{"id":31920,"date":"2025-09-15T13:48:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T17:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/?p=31920"},"modified":"2025-09-16T16:30:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T20:30:01","slug":"four-people-with-strong-connections-to-tusculum-university-to-receive-awards-from-the-alumni-association-at-homecoming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/news\/2025\/four-people-with-strong-connections-to-tusculum-university-to-receive-awards-from-the-alumni-association-at-homecoming\/","title":{"rendered":"Four people with strong connections to Tusculum University to receive awards from the Alumni Association at Homecoming"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>GREENEVILLE<\/strong> \u2013The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tusculum.edu\/\">Tusculum University<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/web.tusculum.edu\/alumni\/\">Alumni Association<\/a> will honor four people with strong ties to the higher education institution and highly accomplished careers during this year\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/site.tusculum.edu\/homecoming-2\/\">Homecoming<\/a>.<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_31735\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31735\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-31735\" src=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Angelo-Botta-1-300x288.jpg\" alt=\"Angelo Botta\" width=\"300\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Angelo-Botta-1-300x288.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Angelo-Botta-1-768x736.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Angelo-Botta-1-209x200.jpg 209w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Angelo-Botta-1-150x144.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Angelo-Botta-1-120x115.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Angelo-Botta-1-100x96.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Angelo-Botta-1-50x48.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Angelo-Botta-1.jpg 917w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-31735\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Angelo Botta<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The honorees and the awards they will receive at the Alumni Dinner and Dance Saturday, Nov. 1, at Hackler Hall Event Center in Greeneville, are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dom Donnelly, associate <a href=\"https:\/\/tusculum.prestosports.com\/landing\/index\">athletic<\/a> director for communications \u2013 Honorary Alumni Award<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Jane Morse, an alumna and member of the Board of Trustees \u2013 Pioneer Award<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Chuck Pearson, assistant dean of the Math and Science Division \u2013 National Living Faculty Award<\/li>\n<li>Justin Phillip Reed, an alumnus and national award-winning writer \u2013 Frontier Award<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cWe are thrilled to honor these four individuals, who have distinguished themselves in their careers and represented Tusculum exceptionally,\u201d said Angelo Botta, president of the <a href=\"https:\/\/site.tusculum.edu\/alumni-executive-board\/\">Alumni Executive Board<\/a> and a 1975 graduate. \u201cThe excellence they have demonstrate is not only inspiring to the Alumni Association but also serves an example for our students to emulate. These awards are a major highlight of Homecoming.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pioneer Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Pioneer Award was established in 1962 and is presented to an outstanding alumnus or alumna in recognition of outstanding or meritorious achievement in that person\u2019s chosen field; distinguished service to his or her church, community, country and humanity; and continuing and loyal service to Tusculum.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_31922\" style=\"width: 192px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31922\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-31922\" src=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dr.-Jane-Morse-from-Jane-contrast-182x300.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Jane Morse\" width=\"182\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dr.-Jane-Morse-from-Jane-contrast-182x300.jpg 182w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dr.-Jane-Morse-from-Jane-contrast-621x1024.jpg 621w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dr.-Jane-Morse-from-Jane-contrast-768x1267.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dr.-Jane-Morse-from-Jane-contrast-931x1536.jpg 931w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dr.-Jane-Morse-from-Jane-contrast-1241x2048.jpg 1241w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dr.-Jane-Morse-from-Jane-contrast-121x200.jpg 121w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dr.-Jane-Morse-from-Jane-contrast-91x150.jpg 91w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dr.-Jane-Morse-from-Jane-contrast-73x120.jpg 73w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dr.-Jane-Morse-from-Jane-contrast-61x100.jpg 61w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dr.-Jane-Morse-from-Jane-contrast-30x50.jpg 30w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dr.