‘Around the World’ history camp to be hosted by Doak House Museum July 21 – 25

Participants in the “Around the World” history camp at the Doak House Museum July 21-25 will use their imaginations and creativity as they learn about history. A group from a previous camp, above, pose for a photo in their paper hats prior to racing their homemade boats on Frank Creek.

Children will have a chance to discover what life was like 200 years ago during the “History Around the World” history camp July 21-25 at the Doak House Museum.

Reservations are still being accepted for the history camp at the museum, located on Erwin Highway and the Tusculum College campus.

The camp is open to children ages 6 -12, who will learn about different aspects of world history and explore through imaginative games, crafts and activities.

The deadline to register for the camp is Thursday, July 17. Tuition for the camp is $85, which includes the costs for all materials and a daily snack.

To make reservations or for more information, please contact the museum at 423-636-8554 or email dboyd@tusculum.edu.

The Doak House Museum and the President Andrew Johnson Museum and Library are operated by the Department of Museum Program and Studies of Tusculum College. In addition to the museums, the department is responsible for the College Archives and offers one of the few undergraduate Museum Studies degree programs in the country. The two museums are also part of the National Historic District on the Tusculum College campus. Follow the museums on Facebook and Twitter to learn the latest news and upcoming events or visit its Web site at www.tusculum.edu/museums to learn more about the variety of programs offered at the museums.

Volunteers still needed for RAM Clinic, Nov. 7-9

Volunteers are needed to assist with the Remote Area Medical (RAM) free-health care clinic, scheduled to be held at Tusculum College, Nov. 7-9.

RAM is a Knoxville-based organization providing free medical care for the uninsured and underinsured. Volunteers are needed for all three days. Tusculum College, which is hosting the event, and coordinators are recruiting volunteers to sign up to help.

According to Rachel Edens, director of the Center for Civic Advancement, general volunteers are needed to assist in setting up Friday afternoon, Nov. 7. On Saturday and Sunday, helpers are needed to register patients and work in the kitchen area, serving food, snacks and drinks to those who are working at the expedition. Others may be asked to direct traffic, help keep order in lines and do other duties.

Young adults under 18 may volunteer with some restrictions. Children under 14 are not allowed to work.

The RAM organization will also recruit skilled workers and students in the medical, dental and optometry fields to provide care to hundreds of people.

During the two-day, weekend clinics, commonly called expeditions, RAM provides basic medical services, dental work and optometry services and glasses on-site free that day. Health care services provided include comprehensive screening for diabetes and hypertension, procedures such as mammography, colon cancer screening, retinal screening using telemedicine technology, chest x-rays, pulmonary function studies and some gynecological procedures.

Volunteers for Saturday and Sunday will need to be at the college by 5:30 a.m. and plan to work all day, possibly 10-12 hours.

If you would like to be involved in event-planning and coordination, or if you would like to be a volunteer of any sort, please e-mail RAM@tusculum.edu, or call (423) 636-7450(423) 636-7450.

On both days, the parking lot will open at midnight and RAM will begin handing out numbers to patients at 3 a.m. The doors open at 6 am.

RAM, founded by adventurer Stan Brock in 1985, is dedicated to providing medical and veterinary access in rural and remote areas to anyone who needs it, both domestically and abroad.

For more information, visit RAM’s at http://www.ramusa.org/. All volunteers must officially register to participate.

Alumnus to return to Tusculum to serve in academic leadership role

Dr. Ron May has accepted the invitation to serve as interim vice president of academic affairs at Tusculum College. Dr. May, who served Tusculum College as dean of faculty from 1985 to 1988, will be rejoining Tusculum College on Monday, August 11, and has agreed to serve as vice president of academic affairs through June 30, 2015, while a national search is conducted.

Dr. May, a 1968 graduate of the college, has had a distinguished career in higher education, retiring in June 2014 as president of Ancilla College in Donaldson, Ind. In his career he has taught public school, as well as served as a college professor, department head, dean, vice president and twice as a college president, at Ancilla and at Louisburg College in St. Louisburg, N.C.

