Torres and Knight crowned Homecoming King and Queen


West Conner and Cheyenne Arnold, at left, were selected to represent the Junior Class as Homecoming Prince and Princess. Endi Torres and Miranda Knight, at right, were chosen by their classmates as Homecoming King and Queen.

Crowning the Homecoming King and Queen is one of the highlights of Homecoming activities each year, and this year was no exception.

Although the weather was threatening, the rain held off until after the announcement of the Homecoming Court, the Junior Prince and Princess and, the big moment, the King and Queen.

Students nominate their classmates for the Homecoming Court and then vote to determine the students who will be crowned during the festivities at the halftime of the football game.

Seniors Endi Torres and Miranda Knight were crowned Homecoming King and Queen by Tusculum President Nancy B. Moody and her husband, Tom.

Torres is a criminal justice major from Los Angelos, Ca. He is the president of the Omega Psi Delta, a Resident Assistant, Bonner Leader, and a Hal Henard mentor. His future plans include moving back to Los Angelos to become a probation officer.

Knight is a psychology major from Greeneville, Tenn. She is active in the Student Support Service and the President’s Society, and serves a peer tutor. Her future plans include continuing her education at graduate school in the fall.

Named the Homecoming Prince and Princess for the Junior Class were West Conner and Cheyenne Arnold.  Conner is a ? major from Alpharetta, Ga., and Arnold is a ? major from Morristown, Tenn.

In addition to Knight and Torres, nominated to represent the Senior Class were Ashlie Ayers, Michael Fernando, Yared Mamo and Brianna Werder.

Selected to represent the Senior Class were Michael Fernando, Brianna Werder, Endi Torres, Miranda Knight, Yared Mamo and Ashlie Ayers.

Also representing the Junior Class were Shannelle Sunderland and Devan Watts.

Sophomore Class representatives were Alison Camp, Krystal Hill, Bradford Hinkle and Brandon Mosley.

Representing the freshman class were Jalen Conner, Ayanna Fletcher, Dallas Padgett and Terrie Taylor.

Above is the Homecoming Court for 2015.

 

 

 

Students recognized for academic achievements for Spring 2015 semester


The Tusculum College academic honors lists have been announced for the spring 2015 semester.

Tusculum College students are recognized for their academic achievement through three academic honors lists.

The Dean’s List includes full-time students who have earned a 3.5 grade point average or higher during a semester.

The President’s List includes those students who have earned a 4.0 grade point average during the semester. These students are also included on the Dean’s List.

The Charles Oliver Gray Scholars List recognizes students who have been named to the Dean’s List for two or more consecutive semesters.

Below are the listings for the the spring 2015 Dean’s List for the Traditional (residential) program and the Graduate and Professional Studies program for working adults. Students named to the President’s List are denoted with an *. Those who are listed on the Charles Oliver Gray Scholars List are noted with a +.

