and Univ. Relations
Doug Williams, Director, Office of Marketing
Tom Tozer, Director, News and Public Affairs
Randy Weiler, Editor ([email protected])
Contributors: Lisa L. Rollins,
John Lynch, Gina Logue, Gina Fann, Natosha Haskins
and
MTSU Office of Alumni Relations staff
Consultants: Suma Clark and Bill Fisher,
MTSU Publications and Graphics
Special assistance: Tom Brannan and Betsy Williams,
MTSU Advancement Services
Photographs: MTSU Photographic Services
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opportunity, nonracially identifiable, educational institution that
does not discriminate against individuals
with disabilities.
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One good story deserves another
By Suma Clark
atching up on what has
happened in the past
year is always part of
the “40s Bunch Reunion,” but it
doesn't take much to launch a
good story of their days on the
Middle Tennessee State College
campus.
Originating as the Lyon
Hall Bunch, they started getting
together in 1981. They met for
many years, usually in August,
at the Rock Island home of the
late Dollye Cardwell. This past
August, Lisa Pruitt, director of
the Albert Gore Sr. Research
Center, invited them back to
campus to the center.
Pruitt and Betty Rowland,
executive aide, had yearbooks
and other memorabilia ready
for browsing after lunch, a
lengthy affair as different stories were recounted.
Nita Browning Davis vividly remembers the World War II
campus transformation as most
of the male students joined the
armed forces. “We had chapel
every Tuesday. Q.M. (Smith,
president) would get up and
say, ‘Now any of you who go to
the train station to see them off
will be dealt with!’ But he
couldn't really stop it because
all of us went.” Davis conceded
that “a few toed the line,” but
most considered it their patriotic duty to make the trek to the
station.
She regaled the group with
an account of breaking her leg
going out the window of Lyon
Hall for a date and falling into a
cut blueberry bush. “It hurt, but
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Gathering to visit and remember were, front row from left,
Alberta McCormack Corn, Franklin; Jane Kittrell Ogles,
Nashville; Blanche Cook McClure, Tullahoma; and Gerry S.
James, Murfreesboro; middle: Anne Key Smith, Lebanon; Nita
Browning Davis, Hermitage; and Irma Crowell Massey, Beech
Grove; back: Oma Wilson McNabb, Murfreesboro; Betty Hart
Pierce, Bristol; Faye Brandon, Murfreesboro; Norma Rousseau
Bergdorf, Murfreesboro; and Edwinna Fisher Phelps, Brentwood.
I went on. The guy let me drive
the car, and I had a good time. I
went back in through the door,
but the next morning I couldn’t
bear to put my foot on the floor.
I called an ambulance and just
had them send the bills to my
father. It was three weeks
before he found out. When he
did, he came to campus and
had me pulled out of class
‘How’d you break your leg?’ he
asked. ‘Going to the library in
sleet and ice,’ I replied. He
knew what I was doing,” she
said, adding that her father told
her what to take, even regis-
tered her for classes, but didn't
understand why she couldn't
manage money.
Reflecting on a time when
enrollment barely topped 200,
Irma Crowell Massey and
Norma Rousseau Bergdorf
remembered hitchhiking up
town, even to Nashville and
Chattanooga. “We made our
own fun!” they concluded.
The late Pat Hope
Wakefield, one of the 1981
organizers, also started a scrapbook, which Blanche Cook
McClure presented to Pruitt for
the center.
CALENDAR
December
1
MTSU Women's Chorale
7:30 p.m./Wright Music Building’s Hinton
Music Hall/Free/615-898-2493
2
First Friday Star Party
6:30 p.m./Wiser-Patten Science Hall,
Room 102/Free/615-898-2130
2-4 Tennessee State
Gymnastics
Championships
4 p.m. Friday, 8 a.m. Saturday and
Sunday/Tennessee Miller Coliseum/
Admission charged/615-898-8961
2
MTSU Wind Ensemble
3
MTSU Symphony Orchestra
8 p.m./Wright Music Building’s Hinton Music
Hall/Free/615-898-2493
4-5
Photo by Padgett Kelly
Alumni Travel
Program offers
Hawaii excursion
One of the many beautiful waterfalls on the way to Hana
on the island of Maui.
Future trips on horizon
From the Office of Alumni Relations
he MTSU Alumni Travel Program is taking off in
2006 with new getaways planned to Hawaii and Las
Vegas.
In order to better serve alumni all across the country,
the Office of Alumni Relations is working on destination
vacation plans for diverse alumni groups in 2006. The
alumni travel itinerary already includes an aloha excursion
to Honolulu and Maui from July 24 to Aug. 3.
Organizers are looking into a high-rollers weekend in
Las Vegas for the spring and welcome additional input for
future trips.
“At MTSU, we understand that individuals choose
vacations to engage in adventure, rest and relax, explore
new places, be entertained, revisit a favorite destination
and everything in between,” said Allison Payne, assistant
director of alumni relations. “Realizing that our alumni
have a variety of different interests and needs, we have
created group travel opportunities to allow travelers the
freedom to decide how to spend their vacation time while
providing the chance to meet fellow alumni or enjoy their
vacation with old friends.
“The 2006 travel opportunities offered to MTSU alumni are exclusive packages that provide flexibility for travelers while taking the headache and financial strain out of
vacation planning.”
Unique to the MTSU Alumni Travel Program, travelers
have a meet-us-there option with the 2006 trips. The
option allows travelers to redeem frequent flyer points or
secure their own air travel from any destination, but still
enjoy the discounted rates and travel packages offered by
the National Alumni Association.
Another added feature of the new Alumni Travel
Program is the ability to choose the trip early and make
payments for several months to help make dream vacations economical and affordable.
The goal in restructuring the Alumni Travel Program
focuses on providing one-of-a-kind travel experiences
exclusively created for MTSU alumni and friends that are
both convenient and affordable. Trip details and itineraries
are available by contacting Payne in the MTSU Office of
Alumni Relations at 1-800-533-MTSU or [email protected].