Dr. Ron May

He has been recognized by numerous organizations, including by the Leadership Marshall County program with their Leader of the Year Award in 2011. He also served for a time as the president of the Tusculum College Alumni Association.

He earned a Doctorate of Education from Indiana University, a Master of Arts in Teaching from East Tennessee State University and an Associate in Science from Vincennes University.

As a Tusculum alumnus, Dr. May was honored to be considered and is anxious to give back to his Alma Mater. Tusculum College is fortunate to have the opportunity for his leadership in academic affairs.

Tusculum College names Dr. Lisa Johnson interim vice president of academic affairs

Dr. Lisa Johnson has been named interim vice president of academic affairs at Tusculum College. Johnson steps into the position previously held by Dr. Melinda Dukes who will be returning to the classroom as a member of the Tusculum College faculty. Dr. Johnson will serve in this capacity until August 11.

Dr. Lisa Johnson

Dr. Johnson previously served Tusculum College as assistant vice president for academic affairs, as director of the School of Education and as assistant professor of education.

In her new role she will be responsible for facilitating academic affairs strategic planning goals and providing leadership as new academic programs are implemented.

“Dr. Johnson has contributed to the success of Tusculum College for many years in the various leadership and administrative roles she has held,” said Tusculum President Nancy B. Moody. “She has been part of a strong academic leadership team and extremely active in working with others to more fully engage students and faculty.”

Johnson, who holds a Bachelor of Science degree in special education from East Tennessee State University, also earned her master’s degree and doctorate of education, both in educational leadership and policy analysis, from ETSU.

Tusculum College’s Dr. Nancy B. Moody invited to be part of Leadership Tennessee class

Tusculum College President Nancy B. Moody has been invited to participate in the second class of Leadership Tennessee.  The class was announced this week through the Lipscomb University Nelson and Sue Andrews Institute for Civic Leadership.

The program is designed to cultivate a network of business, nonprofit, education and government leaders who are committed to addressing the state’s challenges and opportunities. The class includes 31 members from across Tennessee.

“By bringing together top leaders in the business, education, health care and the nonprofit arenas, Leadership Tennessee introduces participants to different perspectives while also helping them understand the collaborative nature of conversation and action that will continue to move our state ahead,” said Cathy Cate, executive director of Leadership Tennessee and director of community leadership programs for the Andrews Institute.

Leadership Tennessee is a 10-month program that provides collaborative learning and dialogue spanning the state’s three grand divisions, issue-specific education for demonstrated leaders, a diverse representation of participants and opportunities to affect change. It will meet several times as a group in addition to participating in other activities, research and projects throughout the program. The program was launched in August 2013.

Dr. Nancy B. Moody

The inaugural class focused on three main issues—education, government efficiency and health and wellness. During the course of the program, the group produced a plan of action designed to impact the entire state, as well as each region. The program took participants to Chattanooga, Memphis and Knoxville among other locations in Tennessee. The 2014-15 Leadership Tennessee class will also meet throughout the state and examine important issues facing Tennessee. The class will begin the program with a retreat in August.

Members of this year’s class, in addition to Dr. Moody, include Sarah Morgan,president of Benwood Foundation; Carolyn Chism Hardy, chief executive officer of Chism Hardy Investments LLC; Doug Banister, pastor of All Souls Church; Joan Cronan, women’s athletic director emeritus at the University of Tennessee; Joe DiPietro, president of the University of Tennessee; Carol Evans, executive director of Legacy Parks Foundation; Jim McIntyre, superintendent of Knox County Schools; Madeline Rogero, mayor of the City of Knoxville;

Calvin Anderson, senior vice president of corporate affairs for BlueCross BlueShield Tennessee; Darrell Cobbins, president/principal broker for Universal Commercial Real Estate; Dorothy Gunther Pugh, CEO and founding artistic director for Ballet Memphis; Teresa Sloyan, executive director for Hyde Family Foundations; Michael Ugwueke, president and chief operating officer for Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare;

