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Table of Contents

  • 1: The President's Perspective
  • 2: Guinevere Goes to Work
  • 4: Footprints Towards South Korea
  • 8: Worth the Wait
  • 10: Who's Going to ETSU?
  • 12: Dateline ETSU
  • 14: Humanity Through a Lens
  • 18: Believing That One Person Can Change The World
  • 20: For the Joy of It
  • 24: Generosity Across Campus
  • 26: ETSU Establishes Conference on Teaching and Learning
  • 28: Tresures
  • 30: Jim Powell: A Mission to Give
  • 36: Against All Odds: The Ben Johnson Story
  • 38: Former Kentucky Assistant Heads ETSU's Men's Soccer Program
  • 40: Who's Teaching at ETSU
  • 41: Class Notes
  • 43: Obituaries
  • 48: Faculty-Staff Obituaries

ETSU President

Brian Noland

Executive Editor

Fred Sauceman

Managing Editors

Joe Smith

Advancement/Alumni Editors

Pamela Ritter; Bob Plummer

Contributing Writers

Karen Crigger; Lee Ann Davis; Susan Epps; Mike Ezekiel; Jennifer Hill; Amanda Mowell; Brian Noland; Cyndi Ramsey; Fred Sauceman; Joe Smith; Amy Steadman; Kristen Swing

Cover/Graphic Design

Stephen Russell

Photography/Art

Ron Campbell; Dakota Hamilton; Larry Smith; Charles Warden

Publication Date

Spring 2018

President's Message

If you were a student at East Tennessee State University anytime during the past 42 years, there is a high likelihood you passed through our D.P. Culp University Center at some point during your college career. Perhaps it was to attend an event in the auditorium or to have a meal in the third-floor cafeteria. You likely visited the Culp Center at least twice each year to purchase your textbooks in the bookstore, and I would imagine that you regularly sought the advice of one of the many talented staff members with offices in Student Affairs. And, of course, for those of you who commuted to campus, the Cave was an ideal place to relax between classes. During the 2016-17 year, our Culp Center welcomed over 516,000 visitors. For all intents and purposes, the Culp Center is the living room of our campus, and that living room is about to receive a much-needed makeover. At the request of our students and with their support, a major renovation project for the Culp Center was proposed during the 2014-15 year. Since then significant time has been invested in planning for the Culp renovation, and following Commencement this spring, the official work will begin. This $45 million project is being funded through dedicated student fees and will allow for significantly revamped dining options, a new 200-person meeting space, an updated ballroom and meeting rooms, additional student lounge space, and an expanded and integrated center for student organizations. The project will also provide a seamless pedestrian connection between the east and west sides of campus. By 2020, we hope to have the doors of the Culp Center reopened, showcasing a 21st century design. While this is a much-anticipated and welcomed makeover, it does not come without its challenges. Obviously, as the Culp Center foes offline for the next 18 months, we must relocate all of the offices and services, as well as the 200-plus employees who call the Culp Center home. While identifying new ways to use our space has taken time, our efforts have been guided by a priority to make decisions that best serve our students. We have been able to find temporary homes for the majority of our offices in the Basler Center for Physical Activity, Yoakley Hall, Sherrod Library, and Dossett Hall. This comes at a time when our campus is undergoing a number of other construction and renovation projects. Our new Data Center is operational, and days after celebrating the opening of the William B. Greene, Jr. Stadium, we broke ground on our new Martin Center for the Arts. Steps away from that project, work is nearing completion on our patient simulation center for the Academic Health Sciences Center, while plans for the renovation of Lamb Hall continue. Hopefully, in an upcoming issue of ETSU Today, I will be sharing information on an exciting new construction project that will greatly enhance the academic experience of all our undergraduate students. As you reflect on your days at ETSU, I invite you to join me in imagining all of the possibilities that these projects will bring to future generations of students at your alma mater. Thank you for the generous support you have provided to make these dreams possible. - Brian Noland, President

ETSU Today - Spring 2018

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