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“Messiah”
3 p.m. Sunday, 7:30 p.m. Monday/Wright
Music Building’s Hinton Music Hall/$10
admission/615-898-2493
6
MTSU Chamber Winds/Symphonic Band
7
MTSU Brass Chamber Ensemble
8
Stones River Chamber Players
10
Davidson County Alumni Gathering
5-6:30 p.m./Sam’s Place Sports Bar & Grill,
Nashville/No admission, complimentary
appetizers available/615-898-2922
17
Hall/Free/615-898-2493
3 First Friday Star Party
6:30 p.m./Wiser-Patten Science Hall Room
102/No admission charge/615-898-2130
3
MTSU Wind Ensemble Concert
4
Honor Bands/
Tennessee Valley Winds Concert
Hall/Free/615-898-2493
6
African-American Music
Composers Concert
Hall/Free/615-898-2493
9
Jazz Artist Series — Sacred Music
of Duke Ellington
Music Hall/$12 admission/615-898-2493
10-14
MTSU Guitar Festival
8 p.m. concert each night/ Wright Music
Building’s Hinton Music Hall/Free/
615-898-2493
17
MTSU Chamber Winds/
Brass Ensemble Concert
Hall/Free/615-898-2493
20
Stones River Chamber Players
(Faculty Brass Quintet)
22
Studio Smith Salute to
African-American Composers of Song
Hall/Free/615-898-2493
23
MTSU Jazz Combos
Fall 2005 Commencement
Two ceremonies in Murphy Center: 9 a.m. for
College of Graduate Studies, Jennings A. Jones
College of Business and College of Education
and Behavioral Science/2 p.m. for Colleges of
Basic and Applied Sciences, Liberal Arts, Mass
Communication and Continuing Education
and Distance Learning/615-898-2919
24-25 Mayor Moon and the Storytelling
Festival by M. Crosby Hunt,
presented by MTSU Theatre and Dance
7:30 p.m. nightly/Tucker Theatre/$8 general
admission, $6 MTSU employees and senior
citizens, $4 K-12 students/615-494-8810
Dec. 26-Jan. 2
24-26 Road to the Horse
January
25
University closed
All offices reopen at 8 a.m. Jan. 3, 2006
13-15
Tractor Pull
Time TBA/Tennessee Miller Coliseum/
Admission TBA/615-406-0382
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19
Spring 2006 Semester Begins
Michael Linton Faculty Recital
Hall/Free/615-898-2493
23
Faculty Recital with Todd Waldecker
(clarinet), Maya Stone (bassoon) and Caleb
Harris (piano)
27
Faculty Mozart Concert 250th Birthday
Bash
27-29
EBFA Barrel Racing Futurity
9 a.m. daily/Tennessee Miller Coliseum/
Free/615-898-8961
February
1
“Portraits,” The First Black American
Divas of Song and Opera — a theatrical
production by Dina Cancryn
9 a.m. daily/Tennessee Miller Coliseum/
Admission charged/325-736-5000
MTSU Symphony Orchestra Concert
Hall/Free/615-898-2493
25
Theatre Alumni Reunion
8:30 p.m./Tom H. Jackson Building (Alumni
Center)/$25 per person/615-898-2922
26
Mozart/Mendelssohn Choral Concert
Hall/$10 admission/615-898-2493
26
MTSU Symphony Orchestra “Sacred
Heart Concert”
Hall/Free/615-898-2493
28
MTSU Women's Chorale
All times Central.
All events are subject to change.
For calendar updates, visit mtalumni.com or call
1-800-533-6878.
For Tennessee Miller Coliseum events, visit
mtsu.edu/~tmc or call 615-494-8961.
For Tennessee Livestock Center events, visit
tennesseelivestockcenter.com or call 615-898-5575.
For the March issue of The Alumni Record,
submit calendar items to [email protected], or write
c/o Alumni Relations, P.O. Box 104, MTSU,
Murfreesboro, TN 37132. Fax: 615-898-5746.
Deadline: Jan. 27, 2006.
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Pigskin
Pregame
300-plus attendees make
outdoor party successful
From the Office of Alumni Relations
he Rutherford County Alumni Chapter’s
annual Pigskin Pregame party was held
Sept. 9, and the poolside gala attracted more
than 300 people to party the night away and celebrate the first home football game with their hosts,
Tommy and Judy Smith.
“We couldn't have been more pleased,” said
Hanna Witherspoon, co-president of the Rutherford
County Alumni Chapter. “The Smiths’ home was so
beautiful and was the perfect location for the
evening's festivities.”
Pigskin Pregame usually falls the night before
the homecoming football game, but because of
reduced participation in recent years, it was decided
to move the event to the eve of the first home game.
“It was a risk to move such a well-known event
to a different date,” said Patience Long, assistant
director, alumni relations. “The risk paid off,
because attendance at this year’s Pigskin Pregame
was the highest it has been in years.”
The guest list included President Sidney A.
McPhee, Director of Athletics Chris Massaro, Mayor
Tommy Bragg and many more.
“We couldn't have put on such a successful
event without the help of our alumni who are
involved in the Rutherford County Chapter,” said
Long. “They really worked hard to make sure this
event was perfect.”
The MTSU Rutherford County Alumni Chapter
already is planning for next year's event.
“We want to exceed 400 people at next year’s
event, so mark your calendars now,” said
Witherspoon.
In 2006, plans are to hold the Pigskin Pregame
the night before an early-season home game.
If you are interested in helping plan events or
help with a chapter for your area, please contact
Long at 1-800-533-MTSU or email [email protected].
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Pigskin Pregame guests, many wearing MTSU blue, relax poolside at Tommy and Judy Smith’s home.
Photos by Ken Robinson
(Above left) Andy Jones (B.S. ’96), Beth Barber Jones (B.S. ’99), Tanya Lane (B.S. ’94, M.Ed. ’97), Drew
Lane (B.S. ’93), Chris Coombs (B.S. ’94) and Marla Frisby (B.S. ’95) enjoy the Pigskin Pregame festivities and fellowship. (Right) Dot Harrison (B.A. ’62, M.A. ’72) and David Kessler (B.S. ’82, M.A. ’85)
share a laugh about the shirt he wore as a student ambassador while an undergraduate.
‘In the Middle of It All’
Online student journals connect
MTSU alumni with students
By Katy Francisco Riddle
he alumni office has launched a new program aimed at connecting alumni and friends of the university with today’s current students through Web-based journals.
“In the Middle of It All: Online Student Journals at Middle
Tennessee State University” showcases two current MTSU students,
an upperclassman and an incoming freshman, and depicts college
life through their eyes. The participants, Jonathan and Maggie (who
are identified by first name only for legal purposes), have been armed with digital cameras. They
chronicle their college days, familiarizing alumni
who may not have been back to campus for a
while with campus life for today's MTSU students. They submit photos and captions of their
daily activities, which are updated weekly on
mtalumni.com, and will continue throughout the
2005-06 academic year.
“I hope that the alumni who view the journals
each week enjoy seeing what college students are
Maggie
involved with on a daily basis,” said Jonathan. “It
gives them an opportunity to relate to what students on campus are doing, and it gives the students a chance to show off their campus involvement in more ways than words can express.”
The student participants select the subject
matter of their journals and already have covered
a range of topics including fraternity recruitment,
a salsa dancing outing and an internship with the
Titans. Visit mtalumni.com to take a weekly tour
with your guides, Jonathan and Maggie, and
explore campus life through their eyes.
Jonathan
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Photo by Jack Ross
Foundation Signal Society 2005 inductees include (from left) Ross Spielman (B.S.
’55, M.A. ’66), Charlie Pigg (B.S. ’55, M.Ed. ’76), Whitney Stegall (B.S. ’37) and John
Hood (B.S. ’54, M.Ed. ’75) . Not pictured is Norman Martin (B.S. ’64).
Donors reach Signal Society plateau
ive alumni who have distinguished themselves as MTSU
friends have reached a new
plateau.
The MTSU Office of Development
celebrated five donors as the “Class of
2005” Signal Society at a reception held
at homecoming, Oct. 22, in the Alumni
Center.
Whitney Stegall, John Hood, Ross
Spielman, Norman Martin and Charles
Pigg were recognized as donors who
have given to MTSU for 40 years. The
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Signal Society recognizes faithful annual
giving, regardless of the level, beginning
at 20 years, and the Heritage Society is
made up of alumni that are remembering
MTSU through planned giving.
“These alumni know how important
it is to support higher education,” Kippy
Todd, assistant director, development,
said. “They set the standard for donors
with their unwavering support of MTSU.
