2005-2006 - Lincoln Memorial University

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LINCOLN MEMORIAL
U N I V E R S I T Y
Building on a Dream
2005-2006
President’s Annual
Report
Mission and Purpose
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Lincoln Memorial University is a values-based learning community dedicated to providing educational
experiences in the liberal arts and professional studies. The University strives to give students a foundation
for a more productive life by upholding the principles of Abraham Lincoln’s life: a dedication to individual
liberty, responsibility, and improvement; a respect for citizenship; recognition of the intrinsic value of high
moral and ethical standards; and a belief in a personal God.
The University is committed to teaching, research, and service. The University’s curriculum and
commitment to quality instruction at every level are based on the beliefs that graduates must be able to
communicate clearly and effectively in an era of rapidly and continuously expanding communication
technology, must have an appreciable depth of learning in a field of knowledge, must appreciate and
understand the various ways by which we come to know ourselves and the world around us, and must be
able to exercise informed judgments.
The University believes that one of the major cornerstones of meaningful existence is service to humanity.
By making educational and research opportunities available to students where they live and through various
recreational and cultural events open to the community, Lincoln Memorial University seeks to advance life
in the Cumberland Gap area and throughout the region through its teaching, research, and service mission.
(Reaffirmed by the Board of Trustees 5 May 2006)
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President’s Message
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Over the past five years I have often wondered what President Lincoln would think of
the direction Lincoln Memorial University has taken, especially the remarkable events
of the past year. “Do something for these poor people who have remained loyal to
the Union,” Lincoln told General Oliver Otis Howard. I doubt that even the forward
thinking Howard could have imagined the impact this great institution has had on the
people Lincoln loved.
From its beginnings, LMU has been a vital link to Lincoln’s desire to help provide
a better way of life for this Appalachian region. In Phoenix of the Mountains: The
Story of Lincoln Memorial University, Dr. Joseph E. Suppiger said founders Howard
and Rev. A.A. Myers “gave life to the dream of President Abraham Lincoln.” From
the University’s charter date in 1897 to the present day, the University has certainly
surpassed the expectations of anyone involved in its genesis.
For any institution, great leadership and teamwork are important elements in
its potential success. In the early 1930’s, the Board of Trustees tapped a young
Presbyterian minister, Dr. Stewart McClelland, to be the next president. Perceived
to be both an idealist and a realist, McClelland wasted no time in capitalizing on the
assets of Lincoln Memorial University. Dr. McClelland brought Dr. Gerald McMurtry
to LMU to build the Lincoln collection. Today, the Abraham Lincoln Library and
Museum houses one of the most diverse Lincoln and Civil War collections in the
country.
Nancy B. Moody
These are but two examples of the kind of people who have helped to make Lincoln
Memorial University what it is today. I would miss many if I tried to list all of the
significant people in LMU’s history whose dreams have built the University that
we now know. I am sure when those who come after us look back at our time, the
2005-2006 year will be counted among the great milestones in our
history. When the announcement was made that LMU would pursue
“All our dreams can come true - if we have
accreditation for a college of medicine, the press release that went out
the courage to pursue them.” Walt Disney
across the country stated, “The idea of a school of medicine has been a
long time dream for the chairman of the LMU Board of Trustees, Pete
DeBusk, businessman, entrepreneur and philanthropist.” The statement
is confirmation that great people are still working hard to ensure that LMU stays the
course in its mission to serve.
I don’t want to venture too far into our current year, but as you read the contents of this
annual report, you will see how the entire campus embraced the challenge set forth
by pursuing this lofty dream and how the occurrences of this year will affect LMU in
perpetuity. The addition of this new degree program means that the University will
seek accreditation as a Level V institution, and all departments have been steering their
strategic plans toward that end. We are on track to open our doors to the first class of
medical students in Fall 2007 as another dream becomes a reality.
Upon reflection, I think Mr. Lincoln would approve. The 21st Century looks bright,
thanks to the dreams and actions of so many people throughout her 109 year history.
I leave you with a quote from the late, great Walt Disney. “All our dreams can come
true - if we have the courage to pursue them.” LMU has been blessed with dreamers
who have been courageous, creative thinkers, and our students and the communities
that they seek to serve have been the beneficiaries of that commitment. Many thanks
to those of you who continue to provide your steadfast support in ways too numerous
to mention. Every time you send us a prospective student, make a gift or step onto our
campus you become part of the dream, and we are forever grateful.
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Academic Services
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Academics
Mission Statement
The mission of Academic Services is to support the educational
mission of Lincoln Memorial University by ensuring that its
academic programs are complemented by an array of appropriate
support structures to facilitate efficient and effective operation
of the programs. The division provides support for LMU’s
academic administrative, instructional and outreach programs.
The division’s programs and services include:
• Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum: Scholarship
support and cultural and educational programs for the
University community.
• Carnegie Vincent Library: Library and learning resources
to support all academic programs at instructional sites.
• Extended Site Services: Administration of academic
support services for extended teaching sites.
• Faculty Development: Faculty development programs to
support professional development and improve instruction.
• Institutional Research and Effectiveness: Institutional and
program accreditation processes; and institutional research,
planning and assessment processes.
• Registrar: Registration and maintenance of academic
records.
Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum
Mission Statement
The mission of the Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum is
to collect, preserve and exhibit artifacts and archival materials
concerning Abraham Lincoln, his contemporaries, the American
Civil War and the study of Lincolniana. The Museum will
also provide workshops, seminars, forums, courses, outreach
programs and research opportunities for individuals and groups
to examine the life of the 16th President, the field of Lincolniana
and the themes that contributed to the era of conflict of the Civil
War. The Museum staff and Board of Trustees will determine
specific collection goals and review policies and procedures
annually.
Highlights
• Continued to maintain a student internship program in
conjunction with the history department.
• Continued to present the museum studies concentration
in conjunction with history department programs. These
three, 3-hour courses are Introduction to Museum
Studies, Issues in Collections Management and Museum
Interpretation. This program will see another segment
added and the teaching staff expanded.
• Received contributions of $2,500 specifically for providing
colorful banners to enhance the building’s façade. The
banners will represent Lincoln delivering the Gettysburg
Address and the Battle of Gettysburg.
• Completed work on several significant documents through
The Etherington Conservation Center, a world-renowned
conservator, for a cost of approximately $10,500.
• Sent paintings and frames from the MOLLUS collection to
Takashima Studies and Chalfont Restorations for cleaning
and repair. They have been returned for exhibit.
• Selected an AASLH approved PastPerfect Collection
Management System that has enabled the Museum to
continue implementation of collections recording, increase
access, provide digital images, develop complete accession
records and provide a much more accurate method of
managing the collection. Over 7,000 of the most significant
objects have been catalogued.
Michael Crutcher, Sr., a Frederick Douglass presenter, gave a
presentation on slavery, civil rights and what it was like to be a
slave as a child in honor of African American History Month at the
Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum. Crutcher has visited LMU
as Douglass in the past, participating in the annual Gettysburg
program.
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• Concluded a $10,000 grant from the National Endowment
for the Humanities to support a grant that brought several
consultants to the Museum from the Library of Congress
and the National Park Service for an exhibit evaluation.
This is the first of a three-phase project for a complete
restructuring of the core exhibit. As a second phase of this
project, the Museum submitted a planning grant application
to NEH.
• Offered the Gettysburg Program and the Black History
Program, which were well attended by area school children
and the public. This was the fifth year for these successful
programs.
• Continued to develop various public programs including
the award-winning “Now He Belongs to the Ages,” a
memorial to Lincoln. As programs interpreting aspects
of Lincoln’s life continue, the Museum also collaborates
with area reenactment groups to expand its Civil War
interpretation programs.
• Provided 75% of teaching and auxiliary support to the
University’s Elderhostel program.
• Spoke to 32 organizations in Kentucky, Virginia and
Tennessee as a part of the Museum’s outreach programs.
The Museum is now a member of Time Travelers, a
Virginia marketing/tourism consortium.
• Cooperated in a fundraising project with the Division of
University Advancement and several donors to secure gifts
for the restoration of several paintings.
• Utilized the help of a committee of the Board of Visitors
to set a series of goals for the Lincoln Herald including
a new print format, a new feature format, new cover and
new department called In the Collection, which will feature
items from the ALLM collection.
• Continued producing Lincoln Letters, a vital marketing
tool.
• Developed Lincoln Letters for Kids (LLFK), a newsletter
for members of Mr. Lincoln’s Army, that now reaches 82
individual members in the 2nd-6th grades in fifteen states:
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Tennessee, Kentucky, Louisiana, Iowa, North Carolina,
Ohio, Indiana, New York, Georgia, Virginia, Arkansas,
Texas, Florida, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts.
-Nine classrooms participate in Regiment vs. Regiment
(which utilizes LLFK in competition) in four states:
Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas and Virginia. In
addition, the gifted and talented programs at Midway
Elementary School and Soldiers Memorial Middle
School in Claiborne County also take part in the
program. Altogether, 313 children are participating in
Regiment vs. Regiment and are receiving LLFK.
-A university classroom in Shanghai, China, receives
30 copies of LLFK to aid them in learning English as a
Second Language and American history.
-Individual members and classrooms have taken part in
service projects, written research papers and emailed
questions in order to move up in rank in the program.
-Two third grade classrooms in Claiborne County have
taken part in Operation Star, a LLFK service project
that seeks to send as many letters as possible to soldiers
currently serving in Iraq.
Collaborated with the University’s Center for Professional
Development to offer professional development programs
for University and area college education students, as
well as area/regional teachers. To date, six professional
development programs featuring educators from across
the United States have been presented. Four additional
programs are scheduled.
Continued the well-received holiday program “Christmas
with the Lincolns” interpreting Civil War Christmas
celebrations, the Lincoln family life and Civil War events.
The 2005 program marked the fourth year for original
musical plays and the tenth year for the program.
Continued planning for the Museum’s third Lincoln
Symposium (October 20-21, 2006).
Featured the Museum in a new area marketing CD.
Overhauled several areas of the core exhibit galleries.
Natalie Sweet, a junior history and communication arts major, created Lincoln
Letters for Kids with one goal in mind: to interest children in history. As a
young girl, her interest in history began with the American Girls history club.
She says the program was wonderful, but it cost her four weeks of allowance to
join. “When I saw the opportunity to create a children’s program at the Abraham
Lincoln Library and Museum, I was ecstatic,” says Sweet. “I could offer children
the chance to learn about my favorite president and time period, Abraham Lincoln
and the Civil War, for free.”
Since the club was created, children have been excited to send their research
papers, book reviews and questions. “It thrills me that they are so eager to learn,
and I am happy to know that my volunteer work has inspried a new generation to
realize that history is more than facts and dates.”
Sweet’s parents are Mark and Sharon Upton of New Tazewell. Sharon is a 1983
graduate of Lincoln Memorial University.
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The exhibits dealing with the Lincoln-Douglas debates,
Lincoln’s early political and legal career and the beginning
of the war have all been revised with new artifacts, text,
images and color schemes. A new Monitor—Merrimack
exhibit is currently in development, along with substantial
changes to the Museum’s exhibit of military objects.
Additional updates are planned for the rest of the core
exhibit galleries.
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Carnegie-Vincent Library
Mission Statement
The mission of the Carnegie-Vincent Library is to support
the mission of Lincoln Memorial University by providing the
services, collections, staff and facilities to meet the information
and research needs of the faculty, staff and students of the
University; it further provides a setting conducive to research and
study, while providing library patrons the opportunity to develop
the information literacy skills necessary to become lifelong
learners.
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Highlights
• Added approximately 10,000 additional e-books to the
electronic catalog in 2006-07. Overall, the CarnegieVincent Library purchases access to over 85,250 electronic
resource records (over 60,000 of these items are e-books
through NetLibrary). These items are fully searchable
using Piper electronic online catalog.
• Received approximately $44,000 worth of electronic
resources via the Tennessee Electronic Library and
approximately $1,080,059 in benefits from the Appalachian
College Association (ACA), including core collection
of electronic monographs and electronic journals.
Additionally, LMU receives almost $12,500 in Universal
benefits such as Interlibrary Loan, reference assistance and
professional development.
• Received access to approximately $8,000 in electronic
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resources to support the nursing department and the
DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine through the TennShare Consortium.
Received a $20,000 gift for music library materials.
Replaced or updated electronic databases in the following
disciplines: business, education, nursing, sociology, social
work and the DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Updated Business Source Elite to Business Source Premier.
Added the following databases and clinical resource tools
in support of the DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine:
StatRef (online resource of Medical Books) and UpToDate
(Clinical Resource tool that provides current, diagnostic
and treatment information at the point-of-care for medical
students and faculty).
Purchased online subscriptions for the DeBusk College
of Osteopathic Medicine faculty and the one standalone
computer station in the library.
Added StatRef Nursing Books, updated nursing and allied
health database CINAHL to full-text with added journal
access and maintained access to Proquest Nursing Journals.
Added Naxos Database in support of the music program.
Added Cabell’s Directory of Peer Reviewed Journals for
publication for faculty, staff and graduate student use.
Added Dissertation Abstracts for faculty, staff and graduate
student use in research and publication.