-Jane-Morse-from-Jane-contrast.jpg 1361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 182px) 100vw, 182px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-31922\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Jane Morse<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Dr. Morse graduated from Tusculum in 1977 with a Bachelor of Science degree in <a href=\"https:\/\/site.tusculum.edu\/biology\/\">biology<\/a>. She remains extremely active with her alma mater, including serving on the university\u2019s Board of Trustees since 2016. She is also a member of the Alumni Executive Board and is deeply involved with keeping our graduates connected to Tusculum. She was a member of Tusculum\u2019s Bicentennial Planning Board. She has been called a shining example of what it means to be a Pioneer by demonstrating lifelong leadership, a deep commitment to service and unwavering dedication to Tusculum.<\/p>\n<p>Professionally, she is a physical therapist and has taught as an adjunct faculty member at a college. Those who know her say her career has been marked by excellence and integrity. She continues to inspire those around her with her thoughtful leadership and commitment to making a difference. Her professional accomplishments speak volumes about her character, work ethic and the values instilled in her through her Tusculum education.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen the Alumni Office informed me that I had been selected for the Pioneer Award, I was both surprised and humbled,\u201d Dr. Morse said. \u201cI know many of the past recipients and feel very honored to be among their ranks. Tusculum gave me a wonderful foundation for the physical therapy program at UT Center for the Health Sciences and for my career. I was definitely more than prepared for the intensity of the program at UTCHS because I had professors at Tusculum who challenged while supporting me. It has been a privilege to try to repay them for that with my time serving on the Alumni Executive Board and the Board of Trustees.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Frontier Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Created in 1995, The Frontier Award goes to an outstanding alumnus or alumna for outstanding or meritorious advancement in that person\u2019s career. The former student must have graduated between five and 15 years ago to be eligible, and judges take into account continuing and loyal service to Tusculum.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_31923\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31923\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-31923\" src=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Justin-Phillip-Reed-2-300x246.jpeg\" alt=\"Justin Phillip Reed\" width=\"300\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Justin-Phillip-Reed-2-300x246.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Justin-Phillip-Reed-2-1024x838.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Justin-Phillip-Reed-2-768x629.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Justin-Phillip-Reed-2-1536x1258.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Justin-Phillip-Reed-2-2048x1677.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Justin-Phillip-Reed-2-244x200.jpeg 244w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Justin-Phillip-Reed-2-150x123.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Justin-Phillip-Reed-2-120x98.jpeg 120w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Justin-Phillip-Reed-2-100x82.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Justin-Phillip-Reed-2-50x41.jpeg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-31923\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Justin Phillip Reed<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Reed graduated from Tusculum in 2013 with a Bachelor of Arts in English with a concentration in creative writing. In 2018, he earned the National Book Award for poetry for \u201cIndecency,\u201d a collection he launched at Tusculum\u2019s Old Oak Festival. Others who have previously received a National Book Award include prestigious writers such as William Faulkner, John Updike and Katherine Anne Porter.<\/p>\n<p>He has also authored the poetry collection \u201cThe Malevolent Volume,\u201d winner of the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses\u2019 Firecracker Award for poetry, and the book \u201cWith Bloom Upon Them and Also with Blood: A Horror Miscellany.\u201d His writings have appeared in publications such as \u201cAfrican American Review,\u201d \u201cBest American Essay,\u201d \u201cCallaloo,\u201d \u201cThe Kenyon Review\u201d and \u201cObsidion.\u201d Reed earned a fellowship from the Poetry Foundation and serves as writer-in-residence at Clemson University.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;m honored to be remembered 12 years later, as I&#8217;ve been honored to be an alum of the Tusculum that I remember,\u201d Reed said. \u201cThe communities that my professors and classmates created there, if only for a few golden\u00a0years, were nothing less than rare and remarkable. I know this because I describe my college experience to folks, and it wows them a bit. I&#8217;m nostalgic about some matters that were chance happenings, sure, but mostly I&#8217;m referring to thankless, coordinated choices that people made in the name of care.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, in reacting to this award, I can think of no choices I&#8217;ve made that warrant it, but only of my Tusculum family&#8217;s dedication to each other in those years \u2013 the reason East Tennessee has remained my heart&#8217;s home \u2013 and of the recognition they have deserved.