AUBURN, Alabama, Dec. 8 (TNSAwa) -- Auburn University issued the following news on Dec. 7, 2021: Auburn University's College of Human Sciences recognized Emmy award-winning entertainer and philanthropist Kathie Lee Gifford and Dean Emeritus June Henton at the 28th annual International Quality of Life Awards on Dec. 6 at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tennessee. The International Quality of Life Awards, or IQLA, proudly honors people and partnerships who have made signi  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Dec. 7 (TNSPer) -- Baker Donelson, a law firm, issued the following news release on Dec. 6, 2021: In the latest of a number of new hires in its Baltimore office, Baker Donelson has added Gregory J. Faherty, an attorney with more than 15 years of experience navigating complex commercial transactions in the areas of equipment finance and general commercial lending. Mr. Faherty, who joins as a shareholder in the Firm's Financial Services Transactions Group, represents a range   more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Dec. 9 (TNSPer) -- Baker Donelson, a law firm, issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2021: Baker Donelson has named Mark A.B. Carlson as the Firm's chief growth officer, a new position created to focus on lateral attorney recruiting, acquisition and integration. This role is responsible for structuring and executing lateral attorney recruitment across Baker Donelson, as well as reviewing and vetting law firm merger candidates. Mr. Carlson, a former general counsel, m  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Dec. 7 (TNSPer) -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news on Dec. 6, 2021: Peter F. Buckley, MD, became the 11th chancellor of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) today, after a unanimous confirmation vote by the University of Tennessee System Board of Trustees. His appointment is effective February 1, 2022. Most-recently dean of the School of Medicine at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and executive vice pre  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 9 (TNSPer) -- Lipscomb University issued the following news: In January of 2021, Dr. Carlus Gupton ('82) returned to Lipscomb to take on the role of director of the Doctor of Ministry program in the Haezelip School of Theology. He always knew he would be teaching, and moving to Lipscomb allows him to be back where his professional journey began. "From early on, I thought I would be teaching. That trajectory seemed clear. What's special about being at Lipscomb is t  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 11 (TNSPer) -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: David G. White, associate dean for University of Tennessee AgResearch and a professor of food science within the UT Institute of Agriculture, has been appointed to a new World Health Organization (WHO) Advisory Group on Critically important Antimicrobials for Human Medicine. The Global Action Plan (GAP) on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) was adopted by the World He  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 9 (TNSPer) -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news on Dec. 8, 2021: Today Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced the appointment of Jonathan Skrmetti as his chief legal counsel. "Jonathan is a dedicated public servant and highly qualified legal professional," said Gov. Lee. "He will bring significant experience and tremendous value to our work on behalf of Tennesseans, and I am confident he will continue to serve our state with integrity." Skrmetti c  more

WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, Dec. 10 (TNSPer) -- Wake Forest University issued the following news on Dec. 9, 2021: Wake Forest has appointed Shea Kidd Brown as vice president for campus life. Kidd Brown, who currently serves as associate vice chancellor for student life and dean of students at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is known for her commitment to student care, belonging and success. "Shea Kidd Brown cares passionately about the wellbeing and development of students and will   more

DYERSBURG, Tennessee, Dec. 7 (TNSEve) -- Dyersburg State Community College issued the following news release: Mayor Lee Harris of Shelby County will serve as guest speaker at the Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Luncheon at noon on Jan. 14 at Dyersburg State Community College (DSCC) inside the E.H. Lannom, Jr. Gymnasium. The event will be hosted by Dyersburg State Community College and the Dyersburg/Dyer County Chamber of Commerce. Mayor Lee Harris is a fifth-generation Memphian, husba  more

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 9 (TNSAwa) -- Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery III issued the following news: The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG), the nonpartisan national forum for America's state and territory attorneys general, presented Tennessee Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III with the Kelley-Wyman Award Tuesday, December 7th, 2021 in Washington, DC. The Kelley-Wyman Award is NAAG's most prestigious honor given annually to the attorney general who has done the mo  more

