JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, June 2 (TNSper) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: Dr. Tony Pittarese, who served as interim dean of East Tennessee State University's College of Business and Technology for a year and held the roles of senior associate dean and chair of the Department of Computing through 2021, will lead the college as dean. Dr. Kimberly D. McCorkle, provost and senior vice president for Academics at ETSU, announced the appointment in May following a months-  more

JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, June 3 (TNSres) -- East Tennessee State University issued the following news: The Center of Excellence in Inflammation, Infectious Disease and Immunity (CIIDI) at East Tennessee State University expanded operations in 2021 by creating a Clinical Research Office on the Quillen College of Medicine campus. The office functions as a facilitator for interprofessional and cross-disciplinary investigators as it pertains to basic, preclinical, clinical, and epidemiologic resear  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, June 1 (TNSper) -- Baker Donelson, a law firm, issued the following news release: Mark Yacura, an intellectual property attorney with more than 30 years of experience providing strategic regulatory counsel to domestic and international clients, has joined Baker Donelson as of counsel in the Firm's Washington, D.C. office. With clients in the pharmaceutical, biologics, medical device, conventional food and beverage, dietary supplements, cannabis/CBD products as well as OTC d  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 4 (TNSper) -- HarperCollins Christian Publishing, a subsidiary of HarperCollins Publishers, issued the following company news release on June 3, 2022: HarperCollins Christian Publishing (HCCP) today announced Gabriel Aviles as vice president of marketing for their Spanish Language Division. Aviles joined the Spanish Division as senior marketing director in 2019 with over 25 years of marketing experience. During his tenure as marketing leader, the Spanish Division has  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 4 -- The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development issued the following news on June 2, 2022: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe and Ariens Company officials announced today the company will invest $38 million to locate its new manufacturing and warehouse facility in Tennessee. Headquartered in Brillion, Wisconsin, AriensCo will create 369 new jobs in Fayetteville as the company establishe  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 4 (TNSres) -- Lipscomb University issued the following news: As part of a nationwide effort to develop a more racially diverse generation of business school faculty nationwide, a Lipscomb College of Business professor has spearheaded training and development sessions on writing case studies for underserved doctoral graduates. Andy Borchers, professor and associate dean of undergraduate studies, and an active leader of the Society for Case Research (SCR), was tapped b  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 4 (TNSres) -- Lipscomb University issued the following news: * * * Innovative collaborative and client-based dissertation research model fuels Lipscomb's 90%+ completion rate for doctoral students. * * * In graduate schools nationwide, students stalling out and not completing a doctoral degree is so common, they even have an abbreviation for it: ABD (All But Dissertation). According to a research initiative launched by the Council of Graduate Schools, 10 years aft  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 4 (TNSbook) -- Lipscomb University issued the following news: One of the nation's foremost scholars on the Churches of Christ, Richard Hughes, released a new book this year exploring his personal scholarly journey throughout his career, culminating with his most recent insights regarding the intersection of race and Christianity in the U.S. The Grace of Troublesome Questions: Vocation, Restoration and Race, published by Abilene Christian University Press, traces Hugh  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 1 -- The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development issued the following news on May 31, 2022: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe announced today nine new Site Development Grants, totaling approximately $7.6 million. The grants are designed to help communities achieve Select Tennessee site certification and prepare industrial sites for economic development projects. The funding helps com  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 1 -- The Tennessee Department of Education issued the following news release on May 31, 2022: Throughout the month of May, the Tennessee Department of Education has celebrated the state's Grow Your Own (GYO) initiative by spotlighting the innovative educator preparation pathways available to help build and strengthen the teacher talent pipeline in Tennessee. New resources released today include a new GYO webpage, one-pagers and explainer videos to support anyone inter  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 2 (TNSper) -- Gov. Bill Lee, R-Tennessee, issued the following news: Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced the appointment of Dr. Morgan McDonald, MD, FACP, FAAP, as interim commissioner for the Tennessee Department of Health (TDH), effective Friday, June 3. "Dr. McDonald is a committed public servant, and I appreciate her continued leadership during this time of transition," said Lee. "I am confident she will serve Tennesseans with integrity." McDonald is the Deput  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 31 (TNSsro) -- The Tennessee Public Utility Commission issued the following order (Docket No. 22-00010): In Re: Petition Of Atmos Energy Corporation For Approval Of Its 2022 Annual Rate Review Filing Pursuant To Tenn. Code Ann. Sec. 65-5-103(D)(6) ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO LIMIT CROSS-EXAMINATION, ACKNOWLEDGING FILING AS NEW PETITION AND SETTING NEW STATUTORY DEADLINE This matter came before the Hearing Officer for consideration of the Joint Motion to Limit Cross-Exam  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 2 (TNSsro) -- The Tennessee Public Utility Commission issued the following order (Docket No. 22-00046): In Re: Atmos Energy Corporation Performance Based Ratemaking Filing (PBR) For Tennessee Excluding Union City PROTECTIVE ORDER To expedite the flow of filings, exhibits and other information, and to facilitate the prompt resolution of disputes as to the confidentiality of information, adequately protect information entitled to be kept confidential and to ensure tha  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 31 (TNSsro) -- The Tennessee Public Utility Commission issued the following order (Docket No. 22-00004): In Re: Chattanooga Gas Company Petition For Approval Of Tariff Amendments To Its T-1, T-2 And T-3 Tariffs ORDER ESTABLISHING PROCEDURAL SCHEDULE This matter is before the Hearing Officer of the Tennessee Public Utility Commission ("Commission" or "TPUC") to establish a procedural schedule for the orderly administration of these proceedings. At the request of the   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 31 (TNSsro) -- The Tennessee Public Utility Commission issued the following petition on docket (No. 22-00046): In Re: Atmos Energy Corporation's 2021 Annual Performance-Based Ratemaking Mechanism Filing PROPOSED PROTECTIVE ORDER To expedite the flow of filings, exhibits and other information, and to facilitate the prompt resolution of disputes as to the confidentiality of information, adequately protect information entitled to be kept confidential and to ensure that   more

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, June 1 (TNSpro) -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release: Students in Tennessee Tech University's School of Agriculture now have the option of receiving a bachelor's in either agriculture or animal science. The animal science and pre-veterinary science programs were previously concentrations under a bachelor's in agriculture but have now been modified and consolidated as their own bachelor's degree major. One factor driving this decision wa  more

COOKEVILLE, Tennessee, June 1 (TNSres) -- Tennessee Technological University issued the following news release: Tennessee Tech University students have discovered a rare plant species in a wooded area surrounding the Appalachian Center for Craft, Tech's satellite campus in Smithville. The plant is called the Cumberland pagoda-plant (Blephilia woffordii) and is a species new to science, first described in 2020 by Aaron Floden, Ph.D., and Ed Schilling, Ph.D. The plant is so rare that there are on  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 2 (TNSfund) -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: Lumina Foundation has named Hawaii the sixth Talent, Innovation, Equity (TIE) state, awarding a $575,000 grant to support efforts to create a more inclusive and sustainable economy. Hawaii was the first state to set an ambitious goal for educating its residents beyond high school. The state joins Colorado, Tennessee, Oregon, Virginia, and Massachusetts in exploring new approaches that support more  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, June 3 (TNSper) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: Martha Glass, assistant vice president for administration for Student Affairs at Virginia Tech, has been named interim dean of students. Glass will officially assume her new role on July 1 while continuing in her current position. Glass's appointment as interim dean of students follows the announcement that Byron Hughes, current dean of students, has accepted the position as assistant vice chancellor for student   more