Underwent a massive deselection process including the
entire print serial and monograph collection and reference
section of library resources. Over 10,500 items were deleted
from the collection to make room for new materials for new
programs. A revolving weeding plan was developed by
librarians for implementation in Fall 2006. Approximately
6,500 new titles were added into the collections.
Conducted an assessment of all extended campus site
library and learning resources including bibliographic
instruction, print, electronic access to databases and on-site
and off-site reference support for research. Assessment
The Carnegie-Vincent Library, located in the Harold
M. Finley Learning Resources Center, houses 162,006
items, including print monographs and serial titles, and
electronic books. There are an additional 4,606 items
in the Archives and Special Collections. Approximately
22,500 bibliographic records support the nursing, medical
and allied health programs. Additionally, there are over
104,000 non-monograph items, including videos, DVDs,
audio cassettes, software, microfilm and microfiche,
cassettes, filmstrips and slides.
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recommended purchase of 175 print resources for all
extended campus nursing sites and for education and
business students at the Cumberland site, movement of
print resources, acquiring access to Dissertation Abstracts
database for faculty and graduate student research and
providing improved librarian support to extended campus
sites.
• Developed contractual relationships with other college
libraries in support of our extended campus sites through
partnership with the Appalachian Colleges Association.
Currently, we have contractual relationships with Tusculum
College, Greeneville, TN; Cleveland State Community
College, Cleveland, TN; Southeast Kentucky Community
and Technical College, Cumberland, KY; Copper Basin
High School, Ducktown, TN; St. Mary’s Health System,
Knoxville, TN; Hiwassee College, Hiwassee, TN; and
Maryville City Schools/Maryville High School, Maryville,
TN.
• Coordinated 83 bibliographic instruction sessions, a 10%
increase from 2004-05.
• Received administrative and faculty approval for LMU core
curriculum change to allow for all incoming freshmen to
be required to attend one credit hour course in Information
Literacy beginning Fall 2006.
• Installed a wireless system including 20 new laptops and 10
new hard drive computers. Laptops are used by students on
both the upper and lower levels of the library allowing more
flexibility in study environments.
• Rearranged furniture and equipment in the library layout
to allow for more individualized student and small group
study spaces.
• Installed a library videotaped security system on all
library doors. Alarms are set at the end of each business
day. The back door to the Tagge Center was wired to
alarm if individuals exited from this door to prevent theft.
Videotapes can be reviewed to ensure security of library
resources.
• Participated in the LibQual Survey to compare patron usage
and satisfaction results with other academic libraries in the
United States.
• Developed a Corrective Action Plan for improvement in
archival housing and access to University Archives/Special
Collections. Archival items including documents, pictures
and books were placed in appropriate archival folders
and files. Finding aids were developed. The University
archival and special collections are much more accessible to
Civil War and Lincolniana researchers.
Laptops were purchased for the
Carnegie-Vincent Library so that
students would not be restricted to study
areas. The wireless capabilities allow
students to access the Internet from
anywhere in the library, and students
enjoy the extended mobility.
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Extended Site Services
Mission Statement
The mission of Extended Site Services is to support the
University’s mission to make educational opportunities available
to students where they live by providing academic support
services to extended campuses.
Lincoln Memorial University offers classes at the following
locations:
• Alcoa, TN (Alcoa City Center, 235 East Watt Street);
• Cleveland, TN (Cleveland State Community College, 30
miles north of Chattanooga, TN, on I-75)
• Cumberland, KY (Southeast Community College, 700
College Road);
• Ducktown, TN (Copper Basin High School, near Blue
Ridge, GA)
• Maryville, TN (Maryville High School, near Knoxville,
TN)
• Morristown, TN (Walters State Community College, 500
South Davy Crockett Parkway, 40 miles east of Knoxville,
TN)
• Knoxville, TN (140 Hayfield Dr. and St. Mary’s Hospital)
• Corbin, KY (Baptist Regional Medical Center)
• Blount County, TN (Blount Memorial Hospital)
• Madisonville, TN (Hiwassee College)
Highlights
• Created new position of dean, academic services, with
responsibility for oversight of extended site services.
• Conducted a review of extended site services in conjunction
with library director’s review; submitted proposal to better
meet needs of extended sites by eliminating position of
coordinator of outreach services and hiring administrative
assistant to support the West Knoxville and St. Mary’s sites,
and two part-time office assistants to support the Corbin
and Cumberland sites.
• Hired coordinator of student services at the West Knoxville
site to support management and leadership studies program
at that site.
• Hired coordinator of student services at Walters State
Community College (WSCC) to support management and
leadership studies program at that site.
Faculty Development
Mission Statement
The purpose of the Faculty Development Program is to enhance
the quality of the faculty of Lincoln Memorial University
by providing incentive, encouragement and resources to
individual graduate and undergraduate faculty for professional
development.
Highlights
• Partially funded 40 applications for faculty professional
development funds representing 30 faculty members.
Funds were used for research, attendance and/or presenting
at professional and technical conferences; some gained
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continuing education units (CEUs) needed for maintaining
certifications.
• Held a forum to receive input and to discuss development
of guidelines and procedures for administering the Faculty
Research Grants Fund.
Faculty Development Workshops
• “Accelerated Learning” – conducted by Dr. Jonathan Burch,
consultant on accelerated learning, on January 25, 2006;
arranged specifically for management and leadership studies
program (MLP) faculty and faculty involved in developing
general education modules for MLP. Attendance: 14 LMU
faculty.
• “Embedding Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes
in Regularly Scheduled Assignments” – conducted by
Dr. Larry Kelley, consultant, Larry Kelley Educational
Services, on February 1, 2006. Attendance: 34 LMU
faculty.
• “ARTstor” – sponsored by Appalachian College Association
and National Institute for Technology and Liberal
Education (NITLE) at LMU on May 11-12, 2006; focus
was using digital images to enhance teaching and learning
across all disciplines. Attendance: 15 LMU faculty;
one faculty member from another ACA school; and four
conference facilitators.
• “Digital Design” – sponsored by Appalachian College
Association on June 5-8, 2006; focus was on learning
management systems (WebCT and Sakai) and collaboration
among ACA schools. Attendance: 10 LMU faculty; six
faculty from other ACA schools; three workshop facilitators
(ACA Chief Instructional Technologist and two faculty
from other ACA schools) and four student technology
assistants.
• “Advanced WebCT” – conducted by Bryan Cochran (LMU
Information Systems) on December 9, 2005; topics covered
included learning modules, assignments and assessments.
Attendance: eight LMU faculty.
• “WebCT Vista 3.0 for Beginners” – conducted by Bryan
Cochran (LMU Information Systems) on December 2,
2005; topics covered included WebCT basic communication
tools (syllabus, discussions, chat and whiteboard, mail and
calendar). Attendance: five LMU faculty.
• Teaching and Learning Center (TLC) Workshops
– sponsored by Appalachian College Association, June
18-23 at Brevard College in Brevard, NC; LMU sponsored
four faculty to attend; TLC has four concurrent strands:
(1) Mathematics, (2) Science, (3) Creative Writing and (4)
Strengthening the First Year Experience.
• “IBM Open Source Workshop” – sponsored by Appalachian
College Association and IBM Corporation, June 15-19,
2006 at Bryan Collegein Dayton, TN; Attendance: two
LMU faculty.
Academic Affairs
The mission of the Academic Affairs Division is to provide
leadership within the University’s academic programs, to
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maintain academic integrity by employing qualified faculty
and developing excellent academic programs and to foster a
nurturing and scholarly environment throughout the University.
LMU offers over 30 undergraduate programs of study as well
as graduate programs in business, education and nursing. The
academic schools are:
• Carter and Moyers School of Education - undergraduate
and graduate education
• Caylor School of Nursing and Allied Health undergraduate and graduate nursing (M.S.N. program
began Fall 2006), medical technology, veterinary
technology, athletic training and health and kinesiology
• School of Business - undergraduate and graduate business
• Paul V. Hamilton School of Arts and Sciences - English,
mathematics and natural sciences, humanities and fine arts
and social sciences
Carter and Moyers School of Education
Undergraduate Education
Mission Statement
The department of undergraduate education is dedicated to
preparing quality practitioners who are diverse in teaching and
learning abilities acquired through rigorous academic studies and
partnerships with Pre K-12 schools, who inspire renewal, and
who are capable of meeting the challenges of an ever increasing
global society with an understanding of the moral, social and
political dimensions.
Highlights
• Corrected all stipulations and met all requirements to be
fully accredited with the State of Tennessee’s Department
of Education.
• Hired one new full-time faculty member.
• Submitted and received grants to assist students and the
department.
The partnership schools are a collaborative responsibility shared by
the Mildred T. Headley Center for Professional Collaboration, LMU,
educational institutions and local communities of the Cumberland
Gap region of Appalachia. The current partnership schools include
LMU’s J. Frank White Academy, Ellen Myers Elementary (TN),
Elydale Elementary (VA), Middlesboro Intermediate (KY), Springdale
Elementary (TN), Pineville Elementary (KY) and Bell Central (KY).
• Implemented College LiveText in all education courses.
• Increased enrollment by 25% at the extended site in
Cumberland, KY.
• Graduated 34 student teachers who received certification.
• Admitted 48 students into the Teacher Education Program.
• Held a reception at the Cumberland, KY, extended-campus
site in late April in honor of the LMU seniors.
• Strengthened public relations efforts by participating in
University recruitment events and public school visitations.
• Held summer retreats to review program curricular goals
and licensure standards; revisions were made to meet
standards and improve the program.
Mildred T. Headley Center for Professional Collaboration
Highlights
Professional Developments
• Offered 17 workshops with 262 participants in Fall 2005.
• Offered 17 workshops with 278 participants in Spring 2006.
Multi Cultural Experiences
• Visited Frankfort, KY, with 16 participants in Fall 2005.
• Visited Chattanooga, TN, with 20 participants in Spring
2006.
• Participated in World School in Fall 2005.
Professional Development Schools of Partnership
• Held opening event attended by 34 mentoring teachers,
principals and administrators and 108 education students in
Fall 2005.
Graduate Education
Mission Statement
The mission of the Lincoln Memorial University Department
of Graduate Studies, as a student-sensitive entity, is to prepare
professionals with knowledge, skills, competencies and
dispositions to meet the changing needs of society through
relevant student-centered experiences.
The teacher education program saw a 95% hire rate for Fall
2005 program completers. Pictured is Lori Tuttle as she works
with her students at Pineville Elementary.
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Highlights
• Received an unqualified approval for all nursing programs
from the Tennessee Board of Nursing in January 2006.
• Increased enrollment in the A.S.N. program (approximately
415 students).
• Increased enrollment in the RN-B.S.N. program
(approximately 29 students).
Highlights
• Continued trend of increased enrollment (Fall 2005, 1,486;
Spring 2006, 1,395).
• Received full approval by the Tennessee Department of
Education, with no stipulations.
• Achieved a high pass rate on licensure tests (over 98%).
• Hired two new faculty members.
• Established a Superintendents Advisory Committee for the
Ed.D. program.
• Implemented LiveText assessment in all classes.
Caylor School of Nursing and Allied Health
Undergraduate Nursing
Mission Statement
In conjunction with the University’s mission and the Caylor
School of Nursing and Allied Health’s mission, the faculty
of the department of undergraduate nursing strives to instill
responsibility and high moral/ethical standards in the preparation
of quality nurses, at multiple levels of nursing education,
through superior academic programs at the undergraduate level.
Specifically, the mission of the faculty is to prepare nurses at the
Associate of Science in Nursing (A.S.N.) degree level and the
Registered Nurse (RN) to Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing
(B.S.N.) degree level, in order to assist individuals, families and
community groups as they adapt to changes in physiological
needs, role function, self-concept and interdependent
relationships during health and illness. The department seeks to
respond to the needs of nursing education and healthcare in the
surrounding communities by preparing nurses at multiple levels
and by providing continuing education/professional development
opportunities that are rooted in knowledge, research and other
scholarly activities.
Seated are LMU President Nancy B. Moody and SwVCC
President Charles King. Standing, from left, are LMU
Veterinary Technology Program Director Randy Evans, Vice
President for Academic Affairs/Provost Michael Clyburn
and Director of Admissions Conrad Daniels; SwVCC Dean
of Math and Science Ron Proffitt, Coordinator of Distance
and Distributed Learning Tom Cash and Vice President of
Instruction Robert Tomlinson.
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Department of Allied Health
Mission Statement
The Allied Health Department is a values-based professional
studies learning community. The department strives to fulfill
the principles of Abraham Lincoln’s life by service to humanity,
the promotion of public health and animal welfare and the
advancement of medical knowledge.
Medical Technology
Highlights
• Learned that the class of 2006 achieved a 100% pass rate
on the American Society of Clinical Pathology Board of
Registry Exam.
• Learned that the class of 2006 average composite score
of 594 on the ASCP Board of Registry Exam exceeded
the national class average by 99 points and exceeded the
minimum composite pass score of 400 by 194 points.
• Added four new clinical affiliates in the spring semester of
2006.
• Admitted eleven new medical technology students into the
program for Fall 2006 representing the largest junior class
in eleven years.