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 9 (TNSAwa) -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release: Tennessee Tech's Rural Reimagined Grand Challenge was named a Category Leader in the 2021 University Economic Development Association's national Awards of Excellence. "This recognition lets us know we are headed in the right direction," said Michael Aikens, director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Tech and co-chair of the grand challenge committee. "We can see the results of wh  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 10 (TNSAwa) -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: The American Society for Horticultural Science has presented Annette Wszelaki of the University of Tennessee with its 2021 Outstanding Extension Educator Award. Wszelaki is a professor and commercial vegetable Extension specialist with the UT Department of Plant Sciences. The award recognizes an educator who has made outstanding and valuable contributions to horti  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Dec. 9 (TNSOps) -- The University of Memphis issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2021: Longtime UofM donors Billy and Robin Orgel have committed $1 million to the middle and high school programs at the University of Memphis. In recognition of this most recent gift and their years of support, the renovated complex that is the current home of University Middle and the future home of the proposed University High School will be named the Orgel Educational Center. It wa  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Dec. 10 (TNSOps) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: East Tennessee State University has received over $215,000 in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education & Rehabilitative Services for an initiative known as "the Republic of the Marshall Islands Teacher Retention Project." The grant proposal, written in part by Dr. Dawn A. Rowe, associate professor and interim chair to ETSU's Educational Foundations and S  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Dec. 9 (TNSRes) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: East Tennessee State University students earned valuable professional experience and contributed important research while participating in the 21st annual Appalachian Teaching Project Symposium, an economic development conference sponsored by the Appalachian Regional Commission. The Appalachian Teaching Project is administered by the ETSU Center of Excellence for Appalachian Studies and Servi  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 11 (TNSAwa) -- Endeavor Business Media issued the following news release: Firehouse Magazine announced the winners of its eighth annual Station Design Awards program, which recognizes outstanding architecture and design from fire departments and emergency facilities nationwide. Gold, Silver and Bronze awards were issued across seven categories of facilities in this prestigious competition: Career 1 and 2, Satellite, Volunteer/Combination, Shared, Public Safety Traini  more

MILLIGAN, Tennessee, Dec. 9 (TNSAcc) -- Milligan College issued the following news release: Milligan University has received reaffirmation of its accreditation for the next 10 years from its accrediting body, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). The decision was announced at the SACSCOC annual meeting this week. SACSCOC is the recognized accrediting body in the 11 U.S. Southern states for those institutions of higher education that award associate,  more

HENDERSON, Tennessee, Dec. 8 (TNSAcc) -- Freed-Hardeman University issued the following news on Dec. 7, 2021: The Southern Association of College and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) announced the reaffirmation of Freed-Hardeman University's accreditation for the next 10 years at its annual meeting today. FHU began the three-year reaffirmation process in May 2018 with a campus-wide self-study. The SACSCOC On-Site Reaffirmation Committee conducted a virtual campus visit March 8-11, 2021  more

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 11 -- Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery III issued the following news: Tennessee Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III is among a bipartisan coalition of 36 Attorneys General urging the American Law Institute (ALI) to reject proposed changes to Section 213 of the Model Penal Code (MPC) that would weaken the ability of States to prosecute sexual assault, abuse, exploitation, and trafficking crimes; jeopardize the safety of victims of these crimes; and restrict t  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 7 -- The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance issued the following news: The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance Division of Regulatory Boards is alerting Tennessee residents that the Department has received new information about the alleged ongoing activities of former funeral director and embalmer Mr. Reid Van Ness. Van Ness surrendered both his funeral director and embalmer licenses in March 2020 while being investigated for activities involvin  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 7 -- The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development issued the following news on Dec. 6, 2021: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe and Nashville Box, LLC officials announced today the startup company will invest $3.3 million to establish new operations in Wilson County. The corrugated box manufacturer will create 48 new jobs in Lebanon. Nashville Box will be utilizing an integrated business  more

TIPTONVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 8 -- The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development issued the following news on Dec. 7, 2021: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe and Sinova Global officials announced today the company will invest $150 million to establish its first manufacturing operations in Tiptonville, Tennessee. Based in Canada, Sinova Global will create 140 new jobs as the company locates a new state-of-the-art sil  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 9 -- The Tennessee Department of Education issued the following news release: The Tennessee Department of Education announced the launch of a Reading 360 winter family literacy campaign-- S.I.M.P.L.E. Moments At Home, Reading with Riley the Raccoon. Throughout the winter months, the department will be sharing on social media ways families can continue learning at home over the winter break and how they can create special sounds-first reading moments with their childre  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 8 -- The Tennessee Department of Education issued the following news release: In anticipation of further upcoming conversations around a student-based funding formula for Tennessee's public schools, and as the department launches its School Funding Ambassadors opportunity available to any interested Tennessean, the Tennessee Department of Education invites all Tennesseans to e-mail their priorities for a student-centered public education funding strategy to tnedu.fund  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 8 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news: Tennessee Governor Bill Lee authorized additional Tennessee National Guard support to be sent to the U.S. Southern Border in early 2022 to curb a surging drug crisis. "An open border has far-reaching consequences that are fueling a drug crisis impacting both our national security and the safety of our state," said Gov. Lee. "I have authorized additional Tennessee Guard support at our Southern border as we l  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Dec. 9 (TNSOps) -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: A research project that could expand the treatment options for epilepsy has received significant federal funding. Jianxiong Jiang, PhD, associate professor in Pharmaceutical Sciences and Neurobiology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, and Wei Li, PhD, Distinguished Professor and director of the UTHSC College of Pharmacy Drug Discovery Center, were recently award  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Dec. 7 -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture researcher Jun Lin was named as a Fellow to the Conference of Research Workers in Animal Diseases Monday, December, 6, 2021. He is one of 16 researchers nationwide to be inducted this year. Jun Lin is a microbiologist in the Department of Animal Science at UTIA. His research primarily focuses on bettering animal health and fo  more