We appreciate their gifts and their friendship to the university.”
Photo by Ken Robinson
The National Pan-Hellenic Council Step Show featured an array of entertainment. More than 3,000 people attended the Oct. 21 event in Murphy Center.
Banner carriers Katy and Carson Calahan lead the Baby Raiders down Middle
Tennessee Boulevard during the annual Homecoming Parade.
Photo by Jack Ross
Golden Raiders share fellowship at the reunion. They include,
foreground from left, Neal (B.S. ’55) and Mary Lee Blair; Charles
Pigg (B.S. ’55, M.Ed. ’76); Malcolm Rives (B.S. ‘55); Bob (B.S. ‘55)
and Peggy Arnette (facing away from camera); and Nancy Pigg.
MTSU student
Allison Martin
and daughter
Lexie enjoy the
game. The Blue
Raiders fell 13-10
to LouisianaLafayette.
he Oct. 17-22 week of homecoming for students,
alumni, faculty, staff, administrators and friends of
the university offered something for everybody.
There was a golf outing at Indian Hills Golf Course,
Golden Raiders Reunion events, picnic and tailgating, the
MT vs. Louisiana-Lafayette football game, Al Wilkerson
Scholarship Dance, Varsity Club Reunion, overnight
campout by students, T-shirt swap and more. Learn more
about Homecoming ’06 dates and activities in future
issues of The Alumni Record or by visiting mtalumni.com.
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Photo by Jack Ross
MTSU National Alumni President Sandra Trail receives the game ball, delivered by Tom Bumpus
and Lightning on a motorcycle.
Charles McDonald (B.S ’72), left, with the Tennessee
Walking Horse National Celebration board of directors and
MTSU President Sidney A. McPhee touch the Blue
Horseshoe for good luck. The Celebration donated $1,000
toward construction of the horseshoe.
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CLASS NOTES
1960s
Virginia Gray Davis (B.S. ’60),
Madisonville, Ky., retired in 1990 from
teaching after 23 years in Kentucky, two
years each in Tennessee and Texas, and
one year in Japan.
Mava Shelton Garvin (B.S. ’69),
Murfreesboro, retired as media specialist from the Lascassas Elementary
School library after 33 years of service.
Dr. Padgett Kelly (B.S. ’67, M.S. ’70),
Murfreesboro, received the distinguished service award from the
Tennessee Environmental Education
Association for his impact on environmental education throughout the state.
He serves as a biology professor and is
co-director for the MTSU Center for
Environmental Education.
1970s
Dr. Ellen Holman Carson (B.S. ’74,
M.S.T. ’77), Springfield, Va., received
her Ph.D. in environmental science and
policy from George Mason University
in May. She has been teaching biology
at George Mason University since retiring from the U.S. Navy in 1999.
Charles Dorris (B.S. ’79), Brentwood,
is the new chairman of the Gospel
Music Association's board of directors.
He serves as the vice president and
head of Christian music at the William
Morris Agency in Nashville and has
worked as a booking agent in gospel
music for more than 20 years, including
the past 12 years at William Morris. He
works with artists such as Jaci
Velasquez, Switchfoot and The Oak
Ridge Boys.
Jacquecola Nevels Lott-Smith
(M.S.T. ’79), Sahuarita, Ariz., was
appointed dental director of United
Community Health Center in Green
Valley, Ariz.
Timothy Scott Holder (M.P.A. ’79)
Bronx, N.Y., received the 2005 First
Decade Award from Harvard Divinity
School.
Lindi Stewart McNulty (B.S. ’73),
Westminster, Md., owns Gizmos Art, a
custom framing, appraisal and restoration shop. She also writes an art column
for The Advocate, is an active member of
the Kiwanis Club and represented the
city of Westminster in a cultural trade
to Paide, Estonia, where she was an
expert consultant to area museums.
Dr. G. Christine Taylor (B.S. ’79),
Athens, Ohio, was named assistant to
the president for diversity at Ohio
University after serving in the position
on an interim basis. She joined Ohio
University in 1991 and has worked as
the associate director of residence life,
director of multicultural programs and,
most recently, as associate vice president for finance and administration.
Marsha Thompson LaFollette (B.S.
’75, M.Ed. ’94), Mt. Juliet, retired from
the Rutherford County School System
after teaching for 28 years.
Leslie F. “Buddy” Woodson (B.S.
’72), Eagleville, now serves as food and
dairy administrator for the State of
Tennessee.
1980s
Paula Tabor Calahan (B.S. ’88,
M. Ed. ’91), Murfreesboro, serves as
academic adviser for recording industry
management students in the MTSU
College of Mass Communication. She
has been an MTSU adjunct instructor
since 2002 and has experience with the
university seminar and student retention programs. Her awards include
Tennessee New Vocational Teacher of
the Year and School-Level Teacher of
the Year.
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Craig Campbell (B.S. ’84), Franklin,
was promoted to vice president,
media/publicity, for Sony Music
Nashville, after serving as manager for
10-plus years. He oversees the media
department and coordinates national
publicity campaigns for all artists signed
to Sony Music Nashville’s Epic and
Columbia labels.
Nanalane Parrott Frey (B.S. ’81),
Hendersonville, works at Vanderbilt
Medical Center as a clinical research scientist.
Dan Goodwin (B.S. ’85), Murfreesboro, was named media relations manager for Barrett Firearms Manufacturing
Inc. Previously, he worked 13 years at
the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office as
patrol deputy, school resource officer
and detective.
Bob Jacobs (B.S. ’82), Fairfax, Va.,
was honored with NASA’s Exceptional
Service Medal at a special ceremony at
the agency’s Washington, D.C., headquarters. He serves as NASA’s director
of news and multimedia, managing both
NASA Television and the Web site.
Brian Keith Knox (B.S. ’87), Sussex,
Wis., received two Paragon Awards from
the Southeastern Wisconsin Chapter of
the Public Relations Society of America
for outstanding work performed in 2004.
Joseph Paul Marler (B.S. ’86),
Murfreesboro, accepted a production
manager role for Sanford North America
in Shelbyville, where he has operational
responsibilities for Sharpie permanent
markers, Expo dry-erase markers and
Sharpie Accent highlighters.
Dr. Bill Nolte (B.S. ’81), Clyde, N.C.,
was named associate superintendent for
Haywood County Schools in
Waynesville, N.C.
Marc Robert Rogers (B.B.A. ’80),
Franklin, joined Emdeon Corporation
(formerly WebMD) in Nashville, where
he serves as finance director.
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Carolyn Regina
Sharpe (B.B.A. ’82), Woodbridge, Va.,
recently completed a three-year tour in
South Korea. She served as Deputy
Brigade Commander, 175th Finance
Command, and later Battalion
Commander, 177th Finance Battalion at
Camp Casey, Korea. She is assigned to
the Pentagon’s Office of the Institutional
Army Adaptation.
Wayne Edward Towery (B.S. ’81),
Oak Ridge, recently accepted a scientist
position with Bechtel Jacobs in Oak
Ridge. He will be working on the deactivation and demolition project at the
Department of Energy’s K-25 site, which
is now known as East Tennessee
Technology Park.
