FF A A L L L L 22 0 0 0 0 3 3 Inside:Inside: •• GovernorGovernor ComesComes toto CampusCampus •• AlumniAlumni AwardAward HonoreesHonorees •• Football’sFootball’s FinalFinal SeasonSeason •• HonorsHonors ProgramProgram atat 1010 YearsYears ETSU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS CONTENTS Dr. R. Michael Browder, Sr. ’93, President Mr. Jason N. Berry ’98 “Our guiding principle, in all decision-making, is Mr. J. Daniel Mahoney ’66, President-Elect Mr. Michael Carrier ’73 ’83 Alumni Award Winners . 4 Mr. Bob V. Hardin ’68, Vice President Ms. Kayla Griffith ’04, SGA Vice President Mr. Gary D. Poe ’68, Secretary Lt. Gen. Ronald V. Hite ’64 Unique Alumni . 7 to preserve and enhance the core business of ETSU: Ms. Dorothy L. Grisham ’74, Treasurer Dr. Tony Katras ’84 Campus Notes & Briefs . .12 Mr. John A. Jones ’69, Past President Ms. Michelle R. Livengood ’84 Dr. Paul Stanton, Jr. ETSU President Dr. Jack A. Parton ’78 ’79 ’82 Advancement . .16 teaching and learning.” Dr. Richard A. Manahan, ETSU Vice President for Ms. Pereda R. “Pete” Paty ’48 University Advancement Mr. Jarrod Suits ’04, SGA President Sports Spectrum . 18 Mr. Robert M. Plummer ’84 ’87, Executive Director of Mr. Mark W. Thomas ’84 Class Notes . 22 ETSU Alumni Association Mr. Mickey Tyler ’69 Ms. Shirley Berk ’72 ’74 Ms. Eleanor E. Yoakum ’65 Homecoming Preview . 28 President’s Message Sports Year in Review . 30 ETSU FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS State Community College and the Tennessee national aver- Tim P. Jones*, President Dr. Barbara Kimbrough wish to tell you about organizational Mrs. Leslie Parks Pope* **, Vice President Mr. R. Odie Major growth, as we experience it on the Technology Center at Elizabethton, in an age for 2002. Mr. Dennis T. Powell*, Past President Mr. C.C. Marshall ’56 Icampus of ETSU. effort to share resources and talent, resulting In addition, Mr. Thomas Krieger*, Secretary Mr. W. Cal McGraw ’60 Dr. Steve Conerly*, Treasurer Mr. John Poteat Although much institutional energy was in better service to our students and more our pass rate Dr. Paul E. Stanton, Jr.*, ETSU President Mr. James J. Powell ETSU Today expended this year in recovering from the efficient use of state funds. on the Nursing Dr. Richard A. Manahan*, Foundation Executive Vice President Mr. Stan Puckett UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE Our position as an agent for regional Licensure Exam was 96 percent, compared to Dr. David D. Collins ’96*, Assistant Treasurer Mr. Donald R. Raber* government shutdown at the conclusion of Mr. Fredrick H. (Pal) Barger, Jr. ’55 Mr. K. Newton Raff FALL 2003 the previous fiscal year and in re-orienting the economic development continues to gain an average of 88 percent for TBR universities. Mr. Mr. Wayne G. Basler* Mr. Jim Reel ’58 university to manage the massive budget cuts in prominence and influence. At the Middle And, all of our programs eligible for accredi- Dr. R. Michael Browder, Sr. ’93 Mr. Howard W. Roddy ’74 Paul E. Stanton, Jr., M.D. Mr. Gene Burleson ’64 ’72 Mr. Herbert R. Silvers University President that followed, many significant achievements Anchor of the Med-Tech Corridor, our tation have achieved it. Mr. Jeff Byrd Mr. Kenneth W. Simonds ’57 took place during 2002-2003, due in large part Innovation Laboratory serves as a business ETSU has, for five years, essentially doubled Mrs. Betty DeVinney Mr. Charles Steagall Richard A. Manahan, CPA incubator for new and rising technology com- Dr. Archie Dykes ’52 Mr. R.T. “Rab” Summers to the strong partnerships that we have forged the TBR university percentage of private giv- Mr. J. Brian Ferguson Mr. Raymond R. Thomas ’59 Vice President over the years and the attitude of the fine fac- panies. ing as a portion of operating budget. The data Dr. James W. Gibson Mr. John Tickle for University Advancement, ulty, staff, and students at ETSU. ETSU continues to lead the TBR system in for 2002 indicates that private funds com- Mr. Richard L. Green Mr. Robert E. Walters Executive Vice President, ETSU Foundation Mr. Dale Keasling ’70 Mr. Stuart E. Wood, Jr. ’60* It took creativity, unconventional thinking, private giving. Private support from partners prised 15 percent of expenditures, whereas Mr. D. Roger Kennedy ’69 Mrs. Eleanor Yoakum ’65 and cooperation to reach closure on the 2003- in the community helped us add important the TBR university average is 8 percent. We Robert M. Plummer Mr. Louis H. Gump * Executive Committee Member 2004 budget. And, it required courage and new degree programs to our curriculum. The believe that our record in attracting private ** Board of Regents Representative Associate Vice President for University TENNESSEE BOARD OF REGENTS Advancement/Executive Director of ETSU willingness to change, to look at old respon- new audiology program places ETSU at the giving is a reflection of our service and our Honorable Phil Bredesen, Governor of Tennessee Mr. Tom H. Jackson National Alumni Association sibilities and tasks in new and different ways. forefront of preparing hearing health care very strong reputation within the region. Dr. Charles Manning, Chancellor, Nashville Mr. Keith