CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Jan. 28 (TNSPer) -- Chattanooga State Community College issued the following news release on Jan. 27, 2022: Sentinel U(R), a provider of web-based simulation education technology solutions for nursing schools, hospital systems and healthcare professionals, today introduced the founding members of its Thought Leadership Advisory Council. These eight experts from nursing, academia, research and development will help guide Sentinel U in its continued development of effectiv  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 25 (TNSPer) -- The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance issued the following news: The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) proudly announces the appointment of law enforcement veteran leader William "Chip" Kain to serve in a dual role as the new executive director of the Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy (TLETA) and as the new executive secretary of the Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission (POST). Since 2019, Kain has se  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 28 (TNSPer) -- The University of Tennessee issued the following news: Brian Coldren will join the University of Tennessee, Knoxville's Division of Enrollment Management on February 1 as the first-ever assistant vice provost for academic initiatives and university registrar. Coldren's professional experience in higher education spans over 20 years and includes service at Indiana State University, Creighton University, and Drake University. He comes to UT from Oglethor  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 27 (TNSOps) -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: The Council of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has elected David Anderson, professor and associate dean for research and graduate studies at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine (UTCVM), to the rank of AAAS Fellow. Also honored with that rank is Carl Sams, UTIA Institute professor and Austin Distinguished profess  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Jan. 27 (TNSPer) -- Baker Donelson, a law firm, issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2022: Carmalita "CC" Carletos-Drayton, Bruce C. Doeg and Ty Kelly have been elected to Baker Donelson's board of directors by the Firm's shareholders. Ms. Drayton, a shareholder in the Firm's Memphis office, represents government entities and corporations that interact with government entities. As a member of the Firm's Real Estate and Environmental practices, Ms. Drayton focuses o  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 28 (TNSPer) -- The Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority issued the following news release: The Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority (MNAA) has enhanced its senior team and is pleased to announce several personnel appointments. "The key to success of both our airports - Nashville International Airport(R) and John C. Tune Airport(R) - is our team. They work tirelessly to ensure we provide the best experience possible for travelers," said Doug Kreulen, President  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Jan. 27 (TNSAwa) -- The University of Memphis issued the following news release: The University of Memphis Board of Trustees has been selected to receive the 2022 John W. Nason Award for Board Leadership by the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB), the premier organization representing higher education governing boards. The Nason Award, established in 1992, is presented in partnership with TIAA to higher education governing boards that demonstr  more

CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 25 (TNSPro) -- Austin Peay State University issued the following news: Paving the way for teaching and educator workforce development nationwide, the Tennessee Department of Education announced today (Jan. 13) it has pioneered a new way to develop teacher pipelines, and is the first state to be approved by the U.S. Department of Labor to establish a permanent Grow Your Own model, with Clarksville-Montgomery County School System and Austin Peay State University's Tea  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Jan. 25 -- Baker Donelson, a law firm, issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2022: The law firm of Baker Donelson has selected the three recipients of its annual Community Grants Program, which awards $35,000 in community grants to aid non-profit organizations serving at-risk youth living in Baltimore. The grants are awarded as two $10,000 grants and one $15,000 grant to non-profit, community-based organizations that focus on educating, clothing, sheltering or feedi  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Jan. 27 (TNSPar) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: Blackburn, Childers & Steagall (BCS), a longtime supporter of East Tennessee State University and the College of Business and Technology, has partnered with the Department of Accountancy to fund a faculty fellowship. The program is designed to stimulate and facilitate projects by faculty members to improve their teaching, to advance their scholarly and creative work, to enhance the University  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, Jan. 29 (TNSOps) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: Sam Quinones, bestselling author and winner of the National Book Critics Circle award, will present a lecture titled "America and Hope in the Time of Fentanyl and Meth: One Reporter's Stories" on Tuesday, Feb. 22, at the Carnegie Hotel. The event is part of the East Tennessee State University College of Public Health's Leading Voices in Public Health lecture series. A book signing will be h  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Jan. 26 -- The Indiana University McKinney School of Law issued the following news: Politics is part of what makes Alfred Degrafinreid II who he is. Degrafinreid envisioned working for an elected official after completing his legal education at IU McKinney; he'd done that after completing his undergraduate and graduate degrees at Tennessee State University. It's a goal he achieved and he's still using the skills he developed working in that arena in his current role. Deg  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 25 (TNSAwa) -- Lipscomb University issued the following news on Jan. 24, 2022: Longtime Lipscomb friends and supporters Ray and Libby Jones have been recognized for their service to Lipscomb and to their community with the university's first Shining Light Award. "The Joneses' vision and gifts have already impacted countless numbers of students. The legacy they started with their own children now has influence on generations of other people's children at Lipscomb," sa  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Jan. 28 (TNSPer) -- The University of Memphis issued the following news release: Dr. Louis Qualls has been selected to establish and direct the ENDEAVOR Research Initiative at the University of Memphis FedEx Institute of Technology beginning Feb. 1. ENDEAVOR, which stands for Energy, Defense and AgriTech Innovation Research, will pursue connected multi-discipline research to address shifts in population, the environment and policy in a rapidly evolving and increasingly chal  more

