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Table of Contents

  • 3: The President's Perspective
  • 4: A Perfect Prescription
  • 6: Well Worth the Wait
  • 7: Cristi Holcombe: From Rearranging her Bedroom to Creating Elbow Room
  • 9: From Our Town to On the Town
  • 12: Outreach in a Changing World
  • 13: Advocating Appalachia
  • 15: Who's Going to ETSU?
  • 16: Talking the Talk and Walking the Walk, Backwards
  • 18: Who's Teaching at ETSU?
  • 21: The Charms of Virginia Foley
  • 22: ETSU in Rome
  • 25: Embracing Change: The Career Path of Karen King
  • 26: DATELINE ETSU
  • 27: ETSU Welcomes New Advancement Vice President
  • 27: Clean and Green and Spotless
  • 29: Countdown to Kickoff Exhibit Heightens Football Excitement
  • 30: Cutting Down Nets in March
  • 34: The 2015 Alumni Awards
  • 36: Class Notes
  • 37: Obituaries

ETSU President

Brian Noland

Executive Editor

Fred Sauceman

Managing Editors

Joe Smith

Advancement/Alumni Editors

Bob Plummer

Contributing Writers

Karen Crigger; Lee Ann Davis; Susan Epps; Carol Fox; Jean Haskell; Jennifer Hill; Katie Hoffman; Brian Noland; Randy Sanders; Fred Sauceman; Elizabeth Saulsbury; Joe Smith; Kristen Swing; Michael White

Cover/Graphic Design

Andy Barnes

Photography/Art

Ron Campbell; Jim Sledge; Larry Smith; Charles Warden

Publication Date

Fall 2015

President's Message

The 1960s were a defining era for East Tennessee State University. In addition to achieving university status in 1963, the decade also saw the institution award its first master’s degree and the arrival of Dr. D.P. Culp as our fourth President. It was also during this time that a major boom in construction took place, as facilities such as Lamb Hall, the Reece Museum, Ross Hall, Hutcheson Hall, Wilson-Wallis Hall, Nicks Hall (then the former Sherrod Library), and many dormitories were erected. Major construction also continued in the 1970s with buildings such as the Culp Center, the Mini-Dome, and our Kingsport Center at Allandale rising from the ground. Starting this fall, another era of major growth will occur on the campus of ETSU. This includes the long-awaited construction of a fine and performing arts center. Through the generosity of friends like Jim Martin and many others, we have raised nearly $8 million for this project, which will bring a 30-year dream to create a home for the arts on our campus into a reality. In addition, we will also break ground this fall on our new football stadium, which will be situated in the southwest corner of campus. This year marks the 10th anniversary of one of the greatest examples of community partnerships I have ever witnessed in higher education. On July 14, 2005, the Tennessee Higher Education Commission approved the creation of the ETSU College of Pharmacy. The necessary $7.5 million in startup costs for the college were raised entirely through private donations, and the money was raised in only 382 days. This past spring, we graduated our sixth class, bringing the total number of graduates to 444 for the Gatton College of Pharmacy. You will enjoy recalling some of the pivotal events in the history of our pharmacy school in a story featured on page four. As the fall semester approaches, we will welcome the Class of 2019 to ETSU. Each student will arrive with a dream of earning a degree. With those degrees, they will transform lives and strengthen their communities. For the past 104 years, that has been our mission, and I thank each of you for the role you have played in carrying forth that mission of regional stewardship. May this fall season be filled with rich blessings for you and your family. Godspeed, and Go Bucs! - Brian Noland, President

ETSU Today - Fall 2015

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