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Honorary Alumni Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Honorary Alumni Award dates to 1996 and goes to an individual connected with the university who did not attend the institution but has made outstanding contributions to Tusculum and the community. The recipient must have an active relationship with the university for at least five years and excelled in his or her service to Tusculum by demonstrating a commitment and dedication to its students.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_31924\" style=\"width: 237px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31924\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-31924\" src=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dom-Donnelly-227x300.jpg\" alt=\"Dom Donnelly\" width=\"227\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dom-Donnelly-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dom-Donnelly-775x1024.jpg 775w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dom-Donnelly-768x1015.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dom-Donnelly-151x200.jpg 151w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dom-Donnelly-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dom-Donnelly-91x120.jpg 91w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dom-Donnelly-76x100.jpg 76w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dom-Donnelly-38x50.jpg 38w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dom-Donnelly.jpg 1088w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-31924\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dom Donnelly<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Donnelly has served in Tusculum\u2019s athletic communications office since 1999. He has oversight of the sports information and publicity needs of the university\u2019s 23 intercollegiate sports. He serves as the primary media contact for <a href=\"https:\/\/tusculum.prestosports.com\/sports\/bsb\/index\">baseball<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tusculum.prestosports.com\/sports\/fball\/index\">football<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/tusculum.prestosports.com\/sports\/mgolf\/index\">men&#8217;s<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/tusculum.prestosports.com\/sports\/wgolf\/index\">women&#8217;s<\/a> golf and <a href=\"https:\/\/tusculum.prestosports.com\/sports\/mbkb\/index\">men&#8217;s basketball<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>With Donnelly at the helm, the athletic communications team was named the inaugural recipient of the South Atlantic Conference Media Relations Staff of the Year Award during the 2019-2020 season. The group was honored a second time with this award this summer. He also holds extensive knowledge of Tusculum athletics history.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am overwhelmed to receive this tremendous honor from Tusculum University,\u201d Donnelly said. \u201cI am truly blessed to work at this outstanding institution and to be associated with its faculty, staff, students and alumni. TU has and always will have a special place in my heart. My thanks to the alumni board and all those involved in this recognition. I am truly humbled.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>National Living Faculty Award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The National Living Faculty Award was created in 1996 and is presented to a Tusculum faculty member. The award\u2019s purpose is to recognize individuals who have made outstanding contributions to Tusculum\u2019s academic programs. To qualify the faculty members must have been a Tusculum employee for at least five years.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_31925\" style=\"width: 236px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31925\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-31925\" src=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dr.-Chuck-Pearson-1-226x300.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Chuck Pearson\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dr.-Chuck-Pearson-1-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dr.-Chuck-Pearson-1-772x1024.jpg 772w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dr.-Chuck-Pearson-1-768x1018.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dr.-Chuck-Pearson-1-151x200.jpg 151w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dr.-Chuck-Pearson-1-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dr.-Chuck-Pearson-1-91x120.jpg 91w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dr.-Chuck-Pearson-1-75x100.jpg 75w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dr.-Chuck-Pearson-1-38x50.jpg 38w, https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Dr.-Chuck-Pearson-1.jpg 1053w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-31925\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Chuck Pearson<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In addition to providing leadership as an assistant dean. Dr. Pearson serves as professor of natural science and the Dr. Ronald H. Meen Distinguished Professor of <a href=\"https:\/\/site.tusculum.edu\/chemistry\/\">Chemistry<\/a>. He has been a Tusculum faculty member since 2016 and teaches his courses with tremendous energy. He has collaborated with Dr. Henson-Ramsey to design the pre-health seminar course, taken by students in the multitude of sport science programs as well as those in the pre-medical, dental and veterinary concentration of the biology program. He has served as chair of Tusculum\u2019s Teaching and Professional Growth Committee.