FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 25, 2008EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina Logue, 615-898-5081; WMOT-FM, 615-898-2800
LITERACY STUDIES DEGREE DISCUSSED ON “MTSU ON THE RECORD”
Comprehensive Approach to Improving Reading Skills and Teaching How to Read
(MURFREESBORO) – Dr. Diane Sawyer, director of the MTSU Chair of Excellence in Dyslexic Studies, will talk about the university’s Ph.D. program in Literacy Studies on the next edition of “MTSU on the Record” at 7 a.m. this Sunday, Nov. 30, on WMOT-FM (89.5 and wmot.org). The interdisciplinary doctorate for educators with graduate degrees and at least three years of field experience is of interest to speech-language pathologists, school psychologists, reading teachers, classroom teachers and school administrators. The course of study brings into focus both socio-cultural impacts on literacy and the impact of neurobiology and neuropsychology.
For more information about “MTSU on the Record,” contact Gina Logue at 615-898-5081 or WMOT-FM at 615-898-2800. To listen to last week’s program, go to http://frank.mtsu.edu/~proffice/podcast2008.html and click on “November 23, 2008” at the top of the page.
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Wednesday, November 26, 2008
[212]CIVIL WAR BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP MEETS THURSDAYS IN JANUARY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 24, 2008
CONTACT: Antoinette van Zelm, 615-217-8013 or avanzelm@mtsu.edu
CIVIL WAR BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP MEETS THURSDAYS IN JANUARY
Author Sam Davis Elliott Set to Attend Jan. 29 Book Discussion for Q&A
(MURFREESBORO)—Learn about a significant but little-known Tennessean at the next “Between the Lines: Reading About the Civil War” book discussion group, a free and open activity that will meet four Thursdays in January 2009.
During the upcoming discussions, the group will consider Sam Davis Elliott’s Soldier of Tennessee: General Alexander P. Stewart and the Civil War in the West (1999), a book that has been praised as providing “a fresh look at an often ignored but important figure,” Gen. Alexander P. Stewart.
Stewart was Tennessee’s highest-ranking Confederate military officer and had a successful postwar career as an educator and preservationist. He taught at Cumberland University in Lebanon and was the chancellor of the University of Mississippi. He later served as the resident commissioner of the Chickamauga-Chattanooga National Military Park.
The group will meet at 7 o’clock Thursday evenings during the month of January beginning Jan. 8 at the Heritage Center, 225 West College St. in Murfreesboro, with each week focusing on a different theme related to the book. The group’s schedule is as follows: Jan. 8: Gen. Stewart as Commander; Jan. 15: Gen. Stewart and the Politics of the Army of Tennessee; Jan. 22: Gen. Stewart’s Postwar Life and Reputation; and Jan. 29: Question-and-answer with the author, Sam Davis Elliott.
In addition to penning Gen. Stewart’s biography, Elliott has edited the book titled Doctor Quintard, Chaplain C.S.A. and Second Bishop of Tennessee: The Memoir and Civil War Diary of Charles Todd Quintard (Louisiana State University Press, 2003). A Chattanooga-based attorney, he is active in the Tennessee Civil War Preservation Association and spoke at "Fighting for the Middle Tennessee Heartland: A Symposium Exploring the Stories of the Civil War in Middle Tennessee" last June in Franklin.
For more information on “Between the Lines: Reading About the Civil War,” please call (615) 217-8013 or send an e-mail to avanzelm@mtsu.edu.
The book discussion group is sponsored by the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area, Linebaugh Library, and the Heritage Center of Murfreesboro and Rutherford County. The group, which focuses on Civil War-related literature and biography, meets in January and June each year.
The Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area receives funding from the National Park Service and is administered by the Center for Historic Preservation at MTSU.
Linebaugh Library, which sponsors several book groups, serves the citizens of Rutherford County through four branches. The Heritage Center is a joint venture between the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area, Main Street: Murfreesboro/Rutherford County, the City of Murfreesboro and the CHP. Additional support comes from the Rutherford County government and State Farm Insurance.
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CONTACT: Antoinette van Zelm, 615-217-8013 or avanzelm@mtsu.edu
CIVIL WAR BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP MEETS THURSDAYS IN JANUARY
Author Sam Davis Elliott Set to Attend Jan. 29 Book Discussion for Q&A
(MURFREESBORO)—Learn about a significant but little-known Tennessean at the next “Between the Lines: Reading About the Civil War” book discussion group, a free and open activity that will meet four Thursdays in January 2009.
During the upcoming discussions, the group will consider Sam Davis Elliott’s Soldier of Tennessee: General Alexander P. Stewart and the Civil War in the West (1999), a book that has been praised as providing “a fresh look at an often ignored but important figure,” Gen. Alexander P. Stewart.
Stewart was Tennessee’s highest-ranking Confederate military officer and had a successful postwar career as an educator and preservationist. He taught at Cumberland University in Lebanon and was the chancellor of the University of Mississippi. He later served as the resident commissioner of the Chickamauga-Chattanooga National Military Park.
The group will meet at 7 o’clock Thursday evenings during the month of January beginning Jan. 8 at the Heritage Center, 225 West College St. in Murfreesboro, with each week focusing on a different theme related to the book. The group’s schedule is as follows: Jan. 8: Gen. Stewart as Commander; Jan. 15: Gen. Stewart and the Politics of the Army of Tennessee; Jan. 22: Gen. Stewart’s Postwar Life and Reputation; and Jan. 29: Question-and-answer with the author, Sam Davis Elliott.
In addition to penning Gen. Stewart’s biography, Elliott has edited the book titled Doctor Quintard, Chaplain C.S.A. and Second Bishop of Tennessee: The Memoir and Civil War Diary of Charles Todd Quintard (Louisiana State University Press, 2003). A Chattanooga-based attorney, he is active in the Tennessee Civil War Preservation Association and spoke at "Fighting for the Middle Tennessee Heartland: A Symposium Exploring the Stories of the Civil War in Middle Tennessee" last June in Franklin.
For more information on “Between the Lines: Reading About the Civil War,” please call (615) 217-8013 or send an e-mail to avanzelm@mtsu.edu.
The book discussion group is sponsored by the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area, Linebaugh Library, and the Heritage Center of Murfreesboro and Rutherford County. The group, which focuses on Civil War-related literature and biography, meets in January and June each year.
The Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area receives funding from the National Park Service and is administered by the Center for Historic Preservation at MTSU.
Linebaugh Library, which sponsors several book groups, serves the citizens of Rutherford County through four branches. The Heritage Center is a joint venture between the Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area, Main Street: Murfreesboro/Rutherford County, the City of Murfreesboro and the CHP. Additional support comes from the Rutherford County government and State Farm Insurance.
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[211]STATE PROGRAM RECOGNIZES TWO WILSON COUNTY FARM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 24, 2008
CONTACT: Caneta Hankins, 615-898-2947
STATE PROGRAM RECOGNIZES TWO WILSON COUNTY FARM FOR CONTRIBUTIONS
Bloodworth Homeplace and Kenton Farm Recognized for Agricultural Contributions
(MURFREESBORO)—The Bloodworth Homeplace and the Kenton Farm, both late-19th century farmsteads located in Wilson County, have been designated as Tennessee Century Farms, reported Caneta S. Hankins, director of the Century Farms program at the Center for Historic Preservation, which is located on the MTSU campus.
• Located 10 miles west of Lebanon is the Bloodworth Homeplace that was purchased in 1880 by Wilson Bloodworth. Although the farm was formally established as Bloodworth’s in the 1880s, the land previously belonged to John O. Cage, who owned hundreds of acres on the Wilson County side of the Cumberland River. The family believes that Wilson Bloodworth lived on the property in a cabin many years before purchasing it from Mr. Cage.
A story that is traditionally told within the family recounts that during the Civil War a Yankee general came to the cabin where Wilson and his family were living to ask if he could spend the night. Bloodworth accommodated the soldier, and the next morning when fighting began on the other side of the Cumberland River in Sumner County, the general told men to shoot above or below Bloodworth home.
Wilson was to married Alsey Eagen and they had seven children. Their names were Harriett Elizabeth, Webb Benton, Hugh Sumner, James Knox Polk, Mary Jane, Sarah Cornelia and Henry Ewing. The farm produced a wide variety of crops and livestock, including corn, wheat, vegetables, turkeys, chickens, cattle, hogs, hickory nuts and walnuts. The family reports that the farm had an outside kitchen, where they “kept the spinning wheel, spinning reel and the loom on which Aunt Sally made rugs.” In addition to making rugs, the women also gathered with other seamstresses who came to the house to make clothes for their families.
After Wilson and Alsey died, their children continued to live on the farm. Henry Ewing married Addie Elsea and they had six children: Frank Wilson, James Hugh, Flora Soper, Durward Escue, Ruth Miller and Henry Louis. According to the family’s records, when Louis was between 3 and 4 years of age, Addie died. As a result, their aunts—Harriet, Sally and Mary—helped Henry raise the children.
In 1953, Henry Louis Bloodworth and wife Evelyn Anderson Bloodworth became the owners of the property. They had two children, Ann Soper and Robert Henry. On the 35 acres, the family raised corn, tobacco, hay, vegetables and blackberries. In addition to working on the farm, Louis was a civil engineer who helped construct the Cheatham County Dam at Ashland City; the Tennessee Valley Authority Steam Plant in Gallatin; and the Veterans Memorial Bridge on the Cumberland River on Highway 109 between Sumner County and Wilson Counties.
While he worked on many engineering projects, Louis was also a member of the Farm Bureau and the La Guardo Church of Christ. Evelyn taught at local schools over
the years, including La Guardo’s elementary, Coaks School, Munsey Maple Hill and she
retired from Byars Daudy School in Lebanon after teaching for 31 years. In addition to her teaching duties, Evelyn was a member of the American Parent-Teacher Association, the Retired Teachers Association and the ADK Society.
Today, the farm is owned by Ann Soper Bloodworth Boyd, the
great-granddaughter of the founder. Ann belongs to the Wilson County Farm Bureau and the La Guardo Home Demonstration Club. She recalled being very active in 4-H during her grammar school years. An excellent seamstress, Ann often made dresses and received recognition by winning first prize for one of her dresses and selling other dresses at the State Fair in Nashville.
Currently, Ann’s son, Jeff, and Walter B. Butler work the land and raise vegetables, hay, cattle, chickens and ducks. A two-pen dogtrot log house remains on the property.
• Barry Cooper Kenton established the Kenton Farm in 1891. Married to Clarenda Howell, the couple had one child, Thomas Chapman Kenton. On 108 acres, the family raised corn, tobacco and cattle. Kenton continued to acquire property and at his death in 1937 and “owned approximately 1,200 acres on Benders Ferry and the surrounding community,“ according to family records.
The second generation to own the property was Thomas Chapman Kenton and wife Mary Etta Jones. Their children were Nelle Geneva, Icie Lee, Ridley Wesley, Boyd B. Sonny and Bess. During their ownership, the farm produced cattle, tobacco and vegetables. In 1937, Bess Kenton Williams obtained the land. Bess and her husband, J. Luther Williams, raised cattle and tobacco.
The current owner and great-great-grandson of the founder, Richard Kent Dudley, acquired the farm in 1997, and today, the farm supports cattle, goats, and vegetables.
“These two farms, along with the 67 other Wilson County Century Farms, were honored at the annual Century Farm luncheon at the Wilson County Fair in August,” Hankins said, adding that Wilson County continues to lead the state in the number of certified Century Farms.
About the Century Farms Program
The Century Farm Program recognizes the contributions of Tennessee residents who have continuously owned, and kept in production, family land for at least 100 years. Since 1984, the CHP at MTSU has been a leader in the important work of documenting Tennessee’s agricultural heritage and history through the Tennessee Century Farm Program, and continues to administer this program.
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture began the Tennessee Century Farm Program in 1976 as part of the nation’s bicentennial. Today, the TDA provides a metal outdoor sign denoting either 100, 150 or 200 years of “continuous agricultural production” to Century Farm families.
To be considered for eligibility, a farm must be owned by the same family for at least 100 years; must produce $1,000 revenue annually; must have at least 10 acres of the original farm; and one owner must be a resident of Tennessee.
“The Century Farmers represent all the farm families of Tennessee,” Hankins said, “and their contributions to the economy, and to the social, cultural and agrarian vitality of the state, both past and present, is immeasurable. Each farm is a Tennessee treasure.”
For more information about the Century Farms Program, please visit its Web site at http://histpres.mtsu.edu/histpres. The Center for Historic Preservation also may be contacted via mail at Box 80, MTSU, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 37132, or by telephone at 615-898-2947.
**ATTENTION, MEDIA: To interview the farm’s owners or request jpegs of the farms, please contact the CHP directly at 615-898-2947.
CONTACT: Caneta Hankins, 615-898-2947
STATE PROGRAM RECOGNIZES TWO WILSON COUNTY FARM FOR CONTRIBUTIONS
Bloodworth Homeplace and Kenton Farm Recognized for Agricultural Contributions
(MURFREESBORO)—The Bloodworth Homeplace and the Kenton Farm, both late-19th century farmsteads located in Wilson County, have been designated as Tennessee Century Farms, reported Caneta S. Hankins, director of the Century Farms program at the Center for Historic Preservation, which is located on the MTSU campus.
• Located 10 miles west of Lebanon is the Bloodworth Homeplace that was purchased in 1880 by Wilson Bloodworth. Although the farm was formally established as Bloodworth’s in the 1880s, the land previously belonged to John O. Cage, who owned hundreds of acres on the Wilson County side of the Cumberland River. The family believes that Wilson Bloodworth lived on the property in a cabin many years before purchasing it from Mr. Cage.
A story that is traditionally told within the family recounts that during the Civil War a Yankee general came to the cabin where Wilson and his family were living to ask if he could spend the night. Bloodworth accommodated the soldier, and the next morning when fighting began on the other side of the Cumberland River in Sumner County, the general told men to shoot above or below Bloodworth home.
Wilson was to married Alsey Eagen and they had seven children. Their names were Harriett Elizabeth, Webb Benton, Hugh Sumner, James Knox Polk, Mary Jane, Sarah Cornelia and Henry Ewing. The farm produced a wide variety of crops and livestock, including corn, wheat, vegetables, turkeys, chickens, cattle, hogs, hickory nuts and walnuts. The family reports that the farm had an outside kitchen, where they “kept the spinning wheel, spinning reel and the loom on which Aunt Sally made rugs.” In addition to making rugs, the women also gathered with other seamstresses who came to the house to make clothes for their families.
After Wilson and Alsey died, their children continued to live on the farm. Henry Ewing married Addie Elsea and they had six children: Frank Wilson, James Hugh, Flora Soper, Durward Escue, Ruth Miller and Henry Louis. According to the family’s records, when Louis was between 3 and 4 years of age, Addie died. As a result, their aunts—Harriet, Sally and Mary—helped Henry raise the children.
In 1953, Henry Louis Bloodworth and wife Evelyn Anderson Bloodworth became the owners of the property. They had two children, Ann Soper and Robert Henry. On the 35 acres, the family raised corn, tobacco, hay, vegetables and blackberries. In addition to working on the farm, Louis was a civil engineer who helped construct the Cheatham County Dam at Ashland City; the Tennessee Valley Authority Steam Plant in Gallatin; and the Veterans Memorial Bridge on the Cumberland River on Highway 109 between Sumner County and Wilson Counties.
While he worked on many engineering projects, Louis was also a member of the Farm Bureau and the La Guardo Church of Christ. Evelyn taught at local schools over
the years, including La Guardo’s elementary, Coaks School, Munsey Maple Hill and she
retired from Byars Daudy School in Lebanon after teaching for 31 years. In addition to her teaching duties, Evelyn was a member of the American Parent-Teacher Association, the Retired Teachers Association and the ADK Society.
Today, the farm is owned by Ann Soper Bloodworth Boyd, the
great-granddaughter of the founder. Ann belongs to the Wilson County Farm Bureau and the La Guardo Home Demonstration Club. She recalled being very active in 4-H during her grammar school years. An excellent seamstress, Ann often made dresses and received recognition by winning first prize for one of her dresses and selling other dresses at the State Fair in Nashville.
Currently, Ann’s son, Jeff, and Walter B. Butler work the land and raise vegetables, hay, cattle, chickens and ducks. A two-pen dogtrot log house remains on the property.
• Barry Cooper Kenton established the Kenton Farm in 1891. Married to Clarenda Howell, the couple had one child, Thomas Chapman Kenton. On 108 acres, the family raised corn, tobacco and cattle. Kenton continued to acquire property and at his death in 1937 and “owned approximately 1,200 acres on Benders Ferry and the surrounding community,“ according to family records.
The second generation to own the property was Thomas Chapman Kenton and wife Mary Etta Jones. Their children were Nelle Geneva, Icie Lee, Ridley Wesley, Boyd B. Sonny and Bess. During their ownership, the farm produced cattle, tobacco and vegetables. In 1937, Bess Kenton Williams obtained the land. Bess and her husband, J. Luther Williams, raised cattle and tobacco.
The current owner and great-great-grandson of the founder, Richard Kent Dudley, acquired the farm in 1997, and today, the farm supports cattle, goats, and vegetables.
“These two farms, along with the 67 other Wilson County Century Farms, were honored at the annual Century Farm luncheon at the Wilson County Fair in August,” Hankins said, adding that Wilson County continues to lead the state in the number of certified Century Farms.
About the Century Farms Program
The Century Farm Program recognizes the contributions of Tennessee residents who have continuously owned, and kept in production, family land for at least 100 years. Since 1984, the CHP at MTSU has been a leader in the important work of documenting Tennessee’s agricultural heritage and history through the Tennessee Century Farm Program, and continues to administer this program.
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture began the Tennessee Century Farm Program in 1976 as part of the nation’s bicentennial. Today, the TDA provides a metal outdoor sign denoting either 100, 150 or 200 years of “continuous agricultural production” to Century Farm families.
To be considered for eligibility, a farm must be owned by the same family for at least 100 years; must produce $1,000 revenue annually; must have at least 10 acres of the original farm; and one owner must be a resident of Tennessee.
“The Century Farmers represent all the farm families of Tennessee,” Hankins said, “and their contributions to the economy, and to the social, cultural and agrarian vitality of the state, both past and present, is immeasurable. Each farm is a Tennessee treasure.”
For more information about the Century Farms Program, please visit its Web site at http://histpres.mtsu.edu/histpres. The Center for Historic Preservation also may be contacted via mail at Box 80, MTSU, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 37132, or by telephone at 615-898-2947.
**ATTENTION, MEDIA: To interview the farm’s owners or request jpegs of the farms, please contact the CHP directly at 615-898-2947.
[210]TRAVEL BACK IN TIME FOR A ‘VICTORIAN HOLIDAY FEAST’
TRAVEL BACK IN TIME FOR A ‘VICTORIAN HOLIDAY FEAST’
MTSU Women’s Chorale Celebrates with Beautiful Music, Delicious Meal
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 24, 2008
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Dr. Jamila L. McWherter, 615-898-5922
(MURFREESBORO)—The MTSU Women’s Chorale will present its first Victorian Holiday Feast on Friday, Dec. 5, in the Tennessee Room of the James Union Building on the MTSU campus.
Attendees will be able to travel back in time and usher in the holidays with the beautiful singing and caroling of the MTSU Women’s Chorale and MTSU Bel Canto, as well as piano, string and brass music throughout the evening.
The feast will feature chicken cordon bleu with spiced hollandaise sauce accompanied by Caesar salad, green beans almandine, au gratin potatoes, dinner rolls with butter, and a choice of water, tea or coffee, topped off with chocolate cake for dessert.
The event begins with the assembly of guests in the lobby of the James Union Building starting at 6 p.m. with entrance into the dining area of the Tennessee Room at 6:30 p.m. sharp. Admission is $30 per person for the meal and evening of entertainment; MTSU student admission is $17.
To order feast tickets, visit the MTSU School of Music Web site at www.mtsumusic.com and click on the “Victorian Holiday Feast” link. Fill out the ticket order form, print it, enclose a check made out to the MTSU School of Music and mail it to Victorian Holiday Feast, MTSU School of Music, MTSU Box 47, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 37132. Off-campus ticket buyers should enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope.
No tickets will be available at the door, so attendees should reserve their seats early. For more information, call 615-898-5922.