A.C. Wharton, mayor of the City of Memphis; Charles Robert Bone of Bone McAllester Norton PLLC; Bo Campbell, attorney with Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis LLP; Mark Cate, chief of staff to the governor of the State of Tennessee; Jen Cole, executive director for the Metro Nashville Arts Commission;

Jaynee Day, president and chief executive officer for Second Harvest Food Bank of Middle Tennessee; Jose Gonzalez, finance director and instructor of management and entrepreneurship for Conexion Americas/Belmont University; Tre Hargett, secretary of state for the State of Tennessee; Beth Harwell, speaker of the House for the Tennessee General Assembly;

Henry Hicks, president and chief executive officer at the Nashville Museum of African American Music; Bob Higgins, president and chief executive officer for Barge, Waggoner, Sumner and Cannon; John Lowry, vice president of external affairs for Lipscomb University; Robert J. Martineau Jr., commissioner for the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation; Joelle Phillips, president of AT&T Tennessee; Michael Skipper, executive director for the Nashville Area Metropolitan Planning Organization; Remziya Suleyman, director of policy and administration for the American Center for Outreach, and Ted Brown, president of Martin Methodist College.

For more information about Leadership Tennessee visit www.leadershiptennessee.org or contact Cate at 615.966.5180 or catherine.cate@lipscomb.edu.

Make plans to attend Homecoming 2014

Homecoming 2014 is less than four months away. It is the ideal time to make plans to return to campus on Oct. 17-18 for a variety of activities.

A variety of events has been scheduled to make everyone’s time on campus enjoyable. Below is a schedule of events. Please keep checking back to the Homecoming event page as more details will be added to these events and other events will be added to the schedule as they are confirmed. Reservations are required unless noted.

Friday, October 17

10 a.m. – 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 a.m. – Lunch with students – $10 – Enjoy lunch with students.  Share your Tusculum experience.

2 p.m. – Herbs and Herblore – no charge –  Fun make and take workshop hosted at the Doak House Museum.

2 p.m. – 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 1 pm with shotgun start at 2 pm.  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.

7 p.m. – Dinner at Link Hills – $20

Individual  Class Gatherings – cost varies

Saturday, October 18

8 a.m. – Memorial Service – Join us in remembering alumni who have passed away since Homecoming 2013.

8:30 a.m. – Alumni Breakfast – $15 – Come enjoy breakfast with alumni and friends.

9 a.m. – Alumni Meeting – Learn the latest about the alumni association and hear an update on the College.

9:30 a.m. – Alumni Awards and Sports Hall of Fame Awards – Come celebrate the newest alumni and sports hall of fame award honorees.

11 a.m. – Class Photos – $10

Noon – Parade – Watch the 11th Annual Homecoming Parade.

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

2:30 p.m. – Tusculum Pioneer Football vs. Carson Newman – Cheer on the Pioneers as they take on Carson Newman at Pioneer Field.  Tickets can be purchased at the game.

7 p.m. – Alumni and Friends Dinner – General Morgan Inn – $38 – Join us for social hour beginning at 6 with dinner at 7.  A cash bar will be available throughout the evening.

 

Tusculum College Bookstore Hours

Niswonger Commons

8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Thursday, October 16

8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Friday, October 17

9 a.m. – 5 p.m.  Saturday, October 18

Former Tusculum professor publishes book

Dr. Rick Toomey, former assistant professor at Tusculum College, has written a book about the life of his cousin, Debbie McDonald, who experienced severe brain trauma that left her in a vegetative state, and her journey to a life dominated by joy and hope.

Toomey’s book is titled, “I’m Fine:  A Story of Overcoming Adversity Through God’s Grace.” It details Debbie’s story beginning with a tragic automobile accident in January 1965, which took the life of her brother and left her in a comatose state.  Through prayer, loving care and her indomitable spirit, Debbie regained all her mental functioning and some of her physical abilities.

