CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee., May 21 (TNSAwa) -- Chattanooga State Community College issued the following news release on May 20, 2021: U.S. Army Retired Lieutenant Colonel Chris Cole, representing Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), recently presented Chattanooga State police officers Chief Donald Coleman, Sgt. Jose Lopez and Sgt. Chad Rogers, with an ESGR Patriot Award. ESGR is a Department of Defense program established in 1972 to promote cooperation and understanding between Reser  more

DYERSBURG, Tennessee, May 21 (TNSPer) -- Dyersburg State Community College issued the following news release: Longest-serving and first female president in the TBR System and first female president in a public post secondary institution in TN to retire after 37 years of dedicated service. Dyersburg State Community College (DSCC) President Karen Bowyer has announced her plans to retire effective December 31, 2021, after nearly 50 devoted years of service to higher education. November will mark  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, May 19 (TNSRes) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: A team of graduate students from East Tennessee State University College of Public Health have been busy placing Johnson City on the map as they conclude four months of local observations for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) national MASCUP! study. Under the direction of Dr. Sam Pettyjohn, research assistant professor, ETSU is one of 66 locations nationwide chosen to as  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, May 22 (TNSPar) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: The Tennessee Climate Office at East Tennessee State University, in partnership with NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information and the American Association of State Climatologists, will host Tennessee's inaugural Climate Data Summit on Tuesday and Wednesday, May 25-26, via Zoom. This event features two afternoons of sessions focusing on climate data services for the state of Tenne  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, May 18 (TNSPer) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: Twelve cadets in the Army ROTC Program at East Tennessee State University have taken the oath of office and were commissioned as second lieutenants. The new officers will serve in various branches of the United States Army. Maj. Gen. Leslie A. Purser, whose resume includes service as special assistant to the assistant secretary of the army for manpower and reserve affairs in Washington, D.C.,  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, May 19 (TNSPro) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: Tri-Cities area civic and business resource organizations, including the Tennessee Small Business Development Center, have partnered with Proof Incubator, a Tennessee-based accelerator and educational resource for food and beverage professionals, to launch a four-week course for restaurants impacted by COVID-19. "Restaurant Resilience" will launch in June. This virtual course is for owners an  more

JACKSON, Tennessee, May 19 (TNSMon) -- Union University issued the following news release: A $250,000 gift from an anonymous donor has endowed a new biblical counseling track in Union University's School of Theology and Missions. The biblical counseling track will be a new emphasis within the Christian ministry and missions major, joining tracks in pastoral ministry, youth ministry, missions and a general track. "I am excited about the new opportunities this gift brings to our students, provi  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 19 -- The Tennessee Department of Education issued the following news release: Governor Bill Lee and the Tennessee Department of Education announced 59 Tennessee schools and districts have received Governor's Civics Seal grant funding to help implement high-quality civics education programs to prepare students for college, career and civics life. The list of recipients of the 2021-22 Governor's Civics Seal Grants can be found here: https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/e  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 20 -- HarperCollins Christian Publishing, a subsidiary of HarperCollins Publishers, issued the following company news release on May 18, 2021: The Spanish publishing division at HarperCollins Christian Publishing (HCCP) was recognized and honored with four awards, including Book of the Year, at the 2021 Spanish Evangelical Publishing Association (SEPA) banquet on May 13, 2021. At the awards banquet, hosted in conjunction with the Spanish Christian Trade Show, Expolit   more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, May 21 (TNSPer) -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: By Amber Carter Edwin Jeffres has been named director of Operations in the Facilities Department at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Jeffres leads all full-time, part-time and temporary university employees working within the department. He also oversees the day-to-day planning, organizing, and direction of various crafts areas within the facilities administrat  more

CLEVELAND, Tennessee, May 19 (TNSAwa) -- Lee University issued the following news: Lee students Everett Apple and Jen Condon, along with faculty Dr. Lorinda Roberts, received the Dr. Charles W. Conn Servant Leadership Award during a recent chapel service. The Dr. Charles W. Conn Servant Leadership Scholarship, established in 2003, honors President Emeritus Charles W. Conn. He served as Lee's president from 1970 to 1982, and a spirit of servant leadership marked his tenure. As part of the univ  more