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 28 -- Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery III issued the following news on Jan. 27, 2022: Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III today marked a key milestone in the $26 billion opioid agreement with the nation's three major pharmaceutical distributors - Cardinal, McKesson, and AmerisourceBergen - and Johnson & Johnson over the companies' role in creating and fueling the nationwide opioid crisis. Following the 52 states and territories signing on to the agreement s  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 28 -- The Tennessee Arts Commission issued the following news on Jan. 27, 2022: The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) today announced it has recommended American Rescue Plan (ARP) awards totaling $57,750,000 to 567 arts organizations to help the arts and cultural sector recover from the pandemic. The organizations may use this funding to save jobs, and to fund operations and facilities, health and safety supplies, and marketing and promotional efforts to encourage  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 25 -- The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development issued the following news: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe recently approved $28.5 million in Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), which will assist communities with infrastructure improvements, housing rehabilitations and health and safety initiatives. "Investing in local infrastructure is one of our top priorities, and thes  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 27 -- The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development issued the following news on Jan. 26, 2022: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe and Fiberon officials announced today the company will establish new manufacturing and distribution operations in Columbia, Tennessee. Fiberon, a subsidiary of Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc., will create 310 new jobs over the next five years. Founded in   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 27 -- The Tennessee Department of Education issued the following news release: The Tennessee Department of Education announced all 147 Tennessee school districts have received approval on their required ESSER (Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief) plans to spend more than $3.5 billion in federal COVID-19 relief funding to benefit K-12 public school students in their districts. Per U.S. Department of Education guidelines, all districts were required to deve  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 25 -- The Tennessee Department of Education issued the following news release: Gov. Bill Lee and the Tennessee Department of Education, in partnership with the SAS Institute, released pre-pandemic projected data compared to student's actual TCAP scores to help measure the pandemic's impact on student achievement via the Tennessee Value-Added Assessment System (TVAAS) public site, which is used annually to measure overall student growth. The results of this additional   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 27 -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following statement: * * * Tennessee Governor Bill Lee released the following statement regarding the full review of Tennessee public education funding: "Since last fall, thousands of Tennesseans have engaged with us to share how public school funding can better serve our students, teachers and families. "We have completed 16 townhalls and meetings across the state hosted by the Department of Education and Tennessee G  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Jan. 29 (TNSJou) -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: By Heather Witt Faculty and student researchers from the Department of Diagnostic and Health Sciences in the University of Tennessee Health Science Center's College of Health Professions are researching safer alternatives to current methods of performing a laboratory process critical in the preservation, analysis and diagnosis of tissue samples. Their findings were recently publ  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Jan. 27 -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: Andrew Griffith, MD, PhD, the senior associate dean of research for UTHSC's College of Medicine, has been awarded the David D. Coleman Endowed Professorship. Dr. Griffith joined the College of Medicine in July 2020 after 22 years at the National Institutes of Health. As senior associate dean of research, Dr. Griffith manages the growth of the research enterprise in the college, between de  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Jan. 27 (TNSAcc) -- The University of Tennessee Health Science Center issued the following news: The University of Tennessee Health Science Center played a prominent role in the International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare earlier this month in Los Angeles. Ten members of the Center for Healthcare Improvement and Patient Simulation (CHIPS) and two faculty physicians shared research, including a livestream presentation on the role logisticians play in planning simulatio  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 29 (TNSOps) -- The University of Tennessee issued the following news: The American Association for the Advancement of Science announced the 2021 AAAS Fellows on January 26. Five faculty members from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville's College of Arts and Sciences and two from the UT Institute of Agriculture are in this year's class. Elected faculty are Brad Day, Mircea Podar, and Steven Wilhelm in the Department of Microbiology, Linda Kah in the Department of Ea  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 27 (TNSOps) -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: Carl Sams, Institute Professor within the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture and Austin Distinguished professor in the UT Department of Plant Sciences, is among the 2021 Class of Fellows in American Association for the Advancement of Science. The newly elected Fellows were announced January 26 in advance of the AAAS annual meeting. Each year, the Cou  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 27 (TNSOps) -- The University of Tennessee's Institute of Agriculture issued the following news release: The Council of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has elected Dr. David Anderson, professor and associate dean for research and graduate studies at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine (UTCVM), to the rank of AAAS Fellow. Each year, the Council elects members whose "efforts on behalf of the advancement of science,   more