Veterinary Technology
Highlights
• Received accreditation from the American Veterinary
LMU and Southwest Virginia Community College ( SwVCC)
signed an updated articulation agreement designed to
coordinate transfer policies, enhance advising and promote
the acceptance of the programmatic transfer of courses/credits
between LMU and SwVCC. The two institutions last signed
an agreement in 1988, which was an update to an agreement
that dates back to the mid-1970s. One of the opportunities
LMU is evaluating is the use of distance learning technology
to deliver the veterinary technology program to students at
SwVCC. The driving forces behind the new agreement have
been Dr. Randy Evans, program director of LMU’s veterinary
technology program, and Dr. Ron Proffitt, dean of SwVCC’s
math and science division. The agreement will make it easier
for SwVCC students and graduates to transfer into LMU’s vet
tech program.
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Medical Association (AVMA) for the Bachelor of Science
in Veterinary Technology program.
• Offered seven hours of veterinary technology program
courses at the West Knox extended site.
• Learned that two graduates were accepted in veterinary
school.
• Assisted in Southwest Virginia Community College
transfer articulation agreement.
Health and Kinesiology
Highlights
• Received two $1,000 grants from Wal-Mart corporate
giving to support the kinesiology program.
• Continued to work with the senior citizens program at TriState Health and Rehabilitation Center and the handicapped
at Cumberland Mountain Industries.
Athletic Training
Highlights
• Hosted a site visit by JRC-AT accreditation team in
October 2005.
• Established a relationship with Union College to afford
ATEP students opportunity to participate as student
assistants in equipment intensive sport–pre-season football.
• Sponsored Athletic Training Month to promote ATEP and
AT students.
• Received Athletic Training Month proclamations from both
Claiborne County and Harrogate mayors.
• Hired new program director.
School of Business
Undergraduate Business
Mission Statement
The mission of the School of Business is to provide educational
and research opportunities to a diverse population of students
wishing to study the business fields and to provide service
through relationships with businesses and public organizations.
Undergraduate Business
Highlights
• Launched the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Management
and Leadership Studies program at Walters State
Community College in Morristown, TN, with groups
starting in September and January.
• Sent the LMU Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team
to regional competition in Cincinnati, OH, and national
competition in Kansas City, MO. The team won the
reginonal competition.
• Hired a new dean of the School of Business.
• Hired a new professor of finance.
Paul V. Hamilton School of Arts and Sciences
English
Mission
The English department seeks to graduate students who are
well-read and articulate. The student should be able to think
about a work of literature with reference to the circumstances of
its composition, to its internal characteristics and to the student’s
own experience. Upon graduation a student should be ready for
a professional career such as teaching, or for further study in a
graduate school, a law school or a corporate training program.
The curriculum in English also contributes to the Mission
and Purpose of Lincoln Memorial University by providing an
appreciable depth of learning in a field of knowledge and by
cultivating students’ abilities to communicate clearly and to make
informed judgments.
The Lincoln Memorial University Concert Choir
and the Tri-State Community Chorus received an
invitation to perform Karl Jenkins’ The Armed Man: A
Mass for Peace at Carnegie Hall in New York City in
2007. Assistant Music Professor Candace Armstrong
directed the choral groups in a performance at LMU
in February marking the United States debut of the
choral masterpiece. It also served as a warm-up for
Carnegie Hall.
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Highlights
• Bade farwell to David Sprague, assistant professor of
English, who retired after nearly 30 years of faithful service
to LMU.
• Promoted Dr. Jacques Debrot to chair of the English
department effective August, 2006.
Humanities and Fine Arts
Mission Statement
The department of Humanities and Fine Arts promotes the
mission of LMU by offering nine majors in the liberal arts:
1) American Studies, 2) Appalachian Development Studies,
3) Art, 4) Communication Arts, 5) History, 6) Humanities, 7)
Music, 8) Philosophy and Religion and 9) Social Studies. It
also offers minors in Appalachian Studies, Art, Broadcasting,
Communication Arts, Geography, History, Museum Studies,
Music, Philosophy and Religion, and Theatre. In addition, the
department also houses the American Studies Lincoln Pre-Law
program. Although the majority of law schools do not require
a particular major, prospective law students are encouraged to
enroll in courses that develop and refine reading, writing and
critical thinking skills such as the courses listed in the Pre-Law
program or other majors. The major programs in the department
emphasize mastery of content area; effectiveness in written, oral
and visual communication; and the development of humanistic
sensibilities and perspectives. Students completing these
programs typically pursue careers in broadcasting, the fine arts,
government, public service, teaching and various professional
fields. Others pursue further study at the graduate level. The
department also provides cultural leadership for the University
community and the Cumberland Gap region by sponsoring art
exhibits, theater productions and music recitals and concerts.
These events help to connect the university to the peoples and
culture of the region while simultaneously linking our students
and the region to the “world around us.”
Highlights
• Presented the Railsplitter Playmakers Dinner Theater
production of “The Odd Couple” in Fall 2005.
• Presented the Railsplitters Playmakers Dinner Theater
production of “Crimes of the Heart” in Spring 2006.
• Produced the musical, “Little Shop of Horrors” with a cast
of 25 actors including many within the LMU community.
• Presented the Instrumental Showcase Concert.
• Received a grant to conduct a summer Appalachian Youth
Performing Arts Camp.
• Hosted the gallery talk and exhibition of “Editorial
Cartoons by Charlie Daniel,” political cartoonist for the
Knoxville News Sentinel.
• Promoted Dr. Doug Mead to chair of the Department of
Humanities and Fine Arts effective August 2006.
History
Highlights
• Received approval for the major in Appalachian
Development Studies.
Social Sciences
Highlights
• Bade farewell to Dr. Arlene Sprague who retired from
the Department of Humanities and Fine Arts psychology
program after 23 years of faithful service.
• Hosted the 16th Annual Celebration of National Social
Work Month. The roundtable celebration was followed by
an advisory council meeting for the Social Work program.
• Organized and hosted LMU’s first African American
History Month program in February. Held in Duke
Hall, the celebration highlighted the African American
experience in East Tennessee, Virginia and Kentucky and
included campus and local participants with history, song
and dance.
LMU’s Railsplitter Playmakers Dinner Theatre spring
production was Beth Henley’s Crimes of the Heart. The dinner
theatre, now in its 29th year of operation, is under the direction
of Dr. John Irvine. Patrons consistently report that they find
Dr. Irvine’s productions delightfully entertaining.
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Mathematics and Natural Sciences
• Developed and received Academic Council approval for
a pre-med curriculum track within the biology degree
program and within the chemistry degree program.
• Completed a significant revision of the curriculum for
the environmental science degree program and received
approval from the Academic Council for the revised
program curriculum.
• Received the ACA Ledford Scholarship for an
undergraduate student to participate in ongoing research on
water quality in Norris Lake.
• Sponsored eight LMU students at the annual meeting of the
Tennessee State Wildlife Society.
• Attended the annual American Chemical Society National
Convention in Atlanta, Georgia, in March accompanied by
eight LMU students.
• Conducted a day-long workshop in aquatic science and
Gateway exam preparation for 75 students from Claiborne
County High School.
• Led the first ENVS 470 Desert Ecology trip course during
Spring 2006. The course was attended by six students.
The itinerary for the trip included lectures in the Petrified
Forest National Park in Arizona, the Organ Pipe Cactus
Natural Monument in Arizona, the Sonoran Desert in
Puerto Penasco, Mexico, and Palmetto State Park in
Gonzales, Texas.
• Led a team of biologists and students in an investigation
of the habitat of Triodopsis platysayoides, a threatened
species of land snail, in West Virginia. The results of
this investigation will play an important role in ongoing
litigation involving habitat destruction by a timber
company. The team gathered information to define the
“critical habitat” so that the land snail will not be lost.
• Promoted Dr. Steve Everly to chair of the Department of
Math and Natural Sciences effective August 2006.
J. Frank White Academy
Mission Statement
Scholars Bowl.
• Finished second in the state in girls doubles tennis; swept
the district tournaments for the first time in school history;
also won the region and finished in the final 8 in the state as
a team.
• Qualified for state tourament in cross country.
• Finished second in district tournament and qualified for
region in baseball.
• Finished 10th in state in girls golf.
• Hosted district and regional basketball tournaments, district
baseball tournament and two regional games and the district
tennis tournament.
• Began work on a new writing program to be implemented
Fall 2006.
• Enhanced fine arts offerings to provide opportunities for
students to specialize in specific areas.
• Boosted the course offerings for Fall 2006 to include
Chemistry I and II, physics and calculus.
• Acquired new admissions software that will allow for
tracking and maintaining prospects; this will streamline into
Administrator’s Plus, which was also implemented this year
and will go into full use Fall 2006.
• Began work on School Improvement Plan in support of the
upcoming SACS visit.
• Sent a student to World School in Japan in Fall 2005.
• Assisted in a variety of community service projects which
resulted in widespread media coverage for students.
• Hosted an interdisciplinary fine arts evening, which was
attended by more than 100 people.
• Attained 100% post high school placement for class of
2006. Of the 12 graduates, six are attending LMU.
• Received excellent PLAN (pre-ACT) test scores for
returning 10th graders. The average composite scores were:
English, 21.6; math, 19.9 (national PLAN average is 17.2);
and science, 20.2 (national PLAN average is 18.9). The
average composite score was 21.3. The national average
for the ACT is 20.9.
The J. Frank White Academy strives to
Improve life sKills
Pursue excelleNce
Recognize indIviduality
Excel in colleGe preparation
Display etHical and moral behavior
Promote Teamwork
Provide Service to others
KNIGHTS, life skills for success!
Highlights
• W
Won the Science Olympiad in regional and the state level
competitions.
• Came in first in Tennessee Math Teachers Association
competition against 13 regional high schools (achieved by
a 7th grade student).
• Advanced to later rounds against local high schools in
Students at the J. Frank White Academy made chemo hats for
the Irene Baker Cancer center in Harrogate. Fifteen students
participated in the service learning project after learning of the
need for chemo hats in the tri-state area. The students, most of
who had never sewn before, made over 50 hats for boys, girls
and adults.
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Learning Tree Academy
• Renewed state license in October 2005.
• Continued to maintain an overall rating of 3 Stars.
• Improved Star-Quality Child Care Program Report Card
– went from an overall score of 4.54 to a 4.87.
• Reviewed and updated policies and procedures.
• Implemented a new assessment program, Learning
Accomplishment Profile (LAP), that evaluates children
based on individual age levels according to the seven
domains of learning.
• Began presenting new units of studies each week; special
guests were invited to make presentations related to the
units.
• Welcomed Kanto students who made cultural presentations
to the students.
• Utilized LMU education students with classroom activities.
• Gathered and contributed donations to Hurricane Katrina
relief program on campus.
• Participated in a Gift Tree project at Christmas.
• Hosted a Family Fun Day at the Harrogate Park.
• Conducted a Labor Day fund raiser for materials and
supplies.
In order to provide more growth and expand the pre-school
age program, the school-age program at the LTA has been
discontinued. A new class was opened for three-year olds, and
more children were added to the toddler classroom.
Faculty/Staff Laurels
This list is not meant to be inclusive, but rather a representation
of the numerous scholarly and professional development activities
undertaken by LMU faculty and staff in 2005-2006.
Mahdia Ben-Salem, assistant professor of French and Spanish
Attended thee ACA Summit; assumed the duties of international
student advisor for the University.
Rebecca Brackman, assistant professor of English
Wrote two essays for publication: Laurence Nowell’s OE Glosses
in Huloet’s Abcedarium: In the Margins of Early Modern
Lexicography. Anglo-Saxon Books and Their Readers: Studies
in Honor of Helmut Gneuss. Ed. Thomas N. Hall, and That
auntient authoritie: Old English Law in the Writings of William
Lambarde. Renaissance Retrospections: Tudor Views of the
Middle Ages. Ed. Sarah Kelen. Kalamazoo: Medieval Institute
Publications.
Ron Caldwell, professor of biology and director of the
Cumberland Mountain Research Center
Led the first Desert Ecology course trip to the Petrified Forest
National Park and the Organ Pipe Cactus Natural Monument in
Arizona, the Sonoran Desert in Puerto Penasco, Mexico, and
Palmetto State Park in Gonzales, TX; led a team of biologists
and students in an investigation of the habitat of Triodopsis
platysayoides, a threatened species of land snail, in West VA.
John Copeland, professor of biology
Accompanied eight students at the annual meeting of the
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Ben-Salem
Debrot
Bebe DeBord, assistant professor of art
Hosted the gallery talk and exhibition of Editorial Cartoons by
Charlie Daniel, a political cartoonist for the Knoxville News
Sentinel.
Jacques Debrot, assistant professor of English
Short story, Goodbye, was accepted for publication in The
Pittsburgh Quarterly;
Quarterly an internet version of The Transcriptionist,
scheduled for publication in The Mainstreet Rag,
Rag will also appear
on the web in the online literary journal, Miranda.
Kim Dodson, assistant professor of criminal justice
Authored Prisons and the Rule of Law published in the
Encyclopedia of Criminology;
Criminology authored Prison Health Care
published in the Encyclopedia of Criminal Justice;
Justice co-authored
The Function of Correctional Counseling and Treatment
published in Van Voorhis, Braswell and Lester (Eds.).