Traditional (residential) program

Kojo Abakah

Cynthia Paige Adkins +

Evan R Altizer

Jorge Alvarez *+

Andrea Jane Amettis

Hannah Beth Arnett +

Benjamin A. Arnold +

Cheyene Leigh Arnold *+

Christopher Charles Arp

Kristy B. Arrington

Grace Ann Rose Arthur *

Ashlie Katelyn Ayres

Kyle Bailey

Samuel Ray Baker +

Angela Nicole Ball +

Toni Lyn Bates +

Miranda Leeann Beeler *+

Hannah Marie Berling +

Paige Nicole Bible

Jonathan Blaylock *+

Spencer Darris Brothers +

Kaitlin Brooke Brown *

Megan Lorraine Buczek *+

Lawson Henry Burrow +

Lindsay Ann Butler +

Brianna Elizabeth Byerley

Shelbi Breanne Cameron

Alison Faith Camp +

Hunter Mason Cantrell

Jessie Leonard Carey +

Erin Helene Carmody

Ethan Wayne Carpenter +

Darius O’Neil Carter +

Callie S. Casteel

Cayla Brooke Cecil

Mitchell Frank Lewis Chapman +

Cynthia J Conte +

Dustin Daniel Conway

Logan Scott Cornelius

Emily Lynne Cross +

Kelsey Layne Crow +

Caleb Michael Cutshall +

Jacob Ryan Cutshall +

Ricardo Alexandre Rodr Da Silva

Jennifer Leeann Dalton *+

Eliza Lucille Davis *+

Samuel George Davis *+

Andre Alvaro Moreira De Giorgi

Payton Alexandra Dehart +

Kyle Joseph Dickson

Kelly Chase Donnelly

Tandon Gregory Dorn *+

Renee Amens Doyle

Lucia F. Duarte

Samantha M Durham +

Michael Jason Eggert

Madilyn Joyce Elliott *+

Savannah Elliott

Daniel Lee Evarts

Bryana Diane Thomas Ezell +

Miranda Kate Ferguson *+

Hettige Joseph Michael Ruksha Fernando +

Alisha Marie Fillers

Karli Payten Fisher +

Nicholas Larry Forsberg +

Kelsey Lynae Freeman +

Zachary Hamby Freeman +

Macy Amanda French

Jennifer Michelle Frost +

Franziska Funke *+

Rachel Eileen Garnett +

Zachary Joel Gass

Travis Maxwell Gaubert +

Emmanuel Gbunblee

Kathleen J. Goldberg

Elizabeth Dawn Gray +

Shelby Anne Gray *

Ashley Skye Greene

Guillem Guil

Courtney Danielle Hackney

Allison Marie Hall *+

Macey Leann Hance +

Edward Oliver Moore Hancock +

Sierra Paige Hanson *+

Michala Katherine Hash

Mamie Britt Hassell *+

Bradley Daniel Hawkins +

Rachael Bethany Hensley *+

Kristina Victoria Hernandez +

Christopher Ryan Hill

Bradford Blaine Hinkle *+

Sarah Elizabeth Holly *+

Sayre Catherine Hopper *+

Brittney Nicole Horton

Courtney Nicole Hux

Jeffrey Tyler Johnson *+

Kenleigh A. Johnson +

Sarah Jean Johnson *

Alexis Joiner

Devon Aliva Justice +

Tashique Kader +

Briana Michelle Kaltenmark +

Cody Michael Kammerzell

Jordan Hayley Keene +

Jaylynn Wayne Kesterson

Toby De Klerk +

Staci Nicole Knipp *+

Andreas M. Kvam *

Pablo Laguna +

Morgan LeighAnn Lane

Zachary Aaron Lane +

Calley B. Lawson *+

Shane Allen Lawson +

Guillermo Lazcano Carrera +

Hannah Irene Lefler

Lindsey Danielle Lewis +

Daniel Ray Lowery +

Whitney Brianna Marshall

Miriah Elizabeth Martin +

Kelli Lynn McCalla +

Joseph Bryson McCarter *+

Chad Logan McClanahan +

Tiaira Janay McCloud

Chandler Maclain McGlohon

Kiah B. McIsaac +

Billi L. McKenzie *

Rachel Nicole Medley *

Erin Ashley Mills +

AAliyah Jada Montgomery +

Pamela Kay Morong

Margaret Ann Moss +

William Frederick Munker

Kylee Jordan Nolan +

Paula Marcela Ortiz-Gomez +

Erin Christian Osborne

Ross Gregory Parsons +

Jalesa Janae Perkins +

Matthew Ralph Pierce +

Jasmine Ellesse Queen

David Lee Quesenberry

Erica K. Ramsey +

Matthew Amon Redic +

Tiffany L. Rednour *+

Chelsey Brooke Reed *+

Haylee Dean Reed +

Michael Bryce Reed

Treslyn Kelley Reese *+

Allyson Kathleen Rines +

Rachel Elizabeth Roberts *+

Terence Victor Roberts *

Norman Cody Sauceman +

Drew Henry Schreder *

Leon Seiz

Roxanne Inez Shepard *+

Holly Lindsey Shields *

David Felix Siegle +

Erin Janae Sims +

Zachariah William Slagle

John James Paul Smith

Carey L. Sommers +

Jonathan Spicher *+

Danae K. Stauffer *+

Grace Elizabeth Stephano

Tim Stierle

Robin Marie Stoner *+

Kaytlin N. Stroinski *+

Teela Sullivan *

Amanda Lynn Sumner +

Shannele Marjorie Sunderland +

Anna Leigh Tate

Carlie Amanda Thornber *+

Darian Dale Tipton +

Kayla B. Tipton

Breanna Lynn Tolliver +

Preston R Tucker +

Stephanie Marie Turner +

Cheyenne Upton +

Samantha Jean Vogt +

Brooke Ellen Wallin +

Emily Jo Waryck

Nicholas Alexander Wasylyk *+

Emily Christine Waters +

Devan Scott Watts *+

Amanda Marie Werder +

Carly Leeanne White +

Kristen Faith Wiggins +

Carolyn Elizabeth Williamson

Jonas Burkhardt Siegfried Winkelmann +

Allison Nicole Woody

Erica Denise Worrell +

Rebecca Sue Wynne +

Dakota Lee Younce +

Louis Anthony Young *

 

