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Table of Contents

  • 1: President's Perspective
  • 2: Appalachian Highlands Center for Nursing Advancement
  • 3: College of Nursing Welcomes New Dean
  • 4: Homecoming Makes Jubilant Return
  • 6: Brendon Tiggs
  • 8: Building the Future
  • 9: Drafting Aspiring Craft Brewers
  • 10: Bert C. Bach Theatre Opens
  • 11: Renovations Provide Lifts and Leaps for Dance Program
  • 12: New Center for Global Engagement
  • 13: Planning for a Global Year
  • 14: World-Class in a Rural Setting: Launching the ETSU Research Corporation
  • 16: Meet the ETSU Board of Trustees: Charles Allen, Jr.
  • 18: Equity and Inclusion Conference
  • 19: A Championship Season
  • 20: Who's Teaching at ETSU?
  • 23: Helping to Heal
  • 24: A Comprehensive Success
  • 25: Honoring Jack Tottle
  • 26: 2021 Alumni Award Winners
  • 28: DATELINE: ETSU
  • 30: For ETSU's Dr. Ingrid Luffman, Creekbanks are Her Classroom
  • 33: Turning Hardship into Opportunity: Finnegan's Challenge
  • 34: Who's Going to ETSU?
  • 36: Simon Harris: 'Blue Collar' Approach Paves the Way
  • 37: Desmond Oliver Named Head Coach of ETSU Men's Basketball
  • 39: New Candy Shop is Cornerstone of University Commons
  • 41: Meet the Voices of ETSU Esports
  • 42: Treasures: Reece Museum Building Turns 100
  • 43: Class Notes
  • 46: ETSU Obituaries

ETSU President

Brian Noland

Executive Editor

Fred Sauceman

Managing Editors

Joe Smith

Advancement/Alumni Editors

Pamela Ritter; Whitney Goetz

Contributing Writers

Kevin Brown; Karen Crigger; Lee Ann Davis; O.J. Early; Yasmeen Elayan; Jennifer Hill; Jared Nesbitt; Melissa Nipper; Rebecca Proffitt; Fred Sauceman; Joe Smith; Jessica Vodden; Raina Wiseman; Briar Worley

Cover/Graphic Design

Jeanette Henry Jewell

Photography/Art

Ron Campbell; Matthew Carroll; Tanner Clements; Robert King; Larry Smith; Charles Warden

Publication Date

Winter 2022

President's Message

Throughout the fall 2021 semester, many alumni took the opportunity to return home to their alma mater. They came for Homecoming, to attend an event, or to move their child into the residence halls. Many had not been on campus since the pandemic began. Some told me they were curious to walk through the newly renovated Culp Student Center, or peek inside the new Martin Center for the Arts, or simply stroll through the new University Commons and test the new slide beside Stone Hall. Back in 2015, I shared with you the exciting news that ETSU was moving into a five-year period that represented the highest number of construction projects on campus in decades. A new parking garage had been completed, and new projects on the horizon at that time included construction of a football stadium, a new performing arts center, a new day center for the Johnson City Downtown Clinic, and a data center, as well as major renovations for an interprofessional education center, Lamb Hall, and, of course, the D.P. Culp Student Center. Now, as we move into the new year, all of those projects are complete, with the exception of Lamb Hall, where a $20 million renovation is continuing; yet, new opportunities have emerged that have set the stage for this five-year era of robust construction to begin a second chapter. In last year’s state budget, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee included nearly $3 million in planning money for a new academic building that will be built in the center of campus, providing classroom space for many of our humanities programs. In addition, another high-priority project is a renovation of Brown Hall, which houses our biology, chemistry, physics, and astronomy programs. This effort will be undertaken in two phases, beginning with the north side of the building. At the same time, we also are seeking funding for an integrative health services building that will provide educational and patient care space for the Quillen College of Medicine and the College of Clinical and Rehabilitative Health Sciences. The opening of the University Commons was a milestone moment for the 2021 year, and that space, along with the Quad in front of Ball Hall, are popular campus destinations where students love to gather on warm days to study, have lunch, throw a Frisbee, or simply connect with their friends. As I walk across our grounds each day, I often reflect on how our campus – our home – has transformed in recent years. At one time, this campus was farmland before George L. Carter donated it to become home to East Tennessee State University. As new buildings rise from the ground and other major renovations occur, original buildings, such as Carter Hall and Gilbreath Hall, where our first students spent so much of their time, are still part of our campus and are places where our students continue to learn, live, and build memories. Our campus home looks much different today than it did back in the early 1900s on those warm spring evenings as our Normal School students hurried back to Carter Hall in order to make curfew. It even looks drastically different for our more recent graduates who were here just a few years ago. These major updates did not just happen because the need was there. As you will read inside this issue, our comprehensive Campaign for ETSU exceeded its goal, and that financial support helped make these transformations possible. Our students, faculty, staff, and this community greatly appreciate all you did to support our Campaign for ETSU. You made our dream possible! Each of you will always be part of the ETSU family, and this campus will forever be your home. We look forward to having you back home again soon. Sincerely, - Brian Noland, President

ETSU Today - Winter 2022

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