Correctional Counseling and Rehabilitation,
Rehabilitation 5th edition; coauthored a presentation on Approaches to Teaching Peacemaking
and Social Justice: Diverse Themes and Questions for the
American Society of Criminology
Criminology, Toronto, Canada; co-authored
a presentation on The Irish in Schuylkill Co. Prison: Ethnic
Conflict in Pre and Post Civil War Pennsylvania for the American
Society of Criminology, Toronto, Canada; organized and hosted
Domestic Violence Awareness Day.
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Dodson
Hess
Judy Edds, assistant professor of nursing
Received NLNAC accreditation reviewer training.
Sue England, administrative assistant, center for professional
development
Pursuing a degree in education at LMU.
Dwayne Gibson, assistant professor of business
Continues to research online education materials and the
Americans with Disabilities Act; participated in the Embedding
Assessment workshop at LMU; attended the ACA Summit in
Abingdon, VA.
Bob Hawk, applications support specialist
Participated in the Release 18 migration webinar.
Killian Heilsberg-McElrath, assistant professor of
communication arts
Attended an ACA workshop on distance learning; oversaw the
design and opening of the multi-media lab with 3-D animation in
Avery Hall.
Earl Hess, associate professor of history
His book Civil War, Field Armies and Fortifications in the Civil
War: The Eastern Campaigns, 1861-1864, was published by the
University of North Carolina Press; received an ACA fellowship
to do archival research in Boston, MA, and Los Angleles, CA,
for two books on Gene Kelly’s film dance career; published
two articles, Set Your Spades to Work – Field Fortifications in
the Chancellorsville Campaign and Cherokees at Pea Ridge;
submitted the second volume of his Civil War fortifications
sequence to the University of North Carolina Press; continued
work with Drs. Elizabeth Lamont, Barry Vann and Charles
Hubbard on book about selected aspects of the history of LMU.
Chris Jones, assistant professor of health and kinesiology
Works with the senior citizens program at the Tri-State Health
and Rehabilitation Center and the Cumberland Mountain
Industries handicapped; serves as motivational speaker at
Mountain View Detention Center.
Elizabeth Lamont, associate professor of English
Essay on Jeff Biggers’ T
The United States of Appalachia was
published as the lead book review in the literary journal, Now
& Then: The Appalachian Magazine;
Magazine continued work with Drs.
Earl Hess, Barry Vann and Charles Hubbard on book about
selected aspects of the history of LMU.
Lewallen
Loving
Greg Lasley, Student Support Services advisor
Attended the annual Southern Association for Educational
Opportunity Program Personnel (SAEOPP) Conference in
Greensboro, North Carolina.
Bridgette Lay, Upward Bound advisor
Attended the State TASP Conference, Lexington, KY; attended
Endangered Children in Appalachia workshop at LMU; attended
OraQuick Training (HIV/Aids testing), Knoxville, TN.
Richard Lewallen, associate professor of business
Presented a co-authored paper, Sharing Development and
Ownership of an Online Course Among Three Institutions, at the
Association for Educational Communications and Technology
International Conference in Orlando, FL; presented a coauthored paper, Collaboraton and Distance Education: Sharing
Development and Ownership of Online Courses Among Three
Institutions, at the ACA Summit in Abingdon, VA; presented a
paper, Implementing an Enterprise Resource Planning System
for a University, at the East Tennessee Chapter of the Project
Management Institute, Inc.; served as panelist for “Upsides
and Downsides of Distance Education” roundtable at the ACA
Summit in Abingdon, VA; participated in ACA Training for
Instructional Technology Assistants in Abingdon, VA; attended
the Strategic Planning Retreat for the East Tennessee Chapter of
the PMI in Townsend, TN, the CISCO Instructor Bootcamp at
Montreat College in Montreat, NC, the IBM Academic Initiative
Open Source Workshop at Bryan College in Dayton, TN, and the
CGI-AMS Workshop at the Southwest Virginia Higher Education
Center in Abingdon, VA.
Denton Loving, director of prospect research
Trained with the prospect research department of Rollins College
in Winter Park, FL.
Don McCarren, assistant professor of business
Continues research on applying principles of lean design to
health care delivery and administration and on a book about the
practical applications of marketing techniques.
George Mears, assistant professor of biology
Accompanied eight students at the anual meeting of the
Mary Anne Modrcin, dean of the Caylor School of Nursing
and Allied Health
Nominated for Who’s Who Among American Teachers.
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Pressnell
Sellers
Carrabeth Myatt, academic coordinator, Upward Bound
Attended State TASP Conference, Lexington, KY; attended
Endangered Children in Appalachia workshop at LMU.
Joanna Nielson, assistant professor of history
Attended the annual Southern Conference on British Studies in
Atlanta, GA.
Kay Paris, associate professor of social work
Participated in the 23rd Annual Baccalaureate Social Work
Education Conference “Rounding Up Resources to Strengthen
and Preserve Children and Families” in Austin, TX; participated
on a CSWE site team visit for a college in OH; organized and
hosted the 11th Annual Tri-State Social Work Roundtable
“Mental Health Services and Issues in Appalachia”; organized
and hosted the 16th Annual Celebration of National Social Work
Month; participated in the 31st Annual Meeting of the National
Institute on Social Work and Human Services in Rural Areas.
Rebecca Patterson, associate professor of social work
Participated in the 23rd Annual Baccalaureate Social Work
Education Conference “Rounding Up Resources to Strengthen
and Preserve Children and Families”; organized and hosted the
15h Annual Tri-State Social Work Roundtable “Mental Health
Services and Issues in Appalachia”; organized and hosted
the 16th Annual Celebration of National Social Work Month;
participated in the 31st Annual Meeting of the National Institute
on Social Work and Human Services in Rural Areas.
Tracy Patil, assistant professor of nursing
Serves as a reviewer for Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Katherine Pebworth, assistant professor of health and
kinesiology
Gave a poster presentation on dissertation at the National
Association of Kinesiology and Physical Education in Higher
Education (dissertation was one of the top 12 in the field);
serves as reviewer of the current demonstration schools at the
elementary and middle school levels; presented twice nationally
at the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education
Recreation and Dance; presented twice at the district level at
the Southern District Alliance for Health, Physical Education,
Recreation and Dance; nominated for Who’s Who (the
Chancellor’s List) and Who’s Who Among American Teachers.
Debbi Pressnell, director of risk management, contracts and
grants
Attended the 2005 Employment Law Conference at the
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Soumbatiants
University of Tennessee Conference Center, Knoxville, TN.
Celena Rader-Lambdin, director of financial aid
Elected district chair for the Tennessee Association of Financial
Aid Administrators.
Ken Ramos, chief information officer
Attended the ACA Summit in Abingdon, VA; attended Project
Kaleidoscope at Rhodes College, Memphis, TN; attended the
TICUA IT Retreat in Nashville, TN; attended the SACA-COC
Summer Institute, “The Institute on Quality Enhancement and
Accreditation,” Orlando Grande Lakes, FL.
Vickie Rasnic, application support specialist
Attended the Datatel Users Group annual meeting in Washington,
D.C.
Loren Rice, associate professor of business
Continues research on two journal articles: Malthus Revisited
with High Oil Prices and Theory of Moral Sentiments, Adam
Smith and Modern Capitalism; participated in the Embedding
Assessment workshop and the advising workshop, both at LMU.
Toby Rogers, assistant professor of education
Submitted a research grant proposal, with Magalene Taylor, The
Perceptions of African American Undergraduates Attending
LMU Regarding Their Experiences as Minority Students, to the
Appalachian College Association.
Sheree Schneider, director of academic computing support
Presented on user responsibilities at the ACA Summit in
Abingdon, VA.
John Sellers, associate professor of business and chair of the
M.B.A. program
Participated in the LMU Strategic Planning Retreat and the
Embedding Assessment workshop at LMU.
Evelyn Smith, dean of academic services
Organized Embedding Assessment workshop for LMU faculty;
participated in the LMU Strategic Planning Retreat and the ACA
Summit in Abingdon, VA.
Souren Soumbatiants, assistant professor of business
Completed a Ph.D. level finance course, Seminar in Capital
Asset Pricing; attended the Public Choice Society meeting in
New Orleans, LA, and served as a discussant, the ACA Summit
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Vanderpool
Wacks
in Abingdon, VA, and the Annual Allied Social Science meeting
in Boston, MA, participating in a panel discussion; continued to
conduct research on forecasting presidential elections; reviewed
chapters for David Collander’s Principles of Economics textbook;
wrote Using State Polls to Forecast U.S. Presidential Election
Outcomes, Public Choice, April 2006.
Karen Stephens, assistant professor of nursing
Received NLNAC accreditation reviewer training.
Magalene Taylor, associate professor of sociology
Submitted a research grant proposal, with Toby Rogers, The
Perceptions of African American Undergraduates Attending
LMU Regarding Their Experiences as Minority Students, to
the Appalachian College Association; participated in the Berea
College Symposium on the Black Experience in Appalachia and
America “Race, Repression and Reconciliation,” Berea, KY.
Ron Thornton, associate professor of psychology
Participated in the Blue Ridge Undergraduate Research
Conference at King College; developed a musical/lecture
presentation titled Psychobilly; presented Hurt Child: From Case
Study to Song at the Northwest Alabama Task Force on Family
Violence.
Aggy Vanderpool, dean of arts and sciences
Received ACA Ledford Scholarship support for an undergraduate
student to participate in ongoing research on water quality in
Norris Lake; conducted a day-long workshop in aquatic science
and Gateway exam preparaton for 75 students from Claiborne
High School in cooperation with John Copeland and George
Mears; received the Houston Award for Exemplary Achievement
in Teaching at LMU.
Barry Vann, associate professor of education and geography
Published several papers including, Presbyterian Social Ties in
the Irish Sea Culture Area 1610-1690 in the Journal of Historical
Sociology and Scottish Geotheology in the Seventeenth-Century
Irish Sea Culture Area in Reformation and Renaissance Review;
two books, Wilderness Trail Families in the Cumberland Gap
Area, 1750-1840 and In Search of Ulster Scot’s Land: The Birth
and Geotheological Imagings of a Transatlantic People, 16031703.
Quinton Wacks, professor of psychology and director of the
psychology program
Participated in the Blue Ridge Undergraduate Research
Whitt
Wright
Conference at King College; participated in the National Institute
for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine Conference
“The Psychology of Health, Immunity and Disease” in Hilton
Head, SC; participated in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction
training at the Omega Institute, New York; completed a course
in Hypnotherapy in Counseling at James Madison University;
managed five Elderhostel programs.
Cynthia L. Whitt, vice president for university advancement
Attended planned giving conference through Crescendo Software
in Florida; participated in CASE webinars on “The Art of Asking
Strategic Questions,” “The Successful Ask,” “The Art of the Cold
Call,” “Building Your Annual Fund” and “Increasing Alumni
Participation.”
Roy Wilcox, professor of chemistry
Attended the annual American Chemical Society National
Convention in Atlanta, GA; attended the National Science
Foundaton Workshop in Surface Science for Undergraduate
Instructors in Flint, MI.
David Wilhoit, director of Upward Bound
Chaired Regional SAEOPP Scholar’s Bowl, Atlanta, GA; chaired
State TASP Scholar’s Bowl, Murfreesboro, TN; chaired and
conducted State TASP Emerging Leader Institute, Lexington,
KY; attended Regional SAEOPP Conference, Greensboro, NC;
attended “Endangered Children in Appalachia” workshop at
LMU; attended U. S. Department of Education grant writing
workshop, Atlanta, GA; served as LMU Staff Senate president;
serves on the State College Goal Sunday Steering Committee,
Nashville, TN; and serves on the CCM Board of Directors,
Middlesboro, KY.
Robin Wilson, instructor of nursing
Received a teaching grant from the Appalachian College
Association.
David Worley, professor of English
Continued to serve as a grader for The College Board’s Advanced
Placement program; began a series of book reviews in the
Middlesboro Daily News.
Connie Wright, assistant professor of education
Pursuing the doctorate degree through East Tennessee State
University.
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DeBusk College of
Osteopathic Medicine
T
The idea of a school of medicine has long been a dream of LMU
Board of Trustees Chairman Pete DeBusk. DeBusk has a strong
commitment to the people of Appalachia and to LMU. Recruiting
physicians to serve in Appalachia is a challenge, and this area
unfortunately remains one of the most medically underserved
regions in the country. DeBusk believed a medical school at
LMU would make great strides in solving this problem while
also fulfilling the university’s mission and institutional strategic
plan.
DeBusk was one of 17 members of the Medicare Payment
Advisory Commission (MedPAC), a Medicare Advisory Board
in Washington, DC. DeBusk occupied the technology seat,
which allowed him to meet a fellow commissioner, Ray Stowers,
D.O., F.A.F.O.C.P. Dr. Stowers, an osteopathic family physician
with more than 25 years of medical service in rural Oklahoma,
represented rural physicians and the osteopathic profession on
MedPAC.
Following lengthy discussions and visits to other osteopathic
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medical programs, Dr. Stowers was hired as one of two
consultants to study LMU’s readiness to initiate a college of
osteopathic medicine. Subsequent to this yearlong process, Dr.