<\/p>\n<p>One of the other components of Dr. Pearson\u2019s teaching is his organization of and leadership in middle school and high school quiz bowls across the country. For several years, he has led the Tusculum Earlybird, which has brought dozens of high school students to campus for a quiz bowl, and uses the event to help attract students to enroll at the university. He is also working to establish a larger quiz bowl team at Tusculum.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;m gratified to be receiving this award from Tusculum&#8217;s alumni,\u201d Dr. Pearson said. \u201cI&#8217;m always keenly aware that the thing that I do more than anything else is teach, and institutions like Tusculum that honor and recognize faculty teaching are increasingly rare on the American educational landscape. What we do at Tusculum is incredibly important, and I&#8217;m only one of many wonderful teachers on this faculty. And in my role as assistant dean, I&#8217;m so grateful for the support I receive from the faculty members I supervise.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alumni who are interested in attending the Alumni Dinner and Dance can register and learn more about this year\u2019s Homecoming events at <a href=\"https:\/\/site.tusculum.edu\/homecoming-2\/\">https:\/\/site.tusculum.edu\/homecoming-2\/<\/a>. Additional information about the university is available at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tusculum.edu\">www.tusculum.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><h3><strong>GREENEVILLE<\/strong> \u2013The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tusculum.edu\/\">Tusculum University<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/web.tusculum.edu\/alumni\/\">Alumni Association<\/a> will honor four people with strong ties to the higher education institution and highly accomplished careers during this year\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/site.tusculum.edu\/homecoming-2\/\">Homecoming<\/a>.<\/h3>\n<p>The honorees and the awards they will receive at the Alumni Dinner and Dance Saturday, Nov. 1, at Hackler Hall Event Center in Greeneville, are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dom Donnelly, associate <a href=\"https:\/\/tusculum.prestosports.com\/landing\/index\">athletic<\/a> director for communications \u2013 Honorary Alumni Award<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Jane Morse, an alumna and member of the Board of Trustees \u2013 Pioneer Award<\/li>\n<li>Dr. Chuck Pearson, assistant dean of the Math and Science Division \u2013 National Living Faculty Award<\/li>\n<li>Justin Phillip Reed, an alumnus and national award-winning writer \u2013 Frontier Award<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cWe are thrilled to honor these four individuals, who have distinguished themselves in their careers and represented Tusculum exceptionally,\u201d said Angelo Botta, president of the <a href=\"https:\/\/site.tusculum.edu\/alumni-executive-board\/\">Alumni Executive Board<\/a> and a 1975 graduate. \u201cThe excellence they have demonstrate is not only inspiring to the Alumni Association but also serves an example for our students to emulate. These awards are a major highlight of Homecoming.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/news\/2025\/four-people-with-strong-connections-to-tusculum-university-to-receive-awards-from-the-alumni-association-at-homecoming\/\"> Read the full article&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[131,91,7,19,142,169,146,1,148,147,149,172],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Four people with strong connections to Tusculum University to receive awards from the Alumni Association at Homecoming :: Tusculum University<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www3.tusculum.edu\/news\/news\/2025\/four-people-with-strong-connections-to-tusculum-university-to-receive-awards-from-the-alumni-association-at-homecoming\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Four people with strong connections to Tusculum University to receive awards from the Alumni Association at Homecoming :: Tusculum University\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"GREENEVILLE \u2013The Tusculum University Alumni Association will honor four people with strong ties to the higher education institution and highly accomplished careers during this year\u2019s Homecoming. The honorees and the awards they will receive at the Alumni Dinner and Dance Saturday, Nov. 1, at Hackler Hall Event Center in Greeneville, are: Dom Donnelly, associate athletic director for communications \u2013 Honorary Alumni Award Dr. Jane Morse, an alumna and member of the Board of Trustees \u2013 Pioneer Award Dr. Chuck Pearson, assistant dean of the Math and Science Division \u2013 National Living Faculty Award Justin Phillip Reed, an alumnus and national award-winning writer \u2013 Frontier Award \u201cWe are thrilled to honor these four individuals, who have distinguished themselves in their careers and represented Tusculum exceptionally,\u201d said Angelo Botta, president of the Alumni Executive Board and a 1975 graduate. \u201cThe excellence they have demonstrate is not only inspiring to the Alumni Association but also serves an example for our students to emulate. 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