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IN BRIEF: The MTSU Women’s Chorale will present its first Victorian Holiday Feast on Friday, Dec. 5, in the Tennessee Room of the James Union Building on the MTSU campus. Attendees will be able to travel back in time and usher in the holidays with beautiful music and a delicious meal. The event begins at 6 p.m., and admission is $30 per person (MTSU students $17). To order tickets, visit www.mtsumusic.com and fill out, print and mail the ticket order form with a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Victorian Holiday Feast, MTSU School of Music, MTSU Box 47, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 37132. Reserve your seats early, because no tickets will be sold at the door.
For MTSU news and information, visit www.mtsunews.com.
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MTSU Women’s Chorale Celebrates with Beautiful Music, Delicious Meal
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 24, 2008
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Dr. Jamila L. McWherter, 615-898-5922
(MURFREESBORO)—The MTSU Women’s Chorale will present its first Victorian Holiday Feast on Friday, Dec. 5, in the Tennessee Room of the James Union Building on the MTSU campus.
Attendees will be able to travel back in time and usher in the holidays with the beautiful singing and caroling of the MTSU Women’s Chorale and MTSU Bel Canto, as well as piano, string and brass music throughout the evening.
The feast will feature chicken cordon bleu with spiced hollandaise sauce accompanied by Caesar salad, green beans almandine, au gratin potatoes, dinner rolls with butter, and a choice of water, tea or coffee, topped off with chocolate cake for dessert.
The event begins with the assembly of guests in the lobby of the James Union Building starting at 6 p.m. with entrance into the dining area of the Tennessee Room at 6:30 p.m. sharp. Admission is $30 per person for the meal and evening of entertainment; MTSU student admission is $17.
To order feast tickets, visit the MTSU School of Music Web site at www.mtsumusic.com and click on the “Victorian Holiday Feast” link. Fill out the ticket order form, print it, enclose a check made out to the MTSU School of Music and mail it to Victorian Holiday Feast, MTSU School of Music, MTSU Box 47, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 37132. Off-campus ticket buyers should enclose a self-addressed, stamped envelope.
No tickets will be available at the door, so attendees should reserve their seats early. For more information, call 615-898-5922.
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IN BRIEF: The MTSU Women’s Chorale will present its first Victorian Holiday Feast on Friday, Dec. 5, in the Tennessee Room of the James Union Building on the MTSU campus. Attendees will be able to travel back in time and usher in the holidays with beautiful music and a delicious meal. The event begins at 6 p.m., and admission is $30 per person (MTSU students $17). To order tickets, visit www.mtsumusic.com and fill out, print and mail the ticket order form with a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Victorian Holiday Feast, MTSU School of Music, MTSU Box 47, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 37132. Reserve your seats early, because no tickets will be sold at the door.
For MTSU news and information, visit www.mtsunews.com.
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Friday, November 21, 2008
[209]MTSU WILL BE CLOSED NOV. 27-29 FOR THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
Release date: Nov. 21, 2008
News & Public Affairs contact: Randy Weiler, 615-898-2919
MTSU WILL BE CLOSED NOV. 27-29 FOR THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
(MURFREESBORO) — MTSU will be closed Nov. 27-29 for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, university officials announced. No classes will be held and all offices will be closed as students, faculty, staff and administrators celebrate the holiday with families and friends.
All fall semester classes will resume at there scheduled times and offices will be open from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 1.
On Wednesday, Nov. 26, the JUB Raider Zone, McCallie and KUC Grill will be open their regular operating hours. Cyber Café will close at 10 p.m.
• A special Thanksgiving dinner, sponsored by the Parents Association, ARAMARK and Housing and Residential Life, will be served in the Scarlett Commons Clubhouse from 2 until 5 p.m. Nov. 27. All other ARAMARK food venues will be closed that day.
Several dining facilities will remain open during the holiday break. These include:
• McCallie Dining Hall in the Corlew high-rise dorm will be open from 11:30 a.m. until 6 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday (Nov. 28-30). All other ARAMARK venues will be closed Nov. 28-29;
• Cyber Café open from 6 p.m. Nov. 30, until 2 a.m. Monday, Dec. 1.
All ARAMARK dining facilities will resume regular hours Dec. 1.
The James E. Walker Library will close at 10 p.m. Nov. 26 for the holidays. It will be open Nov. 30 from 1 p.m. until 1 a.m. Dec. 1. With finals approaching, the library’s extended hours will be from 7:30 a.m. until 1 a.m. Dec. 1-4.
James Union Building and Keathley University Center hours will be 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 26, and closed Nov. 27-30. Both will resume normal operating hours Dec. 1.
In the event of an emergency on campus, people should call the MTSU Police Department at 615-898-2424.
For MTSU news and information, go to mtsunews.com.
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News & Public Affairs contact: Randy Weiler, 615-898-2919
MTSU WILL BE CLOSED NOV. 27-29 FOR THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
(MURFREESBORO) — MTSU will be closed Nov. 27-29 for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, university officials announced. No classes will be held and all offices will be closed as students, faculty, staff and administrators celebrate the holiday with families and friends.
All fall semester classes will resume at there scheduled times and offices will be open from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 1.
On Wednesday, Nov. 26, the JUB Raider Zone, McCallie and KUC Grill will be open their regular operating hours. Cyber Café will close at 10 p.m.
• A special Thanksgiving dinner, sponsored by the Parents Association, ARAMARK and Housing and Residential Life, will be served in the Scarlett Commons Clubhouse from 2 until 5 p.m. Nov. 27. All other ARAMARK food venues will be closed that day.
Several dining facilities will remain open during the holiday break. These include:
• McCallie Dining Hall in the Corlew high-rise dorm will be open from 11:30 a.m. until 6 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday (Nov. 28-30). All other ARAMARK venues will be closed Nov. 28-29;
• Cyber Café open from 6 p.m. Nov. 30, until 2 a.m. Monday, Dec. 1.
All ARAMARK dining facilities will resume regular hours Dec. 1.
The James E. Walker Library will close at 10 p.m. Nov. 26 for the holidays. It will be open Nov. 30 from 1 p.m. until 1 a.m. Dec. 1. With finals approaching, the library’s extended hours will be from 7:30 a.m. until 1 a.m. Dec. 1-4.
James Union Building and Keathley University Center hours will be 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 26, and closed Nov. 27-30. Both will resume normal operating hours Dec. 1.
In the event of an emergency on campus, people should call the MTSU Police Department at 615-898-2424.
For MTSU news and information, go to mtsunews.com.
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[208]Leading Entrepreneur Martin Offers Techonomics Class in Spring Semester
Release date: Nov. 18, 2008
News & Public Affairs contact: Randy Weiler, 615-898-2919 or jweiler@mtsu.edu
University Honors College contact: Dr. John Vile, 615-898-2152 or jvile@mtsu.edu
Leading Entrepreneur Martin Offers Techonomics Class in Spring Semester
(MURFREESBORO) — Dr. Lee Martin, chairman of Abunga.com LLC and a managing member of Clarity Resources, a mentor capitalist group specializing in business architecture, is scheduled to teach a class at MTSU in the spring titled “Techonomics: Anticipating the Future.”
The class, which is cross-listed as Honors 4600, Business Communication and Entrepreneurship 4200 and Management and Marketing 4990, will meet from 2:20 until 3:45 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays in Honors 218 of the Paul W. Martin Sr. Honors Building.
The class is especially designed for students who seek leadership roles in their communities, business or service organizations. It will provide students with a framework to analyze trends in their fields of interest by quantifying the effects of technological advancement on their professional/organizational endeavors.
“We all know things are changing rapidly — but why?” Martin said. “Techonomics explores the key advances in technology that are the driving force in
how 21st century organizations or changing.”
Techonomics, a new course in the Honors College, gives students the analytical
perspective to understand the massive changes in the economy and anticipate future trends, Martin said.
“The lessons taught in this class stem from 20 years as a technology entrepreneur — lessons I had to learn the hard way … from experience,” he said. “One of the textbooks, ‘Techonomics,’ is the expression of this journey in writing.”
Martin earned his undergraduate degree at the University of Tennessee and his master’s and Ph.D. from Purdue University. He founded and directed the Tennessee Technopreneurial Leadership Center at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville in 2000. He has published more than 20 technical reports and scholarly articles, holds 22 U.S. patents and has received two “R&D (Research & Development) Magazine” 100 awards for innovative new products.
Martin is the author of Techonomics: Theory of Industrial Evolution and has previously taught at the University of Tennessee and Cumberland University.
Dr. John Vile, dean of the University Honors College, observes that one innovative feature of Martin’s class is that “Dr. Martin will be interviewing industry CEOs, and students enrolled in the class will be able to interact with these individuals through audio/video hookups.”
Vile adds that the class presents students with a remarkable opportunity to interact with a major leader in his field.
The class is especially designed for upper-division students with business, leadership or technical backgrounds, Vile said.
Lee Martin and his brother, Paul W. Martin Jr., an MTSU alumnus (B.S. ’75), provided $2 million that was matched by the university that went toward the construction of the Paul W. Martin Sr. Honors Building that opened Dec. 17, 2003, and saw classes held there starting in spring 2004.
For MTSU news and information, go to mtsunews.com.
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Other sources: Dr. Jim Burton, dean, Jennings A. Jones College of Business, 898-2764;
Dr. Jill Austin, chair, management and marketing, 898-2736;
Dr. Phil Mathis, former Honors College dean, 898-2152.
To request an interview with Dr. Lee Martin, contact Honors College Dean John Vile at 615-898-2152 or Randy Weiler in the Office of News and Public Affairs at 615-898-5616.
A black-and-white .jpg of Lee Martin is provided.Release date: Nov. 18, 2008
News & Public Affairs contact: Randy Weiler, 615-898-2919 or jweiler@mtsu.edu
University Honors College contact: Dr. John Vile, 615-898-2152 or jvile@mtsu.edu
Leading Entrepreneur Martin Offers Techonomics Class in Spring Semester
(MURFREESBORO) — Dr. Lee Martin, chairman of Abunga.com LLC and a managing member of Clarity Resources, a mentor capitalist group specializing in business architecture, is scheduled to teach a class at MTSU in the spring titled “Techonomics: Anticipating the Future.”
The class, which is cross-listed as Honors 4600, Business Communication and Entrepreneurship 4200 and Management and Marketing 4990, will meet from 2:20 until 3:45 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays in Honors 218 of the Paul W. Martin Sr. Honors Building.
The class is especially designed for students who seek leadership roles in their communities, business or service organizations. It will provide students with a framework to analyze trends in their fields of interest by quantifying the effects of technological advancement on their professional/organizational endeavors.
“We all know things are changing rapidly — but why?” Martin said. “Techonomics explores the key advances in technology that are the driving force in
how 21st century organizations or changing.”
Techonomics, a new course in the Honors College, gives students the analytical
perspective to understand the massive changes in the economy and anticipate future trends, Martin said.
“The lessons taught in this class stem from 20 years as a technology entrepreneur — lessons I had to learn the hard way … from experience,” he said. “One of the textbooks, ‘Techonomics,’ is the expression of this journey in writing.”
Martin earned his undergraduate degree at the University of Tennessee and his master’s and Ph.D. from Purdue University. He founded and directed the Tennessee Technopreneurial Leadership Center at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville in 2000. He has published more than 20 technical reports and scholarly articles, holds 22 U.S. patents and has received two “R&D (Research & Development) Magazine” 100 awards for innovative new products.
Martin is the author of Techonomics: Theory of Industrial Evolution and has previously taught at the University of Tennessee and Cumberland University.
Dr. John Vile, dean of the University Honors College, observes that one innovative feature of Martin’s class is that “Dr. Martin will be interviewing industry CEOs, and students enrolled in the class will be able to interact with these individuals through audio/video hookups.”
Vile adds that the class presents students with a remarkable opportunity to interact with a major leader in his field.
The class is especially designed for upper-division students with business, leadership or technical backgrounds, Vile said.
Lee Martin and his brother, Paul W. Martin Jr., an MTSU alumnus (B.S. ’75), provided $2 million that was matched by the university that went toward the construction of the Paul W. Martin Sr. Honors Building that opened Dec. 17, 2003, and saw classes held there starting in spring 2004.
For MTSU news and information, go to mtsunews.com.
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Other sources: Dr. Jim Burton, dean, Jennings A. Jones College of Business, 898-2764;
Dr. Jill Austin, chair, management and marketing, 898-2736;
Dr. Phil Mathis, former Honors College dean, 898-2152.
To request an interview with Dr. Lee Martin, contact Honors College Dean John Vile at 615-898-2152 or Randy Weiler in the Office of News and Public Affairs at 615-898-5616.
A black-and-white .jpg of Lee Martin is provided.
News & Public Affairs contact: Randy Weiler, 615-898-2919 or jweiler@mtsu.edu
University Honors College contact: Dr. John Vile, 615-898-2152 or jvile@mtsu.edu
Leading Entrepreneur Martin Offers Techonomics Class in Spring Semester
(MURFREESBORO) — Dr. Lee Martin, chairman of Abunga.com LLC and a managing member of Clarity Resources, a mentor capitalist group specializing in business architecture, is scheduled to teach a class at MTSU in the spring titled “Techonomics: Anticipating the Future.”
The class, which is cross-listed as Honors 4600, Business Communication and Entrepreneurship 4200 and Management and Marketing 4990, will meet from 2:20 until 3:45 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays in Honors 218 of the Paul W. Martin Sr. Honors Building.
The class is especially designed for students who seek leadership roles in their communities, business or service organizations. It will provide students with a framework to analyze trends in their fields of interest by quantifying the effects of technological advancement on their professional/organizational endeavors.
“We all know things are changing rapidly — but why?” Martin said. “Techonomics explores the key advances in technology that are the driving force in
how 21st century organizations or changing.”
Techonomics, a new course in the Honors College, gives students the analytical
perspective to understand the massive changes in the economy and anticipate future trends, Martin said.
“The lessons taught in this class stem from 20 years as a technology entrepreneur — lessons I had to learn the hard way … from experience,” he said. “One of the textbooks, ‘Techonomics,’ is the expression of this journey in writing.”
Martin earned his undergraduate degree at the University of Tennessee and his master’s and Ph.D. from Purdue University. He founded and directed the Tennessee Technopreneurial Leadership Center at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville in 2000. He has published more than 20 technical reports and scholarly articles, holds 22 U.S. patents and has received two “R&D (Research & Development) Magazine” 100 awards for innovative new products.
Martin is the author of Techonomics: Theory of Industrial Evolution and has previously taught at the University of Tennessee and Cumberland University.
Dr. John Vile, dean of the University Honors College, observes that one innovative feature of Martin’s class is that “Dr. Martin will be interviewing industry CEOs, and students enrolled in the class will be able to interact with these individuals through audio/video hookups.”
Vile adds that the class presents students with a remarkable opportunity to interact with a major leader in his field.
The class is especially designed for upper-division students with business, leadership or technical backgrounds, Vile said.
Lee Martin and his brother, Paul W. Martin Jr., an MTSU alumnus (B.S. ’75), provided $2 million that was matched by the university that went toward the construction of the Paul W. Martin Sr. Honors Building that opened Dec. 17, 2003, and saw classes held there starting in spring 2004.
For MTSU news and information, go to mtsunews.com.
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Other sources: Dr. Jim Burton, dean, Jennings A. Jones College of Business, 898-2764;
Dr. Jill Austin, chair, management and marketing, 898-2736;
Dr. Phil Mathis, former Honors College dean, 898-2152.
To request an interview with Dr. Lee Martin, contact Honors College Dean John Vile at 615-898-2152 or Randy Weiler in the Office of News and Public Affairs at 615-898-5616.
A black-and-white .jpg of Lee Martin is provided.Release date: Nov. 18, 2008
News & Public Affairs contact: Randy Weiler, 615-898-2919 or jweiler@mtsu.edu
University Honors College contact: Dr. John Vile, 615-898-2152 or jvile@mtsu.edu
Leading Entrepreneur Martin Offers Techonomics Class in Spring Semester
(MURFREESBORO) — Dr. Lee Martin, chairman of Abunga.com LLC and a managing member of Clarity Resources, a mentor capitalist group specializing in business architecture, is scheduled to teach a class at MTSU in the spring titled “Techonomics: Anticipating the Future.”
The class, which is cross-listed as Honors 4600, Business Communication and Entrepreneurship 4200 and Management and Marketing 4990, will meet from 2:20 until 3:45 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays in Honors 218 of the Paul W. Martin Sr. Honors Building.
The class is especially designed for students who seek leadership roles in their communities, business or service organizations. It will provide students with a framework to analyze trends in their fields of interest by quantifying the effects of technological advancement on their professional/organizational endeavors.
“We all know things are changing rapidly — but why?” Martin said. “Techonomics explores the key advances in technology that are the driving force in
how 21st century organizations or changing.”
Techonomics, a new course in the Honors College, gives students the analytical
perspective to understand the massive changes in the economy and anticipate future trends, Martin said.
“The lessons taught in this class stem from 20 years as a technology entrepreneur — lessons I had to learn the hard way … from experience,” he said. “One of the textbooks, ‘Techonomics,’ is the expression of this journey in writing.”
Martin earned his undergraduate degree at the University of Tennessee and his master’s and Ph.D. from Purdue University. He founded and directed the Tennessee Technopreneurial Leadership Center at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville in 2000. He has published more than 20 technical reports and scholarly articles, holds 22 U.S. patents and has received two “R&D (Research & Development) Magazine” 100 awards for innovative new products.
Martin is the author of Techonomics: Theory of Industrial Evolution and has previously taught at the University of Tennessee and Cumberland University.
Dr. John Vile, dean of the University Honors College, observes that one innovative feature of Martin’s class is that “Dr. Martin will be interviewing industry CEOs, and students enrolled in the class will be able to interact with these individuals through audio/video hookups.”
Vile adds that the class presents students with a remarkable opportunity to interact with a major leader in his field.
The class is especially designed for upper-division students with business, leadership or technical backgrounds, Vile said.
Lee Martin and his brother, Paul W. Martin Jr., an MTSU alumnus (B.S. ’75), provided $2 million that was matched by the university that went toward the construction of the Paul W. Martin Sr. Honors Building that opened Dec. 17, 2003, and saw classes held there starting in spring 2004.
For MTSU news and information, go to mtsunews.com.
###
Other sources: Dr. Jim Burton, dean, Jennings A. Jones College of Business, 898-2764;
Dr. Jill Austin, chair, management and marketing, 898-2736;
Dr. Phil Mathis, former Honors College dean, 898-2152.
To request an interview with Dr. Lee Martin, contact Honors College Dean John Vile at 615-898-2152 or Randy Weiler in the Office of News and Public Affairs at 615-898-5616.
A black-and-white .jpg of Lee Martin is provided.
[207]MTSU STUDENT RETURNS TO CAMPUS AFTER WORK IN BANGLADESH
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 21, 2008EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina Logue, 615-898-5081 or gklogue@mtsu.edu
MTSU STUDENT RETURNS TO CAMPUS AFTER WORK IN BANGLADESH
Moved, Motivated by Plight of Bangladeshis, Steve Sibley Comes Home to Graduate
(MURFREESBORO) – MTSU’s Jennings A. Jones College of Business and the Department of Economics and Finance will host a reception for Steve Sibley, who returned recently from a 10-week internship in Bangladesh, from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 24, in the SunTrust Room of the Business and Aerospace Building. The 27-year-old business finance major from Signal Mountain, who is slated to graduate next month, is the first recipient of the Kawahito Scholarship for Experiential World Poverty Studies. The stipend made it possible for Sibley to work at the world-famous Grameen Bank, the financial institution founded by Nobel Peace Prize-winner Dr. Muhammad Yunus. Yunus was an assistant professor of economics at MTSU from 1969 to 1972. Since 1976, he has devoted his life to helping his country overcome its underdeveloped economy through microcredit, the practice of lending money to people without any
collateral or credit history in order to help them invest in their own futures. “I am grateful for the wonderful people whom I met along the way—everyone who was so helpful, kind, and generous,” Sibley wrote in his final e-mail to his supporters. “I am thankful for the Grameen Bank employees who serve the poor with such passion and dedication. Those who welcomed me as their brother, uncle, nephew and son will forever be in my heart as my extended family.” As per the requirements of the Kawahito Scholarship, Sibley did not restrict his activities to the bank. He went to areas of extreme poverty to witness first-hand the deprivation and squalor that oppresses the Bangladeshi people and the social businesses that have been formed to alleviate their suffering and give them an opportunity for a better life. The Kawahito Scholarship for Experiential World Poverty Studies was created by and is named for Dr. Kiyoshi Kawahito, professor emeritus of economics and finance and former director of the university’s Japan-U.S. Program. To find out more about the scholarship, contact Dr. Kiyoshi Kawahito at 615-898-5751 or kawahito@mtsu.edu. To make a donation, contact Dr. Richard Hannah at 615-898-2228 or rlhannah@mtsu.edu.