Kreda Frierson Yokley (B.B.A. ’85),
Murfreesboro, was appointed to serve as
executive director of Mid-Cumberland
Community Action Agency, a nonprofit
organization that helps low-income
Middle Tennessee families. Previously,
she was the agency’s assistant executive
director and worked 14 years as a field
representative for U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon.
1990s
Dr. Rodney D. Bennett (B.S. ’90,
M.Ed. ’92, Ed.S. ’93), Athens, Ga., was
named vice president for student affairs
at the University of Georgia after serving
as interim VP. He previously was dean
of students as well as interim associate
provost for institutional diversity. He
also is an adjunct assistant professor in
the College of Education, teaching courses in the department of counseling and
human development services. He was
dean of students at Winthrop University
in South Carolina, served as MTSU’s
associate dean of student life and has
received an MTSU Black Alumni
Achievement Award.
Christopher Lee Benton (B.S. ’96),
Pelham, has joined LKQ, a publicly traded auto supply company, as distribution
manager. He also owns the video production company Benton Media Works
Productions.
Megan Coats Benton (B.S. ’97),
Pelham, was named educational adviser
for the MTSU College of Basic and
Applied Science’s METS (MTSU
Educational Talent Search) Program.
Donnie Alan Castleman (B.S. ’90),
Henderson, Nev., is a full-time bassist,
playing for many different artists. He also
prepares tax returns primarily for people
in the entertainment industry.
Dr. Rebecca Cupples Draper (B.A.
’94), Greensboro, N.C., completed her
doctoral degree in educational leadership
and policy analysis at East Tennessee
State University. She is an assistant principal at Lexington High School in
Lexington, N.C., and also teaches graduate classes for the University of Phoenix.
Dr. Timothy Ryan Draper (B.S. ’94),
Greensboro, N.C., completed a sports
medicine fellowship with Moses Cone
Hospital in Greensboro, N.C. He is
employed as a sports medicine physician
with Murphy/Wainer Orthopedic
Specialists.
Jennifer L. Fuqua (B.S. ’94), Franklin,
serves as marketing manager for Alcott
Routon, a national direct-marketing
agency. With nine years of industry experience, she will be responsible for strategic marketing plans for Alcott Routon,
including branding initiatives, communication materials, direct marketing, Web
development and public relations.
Cathrine Smith Gordon (B.M. ’91,
M.Ed. ’99, Ed.S. ’02), Murfreesboro,
teaches at Bradley Elementary School for
the Arts.
Stephen Haley (B.S. ’98), Murfreesboro, received his second lieutenant commission after 18 months of training with
the Tennessee Army National Guard. As a
new officer, he will hold a position leading soldiers of the guard across the state.
Dr. Rita Evonda Henley (M.V.E. ’96),
Nashville, received a doctorate degree in
education leadership from Clark Atlanta
University in 2004.
David Wayne Landers (B.M. ’93), Paso
Robles, Calif., teaches high school band
and drama at Templeton High School on
the central coast region of California.
John Francis Lennon (B.S. ’90),
Cleveland, is beginning his seventh year
as head of the theater department at
Chattanooga’s Notre Dame High School,
where he also serves as the wrestling
team’s assistant coach. He has been
selected twice as Tennessee Governor’s
School for the Arts outstanding teacher
and also received the Heart of Notre
Dame Award.
Jeff Neal (B.S. ’95), Seymour, serves as
sports editor for the Herald Newspapers
and oversees sections of The Seymour
Herald, Smoky Mountain Herald and The
Five Rivers Herald.
Chasity Caye Nicoll (B.A. ’95),
Manchester, along with her husband
John, has opened the law office of Nicoll
and Nicoll. After beginning their careers
as JAG officers in the U.S. Army, the couple entered general practice with areas of
emphasis in real estate, business, employment and criminal law.
Alicia Annaliesa Prosser (B.S. ’92),
Norcross, Ga., is the director of development for Creative Community Services,
Inc., which provides therapeutic foster
care to children and adults.
Ronald Harding Queen (B.B.A. ’94,
B.B.A. ’95), Nashville, received a CPA
license for the state of Tennessee. He is
the manager of local finance in the comptroller’s office of the state. He also holds
the certified government financial manager
designation from the Association of
Government Accountants.
William Bolger Thompson (B.S. ’91),
Murfreesboro, is stationed at Camp
Caldwell, Iraq, serving in Operation Iraqi
Freedom III. He is officer in charge for the
SSA (supply). Before his deployment, he
completed his officer training in Virginia
and now serves as second lieutenant.
Mitchell B. Tucker Sr. (B.S. ’94, M.A.
’97), Linden, is teaching at Jackson State
Community College in Lexington. He also
serves as a juvenile officer for Perry County.
William Andrew Turman (B.A. ’90),
Windber, Pa., received a master’s degree in
special education from Indiana University of
Pennsylvania in 1996 and is now enjoying a
sabbatical from teaching.
John Walton West (B.B.A. ’99), Franklin,
recently was promoted to manager in the
assurance and enterprise risk services division of Deloitte and Touche, LLP. He has
been with the company since 2001.
2000s
Christopher Harold Barnes (B.S. ’02),
Hampton, Ga., recently accepted a position
with the Federal Aviation Administration.
Delia Jill Espinosa (M.B.A. ’02), Union
City, N.J., has joined the marketing department as liaison to the chief executive officer
for the Manhattan office of Apax Partners,
LP, a private equity venture capital firm.
Clay Kyle Gooch (B.B.A. ’03), McLean,
Va., was promoted to the Washington
Federal Practice of PriceWaterhouseCoopers,
LLP, after working in U.S. Information
Technology for the firm.
James Nicholas Harris (B.S. ’00),
Murfreesboro, graduated from Nashville
School of Law in May 2005 and is working
as associate attorney in the law office of
Arena and McElhaney, PLLC.
Bradley D. Holmes (B.S. ’00),
Montgomery, Ala., was promoted to underwriting supervisor at the Montgomery
underwriting branch of Auto-Owners
Insurance Company.
Kelly Annette Lacy (B.B.A. '04),
Columbia, is working with Auto
Warehousing Company, a yard management
company that works with the Saturn
Corporation.
James Calvin “Cal” Majure (B.S. ’03),
Murfreesboro, currently serves as the assistant to the administrator at Christ Church in
Nashville, after completing 18 months of
traveling the country as a leadership consultant for Pi Kappa Phi fraternity.
Nathan Douglas Nichols (B.S. ’02),
Jackson, Miss., is employed by Malaco
Music Group, where he serves as administrator of copyrights and royalties.
John Michael Norrell (B.S. ’01, M.Ed.
’03), Louisville, Ky., was named assistant
vice president for Nelnet Campus Solutions.
David O. Pritchett (B.S. ’90), Greensboro,
N.C., was selected to umpire the
International Baseball Federation XXXVI
World Cup, held in the Netherlands in
September. The tournament featured professional teams from 18 countries and five continents. He umpires Atlantic Coast,
Conference USA, Southern and Big South
games and officiates high school basketball.
Christopher Lee Redd (B.A. ’05), Alpha,
N.J., has been chosen to participate in the
Japan Exchange and Teaching program and
will spend one year as an assistant language
teacher in Fukui, Japan.
Clay Shirley (B.B.A. ’01), Murfreesboro,
has been named branch sales manager of
Regions Bank’s Smithville office. Before joining Regions, he worked seven years with
Cavalry Banking in Murfreesboro.