Stowers was hired as vice president and dean of the DeBusk
College of Osteopathic Medicine (DCOM).
To establish DCOM, the University began a lengthy, twopronged accreditation process. DCOM must be accredited by the
American Osteopathic Association Commission on Osteopathic
College Accreditation (AOA COCA). Because DCOM will be
LMU’s first doctoral-level degree program, the University must
also receive approval from its accrediting body, the Southern
Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
(SACS COC).
On July 8, 2005, the University submitted a letter to AOA COCA
requesting applicant status. Following the completion of an
exhaustive feasibility study by the University “Ad Hoc” Steering
Committee, the LMU Board of Trustees voted unanimously to
support the development of the DeBusk College of Osteopathic
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*DEAN’S COUNCIL
Front, from left: Ray
Stowers, JooHee Kim
and Dennis Kick.
Back, Craig Lenz and
Jonathan Leo.
Medicine. A pre-accreditation application was accepted, and
LMU was evaluated by a visiting team from AOA COCA in
October 2005. LMU was granted “pre-accreditation” status in
mid-December 2005.
The University has selected a Dean’s Council to guide the
DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine through the AOA
COCA accreditation process under the direction of Dr. Ray
Stowers. The *Dean’s Council includes Senior Associate
Academic Dean/Associate Dean for Clinical Sciences Craig
Lenz, D.O.; Assistant Dean of Pre-Clinical Sciences Dennis
Kiick, Ph.D.; Assistant Dean of Admissions and Student
Advancement Jonathan Leo, Ph.D.; and Director of Educational
Development and Assessment JooHee Kim, M.P.H.
In January 2006, LMU notified SACS COC of its intent to initiate
DCOM and to seek Commission approval to award the Doctor
of Osteopathic Medicine degree. On May 5, 2006, LMU broke
ground on the facility that will house DCOM. The state-of-theart DCOM building is estimated at 105,000 square feet with four
floors and will house lecture halls, faculty and administrative
offices, laboratories, research space, examination rooms and
classroom space. The DCOM facility will rival medical education
facilities found at much larger universities throughout the nation.
It is projected for completion in June of 2007.
As of the end of Fiscal Year 2005-2006, the University is seeking
AOA COCA provisional-accreditation. This step will include a
site visit in July 2006 and an appearance before AOA COCA in
September 2006. In September 2006, LMU will submit a formal
Application for Change of Degree Level Approval with the SACS
Commission on Colleges. A decision on SACS COC approval
of the Application for Degree Level Change is anticipated in
December of 2006. The DCOM inaugural class of an anticipated
150 students is slated to begin classes in the Fall of 2007.
The DCOM curriculum is a four-year, full-time academic and
clinical program leading to granting the degree of Doctor of
Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.). The curriculum will stress the
interdependence of the biological, clinical, behavioral and social
sciences. Emphasis will be on educating physicians for primary
care medicine, employing the distinctive osteopathic principles
for the maintenance of health and treatment of disease. The
first and second year curriculum will be organized according to
the major organ systems of the body. The third and fourth year
curriculum will consist of month-long rotations in hospitals and
clinics in varying specialties such as family medicine, internal
medicine, surgery, obstetrics/gynecology, emergency medicine
and other specialties.
From 1905-1914, LMU operated a School of Medicine in
Knoxville in partnership with a group of local physicians. Over
a century later, a sense of “déjà vu” permeates the air of the
main campus in Harrogate. Dr. Nancy B. Moody, president of
LMU, has said that “establishment of this College of Osteopathic
Medicine will have a significant economic, healthcare and
educational impact on the region. The growth that will occur as
the result of this program will be felt far and wide.”
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Other Highlights
Mission of Hope, based in Knoxville, TN, endowed a
scholarship at LMU in memory of one of the organization’s
long-time supporters, Dedrick Andrew “Andy” Courtney,
who passed away in January 2005. Mr. Courtney volunteered
many hours to the Mission of Hope organization. The
scholarship provides partial tuition annually to students from the
Appalachian region.
It was announced that eastern
Kentucky native and esteemed author
Silas House would begin teaching
at LMU in the Fall 2005 semester,
serving as assistant professor of
English and writer in residence.
A Civil War blockbuster cannon
shell was donated to the Abraham
Lincoln Library and Museum by the
Thompson family of Harrogate, TN. This type of blockbuster
shell was used during the Civil War to batter structures and
fortifications. Mr. White Thompson acquired the shell after
someone else found it in the tri-state area in the 1940’s. The
shell was then kept for many years at the Cudjo’s Cavern’s Gift
Shop, which Mr. Thompson oversaw.
August 2005
Dr. Joseph Franklin Smiddy of
Kingsport, TN, was named to the LMU
Board of Trustees. Dr. Smiddy, a
pulmonologist in Kingsport, TN, joined
his father Dr. Joseph C. Smiddy as a
member of the LMU board.
The Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum began participating
in a collaborative project to digitize, transcribe and eventually
publish the University’s original Lincoln documents. The
“Papers of Abraham Lincoln” documentary history project is
based from the Lincoln Presidential Library in Springfield,
IL. This long-term project is due to be available in publication
by Lincoln’s 200th birthday in 2009, with later series to be
completed by 2020.
September 2005
Known to many as the Cosmic Possum, Appalachian poet
and fiber artist Jane Hicks visited LMU to discuss her work
with students in the University’s creative writing class. She
also held a public reading in the Arnold Auditorium of the
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Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum. Hicks’ poetry has been
published in such prestigious journals as Iron Mountain Review
Review,
Appalachian Journal and Appalachian Heritage.
Heritage
Registration figures for the Fall 2005 semester showed continuing
growth in enrollment. Official enrollment figures reported
LMU’s sixth consecutive record enrollment since the trend
began in the fall of 2000. Total enrollment for the fall semester
increased by 223 students or approximately nine percent – from
2,579 students in Fall 2004 to 2,802 students in Fall 2005.
A program allowing home-schooled children in the tri-state area
to interact with one another and get some physical education
began it’s second year. LMU Director of Aquatic Services
Floyde Anne Gardner oversees this program that provides
students with many different types of physical activities on
campus, such as hiking, biking, tumbling, bowling, volleyball
and martial arts.
October 2005
LMU opened its doors to hundreds of alumni October 13-16
for Homecoming 2005. The celebration, themed “Building on a
Dream,” included reunion activities, hall of fame inductions, a
5K race, a parade, a car show and much more.
LMU nursing student Ann Watlington was elected secretary
for the Tennessee Association of Student Nurses. Watlington’s
appointment came during the October 2005 TASN State
Convention in Pigeon Forge, TN. Watlington will represent all
LMU nursing students on TASN’s board of directors. She will
also be the organization’s record keeper.
November 2005
Knoxville author Catherine Landis visited LMU to discuss her
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work with students in the University’s creative writing class.
She also held a reading for the public in the Arnold Auditorium
of the Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum. Landis has
published two novels: Some Days There’s Pie: A Novel (2002)
and Harvest (2004). Both novels were widely hailed by critics
and embrace a theme of change and a strong sense of place.
baccalaureate and master’s degrees were awarded during
the annual commencement program, making this the largest
graduating class since the University was founded in 1897.
Congressmen Zach Wamp gave the commencement address.
January 2006
LMU’s Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) team helped budding
entrepreneurs from Ellen Myers’ third grade classes raise money
for Manna House, a local food bank that helps provide food to
the less fortunate in our communities, by making and selling
cookies. The SIFE team spent five weeks teaching third graders
how to run a small business. Along the way the LMU SIFE
team taught the students a crash course in marketing, finance,
production and team work.
December 2005
Dr. Sylvia Lynch was named principal at the J. Frank White
Academy. Lynch returned to the institution where she served
as founding principal and played an integral role in the school’s
initial accreditation, as well as laying the ground work for
curriculum design, teacher evaluation, policy writing and more.
Lynch served as principal at the school for six years. She has
taught or worked in educational administration since 1977, with
teaching experience at all levels from elementary education
through graduate school. Pictured are President Moody, Lynch
and Dr. Fred Bedelle, dean of the Carter and Moyers School of
Education.
LMU hosted a Baseball Legends Celebration during the
Railsplitters’ basketball doubleheader with Tusculum College.
The celebration centered around the 1957 LMU baseball team
that participated in the very first NAIA National Baseball
Championship and two former Railsplitters who made it to the
major leagues, former Cincinnati Reds pitcher James “Hop”
Bailey, Jr. (1959) and current Los Angeles Angels pitcher Scot
Shields (2001-present). Bailey, who attended LMU from 195256, pitched for the Reds in 1959. Shields is the first Railsplitter to
play in a World Series (2002). An All-American at LMU, Shields
graduated in 1997 and made his major league debut on May 26,
2001. Pictured are LMU Baseball Coach Jeff Sziksai, Shields,
Bailey and President Nancy B. Moody.
MidAmerica Productions in New York City invited Assistant
Music Professor Candace Armstrong, along with the Lincoln
Memorial University Choir and the Tri-State Community Chorus,
to participate in a performance of Karl Jenkins’ The Armed Man:
A Mass for Peace on January 15, 2007, in historic Carnegie Hall.
Three hundred seventy five graduates participated in the 2005
winter commencement exercises. A total of 1,016 associate,
LMU notified the Commission on Colleges (COC) of the
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) of its
intent to initiate a College of Osteopathic Medicine (COM) and
seek accreditation at Level V to award doctoral degrees. The new
program represents LMU’s first Level V (doctoral/professional)
degree program and requires approval from both SACS COC
and the American Osteopathic Association’s Commission on
Osteopathic College Accreditation (AOA COCA) to achieve
regional and professional accreditation.
The Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum’s Program and
Tourism Director Carol Campbell was named “Most Valuable
Participant” for the Wilderness Road National Scenic Byway
Team by the Southern and Eastern Kentucky Tourism
Development Association (SEKTDA). Campbell also serves
on the board of directors for the Claiborne County Chamber
of Commerce and serves as the chairperson for Claiborne
County Tourism Commission. In addition, she is vice chair of
Tennessee’s 25E National Scenic Byway Commission.
February 2006
LMU hosted its first African American History Month program
which was a celebration of African American History. The
program acknowledged and honored the significant contributions
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of African Americans and the history of African Americans in
this area.
Unanimous Tennessee Board of Nursing (TBN) approval was
received to initiate a master’s degree program in nursing. The
TBN approval followed approval by the LMU Board of Trustees
and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)
and clears the way for the University to offer a Master of Science
in Nursing (M.S.N.) degree beginning Fall 2006. Upon program
completion, graduates will be eligible to become certified
as a family nurse practitioner through the American Nurses
Credentialing Center (ANCC).
South Atlantic Conference Commissioner
Doug Echols visited LMU aiding in the
University’s transition into the South
Atlantic Conference. The Railsplitters
were accepted into the conference by its
Council of Presidents in December 2005
with membership to be official in July
2006.
March 2006
Acclaimed-poet Diane Gilliam Fisher was the third author to
appear in LMU’s Appalachian Reading Series. Fisher’s poetry
collection, Kettle Bottom, is one of the most celebrated books of
Appalachian poetry to be published in the past few years. It was
chosen as the American Booksellers Association Book Sense
Pick for the Top Ten Poetry Books of 2005. The book was also
nominated for Appalachian Book of the Year.
LMU’s Center for Appalachian
Studies and the Committee on
Education and Symposia for the
Wilderness Trail Corridor Alliance
(WTCA) presented noted author
Dr. Tony Parker in the Arnold
Auditorium in the Abraham Lincoln
Library and Museum. Parker, the
author of Scottish Highlanders in
Colonial Georgia,
Georgia presented Scots on
the Southern Frontier: The Face of
Empire.
May 2006
The groundbreaking for the $25 million DeBusk College of
Osteopathic Medicine was held. LMU trustees, faculty, staff,
students and invited guests gathered at the base of the building
site behind the current student center for the program.
More than 150 students participated in the nurses pinning
ceremony, marking program completion for one of the
University’s largest classes of allied health students. The
class included students from the Harrogate campus and the
University’s four extended campus sites for the nursing program
in Corbin, Kentucky, and Knoxville, Blount and Madisonville,
Tennessee.
Three hundred thirteen
associate, baccalaureate and
master’s degrees were awarded
during the annual spring
commencement program.
Acclaimed author Lee Smith,
who penned such beloved
novels as Fair and Tender
Ladies, The Christmas Letters
and Oral History gave the commencement address.
June 2006
Faculty representatives from five Appalachian College
Association (ACA) institutions attended a Digital Course Design
and Management Workshop at LMU. The workshop was geared
to show faculty how best to use the tools that make up a Learning
Management System. It featured some tutorials and step-by-step
instruction, but the main focus was on how to be good teachers.
April 2006
The Lincoln Memorial University Railsplitter Playmakers Dinner
Theatre was awarded the Cultural Development Award for
enriching the culture of the area by the the Bell County Chamber
of Commerce.
The J. Frank White Academy sent two teams the State Science
Olympiad competition at the University of Tennessee in
Knoxville. The teams came home with an individual gold medal
in Disease Detective High School C Division and a bronze medal
in the Wheeled Vehicle Junior High B Division.
