CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Dec. 15 (TNSPer) -- The University of Tennessee's Chattanooga Campus issued the following news release: Since being hired by the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in 1984, Richard Brown has been known as a builder. Builder of structures. Builder of unity. Builder of consensus. After more than 37 years of service to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and the University of Tennessee System, Brown--UTC executive vice chancellor for administration and finance-  more

JONESBORO, Arkansas, Dec. 14 (TNSPer) -- Arkansas State University issued the following news: Arkansas State Vice Chancellor for Intercollegiate Athletics Terry Mohajir announced Saturday that Butch Jones has been named the Red Wolves' 31st all-time head football coach. Jones not only brings 11 years of head-coaching experience at the NCAA FBS level with him to Jonesboro after previous stops leading the football programs at Tennessee (2013-17), Cincinnati (2010-12) and Central Michigan (2017-0  more

MARTIN, Tennessee, Dec. 15 (TNSPer) -- The University of Tennessee's Martin Campus issued the following news release: Growing up in Flushing, Michigan, the only connection Leighton Chappell had to Tennessee was watching Pat Summitt coach the Lady Vols on ESPN. Now as the student trustee for the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees, Chappell, a UT Martin senior management major with a concentration in sport business, proudly advocates for the thousands of UT students and says he is trying h  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Dec. 15 -- Chattanooga State Community College issued the following news release: It's been more than one year since EPB's David Wade and Chattanooga State's Bo Drake sat down to discuss the development of talent pools within our community. That discussion led to a Chattanooga State/EPB partnership designed to help identify individuals that would be a good fit for EPB's inaugural nine-month program - Opportunity On Ramp. According to Adam Collins, EPB's talent and devel  more

BRISTOL, Tennessee, Dec. 18 (TNSPer) -- Contura Energy, a coal supplier, issued the following news release on Dec. 17: Contura Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CTRA), a leading U.S. supplier of metallurgical products for the steel-making industry, today announced promotions within its executive leadership team as part of the company's long-term succession planning process. Contura's board of directors voted unanimously to promote Andy Eidson to president and chief financial officer, effective December 14,   more

MARTIN, Tennessee, Dec. 16 -- The University of Tennessee's Martin Campus issued the following news release: Corteva Agriscience, of Union City, donated 35 retired drones, valued at approximately $35,000, to the University of Tennessee at Martin to supplement three new courses premiering fall 2021 that will teach students the fundamentals of unmanned aerial systems and its emerging importance in the field of agriculture and natural resources management. Dr. Philip Smartt, professor of natural   more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Dec. 17 (TNSPer) -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: Cynthia Russell, PhD, RN, has been named interim vice chancellor of Academic, Faculty and Student Affairs (AFSA) at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. She will begin her new role in early 2021. Dr. Russell previously served as the associate vice chancellor for Faculty Affairs, a role she's held since 2012. In addition, Dr. Russell holds a faculty appointment as p  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Dec. 17 (TNSPer) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: Dr. Adam S. Green, chief of staff at East Tennessee State University and secretary of the Board of Trustees, has been named to the third class of Leadership Tennessee NEXT, a program designed to offer personal and professional career development for Tennessee's best and brightest early and mid-career professionals. The third class of Leadership Tennessee NEXT is welcoming 29 rising professio  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Dec. 15 -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: Ai Ishida, a doctoral candidate in the sport physiology and sport performance program in East Tennessee State University's Clemmer College, is the recipient of the National Strength and Conditioning Association's (NSCA) Minority Scholarship for 2020. The $2,000 scholarship is designed to encourage minorities to enter the field of strength and conditioning. Ishida began the ETSU doctoral program in 2  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Dec. 16 -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: Quinn Daniels, a student at East Tennessee State University, was recently named one of 30 randomly selected winners in Sodexo's "Spread the Joy Sweepstakes" as part of its fall resident dining promotion series. This national prize sweepstakes focused on positive things that may be spread - like joy to others - giving students across the United States the chance to win one of 30 $500 donations made in  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Dec. 18 (TNSPer) (TNSJou) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: Dr. Elwood Watson of East Tennessee State University was recently named co-editor-in-chief of the Current Research Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities. The journal is a distinguished international publication with editors and contributors from dozens of major colleges and universities worldwide. Watson is a professor of history, Africana studies and gender studies in ETSU's D  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Dec. 19 (TNSPer) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: Dr. Kathryn Wilhoit has been appointed interim dean for the College of Nursing at East Tennessee State University. Wilhoit brings more than 40 years of experience in clinical and research-based nursing, administration and leadership experience to the largest nursing program in Tennessee. While serving as the Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive for Mountain States Health Alliance, she   more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Dec. 18 (TNSGra) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: Dr. Timir Paul of East Tennessee State University's Quillen College of Medicine has received a $200,000 research grant from the University of Texas Southwestern to evaluate the "real world" effectiveness and use of non-stent and stent-based therapies among patients treated with peripheral artery disease. Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a narrowing of the peripheral arteries serving the le  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Dec. 19 -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: East Tennessee State University's Office of Professional Development will offer its three-month Pharmacy Technician Certification Training Course starting Feb. 2. The class, which is limited to 13 in-person students and also offers a remote option, will train participants to assist pharmacists in handling medications and serving patients. Those who pass the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PT  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 16 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: The Vanderbilt University School of Nursing received gifts this year totaling $6.6 million from the estates of Agnes G. Kirkpatrick Godchaux and Frank Godchaux III, BS'49, and Charles Godchaux, BA'52. These are among the largest scholarship gifts that the nursing school has ever received. They will support the Godchaux family's endowed scholarships--the Elijah Nevins Kirkpatrick Scholarship and the Godchaux Family  more