Gary G. Wiser Jr. (B.S. ’03), Birmingham,
Ala., was named coordinator of student
development at Birmingham-Southern
College after receiving his master of arts in
education degree from Western Kentucky
University in May 2005.
Alumni: Visit, recruit, support, watch us grow
t’s hard to believe that 2005 is coming to a close. It’s
always good to celebrate the past year, and at the
same time see all the future has to offer.
You’ll be happy to know that some exciting things
are in the works for MTSU in the upcoming months.
Ground has broken for the $5.47 million expansion of the
Cason-Kennedy Nursing Building, which will advance
the nursing program to become one of the finest in the
nation. In March, we will play host
to the 2006 Aeropostale Sun Belt
Basketball Championships at
Murphy Center, which will mark the
first time the Blue Raiders have hosted a league tournament in 18 years.
Plus, our alumni relations office will
be moving to its new location on
Middle Tennessee Boulevard this
spring.
This is the time that many high Trail
I
In memoriam
Editor’s note: MTSU and Alumni
Relations extend deepest sympathy to the families and friends of
alumni who have passed away.
1930s
Katherine Major Vickers
(B.S. ’38), Birmingham, Ala., died
Aug. 13, 2005.
1940s
Mary Virginia Mize Anderson
(B.S. ’43), Nashville, died Aug. 15,
2005.
David Grey Battle (B.S. ’40),
Huntsville, Ala., died Dec. 20,
2004.
Josephine Bethel (B.S. ’41),
Shawnee Mission, Kan., died June
18, 2005.
Estelle McBride Swindell
(B.S. ’40), Trenton, N.J., died
Sept. 18, 2005.
1950s
Roberta Langford (B.S. ’53),
Morrison, died Sept. 6, 2003.
Everette Lee Mitchell (M.A.
’54), Dothan, Ala., died Oct. 13,
2003.
Lillian Crawley Orr (B.S. ’50),
Fairfield Glade, died Aug. 15,
2005.
Emma Claire Tolley (B.S. ’50),
Columbia, died Sept. 11, 2005.
Betty Webb Walker (B.S. ’55),
South Pittsburg, died Aug. 31,
2005.
1960s
Leon David Chambers (M.S.
’64), Franklin, died Sept. 6, 2005.
Alvin Joseph Guffey
(B.S. ’63), Mechanicsville, Md.,
died Aug. 5, 2005.
Ronald E. Hamilton (B.S. ’68),
Oakland Park, Fla., died July 7,
2005.
Nina Kerr Jackson (B.S. ’65),
Murfreesboro, died July 29, 2005.
1970s
Sarah Kay Matthews Bowden
(B.S. ’72, M.Ed. '80), Lewisburg,
died Aug. 10, 2005.
Jimmie Joseph Combs
(M.S.T. ’72), Noble, Okla., died
July 3, 2004.
Darvin Dell Hendee (B.S. ’75),
Littleton, Colo., died Sept. 10,
2005.
1980s
Judy Spears Hoke (B.B.A. ’88),
Louisville, Ky., died July 14, 2005.
1990s
Tammie M. Armato (B.S. ’95),
Las Vegas, Nev., died Sept. 14,
2005.
Jeffery Allen Lingwall
(B.S. ’95), Scottsbluff, Neb., died
Aug. 28, 2005.
Amy Lyell Osteen (B.S. ’97,
M.Ed. ’05), Chapmansboro, died
July 25, 2005.
school seniors are deciding which colleges they will
attend. If you are in contact with someone who is in the
midst of making this very important decision, please
share with them the great things that are happening at
MTSU. Seeing is believing, so encourage these potential
students and their parents to call the university and
arrange a campus tour to see firsthand all that our campus has to offer.
It is hoped that we all have special memories of our
time spent as students here at the university. As you
know, the landscape of our campus continues to change,
with new resources that add value to the degree you
received. New buildings, technology and programs help
today’s students have the most successful college career
possible and better prepare them for life after MTSU.
Even if you've visited campus recently, you might
not know what it’s truly like to be one of today’s students. The alumni office wants to change that by giving
you an insight into the daily lives of two current MTSU
students. “In the Middle of It All: Student Online Journals
Amya Camille Barnes born July
7, 2005, to J. Steven (B.S. ’98) and
Keta Barnes of Smyrna.
Kylah Barnes born May 12,
2005, to Andrew Michael (B.B.A.
’02) and Jeana Barnes of Brandon,
Fla.
Ansley Kate Beachboard born
Oct. 8, 2005, to Allison Riddle (B.S.
’95, M.Ed. ’98) and Eric Beachboard
of Manchester.
John Michael Brandon born
July 23, 2004, to Christy Ann
(B.Unv.S. ’01) and Jason Brandon
(B.S. ’03) of Columbia.
Gracelyn Ann Brasch born
March 22, 2003, to Beth Scarbrough
(B.S. ’04) and William (B.S. ’04)
Brasch of Humboldt.
Lilly Ann Brown born Feb. 27,
2005, to Allison Dean (B.S. ’00) and
Jonathan (B.S. ’97) Brown of
Murfreesboro.
Spencer Burritt born June 29,
2003, and Allison Burritt born
March 18, 2005, to Kimberly
Stewart (B.S. ’93) and Brian Burritt
of Murfreesboro.
Isabelle Grace Camp born April
18, 2005, to Wendi Marie Ellis (B.S.
’95) of Murfreesboro.
Conner William Cliburn born
July 7, 2005, to Mindy Elaine
(B.B.A. ’03) and Johnny (B.S. ’03)
Cliburn of Knoxville.
William Gavin Conger born on
March 8, 2005, to Bill (B.S. ’87) and
Alyssa Conger of Mt. Juliet.
Jackson Thomas Cook born
March 17, 2005, to John David
(B.B.A. ’01) and Lauren Elisabeth
Cook of La Vergne.
Savannah Grace Crabtree born
May 15, 2005, to Philip E. (B.S. ’97)
and Katherine Crabtree of Junction
City, Kan.
Brittin Elizabeth Creasey born
Aug. 4, 2005, to Alyson Martin
(B.S. ’03) and Mark (B.S. ’03)
Creasey of Springfield.
Whitman Henry Czajkowski,
Claire Anna Czajkowski and
Carleigh Alexander Czajkowski
born Jan. 23, 2003, and Elouise
Christer Czajkowski born Jan. 10,
2005, to Shelley Henry (B.B.A. ’98)
and Christer Czajkowski of
Murfreesboro.
Madeline Marie Dolan born
Dec. 20, 2004, to Cynthia Michelle
(B.S. ’99) and Frank Dolan of
Newborn, Ga.
Adrian John Stuart “Trey”
Edsall III born June 29, 2005, to
Stephanie Head (B.S. ’04) and
Adrian (B.A. ’02) Edsall of
Murfreesboro.
Olivia Jane Ervin born May 16,
2005, to Deborah Austin-Ervin
(B.S. ’00) and Edward Ervin of
Cookeville.
Luke Ferrell born on Nov. 29,
2004, to Steve (B.S. ’91) and
Stephanie Ferrell of Mt. Juliet.
Laurie Margaret Foster born
Jan. 31, 2005, to Susanna Santi
(B.M. ’98) and Andy Foster of
Murfreesboro.