Graduate and Professional Studies program

Natalia Acosta

Shawn Travis Adcox

Tori Nicole Allen

Kimberly Kay Anderson

Lisa Nachelle Anderson

Robert Alexander Anderson

Tiffany Headrick Andrews*+

Jaime Lee Arnold *

Eleonora Surenovna Assadova

Mark James Attanasio

Steven Leighton Ayers

April Suzanne Bachman

Anthony Maurice Bagwell

Kristin Marie Bair

James Chester Ball

Ashley Diane Barger *

Ashley Bates

Candace Angelique Baxter *

Leslie Deanna Ruth Beach

Gregory Dale Belcher *

Bryant Benitez

Marcus Gabriel Blair

Sheila D Blair *

Joseph Adam Boles

Kimberly Renee Boles

Matthew Tyler Booth

Stacie Lynn Botts

Bryan Allen Bowers

Elizabeth Anne Nicole Bowman *

William Scott Bowman

Mercedes L. Boyd +

Carrie Bradley *

Casey Elizabeth Bradley

Mindy Dawn Bradley *

Ryan Christopher Brady +

Jason Don Brantley

Leigh-Anna Bales Brett

Morgan Maechelle Brewer *+

Daniel Clifford Britton +

David Bryan Brown *+

Jennifer Jeanne Broyles +

Joshua Adam Broyles +

Megan D. Bruce *+

Janie Danielle Bryant +

Keith Chrisopher Buch +

Lara Gail Burchfield *+

Amber Nicole Burgner +

Jessica Caroline Burgner

Brandon Reid Burnett +

Robin Annette Burnette +

James Allen Butler +

Casey Preston Byrd +

Deanna Roshelle Campbell +

Cathryn Carol Carpenter

Claire D. Carter +

Kelsey Marie Chamberlain +

Hannah Lynn Champlin *+

Yvonne Sue Champlin +

Brent Eugene Chapman *+

Ann Marie Cheezum *

Floyd Alden Cheyne *+

Candace Lee Cody +

Mandy LaChelle Colburn *+

Whitley Cole

Linda Darlene Coleman

April Dawn Collins +

Robert Earl Colquitt +

Amber Lawson Cooper *+

Jeremy Brent Cooper *+

Donna Costa-White *

Robert Dewayne Cowden +

Colleen Joy Cox +

Olivia Cox +

Stephanie Marie Cox +

Tyler Robert Cox +

Israel Paul Crawford +

Kelly Dewona Crittenden *

April D. Cruey +

Jamie Cunningham +

Melanie Ann Cusmano *+

Angela Ruth Daniels-Taylor +

Laura Elizabeth Davenport +

Alexandra Nicole Davis

Allison Roxie Davis +

Heather D. Davis +

Kayla Gabrielle Dearstone *+

Emily Marie Delacruz +

Alaina Christen Demay *+

Kyle Joseph Denton

Derrick George Dirmeyer

Lakeitha Nicole Dixon

Patrick Edwin Douthat +

Jessica L. Drinnon *

Amber Christine Duke *+

Janice Lyn Dutcher

Brittney D. Dye +

Tabitha Ann Dyer

Melanie Ann Edwards +

Jessica Lea Elkins *+

William Paul Evans *+

Brianna Fannon

Debra Nicole Ferguson

Tracy Hardiman Fitzsimmons +

Nichole Marleah Fletcher +

Natalie Paige Foland *+

Christie D. Forbis +

Justin Wayne Foster

Logan Brian Foust +

Taylor Victoria Fritz +

Katrina Melissa Garcia +

Jamie L. Gass +

Monica Jo Gibbs +

David Allen Glasscock

Tiffany Marie Golden +

Jill Edith Goodpasture

Stevie Nicole Gorrell +

Mendy Lynn Goss

Trisha Lear Gossett +

Tyler J Govert +

Charlotte Arlene Gray +

Kimberly Grace Gregg *

Tatum Elizabeth Gregory +

Brittany Danielle Grizzle +

James Travis Hale

Jeremy Allen Hall +

Justin Tyler Hamilton

Lisa Denise Hannah

Lindsay Denise Harbin +

David Sean-Lloyd Harding *

Ronda Kay Harrell +

Brittney Harrison +

Kelsi Haskins

Heather Denise Hayes *+

Jonathan Hayes +

Tanya Marie Hayes *+

Melissa Joann Hazelwood

Robert Edward Helton +

Danielle R. Henderson

Brent Aaron Hickman +

Gregory Ward Hilemon *

Amy Marie Hodge *+

Misty Dawn Hodge +

Zoe Elizabeth Holcomb +

Taylor Andrea Holdren

Arnold Keith Hooper +

Cathleen Marie Hopson +

Ryan Wesley Hudson +

Velvet Dawn Hughes *

Gregory Mitchell Hurd *+

Maleah Linda Huskey +

Andrea Lauren Hutchins +

Norma Hutchinson

Chanc Milton Jackson +

Charlotte Nicole Jackson +

Emery Nichole Jackson +

Beverly Norton Jenes +

Rebecca Michelle Jenkins *

Angel M Jennings +

Bertrane Jarvis Jennings +

Carol S. Jennings *+

Jeffrey Adam Jennings +

Rebecca Leann Johnson *+

Shawna Nichole Jones *+

Iris Colleen Jordan +

Wesley Justice *+

Angela Marie Kagley *+

Steve Alan Kelley *

Courtney Michelle Kelly +

Chad Cantrell Kennedy +

Sarah Kenny +

Frankie Lorine Kington +

Wayne Craig Kiser

Mitchell Elvis Kitts, II +

Thomas Robert Kosidowski *+

Christie Deanna Lamb +

Daniel Quentin Lane +

Elissa Ruth Lane *+

James Adam Large +

Mary Kristina Lawson

Mary Carol Ledford +

Jodi Marie Lister

Olivia Lobertini +

Rachel Hope Looney +

Gregory Glenn Lynn *

Amy Patrice Lyon +

Brooke Danielle Maloney +

Marcy Lee Marriott +

David Michael Mathis +

Phil Every Mauk *

Brandi Michelle McAmis +

Betsy Ann McClain +

Samuel Alexander McClanahan +

Joshua Dylan McClure +

Ryan Pete McCord *+

Derek McFall

Sven McGaha +

Kristin Kelly McKee

Nancy Anne McKinley

Nanette Louise McLain *+

Matthew Edward Meese +

Emily Ann Menner +

Matthew Michael Midkiff +

Alicia Rae Miller +

Denna Lee Miller +

Evan Dewayne Monroe *+

Benjamin Jason Moore +

Kristen Leigh Morgan *+

Michael Mostella

Christina Marie Murrell +

Aaron Jon Mynatt +

Cortney Mercedes Mynatt +

Tomi A. Nelson

Craig Newman *+

Pamela Sue Nichols +

Megan Brooke O’Dell

Tiffany Nichole Ogle +

Tracy Michelle Olson +

Sherry Lynn Ottem

Orvil Johnathan Ownby +

Joel Ray Paden +

Laurence James Palais +

Ashley Dawn Palmer *+

Mindy Ann Palmer +

Shaunna Passmore

Derrick Patterson +

Tonya Renae Patterson +

Christopher David Payne +

David Perry

Heather Dawn Perry +

Randall Steven Pettiford +

Ginger Faye Phillips

Matthew Allen Piper

Juliana Cecelia Pressley +

Cinnamon Elizabeth Rader +

Jacqueline Nicole Rader +

Macy Makenzie Raines *+

Allison Gail Ray +

Dakota Ryan Ray +

Bethaney Reagan +

Johnathan Hugh Reagan +

April Danielle Renner +

Joshua Repass

Jacqueline Anne Robinson *

Skyler E. Ross +

Evan Joseph Rudd +

Tabitha Ann Rue +

Jessica Lynne Ruppel +

Stephen Paul Sabatino +

Roger Grant Sams *+

Regina Starr Sandidge +

Audrey Lynn Sauls +

Destinee Ciera Scott

Steven Douglas Scott

Chad William Seay +

Christina Shackleford *

Talor Elisabeth-Broo Shaddix +

Deborah Rolen Sharp *+

William Robert Sharp +

Jeffery Alan Shelton

Esther Manuela Shem +

Kaliah Alexis Sheppard +

Briley Nicole Shinlever +

Kevin Wood Smith

Rebecca Hildegard Smith-Gregg +

Lisa Jane Snowden +

Elexis Sloan Snyder

Michele Dorothy Somich

Candice N. Spradlin +

Katherine Sprinkle +

Michaela Anne Stephens +

Evelyn Rose Stone +

David Eric Stott +

Amanda Carroll Strange +

Kendall John Strumpf +

Jason Tarbet +

Angela Marie Taylor +

Kenny Leon Taylor +

Sara Kapileo Techur

Brenda Anne Thompson

Rhonda Melissa Thompson

Shannon Edward Thompson *

Miranda Lin Tobler *+

Daniel Joseph Tremaine +

Joshua Daniel Trivette +

John R. Tuggle *

Larry F Tyree *+

