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Table of Contents

  • 3: President's Perspective
  • 4: Taking the Baton
  • 6: "First, Best, and Most"
  • 8: A Record of Service for Those Who Need it Most
  • 10: Breathing (not so) Easy?
  • 12: ETSU's Physical Therapy Program Marks Major Milestones
  • 14: ETSU Students Love Paris in the Spring
  • 16: Who's Going to ETSU?
  • 18: Who's Teaching at ETSU?
  • 19: Cheetahs and Cobras Take Flight on Campus
  • 21: "Mr. Marion"
  • 23: Treasures
  • 24: DATELINE: ETSU
  • 26: Alumni Membership Program
  • 27: The Alumni House: Something Old Becomes New and Blue
  • 28: From Sidelined to Side-Armed
  • 29: 2017 Football Schedule
  • 30: Class Notes and Obituaries

ETSU President

Brian Noland

Executive Editor

Fred Sauceman

Managing Editors

Joe Smith

Advancement/Alumni Editors

Pamela Ritter; Bob Plummer

Contributing Writers

Roy Andrade; Karen Crigger; Lee Ann Davis; Carol Fox; Jennifer Hill; Mitchell Miegel; Brian Noland; Cyndi Ramsey; Fred Sauceman; Joe Smith; Kristen Swing; Michael White

Cover/Graphic Design

Andy Barnes

Photography/Art

Ron Campbell; Dakota Hamilton; Larry Smith; Charles Warden

Publication Date

Spring 2017

President's Message

Through the passage of time over the past 105 years on our campus, much change has occurred. We opened as East Tennessee State Normal School in 1911 to prepare teachers. As the institution underwent a series of name changes – East Tennessee State Teachers College, State Teachers College, East Tennessee State College, and finally East Tennessee State University – our campus transformed as well. New academic departments were added, buildings were constructed, athletic teams were formed, and our student population grew. In July 1972, ETSU was placed under the governance of the Board of Regents. Just two years later, the Tennessee General Assembly authorized the creation of the Quillen College of Medicine. While under TBR, ETSU continued to witness unprecedented growth as new records in extramural support were set, our footprint in the region expanded, and our portfolio of academic programs continued to grow, particularly with the creation of the Gatton College of Pharmacy, other new doctoral programs, and, most recently, our engineering program. In 2016, a landmark event occurred in Tennessee higher education with the passage of the FOCUS Act, which called for the creation of institutional governing boards for the six TBR universities. In this issue of ETSU Today, you will meet the individuals whom Governor Haslam has appointed to our governing board as well as the faculty and student representatives named to the board. Though today we appear very different from the Normal School that opened in 1911 with 29 students, we have remained true to our mission – a mission to improve the lives and serve the people of this region. Whether it is through preparing teachers to lead in classrooms, educating health care professionals to serve in rural communities, mentoring fine and performing artists, training young scientists, offering master’s and doctoral degree programs to advance professional quality, or creating courses to align with workforce needs, ETSU has stood as a partner not only to our students but to the region as a whole. Thank you for helping us achieve that mission. - Brian Noland, President

ETSU Today - Spring 2017

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