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Danny Taylor (‘69) returned to his alma mater to present a gift
to the Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum. Taylor donated
a print of famed painter Haddon Sundblom’s “Daniel Boone
at the Cumberland Gap.” The print will be placed in a location
showcasing the region’s local history.Taylor received a degree
in teaching and, for over 20 years, went on to help educate the
region’s youth.
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Enrollment Manage
Management/Stu
ment/Student Services
ment/Student
Servic
M
Mission Statement
The Office of Enrollment Management and Student Services
is dedicated to providing experiences to all students without
regard to race, national origin, sex, age or religion. Experiences
will include educational, social and service programs that give
students an understanding of themselves and others in the world
around them.
Highlights
Enrollment Management
• Continued to conduct advising workshops to improve the
advising process at LMU. Sixty-six faculty and staff have
now completed the workshop using Noel-Levitz Academic
Advising for Student Success and Retention. Workshops
will continue to be conducted to introduce all faculty to the
process.
• Continued to increase the undergraduate student population
by aggressive recruitment efforts, enrolling 249 first-time
freshmen and 336 transfers and re-admits students. Of the
585 new and re-admit students, 444 were fulltime. At the
main campus in Harrogate, there were 403 new and readmit
students (219 first time freshmen); of the 403 students, 344
were fulltime.
• Continued to make student retention a priority. Retention
for all undergraduate students from Fall 2005 to Spring
2006 was 93%. Graduate student retention was above 98%.
Athletics
• Won the Gulf South Conference Tournament in men’s
soccer for the first time in school history.
• Won the conference tournament and qualified for the
second consecutive NCAA South Region Tournament
appearance in women’s soccer, where they defended their
2004 region crown.
Student Aid and FAFSA Recipients
• Competed in the Gulf South Conference Tournament in
men’s and women’s tennis. Both teams received bids to
their respective NCAA South Region Tennis Tournaments.
The men were ranked 6th in the region and 34th in the
country, while the women were 4th in the region and were
at one time ranked as high as 31st in the country.
• Achieved another 20-win season in volleyball, finishing
the year with a record of 20-15, just missing a second
consecutive trip to the conference tournament.
Upward Bound/Student Support Services
• Served 160 first generation “high risk” students through
the Student Support Services program. The SSS program
offered academic, personal and career counseling, peer
tutoring and mentoring, learning strategies and cultural
enhancement activities. The program was funded for
$267,982 for the 2005-2006 year with $33,758 being
awarded as student scholarships for freshmen and
sophomores to help replace loan money.
• Served 94 “high risk” students from 10 high schools
through the Upward Bound program. The program
graduated 25 high school seniors with 16 of those
continuing their education beyond high school. The UB
program was awarded $394,459 for the 2005-06 academic
year. During fall 2006, a new grant will be written and
submitted to continue working with high school students in
the tri-state area and at Lincoln Memorial University.
Financial Aid
• Awarded financial aid to 2,282 enrolled students, an
increase of over 13% from the previous year. Since
2003 the number of aid recipients has grown by 46%. In
addition, aid applications were received and reviewed from
an additional 1,000 prospective students over the course
of the year. Overall, approximately $27 million in aid was
Percentage of Students Receiving Aid
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disbursed, an increase of over $5 million (26%) from 20042005.
• Received approval for the Cumberland and Corbin, KY,
campuses to participate in the Kentucky state grant and
lottery programs.
• Instituted two new federal grant programs, the Academic
Competitiveness Grant (ACG) and the National Science
and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent (SMART) Grant.
Student Services
• Offered workshops on resumé and cover letter writing and
interviewing skills to the student population in general and
to senior seminars in education, social work and nursing.
Specifically, 104 students received career workshops in the
student support services program. Targeted workshops on
resumes and interviewing were conducted for education
majors (24), social work majors (11) and nursing majors
(17).
• Offered personal counseling to 45 students. A small
number of those were referred to outside agencies. Alcohol
Use Prevention Education Programs were conducted for
104 students. Another 37 student-athletes participated in
the educational program.
• Established a variety of aquatics programs for a total of
19,594 swimmers and revenue of $26,800.76. New
LMU’s membership in the Gulf South Conference officially
ended in Summer 2006, but not before the men’s and women’s
soccer teams captured tournament championship titles. The
men ended the season with a 15-3-1 overall record and the
women finished at 16-3-1. Both teams are coached by Helio
D’Anna.
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programs established include:
Tai Chi
Pilates/Yoga
Weight Watchers
Loose Threads
“Swim with Diego”
Swim Club
Water Walking
Adult Swim Lessons
Homecoming Open House
Wellness Program Challenges
Self-help Group for Chronic Pain
Terminated the contract Securitas and resumed complete
supervision over the campus security team. The dean of
students provides monthly email suggestions to the campus
community about how to stay safe on and off campus
Established Office of Student Success and Retention.
The director of the office presides over the Enrollment
Management Committee, sponsors the Lincoln
Ambassadors, provides extra support to Tennessee Lottery
recipients, supervises the Tagge Center general tutors and
supports the “Early Warning’ system.
Held 16 organizations’ sponsored activities for the
Harrogate student body.
Lincoln Ambassadors Mission Statement
As Lincoln Memorial University Lincoln Ambassadors we
dedicate ourselves to serving our campus communities as
ideal inspirational representatives for student life and the
University Mission. We promote in our daily student and
social lives the encouragement of enthusiastic, informed and
connected participation in all communities as driven by both
the tradition and reputation of the institution. We enhance
life throughout the region with a positive individual and
group example of service leadership to the university and
community at large.
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University Advancement
M
Mission Statement
The University Advancement team is dedicated to translating
the mission of LMU through a planned, proactive recruitment,
ffriend
riend raising and fundraising program that actively nurtures
rrelationships
elationships between LMU and its constituents, thereby
increasing awareness and acceptance, and obtains the necessary
financial support to meet current and future goals of LMU and to
present opportunities and methods for aiding LMU in achieving
these goals.
Highlights
Alumni and Development
• Achieved 100% gift participation from the President’s
Cabinet, 93% from the Board of Trustees and 90% from the
Division of University Advancement staff.
• Achieved 31% gift participation from LMU faculty and
staff (national average is 28-31).
• Established four new annual scholarships.
• Established five new endowed scholarships.
• Initiated Advisory Boards in cooperation with Academic
Programs.
• Initiated the $1 million Campaign for Athletics.
• Completed conversion into Datatel “live” account with
successful transition for receipting gifts and keeping donor
information through Benefactor.
• Hired a director of prospect research.
• Identified 140 prospective donors for the DeBusk College
of Osteopathic Medicine.
• Mailed surveys to over 1,400 alumni in the classes of 2001
and 2002 to assess their experience and current relationship
to LMU.
• Provided stewardship for 57 estate plans.
• Hired new director of alumni services.
• Hired new assistant vice president for major gifts.
•
Redesigned the Bridge Builder Heritage Society quarterly
newsletter to provide a personal approach.
• Established the first endowed scholarship for the DeBusk
College of Osteopathic Medicine which impacted LMU’s
progress toward attainment of Level 5 degree granting
approval.
• Distributed earnings from an endowed graduate scholarship
fund to education and nursing.
• Hosted a successful Homecoming weekend with increased
attendance.
Marketing, Public Relations and Publications
• Contracted with Stein Communications, Atlanta, GA, to
develop new designs for general recruiting brochure and
viewbook for LMU and a new viewbook for the J. Frank
White Academy.
• Contracted with Stein to develop high school junior and
sophomore recruiting pieces.
• Developed specialty brochures for English, wildlife
and fisheries management, psychology, music and
undergraduate business programs.
• Created admissions CD to distribute to prospective students,
guidance counselors and parents.
• Launched new website design, which included new designs
for the J. Frank White Academy and the Abraham Lincoln
Library and Museum.
• Hired new director of public relations and marketing.
• Established a billboard campaign in Knoxville and
Morristown.
• Negotiated a daily advertisement contract with Middlesboro
Daily News.
• Advertised nationally in Newsweek for LMU and in
Destinations for the Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum.
• Launched Railsplitter campaign on radio and in print
advertisements.
New Scholarships Initiated in 2005-2006
• Morris F. Wiener Endowed Scholarship - For an entering sophomore studying pre-med, nursing, music or
history
• Mary Frances Gray Lundy Endowed Scholarship for the LMU DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine in
memory of James Charles Gray, Sr. - For a college of medicine student from Tennessee, Kentucky or Virginia.
• Ross S. Carter Endowed Scholarship - For a student from Lee County,VA, majoring in English or history.
• Student Services Scholarship - For a full-time student from the immediate 10-county Appalachian region
• Cocke County Endowed Scholarship
• Paul F. Dishner Endowed Scholarship
• Edward Harrison Annual Scholarship
• John Brown Annual Scholarship
• Med Tech Excellence Award
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Planned press conference and groundbreaking for the
DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine.
• Developed an intensive media campaign to launch the
management and leadership studies program at the
West Knoxville teaching site, which resulted in over 60
prospective students for the 25-seat class.
• Created new Walter’s State teaching site advertisement
through Sigmon Communications Center.
• Participated in the Lincoln Day Wreath Laying Celebration
in Washington, D.C. LMU is the only university to receive
an invitation.
• Successfully worked with eight regional Chambers of
Commerce.
• Hosted the first Mountain Heritage Literary Festival.
• Hosted three LMU/DeBusk College of Osteopathic
Medicine information sessions in the homes of LMU
trustees.
• Hosted the West Knox management and leadership studies
program Open House.
Grants and Foundations
• Received grants from four federal agencies, two state
governments, one state arts commission, two community
foundations, three private foundations, two corporate giving
programs and one consortium. In total, grants recorded
through the Office of Foundation Research were $255,449,
an increase of 26% from the previous year.
• Assisted in the development of policy to guide the new
institutional mini-grants program.
• Continued to work with the finance department in budget
pro forma planning reflecting the upcoming comprehensive
campaign.
• Hosted a donor recognition reception and campus update
session in cooperation with the Mountain Heritage Literary
Festival.
• Initiated work with the DeBusk College of Osteopathic
Medicine to investigate development of contract education
and tuition equalization program in the state of Tennessee
for students attending private medical schools.
International Studies
• Hosted two successful Kanto visits, generating $235,000 in
revenue.
• Successfully sent two students and one faculty member to
World School International in Japan.
Stein Communications of Atlanta, GA, has focused
exclusively on creative solutions for the education market
since 1965. They have served hundreds of schools,
colleges and universities across the nation and have been
recognized with hundreds of national, regional and local
awards for their work. Their designs for LMU’s printed
admissions materials and website are centered around our
Lincoln heritage and capture the majestic beauty of our
surroundings.
In 2005 Lincoln Memorial University began
a branding billboard campaign in Knoxville
and Morristown. The new venture was part
of a strategy to raise LMU’s profile in nearby
metropolitan areas. The Knoxville billboard
featured the slogan LMU + YOU = SUCCESS.
In Morristown, the University posted two
billboards to bracket the Walters State
Community College exit on I-81 and highlight
its new partnership with WSCC. The slogan
from Knoxville was adjusted to LMU + WSCC
= SUCCESS.
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Honor Roll of Donors
Founder’s Club
LMU’s major gift society. Membership
can be obtained through gifts of $5,000
and above.
Alcoa Foundation
Algernon Sydney Sullivan Foundation
Appalachian College Association
Lucy Barcelo
James W. (‘49) and Anna Bellamy
Bottlers’ Foundation
Cecil (‘42) and Charlotte Branstetter
Harry W. (‘40) and Frances Brooks
Dorothy Brooks (‘42)
John R. (‘32) and Evelyn Bumgarner
G.L. Carter, Jr.
City of Harrogate
The Cleveland Foundation
Datatel, Inc.
O.V. (‘65) and Cindi DeBusk
DeRoyal Industries
Ditrapano, Barrett and Dipiero, PLLC
Estate of Charles Edward Poteat
Estate of Nancy Mitchell Price
Estate of Vivian Ford Housley
Farmers & Miners Bank
Sally Freese
Richard A. Gillespie (‘55)
Lamar (‘59) and Carolyn Sue Hennon
Frank L.and Jane Orr Hinchey
J Frank White Estate
Paul R. (‘71) and Denise Keen
Betty R. Laningham
Russell W. and Belinda Lloyd (‘62)
Mary Frances Lundy (‘72)
Sam A. and Sue Mars, Jr.
Middle Tennessee State University
Tom and Nancy Moody
Dorothy Neely
Rita Phillips
Pineville Community Hospital
Don (‘52) and Mary Lou Pope
Publix Super Markets Charities, Inc.
Alice Robertson
Safet Systems
Samab Foundation
Alice W. Schmidlin
Myles W. Scoggins
Samuel (‘40) and Mary Lou Spencer
Steele-Reese Foundation
Gene Stickle
James B. Stiner
Tennessee Independent Colleges and
Universities
Virginia Electric Supply, Inc.
Maria Wiener
David Wood
Lincoln Club
Named for the 16th President whose name
the University continues to honor. The
level of support for this group is $2,500$4,999.
Bob Baird
Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Inc.