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ATTENTION, MEDIA: For color jpeg photos of Steve Sibley at work in Bangladesh, contact Gina Logue in the MTSU Office of News and Public Affairs at 615-898-5081 or gklogue@mtsu.edu.
MTSU STUDENT RETURNS TO CAMPUS AFTER WORK IN BANGLADESH
Moved, Motivated by Plight of Bangladeshis, Steve Sibley Comes Home to Graduate
(MURFREESBORO) – MTSU’s Jennings A. Jones College of Business and the Department of Economics and Finance will host a reception for Steve Sibley, who returned recently from a 10-week internship in Bangladesh, from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 24, in the SunTrust Room of the Business and Aerospace Building. The 27-year-old business finance major from Signal Mountain, who is slated to graduate next month, is the first recipient of the Kawahito Scholarship for Experiential World Poverty Studies. The stipend made it possible for Sibley to work at the world-famous Grameen Bank, the financial institution founded by Nobel Peace Prize-winner Dr. Muhammad Yunus. Yunus was an assistant professor of economics at MTSU from 1969 to 1972. Since 1976, he has devoted his life to helping his country overcome its underdeveloped economy through microcredit, the practice of lending money to people without any
collateral or credit history in order to help them invest in their own futures. “I am grateful for the wonderful people whom I met along the way—everyone who was so helpful, kind, and generous,” Sibley wrote in his final e-mail to his supporters. “I am thankful for the Grameen Bank employees who serve the poor with such passion and dedication. Those who welcomed me as their brother, uncle, nephew and son will forever be in my heart as my extended family.” As per the requirements of the Kawahito Scholarship, Sibley did not restrict his activities to the bank. He went to areas of extreme poverty to witness first-hand the deprivation and squalor that oppresses the Bangladeshi people and the social businesses that have been formed to alleviate their suffering and give them an opportunity for a better life. The Kawahito Scholarship for Experiential World Poverty Studies was created by and is named for Dr. Kiyoshi Kawahito, professor emeritus of economics and finance and former director of the university’s Japan-U.S. Program. To find out more about the scholarship, contact Dr. Kiyoshi Kawahito at 615-898-5751 or kawahito@mtsu.edu. To make a donation, contact Dr. Richard Hannah at 615-898-2228 or rlhannah@mtsu.edu.
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ATTENTION, MEDIA: For color jpeg photos of Steve Sibley at work in Bangladesh, contact Gina Logue in the MTSU Office of News and Public Affairs at 615-898-5081 or gklogue@mtsu.edu.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
[206]MTSU FACULTY WOODWIND QUINTET PERFORMS FREE NOV. 24 CONCERT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 18, 2008
CONTACT: Tim Musselman, 615-898-2493
MTSU FACULTY WOODWIND QUINTET PERFORMS FREE NOV. 24 CONCERT
(MURFREESBORO)—The MTSU Faculty Woodwind Quintet, featuring Deanna Little (flute), Laura Ann Ross (oboe), Todd Waldecker (clarinet), Angela DeBoer (horn) and Gil Perel (bassoon) will perform in a free and open concert at 8 p.m. Nov. 24 in Hinton Music Hall of the Wright Music Building on the MTSU campus.
"The MTSU Faculty Quintet, a relatively new artist ensemble, will present a program of standard works from the woodwind quintet repertoire spanning from the classical sounds of Haydn to more contemporary compositions by the French composer (known as) Françaix and British composer Patterson," Waldecker said.
Specifically, the group will perform Divertimento by Franz Joseph Haydn, Westerly Winds by Paul Patterson, and Quintette by Jean Françaix.
"The program features pleasant and catchy tunes shared by all members of the woodwind quintet: flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, and bassoon," Waldecker added.
Concerning the performers Waldecker serves as associate professor of clarinet in the School of Music at MTSU where he was a recipient of the 2006 MTSU Foundation Outstanding Teacher Award.
Perel is a member of the Nashville Symphony and teaching at MTSU this academic year.
Little, associate professor of flute at MTSU, holds a Bachelor of Music degree in education from the University of Northern Iowa, a Master of Music degree in flute performance and the Doctor of Music degree from Indiana University.
Ross, an active freelance oboist and teacher in the Nashville area, has been appointed as the adjunct professor of oboe at MTSU. She is the acting principal oboist of the Murfreesboro Symphony Orchestra and a substitute for both the Nashville Symphony Orchestra and the New World Symphony in Miami, Fla.
An assistant professor of horn at MTSU, DeBoer is also active in the musical scene in and around Nashville, having performed with the Nashville Symphony, Nashville Chamber Orchestra, Bowling Green (Ky.) Chamber Orchestra, Huntsville (Ala.) Symphony and the Nashville Opera as well as recording in the studios around Nashville.
For more information on this and other events in the music school at MTSU, please call 615-898-2493 or visit www.mtsumusic.com.
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CONTACT: Tim Musselman, 615-898-2493
MTSU FACULTY WOODWIND QUINTET PERFORMS FREE NOV. 24 CONCERT
(MURFREESBORO)—The MTSU Faculty Woodwind Quintet, featuring Deanna Little (flute), Laura Ann Ross (oboe), Todd Waldecker (clarinet), Angela DeBoer (horn) and Gil Perel (bassoon) will perform in a free and open concert at 8 p.m. Nov. 24 in Hinton Music Hall of the Wright Music Building on the MTSU campus.
"The MTSU Faculty Quintet, a relatively new artist ensemble, will present a program of standard works from the woodwind quintet repertoire spanning from the classical sounds of Haydn to more contemporary compositions by the French composer (known as) Françaix and British composer Patterson," Waldecker said.
Specifically, the group will perform Divertimento by Franz Joseph Haydn, Westerly Winds by Paul Patterson, and Quintette by Jean Françaix.
"The program features pleasant and catchy tunes shared by all members of the woodwind quintet: flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, and bassoon," Waldecker added.
Concerning the performers Waldecker serves as associate professor of clarinet in the School of Music at MTSU where he was a recipient of the 2006 MTSU Foundation Outstanding Teacher Award.
Perel is a member of the Nashville Symphony and teaching at MTSU this academic year.
Little, associate professor of flute at MTSU, holds a Bachelor of Music degree in education from the University of Northern Iowa, a Master of Music degree in flute performance and the Doctor of Music degree from Indiana University.
Ross, an active freelance oboist and teacher in the Nashville area, has been appointed as the adjunct professor of oboe at MTSU. She is the acting principal oboist of the Murfreesboro Symphony Orchestra and a substitute for both the Nashville Symphony Orchestra and the New World Symphony in Miami, Fla.
An assistant professor of horn at MTSU, DeBoer is also active in the musical scene in and around Nashville, having performed with the Nashville Symphony, Nashville Chamber Orchestra, Bowling Green (Ky.) Chamber Orchestra, Huntsville (Ala.) Symphony and the Nashville Opera as well as recording in the studios around Nashville.
For more information on this and other events in the music school at MTSU, please call 615-898-2493 or visit www.mtsumusic.com.
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[205]BASIC AMERICAN FREEDOMS EXAMINED ON “MTSU ON THE RECORD”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 18, 2008EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina Logue, 615-898-5081; WMOT-FM, 615-898-2800
BASIC AMERICAN FREEDOMS EXAMINED ON “MTSU ON THE RECORD”
Contributors to First Amendment Encyclopedia Include 19 MTSU Scholars, Writers
(MURFREESBORO) – Village Voice jazz critic and free speech activist Nat Hentoff calls it “phenomenal.” Tennessean Publisher Emeritus John Seigenthaler says it “could not be more valuable. … In a real sense, [it] serves the public interest.” It’s the Encyclopedia of the First Amendment, a groundbreaking new reference work about the first 45 words in the U.S. Constitution. Two of the editors will be Gina Logue’s guests on the next edition of “MTSU on the Record” at 7 a.m. this Sunday, Nov. 23, on WMOT-FM (89.5 and wmot.org).
Dr. John Vile, dean of the University Honors College at MTSU, and David Hudson, adjunct MTSU political science professor and scholar at the First Amendment Center at Vanderbilt University, will talk about the two-volume encyclopedia, the first of its kind ever published. Nineteen members of the MTSU community contributed to the work, which examines all five First Amendment freedoms—religion, speech, press, assembly and petition—through controversial works, laws and proposed laws, court cases, groups and organizations and much, much more.
For more information about “MTSU on the Record,” contact Logue at 615-898-5081 or WMOT-FM at 615-898-2800. To listen to last week’s program, go to http://frank.mtsu.edu/~proffice/podcast2008.html and click on “November 16, 2008” at the top of the page.
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BASIC AMERICAN FREEDOMS EXAMINED ON “MTSU ON THE RECORD”
Contributors to First Amendment Encyclopedia Include 19 MTSU Scholars, Writers
(MURFREESBORO) – Village Voice jazz critic and free speech activist Nat Hentoff calls it “phenomenal.” Tennessean Publisher Emeritus John Seigenthaler says it “could not be more valuable. … In a real sense, [it] serves the public interest.” It’s the Encyclopedia of the First Amendment, a groundbreaking new reference work about the first 45 words in the U.S. Constitution. Two of the editors will be Gina Logue’s guests on the next edition of “MTSU on the Record” at 7 a.m. this Sunday, Nov. 23, on WMOT-FM (89.5 and wmot.org).
Dr. John Vile, dean of the University Honors College at MTSU, and David Hudson, adjunct MTSU political science professor and scholar at the First Amendment Center at Vanderbilt University, will talk about the two-volume encyclopedia, the first of its kind ever published. Nineteen members of the MTSU community contributed to the work, which examines all five First Amendment freedoms—religion, speech, press, assembly and petition—through controversial works, laws and proposed laws, court cases, groups and organizations and much, much more.
For more information about “MTSU on the Record,” contact Logue at 615-898-5081 or WMOT-FM at 615-898-2800. To listen to last week’s program, go to http://frank.mtsu.edu/~proffice/podcast2008.html and click on “November 16, 2008” at the top of the page.
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[204]STATE PROGRAM RECOGNIZES THREE DYER COUNTY FARMS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 18, 2008
CONTACT: Caneta Hankins, 615-898-2947
STATE PROGRAM RECOGNIZES THREE DYER COUNTY FARMS FOR CONTRIBUTIONS
Gauldin Farm, Webster Farm & Jones Hill Farm Named as Tennessee Century Farms
(MURFREESBORO)—Three Dyer County farms, dating from 1847 to 1891, have been designated as a Tennessee Century Farms, reports Caneta S. Hankins, director of the Century Farms program at the Center for Historic Preservation, which is located on the MTSU campus.
• Michael O. B. Gauldin founded The Gauldin Farm. According to Goodspeed’s History of Dyer County, Gauldin, who was of Irish descent, was educated at Hampden Sidney College in the Virginia town of the same name that was founded in 1775. Gauldin and wife Margaret were married in 1821. They and their 11 children farmed in Virginia before moving to Dyer County in 1847. The family raised tobacco, corn and cattle on 1,100 acres.
The next generation to own the land was their son, John William Gauldin. Married twice, he fathered seven children. Goodspeed’s history of this family also mentions John’s Civil War record. He enlisted in Company F of the 22nd Tennessee infantry.
During his enlistment, “He was captured near Gallatin and taken to Louisville, where he was held five weeks, then removed to Nashville and eventually was paroled,” according to the family’s records. Two months later, he joined the cavalry under General Bell and served as provost until spring 1864 and then was transferred to the Bull brigade, where he was engaged in receiving provisions for the army until the end of the war.
Today, the property is owned by the founders’ great-great-grandchildren, John E. Gauldin, John Michael Gaulding and Kathy Gauldin Robertson. The land currently is worked by Tom Davis and Glen Davis, who grow cotton, corn, wheat and beans on the farm.
• The Webster Farm was established in 1887 when James Martin Webster acquired 82 acres of land near the town of Friendship. Married to Martha A. Gentry, the couple had three children. The family raised cotton, corn, hay, fruits, vegetables, cattle and hogs.
After James Martin passed away, his son, James Carson “Burley” Webster, received one-third of the acreage and eventually purchased the remaining land from the other heirs. James wed Effie Elizabeth Bills and they had four children—James Comer, Maie Fair, David Franklin and Edith Augusta.
Burley Webster purchased additional acreage and the farm increased to 317 acres. The family reports that they were part of a 13-family neighbor, known as the “Beef Club,” that provided beef to all of the families. Each neighbor would bring cattle to the Webster Farm to process and divide the meat among the families. Effie Webster made soap, quilts, sewed clothes and washed them with a gasoline-powered machine.
In addition to his farm work, Burley served as the Dyer County Court Magistrate for District 1 for 22 years. He also was active in the Dyer County Farm Bureau. He died in June 1947 and his widow continued to live on the farm until 1978.
The third generation to own the property was Franklin Webster. He purchased some of the property from his parents in 1941 and eventually obtained more of the acreage over the years. Franklin and wife Virginia raised cotton, corn, soybeans, hay, pasture grasses, milo, cattle, hogs and chickens. In addition to helping with the livestock and crops, Virginia also cooked for field hands as well as her family.
Kenneth and Donald Webster, sons of Franklin and Virginia, inherited tracts in 2006 following their mother’s death. Don, married first to Alice Faye Smith, is the father of Brad and Bart Webster. With his second wife, Julia Wilson Johnson, he gained two stepdaughters, Robin and Kara. Don worked at the Bank of Friendship and retired as its president. Bart Webster currently lives in his grandmother’s house.
Kenny and his wife Martha Bivens built their home on the farm in 1967-68. They are the parents of Lori Leigh and Beth Alison. Kenny was a science teacher for 39 years, most of which were spent at Dyersburg Middle School. Per the family, Martha and Kenny always had a large vegetable and flower garden and they “put up food” for the winter. Martha passed way in 2001 and Kenny, who retired from teaching in 2002, lives on the farm and continues to have a flower and vegetable garden.
Today, Kenny Webster manages the farm and a neighbor works about 65 acres of cotton. Kenny, however, takes care of the 74 acres that are in the Conservation Reserve program. He constructed a mile-long nature trail through the Conservation Reserve area and invites church, school and scout groups to walk the trail.
• Located two miles east of Dyersburg is the Jones Hill Farm that was founded in 1891 by Samuel Hall Jones and Mary Jane Vaden Jones, who had nine children. On just under 200 acres the family raised wheat, corn, cotton, beef cattle and hogs.
According to the family, Samuel traveled by wagon and four mules to Hickman, Ky., to deliver grain and salt pork along with other farm merchandise. Each time he returned from his trips, he brought back some necessities they did not grow, raise or make on the farm. On one occasion, he returned with a new kitchen range. The family remembers that many neighbors from the surrounding area came to see this marvel when it was first brought to the farm.
Isaac Wesley Jones, son of Samuel and Mary, acquired the land in 1896. Married first to Florence Jane Sawyer and then to Maidie Ferguson, he fathered 14 children. In addition to managing the farm on which cattle, hogs, mules, corn, cotton and wheat were raised, Isaac owned land in Dyersburg, where his family lived and where he operated a slaughterhouse and meat market. He was also one of the first to own a steam engine and thrashing machine in the area. Isaac also rebuilt and expanded the log farmhouse that was constructed by his father, though it was destroyed by a tornado in 1952.
The farm passed through several generations, and today, it is owned by the great-granddaughter of the founder, Virginia Ann Jones Anderson. Currently, Ann, husband Eddie and their son, Jonathan, manage the farm and raise wheat, soybeans, grain, sorghum and corn.
About the Century Farms Program
The Century Farm Program recognizes the contributions of Tennessee residents who have continuously owned, and kept in production, family land for at least 100 years. Since 1984, the CHP at MTSU has been a leader in the important work of
documenting Tennessee’s agricultural heritage and history through the Tennessee Century Farm Program, and continues to administer this program.
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture began the Tennessee Century Farm Program in 1976 as part of the nation’s bicentennial. Today, the TDA provides a metal outdoor sign denoting either 100, 150 or 200 years of “continuous agricultural production” to Century Farm families.
To be considered for eligibility, a farm must be owned by the same family for at least 100 years; must produce $1,000 revenue annually; must have at least 10 acres of the original farm; and one owner must be a resident of Tennessee.
“The Century Farmers represent all the farm families of Tennessee,” Hankins said, “and their contributions to the economy, and to the social, cultural and agrarian vitality of the state, both past and present, is immeasurable. Each farm is a Tennessee treasure.”
For more information about the Century Farms Program, please visit its Web site at http://histpres.mtsu.edu/histpres. The Center for Historic Preservation also may be contacted via mail at Box 80, MTSU, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 37132, or by telephone at 615-898-2947.
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**ATTENTION, MEDIA: To interview the farm’s owners or request jpegs of the farms, please contact the CHP directly at 615-898-2947.
CONTACT: Caneta Hankins, 615-898-2947
STATE PROGRAM RECOGNIZES THREE DYER COUNTY FARMS FOR CONTRIBUTIONS
Gauldin Farm, Webster Farm & Jones Hill Farm Named as Tennessee Century Farms
(MURFREESBORO)—Three Dyer County farms, dating from 1847 to 1891, have been designated as a Tennessee Century Farms, reports Caneta S. Hankins, director of the Century Farms program at the Center for Historic Preservation, which is located on the MTSU campus.
• Michael O. B. Gauldin founded The Gauldin Farm. According to Goodspeed’s History of Dyer County, Gauldin, who was of Irish descent, was educated at Hampden Sidney College in the Virginia town of the same name that was founded in 1775. Gauldin and wife Margaret were married in 1821. They and their 11 children farmed in Virginia before moving to Dyer County in 1847. The family raised tobacco, corn and cattle on 1,100 acres.
The next generation to own the land was their son, John William Gauldin. Married twice, he fathered seven children. Goodspeed’s history of this family also mentions John’s Civil War record. He enlisted in Company F of the 22nd Tennessee infantry.
During his enlistment, “He was captured near Gallatin and taken to Louisville, where he was held five weeks, then removed to Nashville and eventually was paroled,” according to the family’s records. Two months later, he joined the cavalry under General Bell and served as provost until spring 1864 and then was transferred to the Bull brigade, where he was engaged in receiving provisions for the army until the end of the war.
Today, the property is owned by the founders’ great-great-grandchildren, John E. Gauldin, John Michael Gaulding and Kathy Gauldin Robertson. The land currently is worked by Tom Davis and Glen Davis, who grow cotton, corn, wheat and beans on the farm.
• The Webster Farm was established in 1887 when James Martin Webster acquired 82 acres of land near the town of Friendship. Married to Martha A. Gentry, the couple had three children. The family raised cotton, corn, hay, fruits, vegetables, cattle and hogs.
After James Martin passed away, his son, James Carson “Burley” Webster, received one-third of the acreage and eventually purchased the remaining land from the other heirs. James wed Effie Elizabeth Bills and they had four children—James Comer, Maie Fair, David Franklin and Edith Augusta.
Burley Webster purchased additional acreage and the farm increased to 317 acres. The family reports that they were part of a 13-family neighbor, known as the “Beef Club,” that provided beef to all of the families. Each neighbor would bring cattle to the Webster Farm to process and divide the meat among the families. Effie Webster made soap, quilts, sewed clothes and washed them with a gasoline-powered machine.
In addition to his farm work, Burley served as the Dyer County Court Magistrate for District 1 for 22 years. He also was active in the Dyer County Farm Bureau. He died in June 1947 and his widow continued to live on the farm until 1978.
The third generation to own the property was Franklin Webster. He purchased some of the property from his parents in 1941 and eventually obtained more of the acreage over the years. Franklin and wife Virginia raised cotton, corn, soybeans, hay, pasture grasses, milo, cattle, hogs and chickens. In addition to helping with the livestock and crops, Virginia also cooked for field hands as well as her family.
Kenneth and Donald Webster, sons of Franklin and Virginia, inherited tracts in 2006 following their mother’s death. Don, married first to Alice Faye Smith, is the father of Brad and Bart Webster. With his second wife, Julia Wilson Johnson, he gained two stepdaughters, Robin and Kara. Don worked at the Bank of Friendship and retired as its president. Bart Webster currently lives in his grandmother’s house.