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee., Dec. 18 -- Chattanooga State Community College issued the following news release on Dec. 17: The Chattanooga Chamber Foundation and the Regions Foundation, a nonprofit initiative of Regions Bank, today announced ongoing support for a skills and workforce development program that serves job-seekers living in parts of Hamilton County hardest hit by unemployment before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Supported by a donation of $90,000 from the Regions Foundation, the Sk  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 18 -- Trevecca Nazarene University issued the following news: 2020 has been a historic year, to say the least, but rather than get bogged down by the present, Dr. Steve Hoskins has looked to the past for answers. Hoskins, associate professor of religion at Trevecca, instead immersed himself in the Nazarene history books, alongside Chet Bush, ('96) a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Mississippi and one of Hoskins' former students, to take on the task of nominating  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 18 -- Lipscomb University issued the following news on Dec. 17: Before Kendall Austin set foot on the Lipscomb campus as a freshman in fall 2016, he was blazing a trail for others to follow. Today, Austin is prepared to graduate from Lipscomb University with a degree in marketing and corporate management and begin the next chapter of his journey. A native of Decatur, Georgia, Austin made history as the youngest delegate to attend a Democratic National Convention when  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 18 -- Lipscomb University issued the following news: The challenges of 2020 have contributed to a heightened feeling of stress, anxiety and tension for many people. Consequently, these emotions can make interactions with those we disagree with even more difficult. In consideration of the current cultural climate, the Institute for Conflict Management hosted a virtual seminar that included tips on having meaningful, non-judgemental conversations. The 90-minute session  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Dec. 15 -- The University of Memphis issued the following news release on Dec. 14: Meharry Medical College, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare and the University of Memphis today announced a new multi-level collaboration to expand opportunities for education, training and research for Black medical students and the communities they serve in West Tennessee and throughout the state. The collaboration, expressed in a letter of intent signed by the three institutions and the large  more

MILLIGAN, Tennessee, Dec. 18 (TNSPer) -- Milligan College issued the following news release: Milligan University President Bill Greer announced last week the forthcoming retirement of longtime administrator Mark Fox, effective August 1, 2021. Fox has served as vice president for student development and athletics since 1998. "Mark has a deep love for our students and has always been passionate about their personal, physical and spiritual development," said Greer. "Under his leadership, the stud  more

MILLIGAN, Tennessee, Dec. 15 -- Milligan College issued the following news release: Samuel Guy, a student at Emmanuel Christian Seminary at Milligan, won the graduate division of the 2020 Stone-Campbell Journal Student Paper competition. His paper, titled, "What is Humanity (Adam) that You are Mindful: A Comparison of the Hebrew word Adam in Genesis 1 and 2," was sponsored by Dr. Jason Bembry, professor of Old Testament. Guy's paper was chosen from three finalists who each presented their pape  more

