ETSU leader earns one of Appalachia's highest honors
June 01, 2026
June 01, 2026
JOHNSON CITY, Tennessee, June 1 -- East Tennessee State University posted the following news:
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ETSU leader earns one of Appalachia's highest honors
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Dr. Ron Roach grew up in a tobacco and textile town in the foothills of the Blue Ridge, a first-generation college student from a region the world has too often misread. Today, he chairs East Tennessee State University's Department of Appalachian Studies, directs the Center of Excel . . .
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ETSU leader earns one of Appalachia's highest honors
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Dr. Ron Roach grew up in a tobacco and textile town in the foothills of the Blue Ridge, a first-generation college student from a region the world has too often misread. Today, he chairs East Tennessee State University's Department of Appalachian Studies, directs the Center of Excel . . .