Kenny and his wife Martha Bivens built their home on the farm in 1967-68. They are the parents of Lori Leigh and Beth Alison. Kenny was a science teacher for 39 years, most of which were spent at Dyersburg Middle School. Per the family, Martha and Kenny always had a large vegetable and flower garden and they “put up food” for the winter. Martha passed way in 2001 and Kenny, who retired from teaching in 2002, lives on the farm and continues to have a flower and vegetable garden.
Today, Kenny Webster manages the farm and a neighbor works about 65 acres of cotton. Kenny, however, takes care of the 74 acres that are in the Conservation Reserve program. He constructed a mile-long nature trail through the Conservation Reserve area and invites church, school and scout groups to walk the trail.
• Located two miles east of Dyersburg is the Jones Hill Farm that was founded in 1891 by Samuel Hall Jones and Mary Jane Vaden Jones, who had nine children. On just under 200 acres the family raised wheat, corn, cotton, beef cattle and hogs.
According to the family, Samuel traveled by wagon and four mules to Hickman, Ky., to deliver grain and salt pork along with other farm merchandise. Each time he returned from his trips, he brought back some necessities they did not grow, raise or make on the farm. On one occasion, he returned with a new kitchen range. The family remembers that many neighbors from the surrounding area came to see this marvel when it was first brought to the farm.
Isaac Wesley Jones, son of Samuel and Mary, acquired the land in 1896. Married first to Florence Jane Sawyer and then to Maidie Ferguson, he fathered 14 children. In addition to managing the farm on which cattle, hogs, mules, corn, cotton and wheat were raised, Isaac owned land in Dyersburg, where his family lived and where he operated a slaughterhouse and meat market. He was also one of the first to own a steam engine and thrashing machine in the area. Isaac also rebuilt and expanded the log farmhouse that was constructed by his father, though it was destroyed by a tornado in 1952.
The farm passed through several generations, and today, it is owned by the great-granddaughter of the founder, Virginia Ann Jones Anderson. Currently, Ann, husband Eddie and their son, Jonathan, manage the farm and raise wheat, soybeans, grain, sorghum and corn.
About the Century Farms Program
The Century Farm Program recognizes the contributions of Tennessee residents who have continuously owned, and kept in production, family land for at least 100 years. Since 1984, the CHP at MTSU has been a leader in the important work of
documenting Tennessee’s agricultural heritage and history through the Tennessee Century Farm Program, and continues to administer this program.
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture began the Tennessee Century Farm Program in 1976 as part of the nation’s bicentennial. Today, the TDA provides a metal outdoor sign denoting either 100, 150 or 200 years of “continuous agricultural production” to Century Farm families.
To be considered for eligibility, a farm must be owned by the same family for at least 100 years; must produce $1,000 revenue annually; must have at least 10 acres of the original farm; and one owner must be a resident of Tennessee.
“The Century Farmers represent all the farm families of Tennessee,” Hankins said, “and their contributions to the economy, and to the social, cultural and agrarian vitality of the state, both past and present, is immeasurable. Each farm is a Tennessee treasure.”
For more information about the Century Farms Program, please visit its Web site at http://histpres.mtsu.edu/histpres. The Center for Historic Preservation also may be contacted via mail at Box 80, MTSU, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 37132, or by telephone at 615-898-2947.
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**ATTENTION, MEDIA: To interview the farm’s owners or request jpegs of the farms, please contact the CHP directly at 615-898-2947.
[203]MTSU WELCOMES ALUMNI OFFICERS NOV. 22
Release date: Nov. 17, 2008
News & Public Affairs contact: Randy Weiler, 615-898-2919
MTSU WELCOMES ALUMNI OFFICERS NOV. 22
DURING SALUTE TO ARMED SERVICES
(MURFREESBORO) — A number of MTSU military science alumni who later became U.S. Army general officers will add spice to the 27th annual Salute to Armed Services/ Veterans Day on Saturday, Nov. 22, Lt. Col. Mike Walsh said.
At least seven of the ROTC program’s alumni have accepted President Sidney A. McPhee’s invitation to attend a brunch, which will be hosted by McPhee and his wife, Elizabeth, and attend other Salute to Armed Services/ Veterans Day events. The brunch will be held from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the president’s home.
The returning alumni/general officers include Brig. Gens. Max Haston (1979 graduate), Robert D. Ogg (’78), Stan Lillie (’76) and Patrick W. Harrison (’51); Maj. Gen. James Myles (’74); and Lt. Gens. Horace “Pete” Taylor (’60) and George Stotser (’56).
The military science program has a number of events leading to and including MTSU’s 2:30 p.m. Sun Belt Conference football game against North Texas.
Key activities for the officers and other attendees will include:
• 10 a.m. —Army ROTC alumni meeting in Forrest Hall;
• 11 a.m.—Veterans’ Memorial Service at the Tom Jackson Building;
• 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.—Veterans/Service Members Picnic outside the Kennon Sports Hall of Fame building;
• 12:45 p.m.— presentation of the Joe B. Nunley Award to Fayne Haynes of Murfreesboro, who served in World War II and is known for his patriotism as owner of Haynes Flag and Flag Pole Company; and
• 2:30-5:30 p.m.—the MTSU-North Texas game, with veterans sitting in special areas and walking across the field with fellow veterans during halftime ceremonies.
“It’s a very patriotic, emotional event that has grown through the years that veterans across the state look forward to every year,” said John Fergus, a former 20-year employee with Tennessee’s Veterans’ Affairs office and a man who co-founded Salute to Armed Services with the late Dr. Joe Nunley, the former MTSU alumni relations director and namesake for the award which has been presented since 1990.
During the day, other special attractions will include an Air National Guard flyover of Floyd Stadium, the Army National Guard armored vehicle and aircraft display, the Marine Toys for Tots, a Navy display, tailgating and videos of deployed alumni.
State Farm Insurance is providing complimentary tickets to current military, veterans and their families. These will be available at the picnic and on a first-come, first-serve basis.
On Friday, Nov. 21, McPhee also has invited the general officers to attend the MTSU men’s basketball game against state rival Tennessee in Murphy Center. Game time is 6 p.m.
For more information, call 615-898-2470.
For MTSU news and information, go to mtsunews.com.
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Media welcomed.
News & Public Affairs contact: Randy Weiler, 615-898-2919
MTSU WELCOMES ALUMNI OFFICERS NOV. 22
DURING SALUTE TO ARMED SERVICES
(MURFREESBORO) — A number of MTSU military science alumni who later became U.S. Army general officers will add spice to the 27th annual Salute to Armed Services/ Veterans Day on Saturday, Nov. 22, Lt. Col. Mike Walsh said.
At least seven of the ROTC program’s alumni have accepted President Sidney A. McPhee’s invitation to attend a brunch, which will be hosted by McPhee and his wife, Elizabeth, and attend other Salute to Armed Services/ Veterans Day events. The brunch will be held from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the president’s home.
The returning alumni/general officers include Brig. Gens. Max Haston (1979 graduate), Robert D. Ogg (’78), Stan Lillie (’76) and Patrick W. Harrison (’51); Maj. Gen. James Myles (’74); and Lt. Gens. Horace “Pete” Taylor (’60) and George Stotser (’56).
The military science program has a number of events leading to and including MTSU’s 2:30 p.m. Sun Belt Conference football game against North Texas.
Key activities for the officers and other attendees will include:
• 10 a.m. —Army ROTC alumni meeting in Forrest Hall;
• 11 a.m.—Veterans’ Memorial Service at the Tom Jackson Building;
• 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.—Veterans/Service Members Picnic outside the Kennon Sports Hall of Fame building;
• 12:45 p.m.— presentation of the Joe B. Nunley Award to Fayne Haynes of Murfreesboro, who served in World War II and is known for his patriotism as owner of Haynes Flag and Flag Pole Company; and
• 2:30-5:30 p.m.—the MTSU-North Texas game, with veterans sitting in special areas and walking across the field with fellow veterans during halftime ceremonies.
“It’s a very patriotic, emotional event that has grown through the years that veterans across the state look forward to every year,” said John Fergus, a former 20-year employee with Tennessee’s Veterans’ Affairs office and a man who co-founded Salute to Armed Services with the late Dr. Joe Nunley, the former MTSU alumni relations director and namesake for the award which has been presented since 1990.
During the day, other special attractions will include an Air National Guard flyover of Floyd Stadium, the Army National Guard armored vehicle and aircraft display, the Marine Toys for Tots, a Navy display, tailgating and videos of deployed alumni.
State Farm Insurance is providing complimentary tickets to current military, veterans and their families. These will be available at the picnic and on a first-come, first-serve basis.
On Friday, Nov. 21, McPhee also has invited the general officers to attend the MTSU men’s basketball game against state rival Tennessee in Murphy Center. Game time is 6 p.m.
For more information, call 615-898-2470.
For MTSU news and information, go to mtsunews.com.
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[202]MOCK TRIAL VICTORY PROPELS MTSU TEAMS TO NEW HEIGHTS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 17, 2008EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina Logue, 615-898-5081
MOCK TRIAL VICTORY PROPELS MTSU TEAMS TO NEW HEIGHTS
Attorneys, Witnesses Capture Top Honor, Individual Awards at Mid-South Invitational
(MURFREESBORO) – The MTSU mock trial teams will travel to Duke University this weekend, Nov. 21-23, fresh from capturing first place in the Mid-South Invitational Tournament on their home campus for the first time since 1994. This past weekend, Nov. 14-16, a team led by junior Daniel Vaughn of Mt. Juliet posted a perfect 8-0 record in its division, and, on the basis of its strength of opposition, won the tournament over another 8-0 team from Georgia Tech in a field of 50 teams. In addition to Vaughn, team members included Rachel Harmon of Spencer and Austin Purvis of Memphis, who, with Vaughan, played attorneys, and Lani Lester of Memphis, Samantha Ferrell of Lebanon and Lee Whitwell of Pulaski, who played witnesses. Lester received a top witness award for her performance, Jacob Strait of Nashville won an award as an outstanding witness, and Nikke Vanderwalker of White House won an award as an outstanding attorney.
Each team at the tournament participated in four rounds (two on each side), which were each judged by two attorneys. MTSU’s team challenged the University of Mississippi, Rhodes College, the University of Georgia and Mississippi Valley State University.
Other MTSU teams had records of 6-2, 5 ½ to 2 ½, and 4-4 in the tourney, which MTSU has hosted since 1992
The Mid-South Invitational is one of the nation’s largest mock trial competitions. It began in 1989 at Rhodes College, subsequently moved to Bellarmine University, and has been at MTSU for the last 17 years. Teams attended from Alabama, California, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Missouri, South Carolina, and Tennessee. MTSU alumni and friends drove from as far away as Northern Virginia to help team coaches judge this tournament. Local judges and attorneys also responded to the call for help. Tournament results are posted at http://www.collegemocktrial.org/welcome/welcome.php, the website of the Des Moines-based American Mock Trial Association.
MTSU teams are coached by Dr. John R. Vile, Dean of the University Honors College, Brandi Snow, an MTSU mock trial alumna, and Dr. Amanda DiPaulo of the
Department of Political Science. Vile notes that the winning MTSU team was the same team that placed third in the nation’s first tournament of the year at St. Louis University. The coaches note that the team will have great momentum not only for this tournament but also for regional and national tournaments in February through April. Vile observes that team members have worked hard and cooperatively and that the strong performance of MTSU’s other three teams means the university will have a good field from which to choose members of its three regional teams.
In addition to receiving its first-place award, MTSU will house the traveling trophy (a large engraved gavel) over the next year.
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ATTENTION, MEDIA: For a photo of the winning MTSU mock trial competitors and their huge trophy, contact Gina Logue in the Office of News and Public Affairs at 615-898-5081 or gklogue@mtsu.edu.
MOCK TRIAL VICTORY PROPELS MTSU TEAMS TO NEW HEIGHTS
Attorneys, Witnesses Capture Top Honor, Individual Awards at Mid-South Invitational
(MURFREESBORO) – The MTSU mock trial teams will travel to Duke University this weekend, Nov. 21-23, fresh from capturing first place in the Mid-South Invitational Tournament on their home campus for the first time since 1994. This past weekend, Nov. 14-16, a team led by junior Daniel Vaughn of Mt. Juliet posted a perfect 8-0 record in its division, and, on the basis of its strength of opposition, won the tournament over another 8-0 team from Georgia Tech in a field of 50 teams. In addition to Vaughn, team members included Rachel Harmon of Spencer and Austin Purvis of Memphis, who, with Vaughan, played attorneys, and Lani Lester of Memphis, Samantha Ferrell of Lebanon and Lee Whitwell of Pulaski, who played witnesses. Lester received a top witness award for her performance, Jacob Strait of Nashville won an award as an outstanding witness, and Nikke Vanderwalker of White House won an award as an outstanding attorney.
Each team at the tournament participated in four rounds (two on each side), which were each judged by two attorneys. MTSU’s team challenged the University of Mississippi, Rhodes College, the University of Georgia and Mississippi Valley State University.
Other MTSU teams had records of 6-2, 5 ½ to 2 ½, and 4-4 in the tourney, which MTSU has hosted since 1992
The Mid-South Invitational is one of the nation’s largest mock trial competitions. It began in 1989 at Rhodes College, subsequently moved to Bellarmine University, and has been at MTSU for the last 17 years. Teams attended from Alabama, California, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Missouri, South Carolina, and Tennessee. MTSU alumni and friends drove from as far away as Northern Virginia to help team coaches judge this tournament. Local judges and attorneys also responded to the call for help. Tournament results are posted at http://www.collegemocktrial.org/welcome/welcome.php, the website of the Des Moines-based American Mock Trial Association.
MTSU teams are coached by Dr. John R. Vile, Dean of the University Honors College, Brandi Snow, an MTSU mock trial alumna, and Dr. Amanda DiPaulo of the
Department of Political Science. Vile notes that the winning MTSU team was the same team that placed third in the nation’s first tournament of the year at St. Louis University. The coaches note that the team will have great momentum not only for this tournament but also for regional and national tournaments in February through April. Vile observes that team members have worked hard and cooperatively and that the strong performance of MTSU’s other three teams means the university will have a good field from which to choose members of its three regional teams.
In addition to receiving its first-place award, MTSU will house the traveling trophy (a large engraved gavel) over the next year.
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ATTENTION, MEDIA: For a photo of the winning MTSU mock trial competitors and their huge trophy, contact Gina Logue in the Office of News and Public Affairs at 615-898-5081 or gklogue@mtsu.edu.
[201]ELIGIBLE STUDENTS CAN JOIN PHI KAPPA PHI BEFORE NOV. 18 DEADLINE
Release date: Nov. 14, 2008
News & Public Affairs contact: Randy Weiler, 615-898-2919
ELIGIBLE STUDENTS CAN JOIN PHI KAPPA PHI BEFORE NOV. 18 DEADLINE
(MURFREESBORO) — Eligible students have until Tuesday, Nov. 18, to join Phi Kappa Phi, said Kathy Davis, who is coordinator for MTSU’s Chapter No. 246.
The invitation to join Phi Kappa Phi is extended to seniors and graduates who are in the top 10 percent of their class and to juniors who are in the top 7.5 percent, Davis said.
The fall initiation ceremony will be held at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2, in the James Union Building’s Tennessee Room.
MTSU’s Phi Kappa Phi, which became a chapter in December 1987, is now housed in the University Honors College.
The primary objective of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is the recognition and encouragement of superior scholarship in all academic disciplines.
For more information about Phi Kappa Phi, please visit the MTSU chapter’s Web site at mtsu.edu/~pkp/index.htm.
For MTSU news and information, go to mtsunews.com.
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News & Public Affairs contact: Randy Weiler, 615-898-2919
ELIGIBLE STUDENTS CAN JOIN PHI KAPPA PHI BEFORE NOV. 18 DEADLINE
(MURFREESBORO) — Eligible students have until Tuesday, Nov. 18, to join Phi Kappa Phi, said Kathy Davis, who is coordinator for MTSU’s Chapter No. 246.
The invitation to join Phi Kappa Phi is extended to seniors and graduates who are in the top 10 percent of their class and to juniors who are in the top 7.5 percent, Davis said.
The fall initiation ceremony will be held at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2, in the James Union Building’s Tennessee Room.
MTSU’s Phi Kappa Phi, which became a chapter in December 1987, is now housed in the University Honors College.
The primary objective of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is the recognition and encouragement of superior scholarship in all academic disciplines.
For more information about Phi Kappa Phi, please visit the MTSU chapter’s Web site at mtsu.edu/~pkp/index.htm.
For MTSU news and information, go to mtsunews.com.
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[200}TROMBONIST/COMPOSER/ARRANGER MCKEE HEADLINES 1st JAZZ SERIES CONCERT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 13, 2008
CONTACT: Tim Musselman, 615-898-2493
TROMBONIST/COMPOSER/ARRANGER MCKEE HEADLINES 1st JAZZ SERIES CONCERT
(MURFREESBORO)—The 2008-2009 MTSU Jazz Artist Series will kick off the new season with trombonist/composer/arranger Paul McKee, along with the MTSU Jazz Ensemble I and the MTSU Graduate Jazz Combo, at 7:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 17, in Hinton Hall of the Wright Music Building on the MTSU campus.
The three-concert MTSU Jazz Artist Series, which brings renowned jazz musicians and educators each year to MTSU, will also include a Feb. 12 concert with jazz pianist Donald Brown and an April 4 concert with trumpeter Terell Stafford.
Trombonist McKee has been a member of Woody Herman's Thundering Herd since 1984 and has performed on several recordings with the band.
"McKee is currently one of the most proficient and solid jazz trombone soloists active in jazz today," said Don Aliquo, coordinator of jazz studies at MTSU. "He has a firm understanding of the tradition, but has put his own stamp on the music.
"In addition, his jazz arranging skills and compositions are among the best for large jazz ensembles and we look forward to performing his music with (our groups)," Aliquo added.
McKee holds degrees from the University of Northern Iowa and the University of Texas at Austin and has served on the jazz faculty at DePaul University, Northern Illinois University and Youngstown State University. His charts have been performed and recorded by big bands worldwide and he has performed and recorded with many artists in the Chicago area, including Frank Mantooth and Brad Goode. His new CD on the Hallway Records label, “Gallery,” features McKee and special guests Carl Fontana, Bobby Shew, Tim Ries and Ron Stout.
McKee will also give a master class in conjunction with his visit at 4:15 p.m. Nov 17 in the Saunders Fine Arts Building’s Room 101. This event is free and open to the public.
"(McKee's) extensive professional experience will make his master class a great experience for the students who attend," Aliquo said.
•TICKETS: Jazz Artist Series tickets, $15 per person and free for MTSU students, faculty and staff, will be available at the door. For more information on this and other events in the music school at MTSU, please call 615-898-2493 or visit www.mtsumusic.com.
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CONTACT: Tim Musselman, 615-898-2493
TROMBONIST/COMPOSER/ARRANGER MCKEE HEADLINES 1st JAZZ SERIES CONCERT
(MURFREESBORO)—The 2008-2009 MTSU Jazz Artist Series will kick off the new season with trombonist/composer/arranger Paul McKee, along with the MTSU Jazz Ensemble I and the MTSU Graduate Jazz Combo, at 7:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 17, in Hinton Hall of the Wright Music Building on the MTSU campus.
The three-concert MTSU Jazz Artist Series, which brings renowned jazz musicians and educators each year to MTSU, will also include a Feb. 12 concert with jazz pianist Donald Brown and an April 4 concert with trumpeter Terell Stafford.
Trombonist McKee has been a member of Woody Herman's Thundering Herd since 1984 and has performed on several recordings with the band.
"McKee is currently one of the most proficient and solid jazz trombone soloists active in jazz today," said Don Aliquo, coordinator of jazz studies at MTSU. "He has a firm understanding of the tradition, but has put his own stamp on the music.
"In addition, his jazz arranging skills and compositions are among the best for large jazz ensembles and we look forward to performing his music with (our groups)," Aliquo added.
McKee holds degrees from the University of Northern Iowa and the University of Texas at Austin and has served on the jazz faculty at DePaul University, Northern Illinois University and Youngstown State University. His charts have been performed and recorded by big bands worldwide and he has performed and recorded with many artists in the Chicago area, including Frank Mantooth and Brad Goode. His new CD on the Hallway Records label, “Gallery,” features McKee and special guests Carl Fontana, Bobby Shew, Tim Ries and Ron Stout.
McKee will also give a master class in conjunction with his visit at 4:15 p.m. Nov 17 in the Saunders Fine Arts Building’s Room 101. This event is free and open to the public.