McCord, Knoxville Even in the toughest of times, we have grown professionals and represents a special partner- Furthermore, we find that this record reflects Mr. Frank Barnett, Knoxville Mrs. Leslie Parks Pope, Kingsport Mr. Edgar R. “Buddy” Bowers, Harriman Dr. Richard G. Rhoda, Nashville ETSU Today as a university, turning adversity into a means ship with our friends at the James H. Quillen our solid commitment to partnerships with Mrs. Demetra Godsey Boyd, Clarksville Mr. Stanley Rogers, Manchester Managing Editors to reinvent, retool, reengineer, reinvigorate, VA Medical Center, which is celebrating its business and industry and also reflects the Ms. Kathryn Byrd, Maryville Honorable Lana Seivers, 100th anniversary this fall. Mr. Matthew B. Chapman, Mt. Juliet Commissioner of Education Richard A. Manahan and recharge. I commend each of our faculty generosity of private individuals who believe Mr. Noble Cody, Cookeville Dr. Maxine A. Smith, Memphis Robert M. Plummer and staff for seeking ways to do business dif- Understanding of and appreciation for in ETSU. Mr. Robert Jack Fishman, Morristown Mr. William Watkins, Jr., Memphis ferently without sacrificing the quality of our our region were bolstered when Dr. Richard It is my pleasure to announce a new Honorable Ken Givens, Commissioner of Agriculture Mr. Jonas Kisber, Jackson Contributors: services to the students and the community. Blaustein, Professor of Sociology and record in funding for research and spon- TENNESSEE HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION Our guiding principle, in all decision- Anthropology, published a major new book sored program activity at ETSU: $36 million Jeff Anderson Mr. Jim Powell, Sr., Chairman, Limestone Mr. WM, Ransom Jones, Murfreesboro making, is to preserve and enhance the core entitled The Thistle and the Brier: Historical for the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2003. Carol Fox Mr. AC Wharton, Jr., Vice-Chair, Memphis Dr. June Scobee-Rodgers, Signal Mountain business of ETSU: teaching and learning, an Links and Cultural Parallels Between Scotland Congratulations to the faculty and staff who Dr. Brad Windley, Vice-Chair, Tullahoma Ms. Katie Winchester, Dyersburg Debi Frakes Mr. Steve Adams, State Treasurer Ms. Eleanor E. Yoakum ‘65, Knoxville Kristn Fry enterprise in which all of us can take a great and Appalachia. This summer, ETSU’s Center have worked so hard to attract grants and Mr. Riley Darnell, Secretary of State Mr. Omar Lopez, voting ex-officio, Sherry Garman deal of pride. It was the reason we opened for Appalachian Studies and Services was a contracts. ETSU consistently ranks at the top Mr. John Morgan, State Comptroller Middle Tennessee State University Ms. Debby Patterson Koch, Secretary, Nashville Dr. Douglas Wood, non-voting ex-officio, Deena Gonzales 92 years ago, and it sustains us and guides co-producer of “Appalachia: Heritage and among TBR schools in this category, and we General Wendell Gilbert, Clarksville Executive Director, State Board of Education Jennifer Hill us today as we shape the future, one life at a Harmony,” one portion of the 37th annual have demonstrated a 135.8 percent increase in Jennifer Hodge time. Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National external funding over five years, compared to UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT Patricia Holland I am encouraged by the direction Governor Mall in Washington, D.C. a TBR university average of 78.1 percent. And, Dr. Richard A. Manahan, Vice President for University Office of Advancement Richard A. Manahan Bredesen is taking with higher education We continue to increase early intervention we have moved from a total of $6.4 million in Advancement/Executive Vice President, ETSU Foundation Jeff Anderson ’83, Associate Vice President for Lisa Otradovec Pat Barcel, Administrative Assistant University Advancement in our state. He has visited our campus on efforts to help improve students’ educational research and sponsored program activity in Robert Plummer Pat Holland, Administrative Coordinator/Executive Assistant Karen Sells ‘87, Assistant Vice President for a number of occasions, including a visit outcomes and improve graduation and reten- 1990-91 to $13.3 million in 1995-96, and to Office of University Alumni University Advancement Cindy Proffitt Robert M. Plummer ’84 ’87 Associate Vice President for Tisha Harrison ’80, Director of University Advancement Keely Richardson to deliver the spring 2003 commencement tion rates. We met our Performance Funding an amazing $36 million today. University Advancement/Executive Director ETSU Ted Hughes ’59, Director address to our graduating class. He is clearly Retention goals for the report completed in These are bright and shining examples of National Alumni Association Peggy McCurry ‘80, Secretary Pamela Ripley Lee Ann Willis ’91, Alumni Coordinator Cindy Proffitt ‘03, Executive Aide Fred Sauceman committed to increasing support for educa- July. The one-year retention of first-time, full- organizational growth, transformation, and Debi Frakes, Information Research Technician Office of University Alumni Records Karen K.