Toomey is a graduate of McMinn County High School and earned his bachelor’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Tennessee. He also received a Master of Religious Education from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and served in several ministerial positions for 10 years.

During Toomey’s time at Tusculum, he taught numerous courses in the master’s program for Human Resource Development and Organizational Training and Development.

The book can be purchased on Amazon on Kindle Direct Publishing.

Community Theatre Task Force to present recommendations June 25

The Community Theatre Task Force will present its recommendations for the formation of a Greeneville/Greene County Community Theatre organization on Wednesday June 25.

The Task Force has been hard at work since its formation during the May 3 meeting of those interested in a community theater group, and has made excellent progress in its discussions. Tusculum College Arts Outreach has acted as a facilitator of discussions about the creation of a community theater group during previous meetings.

The meeting will be at 6:30 p.m. in the  Behan Arena Theatre  in the Annie Hogan Byrd Fine Arts Building on the Tusculum College campus. The theater is located at the side entrance to the building.

All those who are interested in a community theater group are encouraged to attend.

 

WANTED: Nominations for alumni awards to be presented at Homecoming

Mitch Robinson, left, was honored with the Pioneer Award during the Alumni Association meeting during the 2103 Homecoming festivities. Tusculum President Nancy B. Moody, left, presented the award.

You can determine who receives the Alumni Awards presented each year at Homecoming. Review the following award descriptions and send your nominations to the Office of Alumni and Parent Relations. The nominations, except those for Sports Hall of Fame, are reviewed by the Alumni Executive Board and honorees are chosen for the presentations during Homecoming. Sports Hall of Fame nominations are reviewed by the Sports Hall of Fame Committee.

Pioneer Award

The Pioneer Award is presented each year to an outstanding alumnus or alumna, in recognition of outstanding or meritorious achievement in his or her chosen field; for distinguished service to church, community, country and humanity, and for continuing and loyal service to the College.

Frontier Award

The Frontier Award is presented to an outstanding alumnus or alumna in recognition of outstanding or meritorious advancement in his or her career. Consideration will be given to former students who have been graduated from the College at least five years, but no more than fifteen years. Consideration for this award should include continuing and loyal service to Tusculum.

National Living Faculty Award

The National Living Faculty Award is presented each year to an outstanding member of the Tusculum College faculty who has made significant contributions to Tusculum’s academic program(s). Persons shall not be eligible for consideration until they have maintained an academic relationship with the College for at least five years. To be considered for recognition, faculty members should have excelled during their service to Tusculum by demonstrating a commitment to the students of the College and the academic program(s).

National Alumni Recognition Award

The National Alumni Recognition Award is presented each year to an outstanding member of the Tusculum College Community. The purpose of the National Alumni Recognition Award is to bestow recognition on those individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the College. Persons shall not be eligible for consideration until they have maintained a relationship with the College for at least five years. To be considered for recognition, individuals should have excelled during their service to Tusculum by demonstrating a commitment to the students of the College and her program(s).

Sports Hall of Fame

Nominations are open to Tusculum College alumni, former coaches, managers, sports editors, team trainers and other individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the College’s sports program. Persons shall not be eligible for consideration until five years after they have completed their college-playing career, or, in the case of a non-athlete, maintained their athletic relationship with the College for at least five years. To be considered for induction, athletes should have excelled in their individual Tusculum sport, attaining individual honors and recognition while a student. Merely belonging to a season-winning team is not an achievement worthy of induction.

Sports Benefactor Award

The Sports Benefactor Award is presented to a friend of the College in recognition of outstanding support of the Tusculum athletic program. Consideration for this award should be based on the person’s contributions to the athletic program and loyalty to the College athletics.

 

The award nomination form can be found online.  The deadline for submission is July 31, 2014.

Nominations can also be made by sending the name of the individual, the award for which he or she is being nominated, the honoree’s class year if applicable, and reasons why the person should be honored by mail to the Office of Alumni Relations, P. O. Box 5040, Greeneville, TN 37743. Please include your name and class year with your nomination.