IRVING, Texas, May 20 -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release: The Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation announced today that it will donate $4,000 to the Holston Habitat for Humanity, on behalf of WJHL-TV News Channel 11, the Nexstar Media Inc. local television station serving the Tri-Cities area of Tennessee and Virginia. Holston Habitat for Humanity is the local affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International, and is a non-profit, ecumenical  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, May 21 -- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital issued the following news release: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has partnered with 70 other National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated cancer centers and organizations to issue a joint statement urging the nation's health care systems, physicians, parents, children and young adults to get human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinations on track. Specifically, NCI Cancer Centers strongly encourage the following immediate actio  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 18 -- The Tennessee Department of Education issued the following news release: The Tennessee Department of Education announced 21 school districts have been awarded grants for the new Innovative High School Models program, intended to foster local community partnerships that boost student readiness and prepare high schoolers for jobs and careers in their local communities. The goal of the Innovative High School Models program is to encourage strong, strategic and inn  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 20 -- The Tennessee Department of Education issued the following news release: The Tennessee Department of Education announced the spending strategy for the state's portion of the federal COVID-19 relief and economic stimulus funding, totaling almost $4.2 billion statewide, to benefit K-12 students and schools in Tennessee. Over the course of the last year, the U.S. Congress responded to the global COVID-19 health pandemic by passing several pieces of legislation to s  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 21 -- The Tennessee Department of Education issued the following news release: The Tennessee Department of Education and the Tennessee STEM Innovation Network (TSIN) announced 13 schools received the Tennessee STEM School Designation for 2021. The honor recognizes schools for preparing students for postsecondary and future career success by committing to promote STEM and/or STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) learning for their students. Th  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, May 20 (TNSPar) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: The Tennessee Small Business Development Center (TSBDC) at East Tennessee State University has again partnered with Blackburn, Childers and Steagall, CPAs (BCS) to provide free guidance for current disaster assistance opportunities and more. This local partnership was created through a unique funding opportunity from the Small Business Administration. Last year's assistance focused on loan fo  more

JACKSON, Tennessee, May 22 (TNSPro) -- Union University issued the following news release: Union University's Department of Music will offer a new Master of Music in Music Technology degree beginning in the fall of 2021. This fully online program will prepare students for a career as a music technician in studio recording and post-production or live performance. The program will also prepare individuals for doctoral programs in music, music technology or related fields. This is the only Master  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, May 18 (TNSGra) -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: Researchers from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center have received a $4.5 million grant over three years from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to lead a statewide network of primary care providers, health systems, and academic centers to identify, develop, and implement patient-centered approaches to improve quality of care and outcomes for peopl  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, May 22 (TNSAwa) -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: By Jackie Denton Altha Stewart, MD, senior associate dean for Community Health Engagement, associate professor of psychiatry, the director of the UTHSC Center for Health in Justice Involved Youth in the College of Medicine, and past-president of the American Psychiatric Association (APA), has received the Solomon Carter Fuller Award from the APA. The Solomon Carter Fuller Award   more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, May 22 (TNSPer) -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: A biosystems engineer with the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture has been appointed to not one, but two, important committees that advise the USDA and United Nations on issues related to agricultural production and air quality. Robert Burns, a distinguished professor in the Department of Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, is serving on the USDA   more

LOS ANGELES, California, May 18 (TNSRes) -- The University of Southern California's Viterbi School of Engineering issued the following news release: Organizations and agencies charged with protecting biodiversity have a conundrum - how do you protect something that will not stay still? An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, University of Southern California, and Virginia Tech received a National Science Foundation grant to help conservation practit  more

GALLATIN, Tennessee, May 19 (TNSPro) -- Welch College issued the following news release: Welch College will begin offering a Theater emphasis in the Humanities and Arts bachelor's degree in Fall 2021, according to Provost Dr. Matthew McAffee. Welch has offered successful extracurricular theater performances since former Speech and Drama faculty member Mrs. Laura Thigpen's arrival at the college in the 1940s. In recent years, AnnaGee Harris has produced and directed Welch's many popular plays, m  more

CULLOWHEE, North Carolina, May 19 (TNSAwa) -- Western Carolina University issued the following news release: "The ability to personally impact a child, paired with my love for all things language, is what truly inspired me to pursue a career in speech-language pathology," said Alexis Moser, a recent graduate of Brinson Honors College at Western Carolina University. She departs WCU with a bachelor's degree in communication sciences and disorders and a scholarship from Alpha Lambda Delta to cont  more