Gary (‘63) and Frances (‘81) Burchett
L. G. (‘32) and Eva C. Caylor
Committee to Elect Mike Padgett
EdFinancial Services
Follette Higher Education Group
Charles Harmon
James A. (‘55) and Janet Jordan
L. Robert Langley (‘50)
Terry L. (‘79) and Wanda (‘80) Lee
Pete W. (‘67) and Jennifer (‘70) Maples
National Society Daughters of Union
Alan and Becky (‘88, ‘90) Neely
Luis Pannochia
Martin Peters (‘49)
Edwin G. and Judy (‘71) Robertson
State Farm Company Foundation
State of Tennessee
E. Inez Stiner (‘53)
Ray and Peggy Stowers
President’s Club
Partners with the President who support
the University with an annual investment
of $1,000-$2,499.
Appolo Fuels
Wanda M. Bennett (‘49)
Linda Bishop (‘64)
Arthur (‘53) and Betty Ann Brill
Chester and Eva Brisley
John H. Brock (‘60)
John (‘47) and Jean Brown
Thomas and Susan Brown, Jr.
Jack M. Buchanan (‘54)
Larry Carter
Claiborne Co. Tourism Committee
The Clayton Family Foundation
John and Mary (‘84) Copeland
Cumberland Gap Provision
Juanita F. Davis-Braswell
George and Judy Day
Mary Frances Lundy, a 1972 graduate of LMU, started
the first endowed scholarship for the DeBusk College of
Osteopathic Medicine. The Mary Frances Gray Lundy
Endowed Scholarship for the LMU DeBusk College of
Osteopathic Medicine in memory of James Charles Gary,
Sr., will be awarded to a medical student from Tennessee,
Kentucky and Virginia. Ms. Lundy visited with President
Moody on campus in June 2006.
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Betty Draper
Dubin Orthopaedic Centre, P.S.C.
East Tennessee Promotions, LLC
Dorothy M. Ellis (‘37)
Frederick S. Fields
Jean M. Finley
Robert and Barbara Finley
Charles R. Gannon (‘48)
Mary H. Gillis (‘33)
Franklin (‘58) and Drema Gulledge, Jr.
John and Gail (‘57) Heinen
Holiday Inn Express
J.P. (‘38) and Lillian Horton
Thomas (‘71) and Phyllis Jennings
JRS Restaurant Corporation
Jack R. and Margaret Kirstein (‘58)
Sylvia D. Lynch (‘77)
Mellon Bank
Middlesborough Rotary Club
Midstate Federal
Travis Moody
Laird T. Orr
Ray Penn
James and Cleo Perry (‘39)
Maxwell (‘55) and Connie Ramsey
Ruth Ritter (‘43)
Carroll (‘65) and Janice Rose
Maureen Shandrick (‘54)
Joseph C. (‘47) and Reba Smiddy
Walter Douglas Smith (‘43)
Paul G. Smith, Jr.
J. Boyd and Lois Spencer
St. Mary’s Medical Center
Earl G. Sumpter
Robert L. and Faye Thomas
The Village Shops
Wal-Mart Foundation
Frank M. (‘61) and Pat White
Jim C. (‘62) and Cindy (‘77, ‘93) Whitt
Century Club
Established in honor of the Founding of
Lincoln Memorial University. Recognizes
gifts ranging from $100-$999 annually.
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Charles and Mary Allen
Allstate Foundations
American Assoc. of University Women
Arnie Barn Company
Judy Arnold
Lynelle Asher
Ashland, Inc.
James M. Ashton, Jr. (‘52)
Martha C. Bailey
Mary H. Baker (‘64)
Roy Bales
Malcolm K. Barnhardt
Len and Judy Beal
Fred and Norma Bedelle (‘55)
Bell County Farm Supply
William (‘51) and Susan Beverly
B.F. Robinette Contractor
Teresa Bicknell
Big O’s
James and Lynn (‘71) Black
Lieven and Lisa G. Blair-Cox (‘92)
Phillip (‘91) and Edwina (‘00) Blevins
Jack (‘62) and Donna (‘63) Bondurant
Wanda R. Bowling
Bowling & Johnson, P.S.C.
Anna Mae Brewer
Mildred L. Britton (‘40)
Milton and Teresa Brooks
Brother’s Plumbing
Richard and Cathy (‘97) Bryant
Betty Eubank Burch (‘49)
Kathleen B. Burchett (‘50)
Dan (‘74) and Regina (‘81, ‘94) Burns
Frances Rosemary (‘49) and Carson
Carmichael
John (‘45) and Sharon Catlett
Walter and Vickie Celusta
Rachel L. Chapman (‘43)
Cheat Lake Environment Association
Citizens Bank of Tazewell
Citizens Bank of Harrogate
Claiborne County Soil Conservation
Claiborne County Utility District
Rudolph B. Clark (‘48)
Clinch-Powell Resource Conservation
Michael and Sheila Clyburn
CMH Homes, Inc.
Helen Cole
Shannon D. Coleman (‘96)
Ronald (‘70) and Sandra (‘71) Coleman
Commonwealth of Virginia
Compass Publications, Inc.
Fred C. Cooke (‘39)
Gary Cooke
Mr. Paul R. “Rod” Keen (’71) and his wife Deni generously
provided two gifts to establish the Dr. Mabel Dunkirk Smith
Music Resource Center in the Carnegie-Vincent Library. While
at LMU, Rod majored in music and actively participated
in numerous University productions. Additionally he was a
member of the Hard Harmony Four, a quartet that performed at
numerous venues on-campus and around the region. Although
Rod pursued a career outside of music, finding great success as
a corporate attorney, he credits Dr. Smith as a highly influential
person in his life. Rod and Deni’s generosity has created a truly
magnificent resource for students studying music at LMU and
a wonderful tribute to one of the University’s most beloved
faculty members. Keen is pictured with Dr. Smith when they
met recently on campus.
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Roy V. Cooper, Jr.
Thomas (‘51) and Joanne Corbin, Jr.
Charles W. Covey (‘40)
Cumberland College
Cumberland Gap Orthodontics
Conrad Daniels (‘’75)
Ray Oscar and Nancy Daugherty
Claude (‘44) and Mildred Davis
Linvil (‘77) and Rosemary Day
Tammy and Wesley Dean
Dan and BeBe Debord
William (‘49) and Faith Donovan
C. Gene and Juanita Doss (‘50)
Helen P. Dotson (‘63)
John and Lynn Duncan
William and Ruth (‘56) Dunn
Gary J. Dutton
East Tennessee Foundation
Joseph and Teresa Eaton
Sidney P. Edds (‘48)
Judy Edds
Phyllis Edholm (‘43)
Edward Jones
Franz A. Eitel
Randy (‘06) and Don Ann Eldridge
Eli Lilly & Company
Charles (‘56) and Geneva Elkins
Dwight and Maxine Elkins (‘48)
Roy C. Ellis, Jr. (‘59)
England Manufacturing Plant #5
Enix Jewelry & Gifts
Kenneth Evans
Joe C. Fain
Family Dentistry
Robert and Ada Farnham (‘43)
J. Claude (‘60) and Ann Ferrell
First Century Bank of Tazewell
First State Financial
Richard Fleming
Flowers by Bob
Chester (‘71) and Brenda Franklin, Jr.
Baylor and Pat Fulton (‘73)
Bill and Anna Gamble
Gambrell Excavating
David (‘72) and Floyde Ann Gardner
Arthur D. Gibson (‘75)
Dwayne A. Gibson (‘95)
Gary (‘76) and Debra Giles
Giles Industries Inc.
Dewayne E. Gilpin (‘97)
Ginn Consulting, Inc.
Daniel (‘94) and Brenda (‘79, ‘00) Graves
Greene & Lewis Attorneys At Law
James W. Grubb (‘56)
Dorothy Guthrie
James Hankins
Jay P. Hankins
Jeffery and Cindy Hankins-Koppell
Bobby E. Harber (‘61)
Shirley Harrison
Harrogate Garden Club
Harrogate Medical Group
Mary (‘90) and Henry Hatfield
Gary (‘73) and Penny Hatmaker
Theodore J. Haywood
E. Clayton Hess (‘77, ‘81)
Earl and Pratibha Hess
Larry (‘61) and Barbara Higdon
Hillcrest Lanes
Lori Hillman (‘96)
Holiday BP Service
Connie Hopper (‘95)
Paul and Glenda (‘60) Houston
J.D. and Lisa (‘84) Howard
Charles and Sherry Hubbard
William and Kathy Hulley
Ellen L. Husarik (‘98)
Haston Ingram
Interstate Construction Products
Colin Jackson
Don (‘57) and Iris (‘58) Jeffers
Bobby (‘55) and Delores Jenkins
Jim Brown Supply
Johnny’s Market & Deli
Willard K. Johns (‘38)
Mr. Lawrence L. Johnson
Diane Joines
J.P. Cline III Law Office
K & R Italian Corporation
Denton D. Kendrick (‘68)
Kenneth Wilson Auto Parts
Kentucky State University
Charles T. King, Jr.
Knoxville Academy of Medicine Alliance
Sy Kushmar
Glenna Landry (‘62)
A. Russell (‘70) and Carolyn Larson
Sylvia B. Larson
David and Brenda Laws
Jamie Lay
Nancy Leafdale
Darrell (‘58) and Elwanda Ledford
Christine Lefeld
Richard (‘61) and Carol Lewallen
Harry L. Light
Denton L. Loving (‘96)
Clarence and Shirley Mahan
William D. Malone
Ralph (‘73) and Margo Martin
Russell L. Mawk (‘99)
Hugh M. McClary (‘40)
William (‘51) and Barbara McCoy, Jr.
James H. and Barbara McCune
Edwin McDevitt (‘41)
McDonald’s of Tazewell, TN
Clyde (‘48) and Lillian McMahan
Joe (‘43) and Jeanne Meador
J. Neal (‘78) and Ollie Medley
Bruce (‘61) and Pat Mills
Mark and Helen (‘95) Miracle
Foy (‘41) and Frances Mitchell, Sr.
Tony E. Mitchell (‘72)
Mary Anne Modrcin
Rachel Delgado, left, received the Conard and Ruth Grabeel Ritter Scholarship in
May 2006. Delgado, a nursing student, is from Blaine, TN. She is pictured with
Mrs. Ritter, her son Jack and his wife, and her daughter Margie May.
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Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the
United States
Montreat-Anderson College
Ronald (‘63) and Jean Moore
Millie (‘46) and Arthur Morton
Karl and Patricia (‘69) Muller
Odus and Addie Mundy
National Tobacco Growers Settlement
Trust
George C. Nelson
Howard and Konnie Norris, Jr.
Otis W. Nuckols (‘48)
O & A Partners
Oasis Paradise Island, Inc.
John B. O’Dell
James (‘40) and Edna Owens
Bonnie M. Page (‘40)
Papa Johns Pizza
John (‘64) and Jacqueline Payne, Jr.
Russell (‘47) and Betty G. Perkins
Denny (‘65) and Sandy Peters
Charles (‘56) and Judy Pierce
Charles and Alice Poteat
Hobart (‘55) and Phyllis Powell
Pro Fitness Center
Pump Springs Baptist Church
Hal R. Ramer
Gary and Patricia Ramsey (‘72)
Sam (‘62) and Ava Ramsey
Joseph and Vickie Rasnic
Stacy and Katherine Reagan
Jackson and Cynthia Reasor, Jr. (‘75)
Alan D. Redmond (‘71)
Ronnie Reece
Reece Monument Co.
Paul and Judy Rice
Ronald and Marta Roberts
Curby Robertson
Lawrence A. Robertson
Craig and Sherri Robertson
Bruce (‘61) and Patsy (‘60) Robinette
Toby Rogers
Rose Center
C. Mark and JoAnn Russell
Mansoor Sayani
John and Sheree (‘78) Schneider
Marty Sellers
Birg and Lana (‘61) Sergent
Amanda A. Sheehan (‘99)
Merle and Flora Shell
R.C. (‘54) and Marti Shelton
Sidney and Mildred Simandle (‘45)
Harry (‘65) and Sue Slemp
Inis Loy Smelser
Joe Frank and Lizbeth Smiddy
James (‘50) and Audrey Smith
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Evelyn and Ron Smith
Jack (‘72) and Evelyn Snider
Donald S. Squibb (‘56)
Frances Staats (‘35)
James H. Stanley
Jay (‘62) and Sandra Stanley
Carnelle L. Starnes (‘47)
Mark and Karen Stephens
Douglas F. Stickle
Mary K. Stickley
Cecil (‘53) and Georgia Sumpter
Don and Martha Sundquist
Superior Pavement Marking, Inc.
Robin Susong
Gene and Frances Swantic
Richard and Georgeanne Tamer
Katherine Tarwater
Dan (‘69) and Sallie Faye Taylor
Larry (‘91) and Pamela (‘04) Thacker, Jr.