Angela Diane Vaughn +

Brian Scott Walker

Joshua Scott Wallace +

Samantha Laynea Wallen *+

David George Walton +

Kayla R Ward *+

Benjamin Harden Warnick

Brian Glenn Watkins +

Jada Lynn Watts *+

Joshua Aaron Weaver +

Jordan Welch +

Lori Ann Wells

Brendan Phillip Whelan *+

Martin Lewis Whorley *+

Leslie Kaye Wilhoit +

Leslie Camera Wilkerson *+

Marti L. Willen *

Taylor R. Williams +

Calandra L Williamson

Mark Steven Williamson +

Darrin Christopher Willis +

Brandi Nichole Wilson +

Kimberly Ruth Wise +

Linda Gayle Woods

Travis James Wright *+

Angela Dawn Young

Heather Elizabeth Young +

Jason Keith Zachary *

 

Tusculum announces Greeneville campus arboretum


The Greeneville campus of Tusculum College will offer the community its first official arboretum, after recently receiving certification for a Level 1 Arboretum from Tennessee Urban Forestry Council.

The announcement was made on Thursday, Oct. 8, at a ceremony in which the college was presented its official Tennessee Urban Forestry Council arboretum designation sign. The sign was presented by Tom Simpson, regional urban forester with the Tennessee Urban Forestry Council.

According to Kim Carter, science laboratory assistant and instructor at Tusculum, an arboretum is a garden devoted to trees. Arboretums are classified into four levels by the number of different species featured in the arboretum.

A Level 1 arboretum, Tusculum College’s arboretum features more than 30 species of trees, most of which are indigenous to the area. Featured will be the historic Tusculum Old Oak tree, which measures 102 feet in height and has a 124-foot average spread. Among the other trees featured are dogwood, pecan, hawthorn, blackgum, maple, beech, sycamore, mulberry and Japanese Zelkova.

The arboretum is being coordinated by the college’s science department and will be used primarily by students of the natural sciences, but will be open to the public and area school programs through a self-guided walking tour.

“Each tree chosen to be housed in this arboretum has signage indicating the scientific name and the common name,” said Carter, and a campus map has been developed to indicate the location of each featured tree.

There are more than 35 existing arboreta in the East Tennessee area, including the Knoxville Botanical Garden and Cherokee Trail in Chattanooga. According to Carter, the college hopes to promote and preserve the natural environment that has existed in the area for hundreds of years.

“The arboretum will hopefully keep us mindful of the great resource we have on this campus and provide a way to share that with the community,” said Dr. Melissa Keller, assistant professor of biology. “Our educational programs utilize our outdoor environment in numerous other ways, and this project has been a meaningful community service experience.”

“Visitors for years to come will have a wonderful opportunity to learn about trees, enjoy the beauty and appreciate their many differences,” said Jill Smith, Tennessee Urban Forestry Council arboretum Certification coordinator.

Members of the Arboretum Application Committee include Carter, Melissa Keller, chair of the science department and assistant professor of biology, Dr. Michael Bodary, assistant professor of English, former faculty member Aurora Pope, Jeff Hayes, of facilities management, Wayne Thomas, dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, Dr. Ron May, vice president of Academic Affairs and Suzanne Richey, director of College Communications.

For more information on the arboretum, contact Carter at kcarter@tusculum.edu.

 

On Thursday it was announced that Tusculum College has been named a Level 1 Arboretum. From left are Dr. Melissa Keller, associate professor of biology, Tusculum President Nancy B. Moody, Tom Simpson, regional urban forester with the Tennessee Urban Forestry Council and Kim Carter, science laboratory assistant and instructor.

Tree tours were given on the Tusculum College campus on Thursday of the more than 30 trees designated as part of the arboretum. Tour participants inspect a sycamore tree near Virginia Hall.

Variety of activities highlight Tusculum College’s Homecoming activities


Tusculum College students, staff, faculty, alumni and friends will be celebrating Homecoming 2015 with an activity-filled, two-day event October 9-10. Several additions have been made to this year’s schedule, including “Keeping your Keepsake” workshop, where participants will learn about keeping keepsakes and take home an acid-free box for safe storage.

Those wishing to participate in any or all of the events and activities can register for Homecoming online at www.tusculum.edu/homecoming or by calling the Office of Alumni Relations at 423-636-7303.

Registration kicks off Friday, Oct. 9, at 8 a.m. in the Living Room of Niswonger Commons and will last until 4 p.m. Also hosted in the Living Room from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. will be the “Memory Lane” display, where visitors can view outfits, yearbooks, slideshows, newspapers and pictures of Tusculum’s past.

A trip to Bright’s Zoo is scheduled at 10 a.m. on Friday. Located in Limestone, Tenn., Bright’s Zoo is home to a variety of rare species. Transportation and a boxed lunch will be provided. Those staying close to campus can enjoy a picnic lunch with Tusculum College students at 11:30 a.m. on the terrace of the Thomas J. Garland Library.

At 1 p.m., the President’s Society, a group of elite residential students, will provide a guided tour of the campus to give visitors a chance to rediscover their alma mater.

Also scheduled for Friday afternoon is the Homecoming 2015 Golf Tournament at Link Hills Golf Course. Scramble format will be used with handicap system for a net division and gross division. Registration is at noon with shotgun start at 1 p.m. Alumni, spouses, faculty, staff and friends are invited to participate.

Dinner will be provided for participants in the golf tournament as well as those who may want to join them following the tournament. There is a $20 fee for dinner for those not participating in the tournament. Reservations are required.

For those not participating in the golf tournament, the Doak House Museum will be hosting a free make and take workshop in the Pioneer Perk called “Keeping your Keepsakes” at 2 p.m. Attendees will learn about caring for important documents, such as old photographs and books. Additionally, participants will take home an archival acid-free box for their own keepsakes.