Baby Raiders
Braxton Wilson Groce born July
26, 2005, to Susan Guin (B.S. ’97)
and Jaime (B.S. ’97) Groce of
Franklin.
David Nolan Harding born July
15, 2005, to Amy Jo Whiticker
(B.B.A. ’01, M.A. ’02, M.B.A. '03)
and David Nathan (B.B.A. ’99,
M.B.A. '02) Harding of La Vergne.
Ansley Grace Harris born Aug.
24, 2005, to Dana Mason (B.B.A.
’04) and James Nicholas (B.S. ’00)
Harris of Murfreesboro.
Jillian Bradford Haynes born
Jan. 27, 2005, to Donna Robichaud
(B.S. ’97) and Bradford Haynes of
Murfreesboro.
Margaret Ann Keach born
Feb. 9, 2005, to Pamela Matlock
(B.S. ’91) and Tim (B.S. ’72) Keach
of Murfreesboro.
Martha Amelia Keating born
July 1, 2005, to Peter Graham (B.A.
’97) and Angie Keating of
Murfreesboro.
Emily Grace Kelly born March
15, 2000, to Lydia Medlock-Kelly
(B.S. ’94) and Sean Kelly of
Murfreesboro.
Madelyn Grace Kelly born July
1, 2005, to Alicia Burroughs (B.S.
’02) and Paul (B.S. ’03) Kelly of Fort
Rucker, Ala.
Kyler Edward King born Nov. 2,
2004, to Kirsten Stevens (B.M. ’01)
and Ray King of La Vergne.
Brodie Kiser born June 6, 2005,
to Margaret Morgan (B.S. ’01) and
Brandon Kiser of Seymour.
Grady Edward Knox born Feb.
21, 2005, to Maria Castelli (B.B.A.
’00) and Kerry (B.A. ’99) Knox of
Murfreesboro.
Ada Alexandria Merideth
Ludyjan-Ybarra born May 4, 2005,
to Tracey Anne Ludyjan-Ybarra
(M.S. ’04) and Roland Ybarra of
Murfreesboro.
David M. Marquette III born
Dec. 29, 2004, to Alisha Williams
(B.A. ’02) and David M. (B.S. ’02)
Marquette of Lansing, Mich.
Kennedi Lynne Maxwell born
April 29, 2005, to Deborah Rippy
(B.S. ’87) and Fred Maxwell of
Murfreesboro.
Cortland Thomas McCormack
born June 11, 2004, to Mary Long
(B.S. ’86) and Tom McCormack of
Athens, Ga.
Jase Alexander Neuble born
Jan. 5, 2005, to Stacy Spickard (B.S.
’01) and James Neuble of Mt. Juliet.
Elinor “Ella” Katherine Rowe
born Aug. 8, 2005, to Christy Lynn
Bly (B.S. ’97, M.Ed. ’99) and
William T. (B.B.A. ’95, M.B.A. ’97)
Rowe of Murfreesboro.
Jackson Weiland Swafford born
July 6, 2005, to Robyn R. (B.B.A.
’98, M.S. '02) and Nick Swafford of
Murfreesboro.
Ella Marie Taylor born Aug. 22,
2005, and Claire Ainsley Taylor
born March 12, 2001, to Jeffery
Todd (B.B.A. ’92) and Shorey Taylor
of Columbus, Ohio.
Oliver “Olley” Scott Todd born
at Middle Tennessee State University” provide a glance
at campus life through the eyes of Jonathan and Maggie,
who have been armed with digital cameras to help you
see what it’s like to be an MTSU student now. The journals are available by visiting mtalumni.com. New entries
are posted weekly, so make sure to check back often.
As we look to our future, reflect on what your university means to you, and if your schedule allows, find a
way to give back. Whether it's attending or volunteering
at a chapter event in your area, visiting a class as a guest
lecturer or supporting a scholarship program, there are
many ways to help, and the alumni relations staff would
be happy to work with you. Please remember that the
Alumni Association wants to hear your input, so please
don't hesitate to contact the alumni relations office with
your ideas. Be Proud. Be Loud. Be Blue.
MTSU National Alumni Association President Sandra Trail
graduated from MTSU in 1972 with a B.S. degree in accounting. She
practices law in Murfreesboro with her husband, Larry Trail (B.S.
’75). Both are very involved in community and professional activities.
Oct. 13, 2005, to Melissa Henley
(B.B.A. ’97) and Christopher
Scott (B.S. ’98, B.S. '01, M.S. '05)
Todd of Manchester.
Jacob Stone Trew born Sept.
2, 2005, to Jennifer
Wojciechowski (B.S. ’01) and
Richard David (B.S. ’01) Trew of
Murfreesboro.
Adella Walker born Apr. 20,
2005, to William Baker (B.S. ’91)
and Holly Walker of Old
Hickory.
William Alton Wallace born
Feb. 4, 2005, to Melissa
Vanderpool (B.A. ’95) and Philip
D. (B.S. ’96) Wallace of
Smithville.
Knox Shelton Wimberley
born May 18, 2005, and
Gabriella Renae Wimberley
born on Dec. 14, 2000, to
Keith D. (B.S. ’93) and Kara
Wimberley of Manchester.
Emma Claire Wynne born
Jan. 31, 2005, to Mindy Parker
(B.F.A. ’98) and Brandon (B.S.
’99) Wynne of Nashville.
Tenley Morgan Yates adopted July 2005 by Patrick Oleary
(B.S. ’95) and Daniel Yates of
Murfreesboro.
NATIONAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
BOARD 2005-06
Officers
President – Sandra Trail (’72)
VP/President-elect – Bob Lamb (’69, ’77)
Exec. Dir. – Ginger Corley Freeman (’89, ’92)
Secretary – Mary Esther Bell (’92, ’94, ’96)
Treasurer – Devin McClendon (’96)
Past president – Ben Landers (’77)
Murfreesboro
Murfreesboro
Murfreesboro
Smyrna
Brentwood
Knoxville
Board Members
Rodney Bennett (’90, ’92, ’93)
Michele Butler (’04)
Brent Campbell (’02)
Marshall Campbell (’00)
David A. Cullum (’55)
Ryan P. Durham (’98)
Michael Fairbanks (’92)
Marla Frisby (’95)
Ashley Elizabeth Graham (’05)
Donna Hastings (’70, ’74)
Beth Barber Jones (’99)
Jack R. Lewis Jr. (‘64)
John Marshall (’02, ’04)
Ernest McKinney (’76)
Bud Morris (’68, ’75, ’81)
Kevin S. Proffitt (’85)
Liz Rhea (’55)
Brandon Robbins (’03)
Ronald Q. Roberts (’84, ’91)
Bob Rochelle (’68)
Mary L. Secrest (’74, ’78)
Lana C. Seivers (’72)
R. Eugene Smith (’57)
Jim L. Stubblefield (’83)
Janice B. Tant (’76)
Ron Vannatta
Chip Walters (’85)
Phyllis H. Washington (’74, ’77)
Hanna R. Witherspoon (’64)
Andy Womack (’70)
Bob Womack (’48)
Stephanie W. Workman (’92)
Courtney E. Yates (’83)
Athens, Ga.
Goodlettsville
Murfreesboro
Murfreesboro
Nashville
Lawrenceburg
Atlanta, Ga.