"(McKee's) extensive professional experience will make his master class a great experience for the students who attend," Aliquo said.
•TICKETS: Jazz Artist Series tickets, $15 per person and free for MTSU students, faculty and staff, will be available at the door. For more information on this and other events in the music school at MTSU, please call 615-898-2493 or visit www.mtsumusic.com.
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Thursday, November 13, 2008
[199]SOCIETY FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS PREPARES FOR MODEL U.N.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 12, 2008
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina Logue, 615-898-5081, gklogue@mtsu.edu
SOCIETY FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS PREPARES FOR MODEL U.N.
Dynamic MTSU Student Group Helps People at Home and Abroad
(MURFREESBORO) - The Society for International Affairs (SIA) will send its latest Model United Nations team to the Southeast Regional conference in Atlanta Nov. 20-22 with the attendees representing United Arab Emirates. However, the organization is extending its mission and its methods. SIA will continue to learn about people in other parts of the world not only by portraying them, but also by assisting them. “The Society for International Affairs is unique in that our primary focus is on service and teaching students at this point in their lives to really value a service ethic,” says Dr. Karen Petersen, assistant professor of political science and faculty adviser to SIA. Many of the organization’s members learn about global poverty and inequality in class from Petersen and other MTSU professors and yearn to do something to help. For example, last spring, SIA made loans to a farmer in Tajikistan, a group of Cambodian women subsistence farmers, and a small Peruvian grocery store. All of those loans are being repaid gradually. When one SIA member, Rachel Peck of Rockvale, announced that she would be traveling to Uganda, the group provided her with more than $100 worth of school supplies to give to children there. Here at home, SIA gave $180 to the American Red Cross to help tornado victims, but the organization plans to use its fundraising efforts to help fellow MTSU students, as well. “What we would like to do ideally is to be able to provide financial assistance in emergency situations for international students, particularly students who have no family support, who are here in Murfreesboro, alone oftentimes, without the infrastructure that typical students take for granted,” says Petersen. She says small grants of $50 to $100 for these emergency expenses can help international students can help them over the rough spots so they can stay in college and concentrate on their studies. Frequently, after graduation, they return to war-torn or impoverished countries to put what they learned at MTSU to use in solving those nations’ problems. Petersen finds that young people are far less likely to hesitate when asked to get involved with individuals from other cultures. “I think that college students are certainly less likely to carry that post-9/11 baggage or post-Communist baggage … and are much more open to reaching out to others,” Petersen observes, noting that college students also have more opportunities to interact with people from other cultures in a campus environment.
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SIA also is helping to form an MTSU chapter of the international service club for young adults known as ROTARACT. Sponsored by the University Honors College, the College of Liberal Arts, the Department of Political Science and the Murfreesboro Breakfast Rotary, ROTARACT strives to promote international understanding through friendship and service. The program is for adults aged 18 to 30, and each chapter carries out at least one community service project and one international service project per year. During the fall semester, SIA meets from 3-4 p.m. on Mondays in Room 208 of Peck Hall. For more information about how you can help or to join SIA, go to the Web site at www.mtsu.edu/~sia or contact Petersen at 615-494-8662 or kpeterse@mtsu.edu.
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ATTENTION, MEDIA: For photos of the Society of International Affairs in action and of one of its members, Rachel Peck, in Uganda, contact Gina Logue in the MTSU Office of News and Public Affairs at 615-898-5081 or gklogue@mtsu.edu.
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina Logue, 615-898-5081, gklogue@mtsu.edu
SOCIETY FOR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS PREPARES FOR MODEL U.N.
Dynamic MTSU Student Group Helps People at Home and Abroad
(MURFREESBORO) - The Society for International Affairs (SIA) will send its latest Model United Nations team to the Southeast Regional conference in Atlanta Nov. 20-22 with the attendees representing United Arab Emirates. However, the organization is extending its mission and its methods. SIA will continue to learn about people in other parts of the world not only by portraying them, but also by assisting them. “The Society for International Affairs is unique in that our primary focus is on service and teaching students at this point in their lives to really value a service ethic,” says Dr. Karen Petersen, assistant professor of political science and faculty adviser to SIA. Many of the organization’s members learn about global poverty and inequality in class from Petersen and other MTSU professors and yearn to do something to help. For example, last spring, SIA made loans to a farmer in Tajikistan, a group of Cambodian women subsistence farmers, and a small Peruvian grocery store. All of those loans are being repaid gradually. When one SIA member, Rachel Peck of Rockvale, announced that she would be traveling to Uganda, the group provided her with more than $100 worth of school supplies to give to children there. Here at home, SIA gave $180 to the American Red Cross to help tornado victims, but the organization plans to use its fundraising efforts to help fellow MTSU students, as well. “What we would like to do ideally is to be able to provide financial assistance in emergency situations for international students, particularly students who have no family support, who are here in Murfreesboro, alone oftentimes, without the infrastructure that typical students take for granted,” says Petersen. She says small grants of $50 to $100 for these emergency expenses can help international students can help them over the rough spots so they can stay in college and concentrate on their studies. Frequently, after graduation, they return to war-torn or impoverished countries to put what they learned at MTSU to use in solving those nations’ problems. Petersen finds that young people are far less likely to hesitate when asked to get involved with individuals from other cultures. “I think that college students are certainly less likely to carry that post-9/11 baggage or post-Communist baggage … and are much more open to reaching out to others,” Petersen observes, noting that college students also have more opportunities to interact with people from other cultures in a campus environment.
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SIA also is helping to form an MTSU chapter of the international service club for young adults known as ROTARACT. Sponsored by the University Honors College, the College of Liberal Arts, the Department of Political Science and the Murfreesboro Breakfast Rotary, ROTARACT strives to promote international understanding through friendship and service. The program is for adults aged 18 to 30, and each chapter carries out at least one community service project and one international service project per year. During the fall semester, SIA meets from 3-4 p.m. on Mondays in Room 208 of Peck Hall. For more information about how you can help or to join SIA, go to the Web site at www.mtsu.edu/~sia or contact Petersen at 615-494-8662 or kpeterse@mtsu.edu.
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ATTENTION, MEDIA: For photos of the Society of International Affairs in action and of one of its members, Rachel Peck, in Uganda, contact Gina Logue in the MTSU Office of News and Public Affairs at 615-898-5081 or gklogue@mtsu.edu.
[198]ACTOR GETS EARLY JUMP ON CHRISTMAS ON “MTSU ON THE RECORD”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 12, 2008EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina Logue, 615-898-5081; WMOT-FM, 615-898-2800
ACTOR GETS EARLY JUMP ON CHRISTMAS ON “MTSU ON THE RECORD”
Allan Barlow, MTSU Alum and Star of “A Christmas Carol,” Discusses Actor’s Craft
(MURFREESBORO) - MTSU alumnus Allan Barlow will be Gina Logue’s guest at 7 a.m. this Sunday, Nov. 16, on “MTSU on the Record” on WMOT-FM (89.5 and wmot.org). A Seattle-based working actor whose credits include repertory, commercials, television and movies, will bring Charles Dickens’ classic “A Christmas Carol” to life in a one-man tour de force at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 18, at Tucker Theatre in the Boutwell Dramatic Arts Building. Barlow says, “Although memorizing an hour and a half of dialogue was a big challenge, the hardest thing for me was visualizing the settings and blocking for over 20 different characters. I had to pay extra attention to each character's point of focus so the audience would always know which character was speaking.”
For more information about “MTSU on the Record,” contact Logue at 615-898-5081 or WMOT-FM at 615-898-2800. To listen to last week’s program, go to http://frank.mtsu.edu/~proffice/podcast2008.html and click on “November 9, 2008” at the top of the page.
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ACTOR GETS EARLY JUMP ON CHRISTMAS ON “MTSU ON THE RECORD”
Allan Barlow, MTSU Alum and Star of “A Christmas Carol,” Discusses Actor’s Craft
(MURFREESBORO) - MTSU alumnus Allan Barlow will be Gina Logue’s guest at 7 a.m. this Sunday, Nov. 16, on “MTSU on the Record” on WMOT-FM (89.5 and wmot.org). A Seattle-based working actor whose credits include repertory, commercials, television and movies, will bring Charles Dickens’ classic “A Christmas Carol” to life in a one-man tour de force at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 18, at Tucker Theatre in the Boutwell Dramatic Arts Building. Barlow says, “Although memorizing an hour and a half of dialogue was a big challenge, the hardest thing for me was visualizing the settings and blocking for over 20 different characters. I had to pay extra attention to each character's point of focus so the audience would always know which character was speaking.”
For more information about “MTSU on the Record,” contact Logue at 615-898-5081 or WMOT-FM at 615-898-2800. To listen to last week’s program, go to http://frank.mtsu.edu/~proffice/podcast2008.html and click on “November 9, 2008” at the top of the page.
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[197]MTSU WOMEN’S RESEARCH LECTURE DISSECTS SEXISM IN ‘CSI’
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 12, 2008EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina Logue, 615-898-5081
MTSU WOMEN’S RESEARCH LECTURE DISSECTS SEXISM IN ‘CSI’
Depictions of Female Victims Reinforce Myths about Women and Rape, Says Foss
(MURFREESBORO) - Dr. Katie Foss, assistant professor of journalism at MTSU, will speak on “Choice or Chance? : Gender, Victimization, and Responsibility in ‘CSI: Crime Scene Investigation’” at 3 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 20, in the SunTrust Room of the Business and Aerospace Building. The latest presentation in the MTSU Women’s Studies Research Series, the discussion will focus on Foss’ research on representations of male and female victimization in the CBS television drama. “From studying five seasons of ‘CSI’ episodes, I found a vast discrepancy between male and female victimizations in that men become victims by chance, whereas carelessness and sexuality cause women to be victimized,” says Foss. “Furthermore, male victims die quickly, while female victims often suffer torture sexual assault prior to a long, painful death.
“By perpetuating the notion that female victims contributed to their attacks, while male victims were suggested to be innocent, these results reinforce existing rape myths and reinforce patriarchal hegemony.”
“The MTSU Women's Studies Research Series has something for everyone interested in women's experience,” says Dr. Jane Marcellus, professor of mass communication. “By bringing together scholars from across campus, we touch on a wide variety of feminist viewpoints in an informal monthly gathering.”
All lectures are free and open to the public. For more information on the Women’s Studies Research Series, contact Marcellus at 615-898-5282 or jmarcell@mtsu.edu.
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MTSU WOMEN’S RESEARCH LECTURE DISSECTS SEXISM IN ‘CSI’
Depictions of Female Victims Reinforce Myths about Women and Rape, Says Foss
(MURFREESBORO) - Dr. Katie Foss, assistant professor of journalism at MTSU, will speak on “Choice or Chance? : Gender, Victimization, and Responsibility in ‘CSI: Crime Scene Investigation’” at 3 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 20, in the SunTrust Room of the Business and Aerospace Building. The latest presentation in the MTSU Women’s Studies Research Series, the discussion will focus on Foss’ research on representations of male and female victimization in the CBS television drama. “From studying five seasons of ‘CSI’ episodes, I found a vast discrepancy between male and female victimizations in that men become victims by chance, whereas carelessness and sexuality cause women to be victimized,” says Foss. “Furthermore, male victims die quickly, while female victims often suffer torture sexual assault prior to a long, painful death.
“By perpetuating the notion that female victims contributed to their attacks, while male victims were suggested to be innocent, these results reinforce existing rape myths and reinforce patriarchal hegemony.”
“The MTSU Women's Studies Research Series has something for everyone interested in women's experience,” says Dr. Jane Marcellus, professor of mass communication. “By bringing together scholars from across campus, we touch on a wide variety of feminist viewpoints in an informal monthly gathering.”
All lectures are free and open to the public. For more information on the Women’s Studies Research Series, contact Marcellus at 615-898-5282 or jmarcell@mtsu.edu.
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[195]TWO-DAY UNDERGRADUATE SOCIAL SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM SET FOR NOV. 17-18
NOTE: Organizers have moved the time of the free “Sicko” movie showing to 2:20 p.m. Nov. 19. It was originally planned for 3 p.m. Please note the change. The original release is below and the time has been adjusted below. MTSU apologizes for any inconvenience.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 7, 2008
CONTACT: Department of Sociology and Anthropology, 615-898-2508
TWO-DAY UNDERGRADUATE SOCIAL SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM SET FOR NOV. 17-18
MTSU Department of Sociology and Anthropology Site of Free & Open Annual Event
(MURFREESBORO)—The Department of Sociology and Anthropology at MTSU will serve as host for the 17th Annual Undergraduate Social Science Symposium on Tuesday, Nov. 18, and Wednesday, Nov. 19.
A free and open event, the symposium will be held in the James Union Building’s Tennessee Room and in its Hazelwood Dining Hall and Dining Room C.
The Nov. 18 activities will include an 11:30 a.m. thematic panel with guests Patrick Willard, AARP; Lisa Baird, director of Cannon County Domestic Violence; Russell Caughron, Tennessee State Veterans Home; Lori Smith, Tennessee Health Care Campaign; and Arlene Benefield of Alacare Home Health & Hospice.
Event sponsors also will provide a free showing of the movie titled
"Sicko" at 2:20 p.m. Nov. 19 in the JUB’s Tennessee Room. This, too, is open to the public.
Undergraduate students will present their research papers throughout the day on both Tuesday and Wednesday.
For more information, please contact MTSU sociology and anthropology department by calling 615-898-2508,
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 7, 2008
CONTACT: Department of Sociology and Anthropology, 615-898-2508
TWO-DAY UNDERGRADUATE SOCIAL SCIENCE SYMPOSIUM SET FOR NOV. 17-18
MTSU Department of Sociology and Anthropology Site of Free & Open Annual Event
(MURFREESBORO)—The Department of Sociology and Anthropology at MTSU will serve as host for the 17th Annual Undergraduate Social Science Symposium on Tuesday, Nov. 18, and Wednesday, Nov. 19.
A free and open event, the symposium will be held in the James Union Building’s Tennessee Room and in its Hazelwood Dining Hall and Dining Room C.
The Nov. 18 activities will include an 11:30 a.m. thematic panel with guests Patrick Willard, AARP; Lisa Baird, director of Cannon County Domestic Violence; Russell Caughron, Tennessee State Veterans Home; Lori Smith, Tennessee Health Care Campaign; and Arlene Benefield of Alacare Home Health & Hospice.
Event sponsors also will provide a free showing of the movie titled
"Sicko" at 2:20 p.m. Nov. 19 in the JUB’s Tennessee Room. This, too, is open to the public.
Undergraduate students will present their research papers throughout the day on both Tuesday and Wednesday.
For more information, please contact MTSU sociology and anthropology department by calling 615-898-2508,
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[194]HAWKINS COUNTY FARM RECEIVES PIONEER CENTURY FARM DESIGNATION
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 7, 2008
CONTACT: Caneta Hankins, 615-898-2947
HAWKINS COUNTY FARM RECEIVES PIONEER CENTURY FARM DESIGNATION
219-Year-Old Rolling Acres Farm Recognized for Agricultural Contributions
(MURFREESBORO)—Rolling Acres Farm in Hawkins County has been designated as a Tennessee Pioneer Century Farm, reported Caneta S. Hankins, director of the Century Farms Program at the Center for Historic Preservation, which is located on the MTSU campus.
Pioneer Century Farms are a new category that further recognizes farms that were founded prior to or in the year 1796 when Tennessee became a state.
“The farms that have been designated Pioneer Century Farms are among the most significant historic places in the state,” Hankins explained, “and the founders and heirs of these family farms represent the pioneer spirit of the state and nation.” Between the late 1700s and World War II, the innovations of progressive farming transformed Rolling Acres Farm into one of East Tennessee’s most modern agricultural operations. Established by John and Winnie Grigsby in 1789, Rolling Acres Farm is located six miles southeast of Rogersville. The Grigsbys produced many types of farm commodities, including flax and fruit in addition to the standard crops and livestock of East Tennessee. They also donated land for the construction of the Grigsby School, a place where their seven children could receive a rudimentary education. James David Grigsby was born in 1752 to John Grisgsby, a private in John Willis's company during the Revolutionary War. He married Winfred Breeding and moved to Hawkins County, which was then in the State of North Carolina, and purchased 200-plus acres of land on the south side of the Holston River on July 28, 1789. The couple had 13 children, but son Nathaniel Grigsby inherited the family’s 250 acres in 1859 and tilled the land for the next four decades. Nathaniel married Elizabeth Lauderback and they had one son, James David Grigsby.
James married Frances Gulley, and in 1899, their daughter, Lucy Anne, and her husband, Louis M. Arnott, acquired the property. Although the family planted the proven crops of East Tennessee, they also included honey, lye soap and turkeys among their agricultural products. They remember that “with the development of the tractor, farm plow and other tools, man’s work was made easier” and farm operations became more efficient. Edgar N. Arnott, the founders’ great-grandson, acquired all 250 acres of the family land by 1949. Serving as the director of the county co-op and as a member of other agricultural and civic organizations, Edgar was an innovative farmer who was among the first in Hawkins County to electrify his farming operations and who instituted artificial breeding to improve his large dairy-farming operations.
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Edgar Arnott died in 1976 and willed his land to wife Jewel Odom Arnott. Jewel was also active in several agricultural and civic organizations and was president of the Hawkins County Home Demonstration Club Council. Today, their daughter, Mary Lucille Arnett Ryan, who married Frederick D. “Rip” Ryan, owns the farm. Together, the couple ran a dairy until it ceased operations in 1989 when they converted to beef.
Rip and Lucille had five children: Bridget, Frederica, Beth, Etta and Tim. Since Mr. Ryan’s death in 1997, Mrs. Ryan has continued to be involved in the management of the farm, along with son Timothy Arnott Ryan.
“This farm is one of six farms in Hawkins County that are designated as Pioneer Century Farms,” Hankins noted. “The others are the Beal Farm, Campbell Acres Farm, Long Meadow Farm, Valley Breeze Farm and Circle J Farm.”
About the Century Farms Program
The Century Farms Program recognizes the contributions of Tennessee residents who have continuously owned, and kept in production, family land for at least 100 years. Since 1984, the CHP at MTSU has been a leader in the important work of
documenting Tennessee’s agricultural heritage and history through the Tennessee Century Farm Program, and continues to administer this program.
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture began the Tennessee Century Farm Program in 1976 as part of the nation’s bicentennial. Today, the TDA provides a metal outdoor sign denoting either 100, 150 or 200 years of “continuous agricultural production” to Century Farm families.
To be considered for eligibility, a farm must be owned by the same family for at least 100 years; must produce $1,000 revenue annually; must have at least 10 acres of the original farm; and one owner must be a resident of Tennessee.
“The Century Farmers represent all the farm families of Tennessee,” Hankins said, “and their contributions to the economy, and to the social, cultural and agrarian vitality of the state, both past and present, is immeasurable. Each farm is a Tennessee treasure.”
For more information about the Century Farms Program, please visit its Web site at http://histpres.mtsu.edu/histpres. The Center for Historic Preservation also may be contacted via mail at Box 80, MTSU, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 37132, or by telephone at 615-898-2947.
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ATTENTION, MEDIA: To interview the farm’s owner, please contact the CHP directly at 615-898-2947.
CONTACT: Caneta Hankins, 615-898-2947
HAWKINS COUNTY FARM RECEIVES PIONEER CENTURY FARM DESIGNATION
219-Year-Old Rolling Acres Farm Recognized for Agricultural Contributions
(MURFREESBORO)—Rolling Acres Farm in Hawkins County has been designated as a Tennessee Pioneer Century Farm, reported Caneta S. Hankins, director of the Century Farms Program at the Center for Historic Preservation, which is located on the MTSU campus.
Pioneer Century Farms are a new category that further recognizes farms that were founded prior to or in the year 1796 when Tennessee became a state.
“The farms that have been designated Pioneer Century Farms are among the most significant historic places in the state,” Hankins explained, “and the founders and heirs of these family farms represent the pioneer spirit of the state and nation.” Between the late 1700s and World War II, the innovations of progressive farming transformed Rolling Acres Farm into one of East Tennessee’s most modern agricultural operations. Established by John and Winnie Grigsby in 1789, Rolling Acres Farm is located six miles southeast of Rogersville. The Grigsbys produced many types of farm commodities, including flax and fruit in addition to the standard crops and livestock of East Tennessee. They also donated land for the construction of the Grigsby School, a place where their seven children could receive a rudimentary education. James David Grigsby was born in 1752 to John Grisgsby, a private in John Willis's company during the Revolutionary War. He married Winfred Breeding and moved to Hawkins County, which was then in the State of North Carolina, and purchased 200-plus acres of land on the south side of the Holston River on July 28, 1789. The couple had 13 children, but son Nathaniel Grigsby inherited the family’s 250 acres in 1859 and tilled the land for the next four decades. Nathaniel married Elizabeth Lauderback and they had one son, James David Grigsby.