MILLIGAN, Tennessee, Dec. 16 (TNSPer) -- Milligan College issued the following news release: Milligan University announced a new appointment to the university's Board of Trustees. Mark Cox, senior vice president and chief manufacturing, supply chain and engineering officer at Eastman, was approved on Friday, December 11, at the board's biannual meeting. He will join the board in January 2021. "I am pleased to have a recognized industry leader in engineering join our board, and especially one w  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Dec. 19 -- Mississippi State University issued the following news: Twenty-five students from throughout Mississippi, as well as Alabama, Tennessee and Texas are 2020-2021 ambassadors for Mississippi State's College of Education. The College of Education Ambassadors serve as liaisons for the college's faculty and staff to students, prospective students, alumni and other constituents. "This is an amazing group of young people. They are excited to represent the College o  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Dec. 16 (TNSJou) -- Rhodes College issued the following news: What happens when a college's neighbor is a zoo? It strengthens the college's science program and becomes an actual classroom for students to study and observe animal care and animal behavioral, reproductive, and dietary patterns. For the past decade, students in Dr. Sarah Boyle's Animal Behavior course have been granted access to the Memphis Zoo to design behavioral research projects in collaboration with the zo  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Dec. 16 -- Rhodes College issued the following news: Rhodes College has formed a new partnership with The Posse Foundation to offer full-tuition leadership scholarships to diverse cohorts of students from Memphis and cities around the United States. Many of the cohort members will be the first in their families to attend college and typically attend high schools that are often overlooked in tradition student recruitment. The partnership with Rhodes will be the first time   more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Dec. 18 -- Rhodes College issued the following news: Four Rhodes College juniors are competing for the 2021 Truman Scholarship, the premier graduate fellowship in the United States for those pursuing careers as public service leaders. They are Elizabeth Baldwin, Karim Garcia, Mariam Khayata, and Lauren Moore. In 1975, the Truman Scholarship Foundation was established by Congress as a federal memorial to the 33rd president, Harry S. Truman. It provides up to $30,000 to apply  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Dec. 19 -- Rhodes College issued the following news: The Gender and Sexuality Alliance (GSA) at Rhodes has persevered to build community and belonging, despite being physically isolated. Working tirelessly since March, GSA leaders have managed not only to continue marking important LGBT-related occasions but also to welcome first-year students into the virtual campus community. "We went into it with the mindset that our job is to facilitate the creation of community for LGB  more

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 15 -- Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery III issued the following news on Dec. 14: Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III today joined a bipartisan group of 51 Attorneys General in a letter urging Congress to pass legislation aimed at protecting the safety of federal judges and their families. Addressed to leaders of both the House and Senate Judiciary Committees, the letter supports passage of the Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Act. The bill would   more

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 18 -- Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery III issued the following news on Dec. 17: Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III today joined a bipartisan coalition of 38 attorneys general suing Google LLC for anticompetitive conduct in violation of Section 2 of the Sherman Act. The states allege Google illegally maintains its monopoly power over general search engines and related advertising markets through a series of anticompetitive exclusionary contracts and conduc  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 19 -- The Tennessee Department of Education issued the following news release: AASA, the School Superintendents Association, announced Dr. Bryan Johnson, Superintendent of Hamilton County Schools, is a finalist for the 2021 National Superintendent of the Year. Dr. Johnson is one of only four superintendents across the country to be named a finalist. "We are thrilled Dr. Bryan Johnson has received this national recognition and will represent Tennessee on the national  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 18 -- Tennessee State University issued the following news: As the first coronavirus vaccine is distributed across the nation, African American health officials are working to ease concerns about the vaccine in black communities. African Americans are disproportionately getting sick and dying of COVID-19, but surveys suggest they're more hesitant to get the vaccine than other racial and ethnic groups in the United States. History is a big reason for that, experts say  more