Murfreesboro
Clarksville
Murfreesboro
Columbia
Danville, Va.
Murfreesboro
Nashville
Murfreesboro
Maryville
Murfreesboro
Livingston
Murfreesboro
Lebanon
Atlanta, Ga.
Nashville
Collierville
Murfreesboro
Nashville
Shelbyville
Murfreesboro
Murfreesboro
Murfreesboro
Murfreesboro
Murfreesboro
Knoxville
Murfreesboro
Ex Officio Members
Sidney A. McPhee
John W. Cothern
William J. Bales
Ken H. Summar
Diane S. Gower
Rebecca M. Fischer
Paul B. Fulcher
MTSU President
Senior Vice President
VP, Development and Univ. Relations
MTSU Foundation President
MTSU BRAA President
MTSU Faculty Senate President
MTSU SGA President
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CAMPUS BRIEFS
Photo by MT Media Relations
Tommy Gunn
Patrice Holmes
Gunn, Holmes make Sun Belt all-time teams
Former Middle Tennessee basketball standouts
Tommy Gunn and Patrice Holmes (B.S. ’05) were named
to the Sun Belt Conference All-Time men’s and women’s
basketball teams, the league announced Oct. 24.
Gunn finished as the Blue Raiders’ No. 3 all-time
leading scorer with 1,528 points, and was two-time AllSun Belt. Holmes, a three-time All-Sun Belt pick and
three-time Sun Belt Tournament Most Outstanding Player,
led the Lady Raiders to first-round NCAA Tournament
victories in 2004 and ’05.
Sun Belt
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“They were selected by the executive committee,” Waters said.
“They met all the criteria: size of building (11,500-plus seats), locker
room space, ability to host media, regular and fast-food restaurants.”
MTSU is the two-time defending women’s champion. Senior Tia
Stovall and juniors Chrissy Givens and Krystle Horton will try to
lead first-year
Coach Rick
Insell’s (B.S. ’77)
team back to the
NCAA
Tournament.
LouisianaLafayette has won
two straight
men’s tourney
titles.
Fourth-year
Coach Kermit
Davis’ Blue
Raiders will be
led by senior
guards Fats
Cuyler and
Marcus Morrison
(10.9 ppg), and
Wright Waters talks at Sun Belt media day.
6-foot-10 junior
Kyle Young.
For ticket information, call 1-888-YES-MTSU (937-6878).
Naked-eye observatory will open by Dec. 27
A unique, $700,000 naked-eye observatory will be finished before the scheduled Dec. 27 completion date, Dr.
Eric Klumpe, associate professor, physics and astronomy,
said Nov. 10.
“This is a one-of-a-kind observatory in the country
and maybe the world,” Klumpe said. “It will operate as a
tool to teach simple and basic astronomy.” He added that
the observatory, which is behind Cope Administration
Building near Walnut Grove and Peck Hall, will be functional day or night for classes and visitors.
LaVine Design & Construction Inc., of Murfreesboro,
served as the general contractor. Brentwood-based Hart
Freeland Roberts designed and managed the project.
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TSU and
Murphy Center
also will serve
as event host and site for
the 2006 Sun Belt Conference Indoor Track
Championship. It will be
held Saturday and
Sunday, Feb. 25-26, said
Coach Dean Hayes.
MTSU’s best bets in
the men’s competition
will be Linnie Yarbrough
in the high hurdles and
Van Fraley in the 55- and
200-meter dashes, and the
mile relay. This season,
the women’s team will be
led by Candice Robertson
in the high hurdles,
Meaghan Byrd (shot put
and weight throw),
Majorie Gombert (800
meters) and Shanna-Kay
Campbell (400-meter run).
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Blue Raiders 2006 football schedule
Ayers, Hassan will address Dec. 17 graduates
Emil Hassan, former senior vice president, Nissan
North America, and Jim Ayers, chairman and founder of
Lexington, Tenn.-based FirstBank and founder of The
Ayers Foundation, will be MTSU fall commencement
speakers for two services Dec. 17, university officials
said recently.
Hassan will speak to graduates
from the College of Graduate
Studies, Jennings A. Jones College
of Business and College of
Education and Behavioral Science
during the 9 a.m. ceremony, said Dr.
Jack Thomas, vice provost for academic affairs and
Hassan
chair of the commencement committee.
Hassan was senior VP for North
American manufacturing, purchasing,
quality and logistics for Nissan. After
retiring in 2004 following 35 years in
the automotive industry, he continues
to serve as an adviser to Nissan CEO
Ayers
Carlos Ghosn. Hassan’s sons, Yaz
(B.B.A. ’95) and Ramsey (B.B.A. ’98), are alumni.
At 2 p.m., Ayers will address graduates from the
Colleges of Basic and Applied Sciences, Liberal Arts,
Mass Communication and Continuing Education and
Distance Learning.
Ayers established his foundation in 1999 and has
helped more than 600 high school students in West
Tennessee attend college.
About 1,500 degree candidates will be recognized,
an official in the MTSU Office of Records said.
Murphy Center
also site for Sun
Belt indoor meet
2005 results
Sept. 3 — Alabama 26, MTSU 3
Sept. 10 — N. Texas 14, MTSU 7
Sept. 17 — Akron 17, MTSU 7
Oct. 1 — MTSU 17, Vanderbilt 15
Oct. 15 — MTSU 35, Fla. Atlantic 14
Oct. 22 — La.-Lafayette 13, MTSU 10
Nov. 5 — MTSU 45, Arkansas State 7
Nov. 12 — La.-Monroe 34, MTSU 31
Nov. 19 — MTSU at N. Carolina St.
Nov. 26 — MTSU 17, Troy 7
Dec. 3* — at Fla. International, 6 p.m.
* — Postponed Oct. 29 by hurricane
Date Opponent
Location
Time (Central)
Sept. 2 Vanderbilt
Nashville
TBA
Sept. 9 Maryland
College Park, Md.
TBA
Sept. 14 Tennessee Tech
Murfreesboro
TBA
Nashville
TBA
Sept. 23 Louisville
Sept. 30 North Texas*
Denton, Texas
TBA
Oct. 7 Florida International* Murfreesboro
TBA
TBA
Monroe, La.
Oct. 14 Louisiana-Monroe*
TBA
Oct. 28 La.-Lafayette*
Lafayette, La.
Murfreesboro
TBA
Nov. 4 Florida Atlantic*
Nov. 11 Arkansas State*
Jonesboro, Ark.
TBA
TBA
Columbia, S.C.
Nov. 18 South Carolina
Nov. 25 Troy*
Murfreesboro
TBA
Dates and opponents are tentative and subject to change
Home games in bold
* — Sun Belt Conference game
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Lady Raiders basketball
Blue Raiders basketball
MT indoor track
Date
Opponent (time)
Nov. 22 Houston (7 p.m.)
Nov. 25 Georgia Southern (7 p.m.)
Nov. 26 Eastern Kentucky (5 p.m.)
Nov. 30 Georgia (7 p.m.)
Dec. 2 at South Dakota St. (7 p.m.)
Dec. 4 at North Dakota State (2 p.m.)
Dec. 8 Georgia State (7 p.m.)
Dec. 18 vs. Penn State (6 p.m.)