James married Frances Gulley, and in 1899, their daughter, Lucy Anne, and her husband, Louis M. Arnott, acquired the property. Although the family planted the proven crops of East Tennessee, they also included honey, lye soap and turkeys among their agricultural products. They remember that “with the development of the tractor, farm plow and other tools, man’s work was made easier” and farm operations became more efficient. Edgar N. Arnott, the founders’ great-grandson, acquired all 250 acres of the family land by 1949. Serving as the director of the county co-op and as a member of other agricultural and civic organizations, Edgar was an innovative farmer who was among the first in Hawkins County to electrify his farming operations and who instituted artificial breeding to improve his large dairy-farming operations.
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Edgar Arnott died in 1976 and willed his land to wife Jewel Odom Arnott. Jewel was also active in several agricultural and civic organizations and was president of the Hawkins County Home Demonstration Club Council. Today, their daughter, Mary Lucille Arnett Ryan, who married Frederick D. “Rip” Ryan, owns the farm. Together, the couple ran a dairy until it ceased operations in 1989 when they converted to beef.
Rip and Lucille had five children: Bridget, Frederica, Beth, Etta and Tim. Since Mr. Ryan’s death in 1997, Mrs. Ryan has continued to be involved in the management of the farm, along with son Timothy Arnott Ryan.
“This farm is one of six farms in Hawkins County that are designated as Pioneer Century Farms,” Hankins noted. “The others are the Beal Farm, Campbell Acres Farm, Long Meadow Farm, Valley Breeze Farm and Circle J Farm.”
About the Century Farms Program
The Century Farms Program recognizes the contributions of Tennessee residents who have continuously owned, and kept in production, family land for at least 100 years. Since 1984, the CHP at MTSU has been a leader in the important work of
documenting Tennessee’s agricultural heritage and history through the Tennessee Century Farm Program, and continues to administer this program.
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture began the Tennessee Century Farm Program in 1976 as part of the nation’s bicentennial. Today, the TDA provides a metal outdoor sign denoting either 100, 150 or 200 years of “continuous agricultural production” to Century Farm families.
To be considered for eligibility, a farm must be owned by the same family for at least 100 years; must produce $1,000 revenue annually; must have at least 10 acres of the original farm; and one owner must be a resident of Tennessee.
“The Century Farmers represent all the farm families of Tennessee,” Hankins said, “and their contributions to the economy, and to the social, cultural and agrarian vitality of the state, both past and present, is immeasurable. Each farm is a Tennessee treasure.”
For more information about the Century Farms Program, please visit its Web site at http://histpres.mtsu.edu/histpres. The Center for Historic Preservation also may be contacted via mail at Box 80, MTSU, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 37132, or by telephone at 615-898-2947.
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ATTENTION, MEDIA: To interview the farm’s owner, please contact the CHP directly at 615-898-2947.
[193]PROGRAM HONORS McBEE FARM AS KNOX COUNTY’S 1st PIONEER CENTURY FARM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 7, 2008
CONTACT: Caneta Hankins, 615-898-2947
PROGRAM HONORS McBEE FARM AS KNOX COUNTY’S 1st PIONEER CENTURY FARM
223-Year-Old McBee Farm Recognized for Agricultural Contributions
(MURFREESBORO)—The McBee Farm in Knox County has been designated as a Tennessee Pioneer Century Farm, reported Caneta S. Hankins, director of the Century Farms Program at the Center for Historic Preservation, which is located on the MTSU campus.
Pioneer Century Farms are a new category of the program that further recognizes farms that were founded prior to or in the year 1796 when Tennessee became a state.
“The farms that have been designated Pioneer Century Farms are among the most significant historic places in the state,” Hankins explained, “and the founders and heirs of these family farms represent the pioneer spirit of the state and nation.”
In 1785, Col. John Sawyers of Augusta County, Va., established a farm about 12 miles east of Knoxville. A veteran of the Battle of King’s Mountain, where he served in a regiment commanded by Capt. Isaac Shelby, Sawyers used his wealth and military reputation to gain political prominence in Knox County. He served as a justice of peace, a position appointed by Gov. William Blount in 1796. Sawyers also served as a militia commander and a Knox County representative in the Tennessee House of Representatives. Married to Rebecca Crawford, Sawyers was the father of 10 children.
In 1831, one of the sons, William Sawyers, inherited 333 of the family land and by the following year, 1832, he had built the first portion of the extant family home. Although later remodeled in the 20th century, the dwellings retain several original features, especially the original hard-carved walnut stair rail of the staircase. According to a survey of extant Knox County architecture, it may have been the first Greek Revival-influenced dwelling in the county and was probably one of the finest frame houses built in the county before 1850.
In addition to farming, William was a miller and had a gristmill that he operated just east of his house from about 1840 to 1945. He wed Elizabeth Cassady and they had seven children.
The third owners of the farm were Nancy Ellen Sawyers and husband G. C. McBee. McBee was locally noted as a Greek and Latin scholar and served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. In 1890, the couple’s daughter, Sallie Bell McBee, became the owner. Allie McBee’s capable management of both the land and mill kept the farm in operation during learn years and provided the framework of 20th century improvements and modernization by son Walter and grandson Charles McBee.
Sallie’s son, Walter McBee, eventually became the sole owner of the property in the 1930s. He was the first in the family to embrace the progressive agriculture movement and left his mark on the landscape. Accepting the advice of extension agents, he planted burley tobacco and built an extant burley tobacco barn. He later launched the family’s dairy business in the 1930s and modernized the family home in 1957. At that
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time, Walter was planning for his retirement as a farmer and as a rural mail carrier for 30 years. The remodeling of the circa-1890 kitchen wing into a modern kitchen, utility room, bathroom and garage later was cited in the January/February 1961 issue of The Business of Farming as a model example of modernizing farm living.
After Walter McBee retired from active farming, son Charles McBee began managing the property. As a graduate of the agricultural program at the University of Tennessee, Charles was eager to implement new farming ideas and expand the farm’s dairy production. He worked with advisers from the University of Tennessee Extension Service, and then in 1966 the McBee Farm became one of the first six family farms in Tennessee to become part of the UT-TVA Rapid Adjustment farm-demonstration program. The program used computers to better monitor production costs and outcomes. Charles eventually built on his successful experience with the program to become an acknowledged leader of the dairy industry in Tennessee.
In the late 1970s, McBee became board chairman of the American Dairy Association in Tennessee. By the 1980s, he served on the boards of the Knox County Farm Bureau and the Knox County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee and was the president of the Knox County Farmer’s Co-op. Today, Betty McBee Sloan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter McBee and sister to Charles, lives in the 19th century farmhouse, her brother noted.
“The McBee Farm is one of the six certified Tennessee Century Farms in Knox County and the only ‘Pioneer Century Farm’ in the county,” Hankins confirmed.
About the Century Farms Program
The Century Farms Program recognizes the contributions of Tennessee residents who have continuously owned, and kept in production, family land for at least 100 years. Since 1984, the CHP at MTSU has been a leader in the important work of
documenting Tennessee’s agricultural heritage and history through the Tennessee Century Farm Program, and continues to administer this program.
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture began the Tennessee Century Farm Program in 1976 as part of the nation’s bicentennial. Today, the TDA provides a metal outdoor sign denoting either 100, 150 or 200 years of “continuous agricultural production” to Century Farm families.
To be considered for eligibility, a farm must be owned by the same family for at least 100 years; must produce $1,000 revenue annually; must have at least 10 acres of the original farm; and one owner must be a resident of Tennessee.
“The Century Farmers represent all the farm families of Tennessee,” Hankins said, “and their contributions to the economy, and to the social, cultural and agrarian vitality of the state, both past and present, is immeasurable. Each farm is a Tennessee treasure.”
For more information about the Century Farms Program, please visit its Web site at http://histpres.mtsu.edu/histpres. The Center for Historic Preservation also may be contacted via mail at Box 80, MTSU, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 37132, or by telephone at 615-898-2947.
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ATTENTION, MEDIA: To interview the farm’s owner or request jpegs of the farm, please contact the CHP directly at 615-898-2947.
CONTACT: Caneta Hankins, 615-898-2947
PROGRAM HONORS McBEE FARM AS KNOX COUNTY’S 1st PIONEER CENTURY FARM
223-Year-Old McBee Farm Recognized for Agricultural Contributions
(MURFREESBORO)—The McBee Farm in Knox County has been designated as a Tennessee Pioneer Century Farm, reported Caneta S. Hankins, director of the Century Farms Program at the Center for Historic Preservation, which is located on the MTSU campus.
Pioneer Century Farms are a new category of the program that further recognizes farms that were founded prior to or in the year 1796 when Tennessee became a state.
“The farms that have been designated Pioneer Century Farms are among the most significant historic places in the state,” Hankins explained, “and the founders and heirs of these family farms represent the pioneer spirit of the state and nation.”
In 1785, Col. John Sawyers of Augusta County, Va., established a farm about 12 miles east of Knoxville. A veteran of the Battle of King’s Mountain, where he served in a regiment commanded by Capt. Isaac Shelby, Sawyers used his wealth and military reputation to gain political prominence in Knox County. He served as a justice of peace, a position appointed by Gov. William Blount in 1796. Sawyers also served as a militia commander and a Knox County representative in the Tennessee House of Representatives. Married to Rebecca Crawford, Sawyers was the father of 10 children.
In 1831, one of the sons, William Sawyers, inherited 333 of the family land and by the following year, 1832, he had built the first portion of the extant family home. Although later remodeled in the 20th century, the dwellings retain several original features, especially the original hard-carved walnut stair rail of the staircase. According to a survey of extant Knox County architecture, it may have been the first Greek Revival-influenced dwelling in the county and was probably one of the finest frame houses built in the county before 1850.
In addition to farming, William was a miller and had a gristmill that he operated just east of his house from about 1840 to 1945. He wed Elizabeth Cassady and they had seven children.
The third owners of the farm were Nancy Ellen Sawyers and husband G. C. McBee. McBee was locally noted as a Greek and Latin scholar and served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. In 1890, the couple’s daughter, Sallie Bell McBee, became the owner. Allie McBee’s capable management of both the land and mill kept the farm in operation during learn years and provided the framework of 20th century improvements and modernization by son Walter and grandson Charles McBee.
Sallie’s son, Walter McBee, eventually became the sole owner of the property in the 1930s. He was the first in the family to embrace the progressive agriculture movement and left his mark on the landscape. Accepting the advice of extension agents, he planted burley tobacco and built an extant burley tobacco barn. He later launched the family’s dairy business in the 1930s and modernized the family home in 1957. At that
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time, Walter was planning for his retirement as a farmer and as a rural mail carrier for 30 years. The remodeling of the circa-1890 kitchen wing into a modern kitchen, utility room, bathroom and garage later was cited in the January/February 1961 issue of The Business of Farming as a model example of modernizing farm living.
After Walter McBee retired from active farming, son Charles McBee began managing the property. As a graduate of the agricultural program at the University of Tennessee, Charles was eager to implement new farming ideas and expand the farm’s dairy production. He worked with advisers from the University of Tennessee Extension Service, and then in 1966 the McBee Farm became one of the first six family farms in Tennessee to become part of the UT-TVA Rapid Adjustment farm-demonstration program. The program used computers to better monitor production costs and outcomes. Charles eventually built on his successful experience with the program to become an acknowledged leader of the dairy industry in Tennessee.
In the late 1970s, McBee became board chairman of the American Dairy Association in Tennessee. By the 1980s, he served on the boards of the Knox County Farm Bureau and the Knox County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee and was the president of the Knox County Farmer’s Co-op. Today, Betty McBee Sloan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter McBee and sister to Charles, lives in the 19th century farmhouse, her brother noted.
“The McBee Farm is one of the six certified Tennessee Century Farms in Knox County and the only ‘Pioneer Century Farm’ in the county,” Hankins confirmed.
About the Century Farms Program
The Century Farms Program recognizes the contributions of Tennessee residents who have continuously owned, and kept in production, family land for at least 100 years. Since 1984, the CHP at MTSU has been a leader in the important work of
documenting Tennessee’s agricultural heritage and history through the Tennessee Century Farm Program, and continues to administer this program.
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture began the Tennessee Century Farm Program in 1976 as part of the nation’s bicentennial. Today, the TDA provides a metal outdoor sign denoting either 100, 150 or 200 years of “continuous agricultural production” to Century Farm families.
To be considered for eligibility, a farm must be owned by the same family for at least 100 years; must produce $1,000 revenue annually; must have at least 10 acres of the original farm; and one owner must be a resident of Tennessee.
“The Century Farmers represent all the farm families of Tennessee,” Hankins said, “and their contributions to the economy, and to the social, cultural and agrarian vitality of the state, both past and present, is immeasurable. Each farm is a Tennessee treasure.”
For more information about the Century Farms Program, please visit its Web site at http://histpres.mtsu.edu/histpres. The Center for Historic Preservation also may be contacted via mail at Box 80, MTSU, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 37132, or by telephone at 615-898-2947.
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ATTENTION, MEDIA: To interview the farm’s owner or request jpegs of the farm, please contact the CHP directly at 615-898-2947.
[192]MTSU POLICE QUICKLY NAB SUSPECT IN ROBBERY ATTEMPT
MTSU POLICE QUICKLY NAB SUSPECT IN ROBBERY ATTEMPT
Officers Hear Shot Fired, Tackle and Arrest Man on Campus
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 6, 2008
EDITORIAL CONTACTS: Chief Buddy Peaster, 615-898-2426
Gina E. Fann, 615-898-5385
(MURFREESBORO)— Middle Tennessee State University Police have arrested a Murfreesboro man after he allegedly fired a gun at a student during an unsuccessful robbery attempt on campus Thursday evening.
MTSU Police Chief Buddy Peaster said Orlando Edmiston, 20, of Murfreesboro, will be charged with attempted robbery, attempted murder and possession of a weapon on school property in the incident, which occurred shortly before 9 p.m. Thursday outside the university’s Student Health, Wellness and Recreation Center on the east side of campus.
The alleged victim was not struck by the bullet or otherwise seriously harmed, the chief said.
“The young lady was just getting into her car in the parking lot and this fellow came up and demanded her purse and her laptop,” the chief said. “They struggled a bit, and he turned around and fired one shot at her with a .38 (caliber) revolver.”
The suspect, who is not an MTSU student, then attempted to flee the scene, Peaster said.
“We had two officers nearby, one running LiDAR (light detection and ranging speed monitoring) just down the street and another on patrol, and they both heard the shots and rushed to the scene,” the chief explained.
“The officer running LiDAR (Leroy Carter) tackled the suspect and took him into custody, and the other officer (Jason Myatt) assisted in recovering the weapon that we believe was used in the crime.”
The suspect was taken to the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center for booking. Bond and a court date will be set later, Peaster said.
The chief added that anyone with additional information about the incident may call the MTSU Police Department at 615-898-2424 or CrimeStoppers at 615-893-STOP (893-7867).
For MTSU news and information anytime, visit www.mtsunews.com.
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Officers Hear Shot Fired, Tackle and Arrest Man on Campus
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 6, 2008
EDITORIAL CONTACTS: Chief Buddy Peaster, 615-898-2426
Gina E. Fann, 615-898-5385
(MURFREESBORO)— Middle Tennessee State University Police have arrested a Murfreesboro man after he allegedly fired a gun at a student during an unsuccessful robbery attempt on campus Thursday evening.
MTSU Police Chief Buddy Peaster said Orlando Edmiston, 20, of Murfreesboro, will be charged with attempted robbery, attempted murder and possession of a weapon on school property in the incident, which occurred shortly before 9 p.m. Thursday outside the university’s Student Health, Wellness and Recreation Center on the east side of campus.
The alleged victim was not struck by the bullet or otherwise seriously harmed, the chief said.
“The young lady was just getting into her car in the parking lot and this fellow came up and demanded her purse and her laptop,” the chief said. “They struggled a bit, and he turned around and fired one shot at her with a .38 (caliber) revolver.”
The suspect, who is not an MTSU student, then attempted to flee the scene, Peaster said.
“We had two officers nearby, one running LiDAR (light detection and ranging speed monitoring) just down the street and another on patrol, and they both heard the shots and rushed to the scene,” the chief explained.
“The officer running LiDAR (Leroy Carter) tackled the suspect and took him into custody, and the other officer (Jason Myatt) assisted in recovering the weapon that we believe was used in the crime.”
The suspect was taken to the Rutherford County Adult Detention Center for booking. Bond and a court date will be set later, Peaster said.
The chief added that anyone with additional information about the incident may call the MTSU Police Department at 615-898-2424 or CrimeStoppers at 615-893-STOP (893-7867).
For MTSU news and information anytime, visit www.mtsunews.com.
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[191]STATE PROGRAM RECOGNIZES BENTON COUNTY FARM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 6, 2008
CONTACT: Caneta Hankins, 615-898-2947
STATE PROGRAM RECOGNIZES BENTON COUNTY FARM FOR CONTRIBUTIONS
129-Year-Old Carter Farm is County’s 4th Century Farm, Hankins Reports
(MURFREESBORO)—The Carter Farm in Benton County has been designated as a Tennessee Century Farm, reported Caneta S. Hankins, director of the Century Farms Program at the Center for Historic Preservation, which is located on the MTSU campus.
Just southeast of Camden in the Chalk Level community is the Carter Farm that was founded in 1879 by Jacob Galvin “J. G.” Flowers. The Flowers family came to Benton County, where Jacob was born in 1837, from Chatham County, N.C. Married to Sophie Judy Burkett, the Flowers had six children. They raised cattle and grew cotton, peanuts, sorghum, corn and hay. In addition to farming, J. G. operated a steam powered sawmill and gristmill.
The second generation to own the property was Jacob and Sophie’s son, Thomas J. Flowers. According to the family’s records, Thomas was a prominent community leader as well as a miller. On Saturdays, people from the area brought their corn to be ground. While waiting on their turn, many of the people had time to talk about current events or pitch horseshoes or dollars. In addition, Thomas was a county commissioner.
Thomas was married to Eva Martha Baker and they had six children: Galvin, Hadron, Azel, Theo, Ruth and J. T. The family raised cattle, hogs, cotton, peanuts, corn and hay. Around a half-acre of the farm was given to the Flowers’ Chapel Pentecostal Church. Although the church thrived for a time, it eventually ceased to exist by the early 1950s and the land and building went back to the heirs of the farm.
After Thomas died, the land was divided among the children. However, his son-in-law, L. T. “Tom” Fuller, who married Theo, purchased all of the acreage with the exception of five acres. Over the years, Tom acquired more acres and increased the farm to more than 500 acres. Tom and Theo had one daughter, Eva Mae Fuller Carter, who became the farm’s owner in 1953.
On Aug. 30, 2001, the great-great-grandson of the founder and current owner, Barry L. Carter, acquired the farm. Today, Barry works the land and raises cattle, hay, pasture and timber. In addition to farming, Barry and his wife, Tammy Rayburn, live on the property with their daughters, Shanna and Kyla. The concrete base for the steam engine, the millstones and the shaft from the grist mill operated by earlier generations are preserved on the property.
Hankins said the Carter Farm is the fourth Century Farm to be certified in Benton County.
The Century Farm Program recognizes the contributions of Tennessee residents who have continuously owned, and kept in production, family land for at least 100 years. Since 1984, the CHP at MTSU has been a leader in the important work of
documenting Tennessee’s agricultural heritage and history through the Tennessee Century Farm Program, and continues to administer this program.
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CARTER
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The Tennessee Department of Agriculture began the Tennessee Century Farm Program in 1976 as part of the nation’s bicentennial. Today, the TDA provides a metal outdoor sign denoting either 100, 150 or 200 years of “continuous agricultural production” to Century Farm families.
To be considered for eligibility, a farm must be owned by the same family for at least 100 years; must produce $1,000 revenue annually; must have at least 10 acres of the original farm; and one owner must be a resident of Tennessee.
“The Century Farmers represent all the farm families of Tennessee,” Hankins said, “and their contributions to the economy, and to the social, cultural and agrarian vitality of the state, both past and present, is immeasurable. Each farm is a Tennessee treasure.”