A buffet dinner will also be hosted at Link Hills on Friday, beginning at 6 p.m. Reservations are required. Friday night’s activities will conclude with a bonfire with current students.  The bonfire will begin at 8:30 p.m.

Saturday begins with a Memorial Service at 8 a.m. in the lobby of the Thomas J Garland Library. Join family and friends in honoring alumni who have passed since Homecoming 2014. Alumni breakfast is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. on Saturday morning.

Learn the latest about the Alumni Association and hear an update on the college at the annual Alumni Association Meeting at 10 a.m. The Sports Hall of Fame Induction, begins at 9:00 a.m., celebrating the newest Sports Hall of Fame award honorees.

Class photos will be taken at 11 a.m. outside the Niswonger Commons. Alumni who were in the Student Support Services program or ARCHES program are invited to the Student Support Services Luncheon. A cookout and other festivities will be hosted at the Patton House (near Pioneer Park).

The 12th Annual Homecoming Parade will begin at noon on Saturday along the route between the Charles Oliver Gray Complex and Pioneer Park featuring the Homecoming Court and the Tusculum College Pioneer Band, as well as a variety of entertainment. The Golden Pioneers, those alumni celebrating their 50th reunion year, will serve as Grand Marshals.

At 12:30 p.m., enjoy a Tusculum College Pioneer Tailgate Party. The marching band and cheerleaders will entertain during the meal. The Homecoming Game begins at 2:30 p.m. Cheer on the Pioneers as they take on Wingate University at Pioneer Field. Game tickets can be purchased at the gate.

The weekend will wrap-up with the Alumni and Friends Social Hour, which starts at 6 p.m. Saturday evening at the General Morgan Inn, followed by the Alumni and Friends Dinner at 7 p.m. DJ Donnie Bunch will be providing music beginning at 8 p.m.

Alumni are invited to attend First Presbyterian Church of Greeneville (110 N. Main Street), the mother church of the college, on Sunday morning. Early service will be held at 8:30 a.m., Sunday School will follow at 9:30 a.m., and the traditional service will begin at 10:45 a.m.

Sunday afternoon, the Tusculum soccer teams will be hosting Coker at the Pioneer Field. The women’s team plays at 1 p.m., followed by the men’s team at 4 p.m.

For more information on the specifics of events or to make your reservations, contact the Office of Alumni Relations at 423-636-7303.

Park Overall entertains with advice to students during lecture at Tusculum College


Park Overall, a 1981 Tusculum College alumna, returned to campus on Thursday, Sept. 24, to discuss how college affected her life and career.

Peppering the mostly student audience with life lessons dowsed in humor, Overall encouraged them to make use of their time in college to learn about music, art, law and other humanities topics that will help them to develop in to well-rounded citizens who can participate in the conversation of community.

“Do you think you’re here to learn something? You’re not,” she told the students. “You’re here to become a well-rounded person.” She added that it was critical to be able to carry on a conversation in the intellectual world about something other than their phones.

“You’ve got to learn to think critically. The world is not black and white. The world is as gray as gray can get. You’ve got to be able to talk about many different things.”

Her advice ranged from topics such as what poetry to read, the importance of knowing a second language and thinking for oneself and making one’s own decisions about what to believe and support.

She told the group that they needed to rely on themselves for finding information and deciding how to act on it. “Knowledge is power and power is knowledge.”

She credited her time at Tusculum with exposing her to a world other than her own, which she said helped her when she left Greeneville for more diverse, metropolitan areas like New York and Los Angeles. She credited the diversity among the students and faculty at Tusculum College with helping to develop her awareness that there was more beyond her small community.

She also set forth to the students a challenge. “Every one of you has to go back to your own communities and ask, ‘Am I a part of the village?’ The future is on you.” She encouraged them to not be indifferent, but to also not be zealots. She challenged them to be active participants in their world. “Take this education and become a useful member of your community. Carry your share of responsibility.”

The lecture was part of the Tusculum College Humanities Series, sponsored by the Tusculum College English Department. Overall was introduced by Tusculum student Emily Waryck, a junior creative writing and literature major from New Concord, Ohio.

After graduation from Tusculum College, Overall left Greeneville for Hollywood, finding success in movies and television, including the award-winning movie “Biloxi Blues” and the long-running NBC sitcom, “Empty Nest.”

She is also well-known in the region as a dynamic environmental and women’s’ rights activist and former candidate for the U.S. Senate.

In addition to her time here as a student, her mother, Frances, a 1940 graduate of Tusculum, returned to her alma mater as an English professor for many years and her father also taught courses at the school. She is also a descendent of one of the original board of directors at Greeneville College, the forerunner to what is now Tusculum College.

Park Overall '81 talks to students during her visit to her alma mater

“Folksongs and the U.S. Labor Movement” to be presented in singing lecture at Tusculum College


“Folksongs and the U.S. Labor Movement” will be the topic of a singing lecture planned for Wednesday, Oct. 7, at Tusculum College. The event will begin at 7 p.m. in the Behan Arena Theater in the Annie Hogan Byrd Fine Arts Center on the Greeneville campus.

The event is free and open to the public.

Dr. Corey Dolgon

The unique lecture will be presented by Dr. Corey Dolgon, a folksinger and American culture and sociology professor at Stonehill College in Massachusetts, and will focus on the role that folksongs play in the U.S. labor movement, with Dr. Dolgon’s words and music bringing both history and theory to life.

Dr. Dolgon is a long-time labor activist and community organizer and has used folk songs to build solidarity on the line and engage students in the classroom. This singing lecture covers labor history from a multicultural perspective and examines the function of folk songs in workers’ lives, labor, and organizing.

Dr. Dolgon is the author of five books, including the forthcoming “Kill it to Save it: How American Common Sense is Killing Us.” He has also written numerous articles and book reviews which have appeared in anthologies, journals and magazines.

Homecoming 2015 is only a few weeks away


Homecoming 2015 is coming very soon, and  many exciting events planned. A schedule for Homecoming weekend is below.