Make plans to attend this year’s Homecoming October 17 -18. Check the schedule online.

What’s new with your fellow alumni? Find out in this month’s Class Notes

 

 

 

 

’40s

Jack Barker ’48 of Lakeland, FL, was recently the subject of a feature profile by his local newspaper, the Lakeland Ledger. The article focused on his life as a coach and his second career as the owner of a travel service after he retired coaching. The article also mentions his late wife Jeanne, who passed away in 2009, and her artwork that decorates his home. Jack and Jeanne attended Homecoming 20 years in a row, and they had traveled extensively, visiting more than 100 countries. At Tusculum, Jack lettered in five sports and is a member of the Tusculum College Sports Hall of Fame. His brother was the famous Getta Barker, who was the second fastest in the hundred yard dash after Jesse Owens. He lived in Craig Hall and majored in physics with a minor in math. He was drafted his sophomore year and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II as a pilot. After his military service, he coached football, baseball, basketball swimming and gymnastics. Upon his retirement from coaching he opened a travel service, from which he retired in 1986. He will celebrate his 91st birthday next month.

 

’ 60s

Bill Gardner ’69 of Bean Station, TN, has been named the National Junior College Athletic Association National Coach of the Year following the NJCAA Division II Golf Championship. Gardner coaches the Walters State Community College men’s golf team, which won the tournament. Gardner coached an individual national champion in 1995, but this is the first time he has guided his team to the national title. The tournament was held in Ancilla, IN, which is the home of Ron May ’68, who is president of Ancilla College. May was able to have dinner with Gardner and his team during the tournament.

 

’80s

Scott M. Niswonger ’87 H’06 of Greeneville, TN, has been chosen by the Development District Association of Appalachia (DDAA) to receive the 2014 Donald R. Myers Humanitarian Award. The award was dedicated by the DDAA in 2009 in memory of Donald Myers, who was executive director of the Ohio Mid-Eastern Governments Association and president of the Eastern Ohio Development Alliance (EODA). Known as a dedicated public servant and champion of the people of Appalachia, Myers exemplified the humanitarian spirit the award was created to recognize and honor. Niswonger has actively promoted a philosophy of “learn, earn, and return” that has helped to empower the region’s young people and has received broad recognition in his state as well as Appalachia. In 1999, he was inducted into the Business Hall of Fame and was chosen by Ernst & Young as Entrepreneur of the Year for the southeastern United States. On a state level, Niswonger served as vice-chair of the Tennessee Board for Economic Growth and chairman of the Building and Finance Committee for the State of Tennessee.
Niswonger was cited the by the DDAA for his leadership and service in the cause of “numerous educational, community and economic development endeavors.” The award also commended him for tireless efforts that had “greatly contributed to the growth and development of northeastern Tennessee and enhanced the quality of life for many of the Region’s residents.”
The DDAA is a membership organization of the 73 local development districts (LDDs) in the Appalachian Region. The DDAA works to strengthen LDDs and their member governments and to provide leadership to support the Appalachian Regional Commission’s federal-state-local partnership.

Dave Tollett ’88 of Estero, FL, has been named the Atlantic Sun Conference Baseball Coach of the Year honors for the 2014 season. Tollett, who is head coach at Florida Gulf Coast University, has earned Coach of the Year honors from the conference four times in his career. He guided his team to its fourth conference regular-season title.

 

’10s

Micah Haney ’10 began working in March as an agent for American Home life in Knoxville.

 

Jonathan Lyons ’11 of Elizabethton, TN, began graduate school this summer in the East Tennessee State University Accelerated RN program.

 

Cory Callahan ’13 of Bristol TN, has been accepted at the  University of Dayton, OH, in the physician assistant program. He begins fall 2014.

 

Ariel Hawkins ’13 of Greeneville, TN, has begun work on her master’s degree program at the University of the Virgin Islands. She is studying marine biology.

 

John Zach Conlon ’14 of Woodlands, TX, has been accepted into Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, in the master’s degree program. He will study neuroscience and begins his studies this fall.