Dec. 19 vs. UAB/Alabama A&M (TBA)
Dec. 21 Tennessee Tech (7 p.m.)
Dec. 28 at Austin Peay (7 p.m.)
Jan. 2 at Virginia (3 p.m.)
Jan. 8 Western Kentucky* (2 p.m.)
Jan. 12 at Arkansas State* (7:05 p.m.)
Jan. 14 at Arkansas-Little Rock* (7 p.m.)
Jan. 19 at South Alabama* (5 p.m.)
Jan. 21 Troy* (7 p.m.)
Jan. 26 Louisiana-Lafayette* (TBA)
Jan. 28 at New Orleans* (TBA)
Feb. 2 Florida International* (7 p.m.)
Feb. 8 at North Texas* (7 p.m.)
Feb. 11 Denver* (5 p.m.)
Feb. 16 Arkansas State* (7 p.m.)
Feb. 18 Arkansas-Little Rock* (7 p.m.)
Feb. 25 at Western Kentucky* (TBA)
Feb. 27 at Florida International* (TBA)
March 3-7 Sun Belt Conference
Tournament at MTSU
Home games in Murphy Center are bold
(*) — Sun Belt Conference game
Date
Opponent (time)
Nov. 26 at Indiana State (4 p.m.)
Nov. 29 UT-Chattanooga (7 p.m.)
Dec. 3 at Portland (Ore.) State (9 p.m.)
Dec. 5 at Utah State (8 p.m.)
Dec. 10 at Belmont (7 p.m.)
Dec. 18 Freed-Hardeman (2 p.m.)
Dec. 20-21 at Louisville, Ky., Billy Minardi
Classic (Louisville, Florida Atlantic, College
of Charleston)
Dec. 28 Austin Peay (7 p.m.)
Dec. 31 at Tennessee State (2 p.m.)
Jan. 4 at Memphis (7 p.m.)
Jan. 7 at Western Kentucky* (7 p.m.)
Jan. 8 Western Kentucky* (2 p.m.)
Jan. 12 Arkansas State* (7 p.m.)
Jan. 14 Arkansas-Little Rock* (7 p.m.)
Jan. 19 at South Alabama* (7:30 p.m.)
Jan. 21 at Troy* (7 p.m.)
Jan. 26 New Orleans* (7 p.m.)
Jan. 28 Louisiana-Lafayette* (7 p.m.)
Feb. 4 at Florida International* (6 p.m.)
Feb. 9 at North Texas* (7 p.m.)
Feb. 11 Denver* (7:30 p.m.)
Feb. 13 South Dakota State (7 p.m.)
Feb. 16 at Arkansas State* (7:05 p.m.)
Feb. 18 at Arkansas-Little Rock* (7 p.m.)
Feb. 23 Western Kentucky* (7 p.m.
Feb. 27 Florida International* (7 p.m.)
March 3-7 Sun Belt Conference
Tournament at MTSU
Home games in Murphy Center are bold
(*) — Sun Belt Conference game
Site
Event
Date
Dec. 10 Christmas Invit. Murphy Center
Jan. 13-14 Kentucky Invit.
Lexington, Ky.
Jan. 28 Mid. Tenn. Open Murphy Center
Feb. 3-4 Indiana Invit.
Bloomington, Ind.
Murphy Center
Feb. 11 Valentine Invit.
Feb. 25-26 Sun Belt Champ. Murphy Ctr.
Ames, Iowa
March 4 Last Chance Invit.
Mar. 10-11 NCAA Champ. Fayetteville, Ark.
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about MT athletics news.
MT men’s golf
Site
Date Opponent
Jan. 28 Chattanooga (noon) Racquet Club
Blacksburg, Va.
Feb. 4 Va. Tech (1 p.m.)
Racquet Club
Feb. 11 Indiana (noon)
Feb. 12 Georgia Tech (1 p.m.)
Atlanta
Racquet Club
Feb. 25 Rice (noon)
Feb. 26 Minn. (2:30 p.m.)
Racquet Club
March 3-5 HEB Invit. Corpus Christi, Texas
March 8 Fresno St. (5 p.m.)
Fresno, Calif.
March 10 San Diego (1 p.m.) Fresno, Calif.
MT women’s tennis
Site
Date Opponent
San Antonio
Jan. 27 San Antonio (2 p.m.)
Jan. 29 Pan Amer. (10 a.m.)
San Antonio
Feb. 4 East Tennessee (5 p.m.) Racq. Club
Feb. 5 Wichita State (10 a.m.) Racquet Club
Feb. 8 Chattanooga (6 p.m.) Racquet Club
Lexington, Ky.
Feb. 11 Kentucky (11 a.m.)
Feb. 14 Vanderbilt (2:30 p.m.) Racq. Club
Troy, Ala.
Feb. 17 Troy (5 p.m.)
Feb. 19 UAB (11 a.m.)
Birmingham
Feb. 24 Ole Miss (1 p.m.)
Oxford, Miss.
Feb. 26 Tenn. Tech (TBA) Buck Bouldin TC
March 7 Tex. A&M-Corpus Christi Houston
Houston
March 8 Houston (2 p.m.)
MT women’s golf
Date
Event
Feb. 19-20 Santa Anita Classic
Feb. 27-28 All-American Invitational
March 3-5 USF Invitational
March 13-14 USA Spring Classic
March 27-28 UALR Collegiate Invitational
April 10-11 Arkansas. State Indian Classic
April 17-19 Sun Belt Championship
Site
Guadalajara, Mexico
Houston
Tampa, Fla.
Mobile, Ala.
Little Rock, Ark.
Jonesboro, Ark.
Port St. Lucie, Fla.
Lady Raiders softball (tentative early season games)
Date
Opponent (time)
Feb. 14 at Evansville (3 p.m.)
Feb. 17-19 at Auburn Invitational
(Jacksonville St., Lipscomb,
Mercer, Furman, Auburn, MTSU)
Feb. 22. at Belmont (DH) (1 p.m.)
Feb. 24-26 MT Strikeout Cancer
Tournament (Syracuse, Loyola-
MT men’s tennis
Chicago, Lipscomb, UT-Martin)
Feb. 28 at UT-Martin (DH) (1 p.m.)
Mar. 1 Chattanooga (DH) (2 p.m.)
Mar. 3-5 Chattanooga Frost Classic
(See goblueraiders.com for full
schedule)
Event
Date
Feb. 14-15 BajaMar Invitational
March 6-7 USA Lady Jaguar Invit.
March 20-21 Samford Intercoll.
Mar. 27-28 N. Texas/UALR Classic
April 10-11 Lady Eagle Invitational
April 17-19 Sun Belt Championship
Site
BajaMar, Mexico
Mobile, Ala.
Birmingham
Denton, Texas
Hattiesburg, Miss.
Port St. Lucie, Fla.
MT baseball (early season games)
Date
Opponent (time)
Feb. 18 IP-Ft. Wayne (1 p.m.)
Feb. 19 IP-Ft. Wayne (1 p.m.)
Feb. 24 at Jacksonville St.
(3 p.m.)
(1 p.m.)
(1 p.m.)
Feb. 28 at Belmont (3 p.m.)
Mar. 3 Missouri St. (3 p.m.)
Mar. 4 Missouri St. (2 p.m.)
(See goblueraiders.com for full
schedule)

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