For more information about the Century Farms Program, please visit its Web site at http://histpres.mtsu.edu/histpres. The Center for Historic Preservation also may be contacted via mail at Box 80, MTSU, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 37132, or by telephone at 615-898-2947.
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ATTENTION, MEDIA: To interview the farm’s owners, please contact the CHP directly at 615-898-2947.
CONTACT: Caneta Hankins, 615-898-2947
STATE PROGRAM RECOGNIZES BENTON COUNTY FARM FOR CONTRIBUTIONS
129-Year-Old Carter Farm is County’s 4th Century Farm, Hankins Reports
(MURFREESBORO)—The Carter Farm in Benton County has been designated as a Tennessee Century Farm, reported Caneta S. Hankins, director of the Century Farms Program at the Center for Historic Preservation, which is located on the MTSU campus.
Just southeast of Camden in the Chalk Level community is the Carter Farm that was founded in 1879 by Jacob Galvin “J. G.” Flowers. The Flowers family came to Benton County, where Jacob was born in 1837, from Chatham County, N.C. Married to Sophie Judy Burkett, the Flowers had six children. They raised cattle and grew cotton, peanuts, sorghum, corn and hay. In addition to farming, J. G. operated a steam powered sawmill and gristmill.
The second generation to own the property was Jacob and Sophie’s son, Thomas J. Flowers. According to the family’s records, Thomas was a prominent community leader as well as a miller. On Saturdays, people from the area brought their corn to be ground. While waiting on their turn, many of the people had time to talk about current events or pitch horseshoes or dollars. In addition, Thomas was a county commissioner.
Thomas was married to Eva Martha Baker and they had six children: Galvin, Hadron, Azel, Theo, Ruth and J. T. The family raised cattle, hogs, cotton, peanuts, corn and hay. Around a half-acre of the farm was given to the Flowers’ Chapel Pentecostal Church. Although the church thrived for a time, it eventually ceased to exist by the early 1950s and the land and building went back to the heirs of the farm.
After Thomas died, the land was divided among the children. However, his son-in-law, L. T. “Tom” Fuller, who married Theo, purchased all of the acreage with the exception of five acres. Over the years, Tom acquired more acres and increased the farm to more than 500 acres. Tom and Theo had one daughter, Eva Mae Fuller Carter, who became the farm’s owner in 1953.
On Aug. 30, 2001, the great-great-grandson of the founder and current owner, Barry L. Carter, acquired the farm. Today, Barry works the land and raises cattle, hay, pasture and timber. In addition to farming, Barry and his wife, Tammy Rayburn, live on the property with their daughters, Shanna and Kyla. The concrete base for the steam engine, the millstones and the shaft from the grist mill operated by earlier generations are preserved on the property.
Hankins said the Carter Farm is the fourth Century Farm to be certified in Benton County.
The Century Farm Program recognizes the contributions of Tennessee residents who have continuously owned, and kept in production, family land for at least 100 years. Since 1984, the CHP at MTSU has been a leader in the important work of
documenting Tennessee’s agricultural heritage and history through the Tennessee Century Farm Program, and continues to administer this program.
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CARTER
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The Tennessee Department of Agriculture began the Tennessee Century Farm Program in 1976 as part of the nation’s bicentennial. Today, the TDA provides a metal outdoor sign denoting either 100, 150 or 200 years of “continuous agricultural production” to Century Farm families.
To be considered for eligibility, a farm must be owned by the same family for at least 100 years; must produce $1,000 revenue annually; must have at least 10 acres of the original farm; and one owner must be a resident of Tennessee.
“The Century Farmers represent all the farm families of Tennessee,” Hankins said, “and their contributions to the economy, and to the social, cultural and agrarian vitality of the state, both past and present, is immeasurable. Each farm is a Tennessee treasure.”
For more information about the Century Farms Program, please visit its Web site at http://histpres.mtsu.edu/histpres. The Center for Historic Preservation also may be contacted via mail at Box 80, MTSU, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 37132, or by telephone at 615-898-2947.
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ATTENTION, MEDIA: To interview the farm’s owners, please contact the CHP directly at 615-898-2947.
[190]DEC. 1 IS PRIORITY DEADLINE FOR 2009-10 MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS
Release date: Nov. 5, 2008
News & Public Affairs contact: Randy Weiler, 615-898-2919 or jweiler@mtsu.edu
Office of Financial Aid contact: David Hutton, 615-898-2422 or dlhutton@mtsu.edu
PROSPECTIVE MTSU STUDENTS TAKE NOTE:
DEC. 1 IS PRIORITY DEADLINE FOR 2009-10 MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS
(MURFREESBORO) — Prospective and returning students seeking merit scholarships and awards for the 2009-10 academic year must submit all their information by the priority deadline of Monday, Dec. 1, David Hutton, director in the MTSU Office of Financial Aid, said recently. Prospective students should submit an admission application, official ACT or SAT test scores and an official transcript to the admissions office, said Hutton, who added that information mailed with a Dec. 1 postmark will meet the deadline. Students who apply between Dec. 2 and Feb. 15, 2009, may be considered if funding is available. Merit scholarships and awards include National Merit and National Achievement Finalist, Valedictorians and Salutatorians, and Chancellor, Presidential, Buchanan Fellowship, Academic Service, Provost and Raider scholarships. Transfer applicants must submit official college transcripts. The scholarship deadline for transfer applicants is Feb. 1.
MTSU Foundation Scholarships and DREAM (Diverse Representation and Educational Access at MTSU) Scholarships have a Feb. 15 deadline, said Julie Hughes, a scholarship clerk in the financial aid office. High-school students interested in applying for an Army ROTC national scholarship must apply through armyrotc.com, call 615-898-2470 or e-mail Maj. Trey Brannom at lbrannom@mtsu.edu. The School of Music awards scholarships on a competitive basis to music and non-music majors. These will be awarded in 2009 after auditions are held on Jan. 30, Feb. 14 and Feb. 27 in the Wright Music Building. Students can register for auditions by visiting mtsu.edu/~music online. Students and parents/guardians must complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) to receive federal and other forms of financial aid starting Jan. 1, Hutton said. For more information, call financial aid at 615-898-2830 or visit its Web site (financialaid.web.mtsu.edu).
For MTSU news and information, go to mtsunews.com.
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News & Public Affairs contact: Randy Weiler, 615-898-2919 or jweiler@mtsu.edu
Office of Financial Aid contact: David Hutton, 615-898-2422 or dlhutton@mtsu.edu
PROSPECTIVE MTSU STUDENTS TAKE NOTE:
DEC. 1 IS PRIORITY DEADLINE FOR 2009-10 MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS
(MURFREESBORO) — Prospective and returning students seeking merit scholarships and awards for the 2009-10 academic year must submit all their information by the priority deadline of Monday, Dec. 1, David Hutton, director in the MTSU Office of Financial Aid, said recently. Prospective students should submit an admission application, official ACT or SAT test scores and an official transcript to the admissions office, said Hutton, who added that information mailed with a Dec. 1 postmark will meet the deadline. Students who apply between Dec. 2 and Feb. 15, 2009, may be considered if funding is available. Merit scholarships and awards include National Merit and National Achievement Finalist, Valedictorians and Salutatorians, and Chancellor, Presidential, Buchanan Fellowship, Academic Service, Provost and Raider scholarships. Transfer applicants must submit official college transcripts. The scholarship deadline for transfer applicants is Feb. 1.
MTSU Foundation Scholarships and DREAM (Diverse Representation and Educational Access at MTSU) Scholarships have a Feb. 15 deadline, said Julie Hughes, a scholarship clerk in the financial aid office. High-school students interested in applying for an Army ROTC national scholarship must apply through armyrotc.com, call 615-898-2470 or e-mail Maj. Trey Brannom at lbrannom@mtsu.edu. The School of Music awards scholarships on a competitive basis to music and non-music majors. These will be awarded in 2009 after auditions are held on Jan. 30, Feb. 14 and Feb. 27 in the Wright Music Building. Students can register for auditions by visiting mtsu.edu/~music online. Students and parents/guardians must complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) to receive federal and other forms of financial aid starting Jan. 1, Hutton said. For more information, call financial aid at 615-898-2830 or visit its Web site (financialaid.web.mtsu.edu).
For MTSU news and information, go to mtsunews.com.
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[188]‘BET ON YOU’ IS THEME OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT WEEK EVENTS
Release date: Nov. 5, 2008
News & Public Affairs contact: Randy Weiler, 615-898-2919
Career Development Center contact: Karen Austin, 615-898-5732
‘BET ON YOU’ IS THEME OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT WEEK EVENTS
(MURFREESBORO) — The MTSU Career Development Center will hold a Career Development Week Nov. 10-14 that will have something for all students, ranging from freshmen to graduate students.
It is a first-time event to help the center inform students about November as Career Development Month as well as National Career Development Day on Nov. 15.
With some exceptions, all Career Development Week activities will be held in the Keathley University Center. Following Homecoming’s “Bet on Blue” theme, the Career Development Week theme will be “Bet on You.”
“Our goal is to let people know we are here and to use us to start focusing on their career development,” said Karen Austin, Career Development Center associate director. “People at varying stages of their career start asking questions—and these (events) are prompters. Even if they only come to ‘Resumania,’ questions will be asked that will get them to thinking about their plan and show them what they may be doing well or may not be doing well.”
The “Resumania” event to which Austin refers actually is called “Resumania: Make Your Resume Crazy Good.” It will be held twice, Tuesday and Wednesday (Nov. 11-12), from 10 a.m. until noon in the area just outside the KUC Grill.
Austin said other can’t-miss sessions will include the Majors Fair from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, in the KUC second-floor lobby and “Managing Change: Transitioning from College to Career” on Tuesday, Nov. 11, from noon until 1 p.m. in the KUC Theater.
“If you are a freshman or are undecided, you cannot miss the Majors Fair,” Austin said. “Your decision (on a major) will be the key to open the door you want.”
Kevin McNulty, who is chief motivation officer and founder of Murfreesboro-based Humadyn, a company that specializes in helping people, will lead the “Managing Change” session and organizations succeed.
The first four sessions on Nov. 11 will have an entrepreneurship theme, Austin said.
An Etiquette Dinner will be the final event of the day from 5:30 until 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the James Union Building’s Hazlewood Dining Room. The guest speaker will be Francene Gilmer, who serves as director of Vanderbilt University’s Career Center.
Austin said the “From Service to Success” event from noon to 1 p.m. Nov. 12 in the KUC Theater will allow students to hear from panelists who will discuss organizations like VISTA, the Peace Corps, AmeriCorps, MTSU student leadership, branches of the military and others.
Friday’s “Managing Your Career” speaker will be Vincent Windrow, an MTSU alumnus who recently became director of MTSU’s Department of Intercultural and Diversity Affairs. The event will be held in KUC 314.
For more information, call the center at 615-898-2500 or visit http://career.web.mtsu.edu/.
For MTSU news and information, go to mtsunews.com.
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Media welcomed.
News & Public Affairs contact: Randy Weiler, 615-898-2919
Career Development Center contact: Karen Austin, 615-898-5732
‘BET ON YOU’ IS THEME OF CAREER DEVELOPMENT WEEK EVENTS
(MURFREESBORO) — The MTSU Career Development Center will hold a Career Development Week Nov. 10-14 that will have something for all students, ranging from freshmen to graduate students.
It is a first-time event to help the center inform students about November as Career Development Month as well as National Career Development Day on Nov. 15.
With some exceptions, all Career Development Week activities will be held in the Keathley University Center. Following Homecoming’s “Bet on Blue” theme, the Career Development Week theme will be “Bet on You.”
“Our goal is to let people know we are here and to use us to start focusing on their career development,” said Karen Austin, Career Development Center associate director. “People at varying stages of their career start asking questions—and these (events) are prompters. Even if they only come to ‘Resumania,’ questions will be asked that will get them to thinking about their plan and show them what they may be doing well or may not be doing well.”
The “Resumania” event to which Austin refers actually is called “Resumania: Make Your Resume Crazy Good.” It will be held twice, Tuesday and Wednesday (Nov. 11-12), from 10 a.m. until noon in the area just outside the KUC Grill.
Austin said other can’t-miss sessions will include the Majors Fair from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13, in the KUC second-floor lobby and “Managing Change: Transitioning from College to Career” on Tuesday, Nov. 11, from noon until 1 p.m. in the KUC Theater.
“If you are a freshman or are undecided, you cannot miss the Majors Fair,” Austin said. “Your decision (on a major) will be the key to open the door you want.”
Kevin McNulty, who is chief motivation officer and founder of Murfreesboro-based Humadyn, a company that specializes in helping people, will lead the “Managing Change” session and organizations succeed.
The first four sessions on Nov. 11 will have an entrepreneurship theme, Austin said.
An Etiquette Dinner will be the final event of the day from 5:30 until 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the James Union Building’s Hazlewood Dining Room. The guest speaker will be Francene Gilmer, who serves as director of Vanderbilt University’s Career Center.
Austin said the “From Service to Success” event from noon to 1 p.m. Nov. 12 in the KUC Theater will allow students to hear from panelists who will discuss organizations like VISTA, the Peace Corps, AmeriCorps, MTSU student leadership, branches of the military and others.
Friday’s “Managing Your Career” speaker will be Vincent Windrow, an MTSU alumnus who recently became director of MTSU’s Department of Intercultural and Diversity Affairs. The event will be held in KUC 314.
For more information, call the center at 615-898-2500 or visit http://career.web.mtsu.edu/.
For MTSU news and information, go to mtsunews.com.
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Media welcomed.
[187]MTSU’S UNIVERSITÉ D’ÉTÉ OFFERS COURSE CREDIT FOR TRAVEL
MTSU’S UNIVERSITÉ D’ÉTÉ OFFERS COURSE CREDIT FOR TRAVEL
Students Can Immerse Themselves in French Culture for a Month
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 4, 2008
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Dr. Nancy Goldberg, 615-898-2281
(MURFREESBORO)—Sitting in a classroom taking notes every day can get pretty dull. Traveling is a way to break the monotonous school routine, but many students can’t justify the price tag for the photos. But what if you could travel and earn school credit?
For French students, the opportunity is as good as gold—thanks to Dr. Nancy Goldberg, that is. Goldberg, MTSU French professor and founder of the Université d’Été, believes that studying abroad is one of the best ways to enhance one’s knowledge of other languages and cultures.
The 2009 Université d’Été takes students to western France to experience authentic French culture. Students can earn six credits (FREN 3910 or FREN 2910) at MTSU while living in Cherbourg, France, from May 10 to June 8, 2009. Language classes are taught each morning, then the course takes to the streets. Most afternoons are spent experiencing French culture firsthand by touring museums, tasting cuisine and even traveling to Paris. Participating students will spend the month with a host family to be enveloped in the French lifestyle.
Established in 2005, the Université d’Été is “part of a continuing relationship with the Institut Universitaire de Technologie in Cherbourg,” says Goldberg.
According to past student evaluations, Université d’Été is an invaluable experience.
“I love this trip, and I’m so very sad that it is ending. My time in France has opened my eyes to the world,” said one student.
“My exchange was a truly invaluable experience which I can never forget,” added Joe Duke, a senior French major who participated in the summer 2008 session. “It helped me to understand and experience firsthand the language and culture in a way that could never be taught in a classroom. In addition, I left with lasting friendships, both at home and abroad.”
Goldberg has worked in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at MTSU for 20 years, and she takes pride in conducting the Université d’Été. She facilitates every aspect of the program from advertisements and applications to teaching and touring. She knows the importance of studying a foreign language in its native country.
“Language is a vehicle of culture, so students also learn what is important to the people in that country and how they see the world,” Goldberg says. “Students see what is different, but also what is similar to their own experience, and in so doing, they understand other people’s choices and ways of life.”
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Students are often hesitant to study abroad when they see the price tag, but the cost of studying a month in Cherbourg is $1,800, which includes all lodging, most morning meals, guided tours, outdoor excursions, airfare to Paris and fees at the IUT-Cherbourg. Students are responsible for the cost of MTSU tuition for six credit hours and for the round-trip airfare to France.
Those who have completed two semesters of French with a grade of C- or better and are in good academic standing with the university are eligible to apply.
Interested students may find applications in the Study Abroad Office in Peck Hall or through the Université d’Été Web site at www.forlang.mtsu.edu/goldberg/cherbourg. But don’t wait, because the application and deposit of $200 are due by Feb. 1, 2009.
For more information, contact Goldberg at 615-898-2281 or goldberg@mtsu.edu and include your name, major, GPA, telephone number, e-mail and a list of your French courses and grades.
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IN BRIEF: Dr. Nancy Goldberg, MTSU French professor and founder of the Université d’Été, believes that studying abroad is one of the best ways to enhance one’s knowledge of other languages and cultures. The 2009 Université d’Été takes students to western France to experience authentic French culture. Students can earn six credits (FREN 3910 or FREN 2910) at MTSU while living in Cherbourg, France, from May 10 to June 8, 2009. Cost is $1,800, which includes all lodging, most morning meals, guided tours, outdoor excursions, airfare to Paris and fees at the IUT-Cherbourg; students are responsible for the cost of MTSU tuition for six credit hours and for the round-trip airfare to France. Interested students may find applications in the Study Abroad Office in Peck Hall or through the Université d’Été Web site at www.forlang.mtsu.edu/goldberg/cherbourg. The application and deposit of $200 are due by Feb. 1, 2009. For more information, contact Goldberg at 615-898-2281 or goldberg@mtsu.edu and include your name, major, GPA, telephone number, e-mail and a list of your French courses and grades.
For MTSU news and information, visit www.mtsunews.com.
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ATTENTION, MEDIA: This release was written by Stacy Williams, a senior majoring in journalism at MTSU. If you use the release in its entirety, we ask that you give Stacy a byline.
Thanks!
Students Can Immerse Themselves in French Culture for a Month
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 4, 2008
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Dr. Nancy Goldberg, 615-898-2281
(MURFREESBORO)—Sitting in a classroom taking notes every day can get pretty dull. Traveling is a way to break the monotonous school routine, but many students can’t justify the price tag for the photos. But what if you could travel and earn school credit?
For French students, the opportunity is as good as gold—thanks to Dr. Nancy Goldberg, that is. Goldberg, MTSU French professor and founder of the Université d’Été, believes that studying abroad is one of the best ways to enhance one’s knowledge of other languages and cultures.
The 2009 Université d’Été takes students to western France to experience authentic French culture. Students can earn six credits (FREN 3910 or FREN 2910) at MTSU while living in Cherbourg, France, from May 10 to June 8, 2009. Language classes are taught each morning, then the course takes to the streets. Most afternoons are spent experiencing French culture firsthand by touring museums, tasting cuisine and even traveling to Paris. Participating students will spend the month with a host family to be enveloped in the French lifestyle.
Established in 2005, the Université d’Été is “part of a continuing relationship with the Institut Universitaire de Technologie in Cherbourg,” says Goldberg.
According to past student evaluations, Université d’Été is an invaluable experience.
“I love this trip, and I’m so very sad that it is ending. My time in France has opened my eyes to the world,” said one student.
“My exchange was a truly invaluable experience which I can never forget,” added Joe Duke, a senior French major who participated in the summer 2008 session. “It helped me to understand and experience firsthand the language and culture in a way that could never be taught in a classroom. In addition, I left with lasting friendships, both at home and abroad.”
Goldberg has worked in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at MTSU for 20 years, and she takes pride in conducting the Université d’Été. She facilitates every aspect of the program from advertisements and applications to teaching and touring. She knows the importance of studying a foreign language in its native country.
“Language is a vehicle of culture, so students also learn what is important to the people in that country and how they see the world,” Goldberg says. “Students see what is different, but also what is similar to their own experience, and in so doing, they understand other people’s choices and ways of life.”
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Students are often hesitant to study abroad when they see the price tag, but the cost of studying a month in Cherbourg is $1,800, which includes all lodging, most morning meals, guided tours, outdoor excursions, airfare to Paris and fees at the IUT-Cherbourg. Students are responsible for the cost of MTSU tuition for six credit hours and for the round-trip airfare to France.
Those who have completed two semesters of French with a grade of C- or better and are in good academic standing with the university are eligible to apply.
Interested students may find applications in the Study Abroad Office in Peck Hall or through the Université d’Été Web site at www.forlang.mtsu.edu/goldberg/cherbourg. But don’t wait, because the application and deposit of $200 are due by Feb. 1, 2009.