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 18 -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release: For Chris Fletcher, '03 chemistry, the journey to becoming master distiller of Jack Daniel's began in Lynchburg, Tennessee, Fletcher's hometown and the home of Jack Daniel Distillery. Fletcher grew up hearing the name Jack Daniel. His maternal grandfather was the company's fifth master distiller, retiring in 1989 when Fletcher was eight years old. Fletcher's family has a long history with Te  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 15 -- Trevecca Nazarene University issued the following news: Megan Groves has wanted to be a teacher for as long as she can remember. Like many children, Groves, a senior who will graduate from Trevecca with a degree in elementary education later this month, played school with her friends at daycare. Even then, she remembers feeling a different kind of excitement. "I remember in daycare, we would sit in class and make worksheets for each other and pretend to go to   more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Dec. 19 -- The University of Memphis issued the following news release: The family of the late James S. "Jim" Gilliland Sr. has made a generous $500,000 endowment gift to name the Legal Clinic at the UofM's Cecil C. Humphreys Law School in honor of the Memphis-based legendary lawyer, philanthropist, community leader and longtime supporter of the UofM. This gift will strengthen the Law School's capacity to educate generations of successful lawyers and serve the legal needs o  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Dec. 17 -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) is partnering with the Association of University Centers on Disabilities to participate in the Autism Intervention Research Network for Physical Health (AIR-P), which was recently funded by a $15 million investment over five years by the federal Maternal and Child Health Bureau. The purpose of the AIR-P network is to improve the l  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Dec. 16 -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news on Dec. 15: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert Redfield, MD, said the next few months of the pandemic will be probably the worst in the history of public health in the United States. However, vaccines on the horizon provide a "light at the end of the tunnel" in the battle against COVID-19. During a conversation Monday hosted on Zoom by the University of Tennessee H  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 17 (TNSRep) -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: In this year's economic report to the governor, researchers at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture detail the extent of COVID-19 impacts on Tennessee's agricultural sectors; examine the struggle of thousands of Tennesseans to feed their families during the pandemic; and summarize the impact of governmental assistance programs in mitigating the dama  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 15 -- The University of Tennessee issued the following news: Six faculty members and researchers affiliated with the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, are included on the 2020 list of Highly Cited Researchers from Clarivate. Five of the six are part of the exceptional long-term partnership between UT and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Each year, Clarivate recognizes influential researchers in their respective academic fields--those who have multiple highly cite  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 17 -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: Help is now available for the state's dairy businesses. As part of a recent grant from the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service, the University of Tennessee Department of Animal Science and the Center for Profitable Agriculture have teamed with the Tennessee Department of Agriculture to support eligible Tennessee dairies as they seek to modernize and diversify their operati  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 17 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Bryan Stromer, BS'17, has been chosen from more than 3,600 applicants to be one of 154 Schwarzman Scholars for the Class of 2022. The Schwarzman Scholars Program is one of the world's most prestigious graduate fellowships and was designed to bring together the best minds from around the world to study the economic, political and cultural landscape of China. Schwarzman Scholars enroll in a one-year master's program  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 18 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Members of the Vanderbilt University and Vanderbilt University Medical Center communities pay tribute to retiring U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, BA'62, for his influential roots as a Vanderbilt undergraduate, his many years of dedicated public service, and his legacy of support for higher education, research and innovation. Alexander, a three-term senator representing his home state of Tennessee, retires from the U.S  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 17 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: The Vanderbilt Diabetes Center, the NIH-funded Diabetes Research and Training Center, and the NIH-funded Center for Diabetes Translational Research seek pilot and feasibility proposals to study the interaction of SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 and diabetes. Research projects could focus on basic, clinical or translational studies to improve understanding of the COVID-diabetes connection, including pathogenic mechanisms, hea  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 19 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: A Vanderbilt University medical student credits the strong focus on design thinking in the Medical Innovators Development Program with his leadership role in an international competition to promote racial equity in health care. Sai Rajagopalan, a member of the School of Medicine's inaugural MIDP class, was among the organizers of the recent MIT Hacking Racism in Healthcare Challenge, presented in collaboration wi  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 18 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: The deep partisan divide in Tennessee has never been more apparent than on the questions of whether citizens will get the COVID-19 vaccine and curb holiday travel at the height of