Register online today and be sure to let us  know where you are staying!

Thursday, October 8

All Day – Alumni Care Package Deliveries – Bring a goody basket or snacks to deliver to the current student(s) living in your old dorm room or apartment.  Call the Office of Alumni Relations at 423-636-7303 for details prior to October 2.

Hotel Crawl – College staff will be stopping by the local hotels to welcome alumni back to Greeneville.

  • Noon – General Morgan Inn
  • 12:30 – Days Inn
  • 1:00 – Econo Lodge
  • 1:30 – Hampton Inn
  • 2:00 – Quality Inn
  • 2:30 – Knight’s Inn (formerly  Charray Inn)

*Be sure to let us know where you are staying.

6:00 pm – 1960’s Alumni Party – Hosted by Ann ‘Butch’ Van Buskirk ’61 at her home.  For address and directions, please contact the Alumni Office at 423-636-7303.

Friday, October 9

8 am – 4 pm – Registration – Living Room of Niswonger Commons

9:00 am – 4:30 pm – Memory Lane  – Living Room of Niswonger CommonsTake a walk down memory lane as the staff of the Museums of Tusculum display outfits, slide shows, pictures from TC’s past, yearbooks and newspapers.

10 am – Bright’s Zoo – $30 – Located in Limestone, TN, Bright’s Zoo is home to many rare species.  Transportation will be provided.  To learn more, visit www.brightszoo.com.   A boxed lunch will be provided.

11:30 am  – Lunch with students – $10 – Enjoy lunch with students on the terrace of the Thomas J. Garland Library.  Reservations required.

1 pm – Campus Tours – Revisit and Rediscover.  The tour will showcase our growing and changing campus, and offer you the chance to experience Tusculum with the President’s Society, a group of elite residential college students.  Tours will depart from Garland Library lobby.

1 pm – Golf Tournament – $50 – Enjoy some friendly competition on the Link Hills Golf Course.  Scramble format will be used with handicap system for a net division and gross division.  Registration is at noon pm with shotgun start at 1 pm.  Alumni, spouses, faculty, staff and friends are invited to participate.  Dinner will be provided for participants in the golf tournament as well as those who may want to join them following the tournament.  The cost for dinner will be $20 for those not participating in the tournament.  Reservations are required.

2 pm – Keeping your Keepsakes – no charge – Will take place in the Perk.  Fun make and take workshop.  Learn to care for family photographs, documents, and old books like family Bibles. Participants will take home an archival acid-free box for safe storage of family keepsakes.

6 pm – Dinner at Link Hills – $20 – Join us for a buffet dinner.  Reservations are required.

Evening – Individual Class Gatherings

8:30 pm – Bonfire – Enjoy the annual Homecoming Bonfire with current students.

Saturday, October 10

8 am – 10 am – Registration – Living Room of Niswonger Commons

8 am – Memorial Service – Garland Library Lobby – Join us in remembering alumni who have passed away since Homecoming 2014.

8:30 am – Alumni Breakfast – $15 –Chalmers Conference Center – Come enjoy breakfast with alumni and friends.

9:00 am –Sports Hall of Fame Induction – no charge – Chalmers – Come celebrate the newest sports hall of fame award honorees.

10 am – Alumni Awards and Alumni Meeting – Old Gym –no charge Celebrate the newest alumni, learn the latest about the alumni association, and hear an update on the College.

11 am – Class Photos – $10 – In front of Niswonger Commons

11 am – Student Support Services Luncheon – $3 – Alumni who were in the Student Support Services program or ARCHES are invited to a cookout and other festivities at the Patton House.

Noon – Homecoming Parade – Watch the 12th Annual Homecoming Parade along the route between the Charles Oliver Gray Complex and Pioneer Park.  The Golden Pioneers will serve as Grand Marshals.

12:30 pm – Tailgate – $10 – Enjoy a Tusculum College Pioneer Tailgate Party.

2:30 – Tusculum Pioneer Football vs. Wingate – Cheer on the Pioneers as they take on Wingate at Pioneer Field.  Tickets can be purchased at the ticket booth preceding the game.

6 pm – Alumni and Friends Social Hour – General Morgan Inn

7 pm – Alumni and Friends Dinner – General Morgan Inn – $40 – Join us at the General Morgan Inn for dinner.  A cash bar will be available throughout the evening.

8 pm – Alumni and Friends Music and Fellowship – $10 (no dinner) DJ Donnie Bunch will provide music.

Sunday, October 11

Attend the church of your choice.  First Presbyterian Church of Greeneville (110 N. Main Street) is the mother church of the College.  Early service at 8:30 am, Sunday School at 9:30 am, the traditional service at 10:45 am.  Learn more at www.firstpresgreeneville.org.

1 pm – Tusculum Women’s Soccer hosts Coker at Pioneer Field.

4 pm – Tusculum Men’s Soccer hosts Coker at  Pioneer Field.

Learn the latest about your fellow alumni


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

’80s

Bruce Lay ’89 has been named executive director of school leadership for the Oak Ridge School System. Lay previously served in the system as the principal of Robertsville Middle School. A native of Louisville, Ky., Lay has been in education for 33 years. He taught for 11 years prior to becoming a principal in 1993. Prior to joining the Oak Ridge system, Lay was an administrator in the Anderson County School system.

 

’90s

Marlyss Corriher ’97 is in her first year as a first-grade teacher at Crestline Elementary School in Mountain Brook, AL. A native Alabamian, Corriher has 22 years of teaching experience and was named Teacher of the Year for 2014-15 at her former school, Yates Primary in Cleveland, TN.

 

’00s

Calvin Decker ’00 is now serving as assistant principal and athletic director of Morristown-Hamblen High School West. He has 27 years of education experience, with 18 years in the classroom and nine years as an assistant or head principal. He has previously served as assistant principal and athletic director at Morristown-Hamblen High School East.