For more information, contact Goldberg at 615-898-2281 or goldberg@mtsu.edu and include your name, major, GPA, telephone number, e-mail and a list of your French courses and grades.
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IN BRIEF: Dr. Nancy Goldberg, MTSU French professor and founder of the Université d’Été, believes that studying abroad is one of the best ways to enhance one’s knowledge of other languages and cultures. The 2009 Université d’Été takes students to western France to experience authentic French culture. Students can earn six credits (FREN 3910 or FREN 2910) at MTSU while living in Cherbourg, France, from May 10 to June 8, 2009. Cost is $1,800, which includes all lodging, most morning meals, guided tours, outdoor excursions, airfare to Paris and fees at the IUT-Cherbourg; students are responsible for the cost of MTSU tuition for six credit hours and for the round-trip airfare to France. Interested students may find applications in the Study Abroad Office in Peck Hall or through the Université d’Été Web site at www.forlang.mtsu.edu/goldberg/cherbourg. The application and deposit of $200 are due by Feb. 1, 2009. For more information, contact Goldberg at 615-898-2281 or goldberg@mtsu.edu and include your name, major, GPA, telephone number, e-mail and a list of your French courses and grades.
For MTSU news and information, visit www.mtsunews.com.
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ATTENTION, MEDIA: This release was written by Stacy Williams, a senior majoring in journalism at MTSU. If you use the release in its entirety, we ask that you give Stacy a byline.
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[186]MTSU SCHOLARS ACADEMY’S NEEDS LEAD TO ‘BLACK & WHITE GALA’
MTSU SCHOLARS ACADEMY’S NEEDS LEAD TO ‘BLACK & WHITE GALA’
Nov. 13 Event to Honor 3 Prominent Tennesseans, Raise Funds for Students
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 4, 2008
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Dr. Sharon Shaw-McEwen, 615-898-5975
(MURFREESBORO)—The Scholars Academy at MTSU will celebrate with and benefit from the first Black & White Gala, a Thursday, Nov. 13, event at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center honoring three Tennesseans who have made significant contributions to the areas of education, leadership, diversity and human rights.
“Educating for Extraordinary Excellence: Celebrating our Past, Present and Future” is the theme of the premier gala celebrating the accomplishments of:
• The Hon. Camille McMullen, the first African-American woman to be appointed to the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals;
• MTSU alumnus Darrell S. Freeman Sr., chairman and CEO of Zycron, Inc., an information technology service and solutions firm; and
• Dr. Kevin Churchwell, CEO/executive director of the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.
Proceeds from the gala will provide scholarship and endowment funds for the Scholars Academy, a four–year academic and social college support program aiming to increase the graduation rates of minority college students.
The gala and a spring golf outing provide funds for minority and underserved Tennesseans, including Gaylord employees and their children, to attend the Scholars Academy at MTSU.
The reception for the Black & White Gala begins at 6 p.m. at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center, followed by a 7 p.m. dinner and ceremony of honors and silent and live auctions.
Table sponsorships ranging from $5,000 to $50,000 are available; individual tickets to the event are $200 each.
Honoree McMullen received her law degree from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and was an assistant district attorney with the Shelby County District Attorney General’s Office. From 2001-08, she was an assistant U.S. attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, and she was named to the state’s criminal appeals court this year.
Freeman, whose IT firm employs more than 150 professionals across the country, also is the co-founder of Reliant Bank, Pinnacle Construction Partners and DC Properties. He recently completed a second term as chairman of the Nashville Chamber of Commerce and is a current board member of Centennial Medical Center. As former chairman of the 100 Black Men of Middle Tennessee, he led the organization to achieve Chapter of the Year honors in 2005.
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Churchwell, a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Vanderbilt University Medical School, returned to Vanderbilt in 1995 to join the faculty as assistant professor of pediatric critical care and anesthesia. Since 2004, he has been listed as one of the “The Best Doctors in America” and “America’s Top Pediatricians for 2006- 07.” He was the first chief of staff at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital and was named to lead the facility in July 2007.
For more information about the Black & White Gala or to obtain tickets or table sponsorships, please contact Michelle McDaniel or Dr. Sharon Shaw-McEwen at 615-898-5975 or e-mail cdinit@mtsu.edu.
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IN BRIEF: The Scholars Academy at MTSU will celebrate with and benefit from the first Black & White Gala, a Thursday, Nov. 13, event at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center honoring three Tennesseans who have made significant contributions to the areas of education, leadership, diversity and human rights: The Hon. Camille McMullen, MTSU alumnus Darrell S. Freeman Sr. and Dr. Kevin Churchwell. The reception for the Black & White Gala begins at 6 p.m., followed by a 7 p.m. dinner and ceremony of honors and silent and live auctions.Table sponsorships ranging from $5,000 to $50,000 are available; individual tickets to the event are $200 each. For more information about the Black & White Gala or to obtain tickets or table sponsorships, please contact Michelle McDaniel or Dr. Sharon Shaw-McEwen at 615-898-5975 or e-mail cdinit@mtsu.edu.
For MTSU news and information, visit www.mtsunews.com.
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ATTENTION, MEDIA: For B&W digital photos of the three honorees, please contact Gina E. Fann in the Office of News and Public Affairs via e-mail at gfann@mtsu.edu or by calling 615-898-5385.
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Nov. 13 Event to Honor 3 Prominent Tennesseans, Raise Funds for Students
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 4, 2008
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Dr. Sharon Shaw-McEwen, 615-898-5975
(MURFREESBORO)—The Scholars Academy at MTSU will celebrate with and benefit from the first Black & White Gala, a Thursday, Nov. 13, event at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center honoring three Tennesseans who have made significant contributions to the areas of education, leadership, diversity and human rights.
“Educating for Extraordinary Excellence: Celebrating our Past, Present and Future” is the theme of the premier gala celebrating the accomplishments of:
• The Hon. Camille McMullen, the first African-American woman to be appointed to the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals;
• MTSU alumnus Darrell S. Freeman Sr., chairman and CEO of Zycron, Inc., an information technology service and solutions firm; and
• Dr. Kevin Churchwell, CEO/executive director of the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.
Proceeds from the gala will provide scholarship and endowment funds for the Scholars Academy, a four–year academic and social college support program aiming to increase the graduation rates of minority college students.
The gala and a spring golf outing provide funds for minority and underserved Tennesseans, including Gaylord employees and their children, to attend the Scholars Academy at MTSU.
The reception for the Black & White Gala begins at 6 p.m. at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center, followed by a 7 p.m. dinner and ceremony of honors and silent and live auctions.
Table sponsorships ranging from $5,000 to $50,000 are available; individual tickets to the event are $200 each.
Honoree McMullen received her law degree from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and was an assistant district attorney with the Shelby County District Attorney General’s Office. From 2001-08, she was an assistant U.S. attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, and she was named to the state’s criminal appeals court this year.
Freeman, whose IT firm employs more than 150 professionals across the country, also is the co-founder of Reliant Bank, Pinnacle Construction Partners and DC Properties. He recently completed a second term as chairman of the Nashville Chamber of Commerce and is a current board member of Centennial Medical Center. As former chairman of the 100 Black Men of Middle Tennessee, he led the organization to achieve Chapter of the Year honors in 2005.
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Churchwell, a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Vanderbilt University Medical School, returned to Vanderbilt in 1995 to join the faculty as assistant professor of pediatric critical care and anesthesia. Since 2004, he has been listed as one of the “The Best Doctors in America” and “America’s Top Pediatricians for 2006- 07.” He was the first chief of staff at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital and was named to lead the facility in July 2007.
For more information about the Black & White Gala or to obtain tickets or table sponsorships, please contact Michelle McDaniel or Dr. Sharon Shaw-McEwen at 615-898-5975 or e-mail cdinit@mtsu.edu.
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IN BRIEF: The Scholars Academy at MTSU will celebrate with and benefit from the first Black & White Gala, a Thursday, Nov. 13, event at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center honoring three Tennesseans who have made significant contributions to the areas of education, leadership, diversity and human rights: The Hon. Camille McMullen, MTSU alumnus Darrell S. Freeman Sr. and Dr. Kevin Churchwell. The reception for the Black & White Gala begins at 6 p.m., followed by a 7 p.m. dinner and ceremony of honors and silent and live auctions.Table sponsorships ranging from $5,000 to $50,000 are available; individual tickets to the event are $200 each. For more information about the Black & White Gala or to obtain tickets or table sponsorships, please contact Michelle McDaniel or Dr. Sharon Shaw-McEwen at 615-898-5975 or e-mail cdinit@mtsu.edu.
For MTSU news and information, visit www.mtsunews.com.
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ATTENTION, MEDIA: For B&W digital photos of the three honorees, please contact Gina E. Fann in the Office of News and Public Affairs via e-mail at gfann@mtsu.edu or by calling 615-898-5385.
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[185]FREE PEPPER SPRAY CLASS FOR WOMEN AT MTSU
FREE PEPPER SPRAY CLASS FOR WOMEN AT MTSU
Nov. 6, 2008 CONTACT: Tom Tozer, 615-898-2919
MURFREESBORO—MTSU Police Department will offer a free pepper spray class for women. The class is part of the Rape Aggression Defense System, and will teach basic self-defense techniques to supplement women’s ability to survive a dangerous confrontation.
The class will be available to MTSU students, faculty and staff as well as the general public and will begin Thursday, Nov. 13, going from 6 until 8 p.m., in the MTSU Police Department Training Room, which is located at 1412 East Main Street in Murfreesboro. The class also will meet Nov. 20 and Dec. 4.
Topics covered in class will include product selection, psychological and physical effects of the fight or flight syndrome, legal issues and retention and deployment techniques. For more information or to enroll, contact MTSU Officer David Smith at 692-2424 or 494-8855.
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Nov. 6, 2008 CONTACT: Tom Tozer, 615-898-2919
MURFREESBORO—MTSU Police Department will offer a free pepper spray class for women. The class is part of the Rape Aggression Defense System, and will teach basic self-defense techniques to supplement women’s ability to survive a dangerous confrontation.
The class will be available to MTSU students, faculty and staff as well as the general public and will begin Thursday, Nov. 13, going from 6 until 8 p.m., in the MTSU Police Department Training Room, which is located at 1412 East Main Street in Murfreesboro. The class also will meet Nov. 20 and Dec. 4.
Topics covered in class will include product selection, psychological and physical effects of the fight or flight syndrome, legal issues and retention and deployment techniques. For more information or to enroll, contact MTSU Officer David Smith at 692-2424 or 494-8855.
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Tuesday, November 04, 2008
[184]STATE PROGRAM RECOGNIZES TWO GIBSON COUNTY FARMS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 3, 2008
CONTACT: Caneta Hankins, 615-898-2947
STATE PROGRAM RECOGNIZES TWO GIBSON COUNTY FARMS FOR CONTRIBUTIONS
100-Plus-Year-Old Holt Farm and Paris Manor Honored by Century Farm Program
(MURFREESBORO)—Two farms in Gibson County, the Holt Farm and Paris Manor, have been designated as Tennessee Century Farms, reported Caneta S. Hankins, director of the Century Farms Program at the Center for Historic Preservation, which is located on the MTSU campus.
• The Holt Farm marked the 148th anniversary of its founding Oct. 30, 2008. Established on this date in 1860 by William L. Holt, the farm’s founder and his family produced corn, cotton and mules on a little more than 105 acres.
Within a year of the farm’s founding, the country was at war and movements of both Union affected the landscape of Dyer County and Confederate troops. According to the family’s records, Nathan Bedford Forrest traveled along the railroad tracks that border the farm and he and his troops encamped at the nearby railroad bridge. In 1862, federal soldiers removed the tracks.
The second owner of the farm was the founder’s son, Brennah Holt, who acquired acreage in 1896 and 1910. Married to Anna B. Holt, the couple’s children were Roy R. and A. Vance. The family raised corn, cotton, mules, cattle and strawberries. A. Vance Holt acquired the farm in 1919. He and his wife, Mary Lyda, along with sons William E. “Billy” and Bobbie Jean, grew corn and beans and raised cattle.
In 1990, Billy purchased nearly 130 acres and he and wife Wilma, continued to grow row crops. When Billy passed away in December 2007, Wilma became the sole owner of the farm. Today, Tommy Finch, who grows corn and beans on the land, works the land. Mrs. Holt also noted that quail have been hunted on this farm since the late 1800s.
“The Holt Farm is the 23rd Century Farm to be certified in Gibson County,” Hankins noted.
• Located five miles west of Rutherford is Paris Manor, the county’s 24th designated Century Farm, which was founded by Sallie A. Paris and Dr. John C. Paris in 1899. Sallie was a descendent of Arthur Middleton of Charleston, S.C., a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Prior to marrying Sallie, John went to Virginia Military Institute in 1874 and taught several years in Charlotte County, Va. He also served as county superintendent for one term. In 1879, he received his medical degree from Louisville Medical College in Kentucky and practiced medicine in Randolph, Va., for about 10 years.
Dr. Paris first came to Gibson County in 1889 when his sister, Bettie Paris Gaulding, wrote him about the need for a medical doctor in the area. After visiting the area for a time, John moved his family to the Tyson Store community in 1891. Over the years, John went across the countryside answering calls of the sick. The family also reports that he delivered more than one thousand babies and had more than 50 people name their children after him.
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John and Sallie’s children were Winnie Davis., Annie Zora, Lizzie Emma, and Virginia Belle. On 47 acres, the family raised corn, cotton, hay, cattle and sheep.
In 1940, Dr. Paris died. Sen. E. D. McKellar wrote to his family that John Paris “was one of the most honorable men in our state of Tennessee. I think I never knew a finer character.” Following his death, Sallie and John’s daughter, Lizzie, acquired the property in 1940. She and her husband, Ike A. Fisher were the parents of Julia P., Fred R., John A., Sarah, Robert S. and Margaret. The family grew corn, cotton and hay and raised cattle.
On Jan. 27, 1968, the granddaughter of the founders, Sarah Fisher Haney, became the owner of the farm. She and husband Carmon Haney continue to manage the farm, producing corn, wheat, soybeans and cotton. A two-story house, built in 1902, has been the home descendents of the founder continuously since that time.
“The Holt Farm and Paris Manor join 22 other certified Century Farms in Gibson County,” Hankins observed.
The Century Farm Program recognizes the contributions of Tennessee residents who have continuously owned, and kept in production, family land for at least 100 years. Since 1984, the Center for Historic Preservation at MTSU has been a leader in the important work of documenting Tennessee’s agricultural heritage and history through the Tennessee Century Farm Program, and continues to administer this program.
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture began the Tennessee Century Farm Program in 1976 as part of the nation’s bicentennial. Today, the TDA provides a metal outdoor sign denoting either 100, 150 or 200 years of “continuous agricultural production” to Century Farm families.
To be considered for eligibility, a farm must be owned by the same family for at least 100 years; must produce $1,000 revenue annually; must have at least 10 acres of the original farm; and one owner must be a resident of Tennessee.
“The Century Farmers represent all the farm families of Tennessee,” Hankins said, “and their contributions to the economy, and to the social, cultural and agrarian vitality of the state, both past and present, is immeasurable. Each farm is a Tennessee treasure.”
For more information about the Century Farms Program, please visit its Web site at http://histpres.mtsu.edu/histpres. The Center for Historic Preservation also may be contacted via mail at Box 80, MTSU, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 37132, or by telephone at 615-898-2947.
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ATTENTION, MEDIA: To interview the farms’ respective owners or secure jpegs for editorial use, please contact the CHP directly at 615-898-2947.
CONTACT: Caneta Hankins, 615-898-2947
STATE PROGRAM RECOGNIZES TWO GIBSON COUNTY FARMS FOR CONTRIBUTIONS
100-Plus-Year-Old Holt Farm and Paris Manor Honored by Century Farm Program
(MURFREESBORO)—Two farms in Gibson County, the Holt Farm and Paris Manor, have been designated as Tennessee Century Farms, reported Caneta S. Hankins, director of the Century Farms Program at the Center for Historic Preservation, which is located on the MTSU campus.
• The Holt Farm marked the 148th anniversary of its founding Oct. 30, 2008. Established on this date in 1860 by William L. Holt, the farm’s founder and his family produced corn, cotton and mules on a little more than 105 acres.
Within a year of the farm’s founding, the country was at war and movements of both Union affected the landscape of Dyer County and Confederate troops. According to the family’s records, Nathan Bedford Forrest traveled along the railroad tracks that border the farm and he and his troops encamped at the nearby railroad bridge. In 1862, federal soldiers removed the tracks.
The second owner of the farm was the founder’s son, Brennah Holt, who acquired acreage in 1896 and 1910. Married to Anna B. Holt, the couple’s children were Roy R. and A. Vance. The family raised corn, cotton, mules, cattle and strawberries. A. Vance Holt acquired the farm in 1919. He and his wife, Mary Lyda, along with sons William E. “Billy” and Bobbie Jean, grew corn and beans and raised cattle.
In 1990, Billy purchased nearly 130 acres and he and wife Wilma, continued to grow row crops. When Billy passed away in December 2007, Wilma became the sole owner of the farm. Today, Tommy Finch, who grows corn and beans on the land, works the land. Mrs. Holt also noted that quail have been hunted on this farm since the late 1800s.
“The Holt Farm is the 23rd Century Farm to be certified in Gibson County,” Hankins noted.
• Located five miles west of Rutherford is Paris Manor, the county’s 24th designated Century Farm, which was founded by Sallie A. Paris and Dr. John C. Paris in 1899. Sallie was a descendent of Arthur Middleton of Charleston, S.C., a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Prior to marrying Sallie, John went to Virginia Military Institute in 1874 and taught several years in Charlotte County, Va. He also served as county superintendent for one term. In 1879, he received his medical degree from Louisville Medical College in Kentucky and practiced medicine in Randolph, Va., for about 10 years.
Dr. Paris first came to Gibson County in 1889 when his sister, Bettie Paris Gaulding, wrote him about the need for a medical doctor in the area. After visiting the area for a time, John moved his family to the Tyson Store community in 1891. Over the years, John went across the countryside answering calls of the sick. The family also reports that he delivered more than one thousand babies and had more than 50 people name their children after him.
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John and Sallie’s children were Winnie Davis., Annie Zora, Lizzie Emma, and Virginia Belle. On 47 acres, the family raised corn, cotton, hay, cattle and sheep.
In 1940, Dr. Paris died. Sen. E. D. McKellar wrote to his family that John Paris “was one of the most honorable men in our state of Tennessee. I think I never knew a finer character.” Following his death, Sallie and John’s daughter, Lizzie, acquired the property in 1940. She and her husband, Ike A. Fisher were the parents of Julia P., Fred R., John A., Sarah, Robert S. and Margaret. The family grew corn, cotton and hay and raised cattle.
On Jan. 27, 1968, the granddaughter of the founders, Sarah Fisher Haney, became the owner of the farm. She and husband Carmon Haney continue to manage the farm, producing corn, wheat, soybeans and cotton. A two-story house, built in 1902, has been the home descendents of the founder continuously since that time.
“The Holt Farm and Paris Manor join 22 other certified Century Farms in Gibson County,” Hankins observed.
The Century Farm Program recognizes the contributions of Tennessee residents who have continuously owned, and kept in production, family land for at least 100 years. Since 1984, the Center for Historic Preservation at MTSU has been a leader in the important work of documenting Tennessee’s agricultural heritage and history through the Tennessee Century Farm Program, and continues to administer this program.
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture began the Tennessee Century Farm Program in 1976 as part of the nation’s bicentennial. Today, the TDA provides a metal outdoor sign denoting either 100, 150 or 200 years of “continuous agricultural production” to Century Farm families.
To be considered for eligibility, a farm must be owned by the same family for at least 100 years; must produce $1,000 revenue annually; must have at least 10 acres of the original farm; and one owner must be a resident of Tennessee.
“The Century Farmers represent all the farm families of Tennessee,” Hankins said, “and their contributions to the economy, and to the social, cultural and agrarian vitality of the state, both past and present, is immeasurable. Each farm is a Tennessee treasure.”
For more information about the Century Farms Program, please visit its Web site at http://histpres.mtsu.edu/histpres. The Center for Historic Preservation also may be contacted via mail at Box 80, MTSU, Murfreesboro, Tenn., 37132, or by telephone at 615-898-2947.
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ATTENTION, MEDIA: To interview the farms’ respective owners or secure jpegs for editorial use, please contact the CHP directly at 615-898-2947.
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