the global pandemic, according to the latest Vanderbilt Poll-Tennessee. The poll also found a deep chasm between registered voters on the legitimacy of the results of the presidential election. "Political partisanship is the ultimate fa  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 19 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: According to many medical experts, reduced social mobility--defined here as social contact and travel within and among communities--is a necessary factor in containing the spread of COVID-19. Joshua Clinton, professor of political science at Vanderbilt University, led a team of researchers to analyze data from more than 1 million U.S. adults, determining that partisanship is more closely related to social mobility  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 15 (TNSPer) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Craig Lindsley, William K. Warren, Jr. Chair in Medicine and University Professor of chemistry, pharmacology and biochemistry, has been named editor in chief of the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. His appointment will begin Jan. 1. Lindsley is also interim editor in chief of ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science and editor in chief of ACS Chemical Neuroscience. At Vanderbilt, he is director of the War  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 16 (TNSJou) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Scientific analysis of the distinct eating habits of two societies in northern Peru 6,000 years ago has allowed a team of Vanderbilt researchers to draw new conclusions about how complex sociopolitical structures took shape in ancient Andean societies. The article, "Early specialized maritime and maize economies on the north coast of Peru" was published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 17 (TNSPer) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Jana Blick, assistant controller for Vanderbilt University, has been selected to lead the Office of Contract and Grant Accounting as the interim senior director beginning Jan. 1, 2021. Blick will guide Contract and Grant Accounting while a search is underway for candidates to fill the newly created senior director position. In her interim role, Blick will be responsible for all aspects of post-award acco  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 17 (TNSJou) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Vanderbilt biologists have found solid proof that among the insect tree of life, the functional relationship between the immune and circulatory systems is consistent. This will help researchers understand how insects--including the relatively few that spread disease to animals or agricultural crops--fight, succumb to or transmit infections. The article, "The immune and circulatory systems are functional  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 17 (TNSGra) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Vanderbilt University may submit one application to the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation's Quality of Life Grants. As a pillar of the Paralysis Resource Center, the Quality of Life Grants Program awards financial support to nonprofit organizations that mirror the Reeve Foundation's mission. Pioneered by the late Dana Reeve, the Quality of Life Grants Program recognizes projects and initiatives that   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 17 (TNSGra) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Vanderbilt University may submit up to two applications to The Braitmayer Foundation K-12 Innovative Practices Grants. The selected applications must be from different departments. The Braitmayer Foundation is interested in proposals utilizing innovative practices in K-12 education throughout the United States. Of particular interest are: * Curricular and school reform initiatives * Preparation of and   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 18 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development is offering a new master's degree program in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) for licensed special education teachers who want to practice ABA in educational settings or are specifically interested in training focused on school-based applications that integrate best ABA and special education practices. Designed to prepare graduates to practice effective  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 17 -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Vanderbilt's Provost's Office for Inclusive Excellence (OIE) and identity centers coordinated a number of initiatives and events during the fall 2020 semester to support the university community--in particular, those members with systemically nondominant identities--amid the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing social and political unrest in the country. OIE's central office and its four iden  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 19 (TNSPer) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news: Chris Purcell, director of Vanderbilt's Office of LGBTQI Life since 2013, will leave the position Dec. 31 to become assistant dean of students at Chatham University in Pittsburgh. Rob Nelson, assistant director of LGBTQI Life, will serve as the interim director while a national search is conducted to fill the role, William H. Robinson, vice provost for academic advancement and executive director of the Pr  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 15 (TNSPer) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news on Dec. 14: Stephanie A. Roth has been named associate vice chancellor for equal access, a position she has held on an interim basis since December 2019. Roth's promotion, which was announced today by Vice Chancellor for Administration Eric Kopstain, is effective immediately. The Title IX, Equal Opportunity and Access and Student Access offices now report directly to Roth under a new structure implemente  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 19 (TNSPer) -- Vanderbilt University issued the following news on Dec. 18: Billy Teets has been promoted to director of Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory, a position he has held on an interim basis since July 1, 2020. Teets, who has worked at Dyer for more than 14 years, is taking the helm after the retirement of longtime director Rocky Alvey this past summer. "Billy has enthusiastically contributed to the Dyer legacy in his many roles at the observatory," said Vice Chanc  more