 

Susanne (Chesney) and Craig Pritchett ’03 ’03 are both in new positions at Brevard High School in Brevard, NC. Susanne is teaching physical education and health at the school while Craig is teaching weight training and serving in his first year as head football coach. Both had taught at Ridgeland High School in Rossville, GA, prior to moving to Brevard. Craig taught graphic design and served as assistant football coach at Ridgeland while Susanne taught business and marketing. She will begin her study to obtain her specialist degree in January. In addition to his degree in graphic design from Tusculum, Craig has earned a master’s degree in kinesiology from Georgia Southern. He was inducted in the Tusculum College Sports Hall of Fame in 2014.

 

Lauralie Rubel ’04 has been named state president of WellCare Health Plans, Inc. in Iowa. In her new position, she will serve Iowa Medicaid, the Iowa Health and Wellness plan, and the Healthy and Well Kid in Iowa programs. She will also lead WellCare’s efforts to care for Iowans who participate in the state’s seven home- and community-based services waiver programs. Most recently, she served as WellCare’s vice president of market development. Since joining WellCare in 2005 as director of provider relations, she had held leadership roles of increasing responsibility, including serving as the vice president of provider strategy, vice president of market initiatives for the launch of the company’s Medicaid business in Kentucky, chief operating officer for Atlanta and north Georgia, and vice president of training. She has also held leadership roles at UHS-Pruitt Corporation, Humana and Covenant Health.

 

Matt DeMartini ’06 has been named head soccer coach for the Hackettstown High School boys soccer team in Hackettstown, NJ. DeMartini has served as assistant at Warren County High School for the past two years. Matt has played professionally in Poland and the U.S.

Emory Cain ’08 has been chosen as the new girls basketball coach at Pigeon Forge High School. He previously has coached boys and girls basketball at both the high School and middle school levels in Seymour.

 

’10s

Danielle Armstrong ’12 is featured writer in Boarder Crossing, an annual literary and arts journal, published by the Lake Superior State University Creative Writing Program. Her piece is titled, “Elliot Goodacre Survives the Flood.”

 

Justin Reed ’13 has been nominated for Sundress’s “Best of the Net” anthology with his poem, “The Forgetting Episodes.” He is a master of fine arts candidate in poetry at Washington University in St. Louis. His poetry appears in Anti-Rattle, and Connotation Press, and is forthcoming in Nepantla: A Journal Dedicated to Queer Poets of Color. YesYes Books will release his first chapbook, A History of Flamboyance, in 2015.

 

 

 

 

’40s

Mary Mae Kyker ’48 of Telford, TN, passed away September 12, 2015. A career educator, her first position took her to Baileyton High School as a teacher of English and Spanish and as the librarian from 1948-57. She then taught English and Spanish and served as librarian at Washington College Academy from 1957-71, where she also served as assistant to the dean of girls. In 1971, she became librarian at David Crockett High School and served there until her retirement in 1987. Recognized for her accomplishments in education, Miss Kyker was listed in the World’s Who’s Who of Women, 1973; Personalities of the South, 1975-76; and Who’s Who of American Women, 1975-76. She was a member of Telford Grace Brethren Church, where she served as Sunday School teacher for youth and adult classes over the year and in Vacation Bible School. Miss Kyker served as a deaconess of the church and as the librarian. She loved reading and tracing genealogy.

 

’50s

Richard Sherwood “Dick” King ’51 of Russellville, TN, passed away Thursday, July 2, 2015. A talented athlete, Mr. King played football, basketball and tennis at Tusculum. After graduating from Tusculum and with help of his former coach, Petie Siler, he started the Golden Gloves Boxing program in Morristown, TN. A successful boxer himself, he coached the Morristown team for almost 30 years. His survivors include his wife and Tusculum alumna Betty McAmis King ’50.

 

The Rev. Howard Wallis “Wally” Dobson ’53 passed away on September 3, 2015. Rev. Dobson was retired from the U.S. Air Force as a chaplain. He served in the Air Force for 20 years, attaining the rank of lieutenant colonel. In retirement, Rev. Dobson was active in the community as long as his health permitted, having been a substitute teacher in the city and county schools systems, a therapist and case manager with the mental health center, a sales agent with Coldwell Banker Associated Realty Group and pastor of Mount Pleasant Cumberland Presbyterian Church at Cross Anchor. He also served as interim pastor of Ryder Presbyterian Church near Bluff City for four years. Rev. Dobson served for a year as commander of the American Legion Post No.64 and  was a member of the board of directors of Greene County Habitat for Humanity, serving as chairman of that organization’s site selection, church relations and construction committees. Rev. Dobson was also a member of the Greeneville Noon Exchange Club and served on the board, and was also a member of the Andrew Johnson Amateur Radio Club. He retired in June 2001 as chaplain of the Greeneville unit of the Civil Air Patrol, having served since 1995 in that role. Among his passions, in addition to preaching and teaching the Bible, were motorcycles, cars and automotive mechanics in general, flying airplanes and teaching instrument flying, amateur radio and the Bible Fellowship Net, of which he was a devoted member for many years, gardening and canning tomatoes and pickles; and all team sports: playing, coaching, and “spectating.”

 

’70s

George Patrick Ryan ’75 of Woodbridge Township, NJ, passed away on September 7, 2015, after a long illness. A veteran, Mr. Ryan had served in the U.S. Navy. He owned and operated the George P. Ryan, CPA Accounting Firm in Woodbridge. He was a communicant of St. James Roman Catholic Church in Woodbridge, a member of the Historical Society of Woodbridge and a Boy Scout troop leader. He was also a lifelong supporter and fan of the Woodbridge High School football program. After graduating from Tusculum, Ryan continued to remain involved with his Alma Mater including promoting the College to high school students in the area. He volunteered at college fairs in the area representing Tusculum. Mr. Ryan was recognized for his contributions to his Alma Mater at Homecoming 2014 when he was selected to receive the Pioneer Award, the highest honor given by the Alumni Association. His daughter Ciara is currently a Tusculum student.