 

 

’30s

Dr. John Frederick “Jack” Fulbeck ’39 of Covina, CA, passed away on December 25, 2011. He was a poet and professor of comparative literature at the California State Polytechnic University at Pomona. He served two terms as president of the California State Poetry Society. His poems won numerous awards, such as “Apostrophe to Amour” and “Introspection in the Cold” which won first prizes in California state level poetry contests, and “In Fuente Vaqueros” which won an international grand prize. His poem “Challengers” was read by Taylor Wang from the orbiting Space Shuttle Challenger in 1985 and is on record at the National Archives Building. He authored three books of poetry: “I Sleep With Strangers,” “Gilgamesh” and “Sifted Ashes.” Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, he enlisted in the United States Navy and was stationed as a fighter pilot in the South Pacific. After the end of World War II, he worked as a newspaper and magazine editor and a freelance writer. In 1960, Fulbeck received his Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from the University of Southern California.

 

’40s

Anna Belle Kyker Hankins ’49 of Greeneville, TN, passed away on June 4, 2014. She was the widow of John Hankins  ’51. The couple were married 56 years. She met John as they both studied at Tusculum College for what would be long careers in education. She began her career at Washington County Academy and served 36 years in various capacities in the Greene County School System. She was the first librarian at South Greene High School, and served in that role for 25 years. She enjoyed cooking, gardening, canning and freezing. She was a member of the Hoe and Hope Gardening Club and the Greene County Retired Teachers Association. She was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church. Her survivors include her son and daughter-in-law Joseph Hankins ’75 and his wife Wendy (Barber) ’76.

 

’90s

Sheila Tilley Brooks ’90 of Oak Ridge, TN, passed away, November 4, 2009. She began working at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory at the age of 19 as a clerk and advanced through the secretarial field to the highest level. She received many awards during her career. At the latter part of her career, she was appointed to a leadership position the Human Resource Management Department. Shortly thereafter, she was forced to take long-term disability due to the onset of Parkinson’s disease. She was a member of Highland View Church of Christ and she enjoyed traveling and spending time with family.

 

Dr. Melissa Renee Overbey ’99 of Bristol, TN, passed away June 9, 2014, from a brain aneurysm. She was an educator at Boones Creek Elementary School. A devoted wife and mother, she loved her family dearly.

American Society for Training and Development Award Scholarship to Tusculum College student

A $1,000 scholarship gift was awarded to Tusculum College student Michael Fawley for the current academic year. The award was presented from the organization’s Smokey Mountain Chapter.

Fawley is employed by Energizer as a marketing analyst in Knoxville and pursuing a master’s degree in education in human resource development at Tusculum College.

The American Society for Training and Development developed the annual scholarship in order to support a student or students enrolled in the Master of Arts in Education – Human Resource Development program at Tusculum College.

Michael Fawley

Recipients are selected who have high financial need and who have shown academic promise and a commitment to being active and involved in the field of training and development. Preference is given to adult students studying on the Knoxville campus of Tusculum College.

Fawley is a member of ASTD, vice president of the East Tennessee Chapter of the Society for Technical Communication and a member of the Institute for Packing Professionals.

In addition to his degree at Tusculum, Fawley has a Master’s of Business Administration and a bachelor’s degree in English, both from the University of Tennessee.

Online, non-credit math skills modules now available

Tusculum College is now offering online mathematics modules to remediate math skill weaknesses prior to the start of fall semester.

The non-credit hour modules are available free of charge to all currently enrolled Tusculum students, as well as new students who have submitted their enrollment deposit.

.The modules are being funded through the federal Investing in Innovation (I3) technology grant and a partnership with the National Repository of Online Coursework.

Modules are non-credit, skill-building programs that if completed successfully can eliminate the need for students to take remedial courses during the regular academic term.

After completion of the online program, students will have the opportunity to complete an assessment to demonstrate that skill weaknesses have been remediated.

For more information, contact Deborah Gietema, instructor of mathematics at dgietema@tusculum.edu.