 

John A. Keasling ’75 of Morristown, TN, passed away September 16, 2015.  He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. Mr. Keasling worked in the radiology department of Takoma Medical Associates and was later a part-time teacher at the Adventist School in Morristown. He was an active member of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Morristown.

 

’80s

Janie Ruth McCamey Larkin ’86 of Midway, TN, passed on September 21, 2015. Mrs. Larkin was retired from Phillips Consumer Electronics as an accountant. She attended St. Joseph Free Will Baptist Church, where she served as treasurer. Mrs. Larkin had served on the Board of Directors and as treasurer of the Opportunity House. She was known for her loving heart and willingness to help anyone. Her survivors include husband and Tusculum alumnus Billy Larkin ’67.

 

’90s

Steve Hatmaker ’98 of Clinton, TN, passed away on July 17, 2015. Mr. Hatmaker joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1983 and later retired as a gunnery sergeant. He then returned to Clinton and earned his bachelor’s degree from Tusculum. Mr. Hatmaker then embarked on his second career, this one in law enforcement. He served with the Anderson County Sheriff’s Department and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

 

A note for parents from the President


 

 

 

 

During our first Block Break of this academic year, there was tremendous excitement on campus as students, faculty and staff participated in a wide variety of activities, getting to know one another outside the classroom. As part of these “Orange Rush” activities, we, as a campus community, participated in Nettie Fowler McCormick Service Day. “Nettie Day” is named for Nettie Fowler McCormick, one of the College’s first benefactors, and for whom McCormick Hall was named. Nettie was known, in addition to her generosity to Tusculum College, for her insistence on clean living environments. In the earlier days students would wear white gloves and “check” the cleanliness of campus buildings and offices, as Nettie used to inspect students’ rooms and give them the “white glove treatment” when she visited the campus. Nettie Day, which began in 1913, has evolved to take on a more generalized community service emphasis that supports the College’s mission and civic arts emphasis. Today Nettie Day is our introduction our new students, to Tusculum College’s commitment to service.

Reflective decision-making, concern for others, and action to make the world a better place are and have for 222 years been ingrained in the key values of this institution. It is a hallmark of the Tusculum student and the Tusculum alumni. Tusculum strives to encourage in its students a commitment to service and to make the world a better place for us all. Additionally, academic studies have shown tremendous benefit from participation in community service, including an increased emphasis on priorities that value and honor intimate relationships, an increased confidence when facing adversity and increased joy in daily life. Nettie Day 2015 was a resounding success, and is one of the many reasons I am very proud to be part of this community.

 

Best Regards,

 

 

Nancy B. Moody, PhD

Park Overall to discuss “Life After Tusculum” during lecture at Tusculum College


Park Overall, a 1981 Tusculum College alumna, returns to campus on Thursday, Sept. 24, to discuss how college affected her life and career.

The lecture is part of the Tusculum College Humanities Series, sponsored by the Tusculum College English Department and will begin at 7 p.m. in the Chalmers Conference Room in Niswonger Commons on the Greeneville campus.

The lecture is free and open to the public.

Park Overall '81

Overall will speak for approximately 30 minutes about how Tusculum College and in particular, the arts program, helped shape her life after graduation. She will then open the floor to a question and answer session with the audience.

Overall left Greeneville for Hollywood, finding success in movies and television, including the award-winning movie “Biloxi Blues” and the long-running NBC sitcom, “Empty Nest.”

She is also well-known in the region as a dynamic environmental and women’s’ rights activist and former candidate for the U.S. Senate.

In addition to her time here as a student, her mother, Frances, a 1940 graduate of Tusculum, returned to her alma mater as an English professor for several years.

Tusculum College’s Dr. David Smith receives Dissertation of the Year award


Dr. David Smith, director of Student Support Services at Tusculum College, has been recognized as the 2015 Dissertation of Year winner by the Southern Association for College Student Affairs.

Dr. Smith’s dissertation, “Unintended Consequences of Collegiate Living-Learning Community Programs at a Public University,” was the top selection from numerous entries from candidates across the southeastern United States.

Dr. David Smith

As winner, Dr. Smith will present his research at the 2015 SACSA conference in Greenville, S.C. this fall. His research is unique in that most scholarship focusing on collegiate living-learning community programs documents intended and largely positive outcomes. Dr. Smith’s research, however, chronicles occurrences of unintended and sometimes negative consequences of living-learning community programming—a phenomena heretofore largely absent from research literature.

The Southern Association for College Student Affairs encourages and supports dissertation research. “Scholarship and research are cornerstones to increasing the understanding of issues impacting students and the student affairs profession,” said Dr. Mary Alice Varga, research Committee Chair for SACSA

Dr. Smith joined Tusculum in 1997. In addition to his doctorate, he holds an associate’s degree from Mountain Empire Community College as well as a bachelor’s and master’s degree from East Tennessee State University.

Constitution Day marked on Tusculum campus


Constitution Day 2015 was marked on the Tusculum College campus with the kick off of a voter’s registration drive.

Members of the Tusculum College Student Government Association manned a booth in the Niswonger commons student center on Thursday, Sept. 17, to assist students and others who were interested in registering to vote.

“Today’s activities kick off a week-long drive to get as many people registered as possible,” said Michael Fernando, Student Government Association president and a senior accounting, general management and international business and economics major.

Following Thursday’s kick-off, students in Professor Jeff Lokey’s “Political Traditions of the West” course will pick up the efforts, going class to class to assist students who wish to register to vote.

Fernando said that on Friday, Sept. 25, there will be a wrap up celebration event in which they will hopefully be able to report significant numbers of new voters registered.

Additionally, resources and activities related to Constitution Day are currently available on the Tusculum College website at http://www.tusculum.edu/academics/constitution.html.

Resources include a direct link to the Constitution of the United States of America document, as well as resources for learning more about the Constitution and about Constitution Day.

In 1956, in order to encourage all Americans to learn more about the Constitution, Congress established Constitution Week, to begin each year on September 17, the date in 1787 when delegates to the Convention signed the Constitution. In 2004, September 17, officially became Constitution Day.