David and Shirley (‘53) Thompson
Rodney (‘76) and D.D. (‘96) Thompson
Ronald and Margaret Thornton
Gladys Trentham (‘41)
Barry A. Vann
Roger (‘75) and Pamela (‘76) Vannoy
David and Mary Walker
Dennis and Mary (‘44) Ward
Eugene W. Ward (‘56)
Frank R. Weiss (‘72)
Dudley and Sarah Weiss
Stewart (‘03, ‘06) and Norma Wells
Rosamond Wetmore (‘36)
Roy Wilcox
Dan G. Wilder
C. David (‘87, ‘94, ‘01) and
Julia (‘92, ‘97, ‘01) Wilhoit
Robyn Williams
William and Robin (‘79, ‘93) Wilson
Rusty B. Winchester
Woodlake Golf Club, LLC
Ray A. Woody (‘36)
David and Toni Worley
C. Gene (‘52) and Jimmie Ann Wright
Donnie and Connie (’81,‘00) Wright
Donald and Martha Zimmerman
Blue and Gray Contributors
Recognizes gifts ranging from under $100
annually.
9th District of the Disabled American
Veterans Auxilliary
A & A Cleaners
Aetna Foundation, Inc.
Ruth B. Aker (‘66)
Camela R. Allen (‘96)
Paul (‘60) and Barbara Allison
Mary Jean Arnold
Arnold’s Athletics
Brent E. Bagley (‘00)
Rex and Jan (‘63) Bailey
Ken and Helen M. (’77, ’94) Bailey
A. P. Bailey
Karen Bailey
Mary L. Ball (B’61, M’92)
Dean D. (‘30) and Martha Barger
Bobby Joe and Nancy (‘61) Barton
Belk of Middlesboro, KY
South C. Bevins
Ronald E. Bishop
William and Gail (‘59) Blakeman
Don and Judy (‘64) Boozer
Danielle Bowman (‘04)
Timothy L. Brown (‘96)
Ralph (‘62) and Martha Ann Brown
Alex and Bonnie Buckland
Mike (‘72) and Lisa Burchette
Bushline, Inc.
William A. (‘56) and Jean Butron
Joan Byrd (‘61)
Charlie and Pamela (‘76) Campbell
Cardwell Home Furnishings
Castleton’s Fitness
Catch a Wave Hair Salon
Christopher’s Creations
Claiborne Farmers Co-op
Clementine’s Fine Furniture
Clubhouse Tans and Nail Salon
Pearl L. Coffey (’89, ’94, ’00)
Richard B. Cohen
Louis N. Collins
Lila Combs (‘87)
William B. Cooper
J. Glenn and Edith (‘45) Copeland
Cosby Fabrics
Rebecca L. Cox (‘92)
Gene (‘63) and Joyce Cox
James (‘48) and Nancy (‘49) Cox
Gary D. Critselous (‘95)
Sharon R. Cross (‘68)
Cumberland Collision Center
Marsha Curtiss
Greta R. Denham
Bill (‘56) and Elizabeth Dickson
Discount Fabrics
Dollar General Store
DPRA, Incorporated
Sally Duerr (‘02)
Lois H. Edwards (‘52)
Irene Ellis
Connie T. England
Sue England
Building on a Dream
Enix and Carr Gifts
Ben H. (‘56) and Madge Essary
Stephen C. Everly
Raymond M. (‘96) and Valerie Farmer
Delano (‘61) and Wanda Farmer
Kenny (‘62) and Shirley (‘61) Fields
First Century Bank of Harrogate
Leroy H. Fischer
Mary L. Flynn
Food City
Wendell L. and Dorothy Ford (‘60)
Mary B. Ford (‘49)
Frame Shop & Gallery
James E. Gallagher
Steve Gambrel
Leanne Garland
Jan Garrett
J. L. and Martha (‘60) Goins
Amanda L. Graham (‘03)
Mr. and Mrs. William A. Gravely
Fay Greene
Phillip W. Greer (‘82)
Alan and Sharon (‘96) Grubb
Alan and Carolyn Gulley
Leo Haggerty
Hair Studio
Hair, Etc.
Mr. and Mrs. Everett R. Hall
Lisa G. Hall (‘83)
Hobart and Audrey (‘63) Hansard
Walter L. Harber (‘62)
Billy G. Harris (‘93)
Harrogate Hospital for Animals
Earl E. Haskins (‘56)
Hazel P. Hattaway (‘92)
Mr. Robert Hawk
Nancy O. Hayes (‘93)
David W. Hill (‘93)
His-n-Hers Salon
Lester D. Holman (‘92)
Rick and Patti (‘92) Hong
James and Nancy (‘62) Horton
Glenn and Annie Laurie (‘41) Howard
Virginia V. Huff
Tracy L. Humphrey (‘97)
Allen J. Hunley
Ronald L. (‘67) and Linda Hunley
I B M Corporation
J. Milton’s Steaks & Buffet
Judy’s Flowers & Gifts
Darlynn K. Keck (‘05)
Joseph and Jana (‘84) Kennedy
Doug and Terri Knuckles
Kroger of Middlesboro, KY
Tony M. (‘72) and Mary Kronenburg
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond T. Kuzniar
Martha Leslie
Lester Signs
Donald and Karen Loving
Heloise P. Luton
Marcia K. Manning
Paulette D. Maples (‘95)
Ray and Janice McDonnell
Middlesboro Coca-Cola Bottling
Marianne Mink (‘89)
Marvin L. (‘73) and Alice Minton
Bill and Nancy (‘94) Moore
David W. (‘97) and Tracy Mullins
Ernest and Carol (‘96) Mullins
Pam Murphy
Christopher D. Neal (‘95)
Tracy S.and Jill Neeley (‘00)
David Nidiffer
Jay (‘58) and Katie (‘56) Nidiffer
Peggy T. Oakes (‘95)
Clyde L. (‘52) and Rena (‘50) Orr
Susan K. Owens
Patsy’s Hair Station
Rebecca Patterson
James B. Payne
Dan and Sherry (‘83) Pearman
Katherine P. Pebworth
Larry D. and Karin Pelfrey
Gregory L. and Carol Perry (‘70)
The Pet Place
Randall (‘89) and Debbi (’96, ’00, ’05)
Pressnell
Sandy M. Pringle
Prudential Foundation
Margaret Pulliam
Qualpro, Inc.
Quizno’s
Celena Rader-Lambdin
Theresa C. Ramsey (‘93)
Edwin Redden
Brad T. and Stephanie Reeder (‘00)
William Rehlich
Byno Rhodes
Delaina J. Rhodes
Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies
James B. Roark, Sr. (‘55)
Joyce A. Robertson
William J. Robinson (‘95)
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Robinson
William J. (‘61) and Patsy (‘60) Roop
Russell Veterinary Services
Timothy A. Rutz (‘03)
Ryan’s Family Steakhouse
Ryan R. and Rebecca Schmalz
Billie J. Scott (‘50)
J. Harvey and Ruth (‘41) Scott
Sherwin-Williams Company
Marcel and Laurel Simo
Ronald L. and Carol Skeen (‘59)
Jack Sliger
Amy L. Smith (‘05)
Steve and Janet (‘80) Smith
Sonic
Souren Soumbatiants
Jimmy S. (‘62) and Patricia Speer
Johnny and Rose Marie (‘60) Spriggs
Cristal L. Squaire (‘03)
Chuck and Sharon (‘88) Stamper
Bobby Stanley
State Electric
Jesse L. Sweet (‘05)
Tammy and Company
Tammy’s Ultimate Touch
Tea Room
Pat Tennyson
Rhonda C. Thomas
Paul and Nancy (‘61) Tobergte
Alvin R. (‘56) and Patricia Topping
Wayne and Marilyn (‘94) Toppins
Tri State Tire & Automotive
Kristen L. Upton (‘03)
Lynn and Tammy (‘95) Valentine
Agnes M. Vanderpool
Daniel L. and Sarah (‘61) Warner
Hugh and Anna Sue Watson
Webb’s of Cumberland Gap
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy A. Wheeler
Scott and Jamie L. (‘95) White
Alan Wilford
Raymond W. (‘61) and Jackie Winters
Ronald S. Witt (‘97)
M. Johnny (‘92) and Shelia (‘90) Woodward
Jay B. (‘95) and Amy Wormsley
William H. (‘46) and Jane Wright
Rebecca S. Yeary
Robert Ziegler
Did We Miss Your Name?
If you do not find your name above, one
of several things may have happened:
• We made a mistake. We regret when
errors occur and appreciate you
correcting us if this is the case.
• You didn’t make your gift between
July 1, 2005, and June 30, 2006, the
time period covered by this report.
• Are you sure you made a gift? The
many appeals from organizations and
institutions make it easy to miss an
opportunity.
If you have questions or concerns,
please call the Division of University
Advancement at 423.869.6351 or email
cgulley@lmunet.edu.
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Finance and Operations
Mission
The Finance Division of Lincoln Memorial University provides
effective and efficient management of the fiscal and technology
resources provided to the University by its constituents, and
provides the point of accountability for those resources.
Finance
• Completed the most financially successful year in the
University’s 109 year history.
• Self-funded more than $5 million out of operations into
physical facilities, new projects and initiatives.
• Began work toward implementation of Datatel Work Order
and Fixed Assets Modules to build efficiencies into the
facilities planing, maintenance and management processes.
• Strengthened strategic planning processes across all
departments.
Information Services
• Completed important upgrades and additions to the campus
technology infrastructure, including wireless networking
and network telephones, to support growth and expansion of
programs.
•
Engaged vendors and contractors to provide instructional
technology resources in new campus classroom facilities.
Properties and Physical Plant
• Strengthened the connection between institutional strategic
goals and departmental goals.
• Implemented improved processes for work order tracking
and inventory management.
Human Resources
• Improved professonal skills across all departments by
recruiting and hiring more qualified staff and providing
enhanced training opportunities.
• Completed a comprehensive review and revision of the
Employee Handbook to be fully complementary to the
evolving structure of the University.
• Improved processes for recruiting and hiring personnel.
• Began establishment of a training library to provide “inhouse” professional development opportunities.
• Implemented improvements to the new employee
orientation program to improve initial professional
development.
Lafrentz-Poole Hall was closed in Summer
2006 for extensive renovations. The building is
expected to reopen in Spring 2007.
L-P was originally built for the purpose of
housing the young women attending LMU. The
four-story building was constructed through
the generous efforts of Ferdinand Lafrentz, a
distinguished trustee of the University, who had
spent the decade of the 1880s in Wyoming, where
he was a member of the territorial legislature
from 1888-1889. Lafrentz wrote a book of
poems about cowboy life as he had known
it entitled “Cowboy Stuff,” and gave all the
proceeds from its sale to a fund which would
build the dormitory. By the summer of 1928,
$125,000 in royalties came in for the building
fund. In 1929, the dormitory was completed and
named in honor of Lafrentz’s wife’s family as
well as in memory of Doris Lafrentz, his mother.
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Lincoln Memorial University
2005-2006 Board of Trustees
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Mrs. Mary Allen
Middlesboro, Kentucky
Mr. Terry Lee
Harrogate, Tennessee
Alumni Representative to
Board of Trustees
Dr. Art Brill
Martinsville, Indiana
Mr. Russell Lloyd
Laredo, Texas
Mr. Charles Gannon
Ashland, Kentucky
Dr. Gary Burchett
Harrogate, T
Tennessee
Mr. Pete Maples
Sevierville, Tennessee
Trustees Emeriti
Mr. Gregory F. Carter
Duffield, V
Virginia
Dr. Sam A. Mars, Jr.
Mr. Larry Tom Davis
Harrogate, T
Tennessee
Mr. Sam A. Mars, III
Dr. George Day
Harrogate, T
Tennessee
Mr. Alan Neely
New Tazewell, Tennessee
Dr. O.V. DeBusk
Powell, Tennessee
Dr. Dorothy Neely
Tazewell, Tennessee
Mrs. L
Lynn Duncan
Knoxville, Tennessee
Dr. Martin Peters
Cookeville, Tennessee
Mr. Frederick S. Fields
San Francisco, California
Dr. Edwin Robertson
Mr. Robert Finley
Lockport, Illinois
Mr. Jay Shoffner
Dr. Richard Gillespie
Knoxville, Tennessee
Dr. Joseph C. Smiddy
Wise, V
Virginia
Mr. Franklin A. Gulledge
Brandenburg, Kentucky
Dr. Joseph F. Smiddy
Kingsport, Tennessee
Dr. J. Lamar Hennon
Dalton, Georgia
Dr. Paul Grayson Smith, Jr.
Cleveland, T
Tennessee
Dr. James Jordan
Lauderdale by the Sea, Florida
Mr. Jerry W. Zillion
Germantown, Maryland
Dr. Edward Hayes
Oak Lawn, Illinois
Dr. Ross Hemphill
Dallas, Texas
Dr. Sam Spencer
Lakeland, Florida
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Institutional Goals
Lincoln Memorial University is a private, independent, non-sectarian university
with a clearly defined mission that distinguishes it from other educational
institutions. While the university cherishes its heritage and rich traditions, it
recognizes that dynamic growth and change are required to meet the needs of
today’s students. The university has identified the following goals, derived from its
mission and reflecting its vision for the future:
1. Secure and maintain fiscal integrity in all its activities, programs, and
operations through concerted efforts to continuously increase its endowment
and financial standing.
2. Provide quality educational experiences that have their foundation in the
liberal arts and professional studies, that promote high personal standards
and that produce graduates with relevant career skills to compete in an everchanging, increasingly global economy.
3. Make educational opportunities available to all persons without reference to
social status. The university seeks to stabilize undergraduate enrollment by
strengthening recruitment efforts and increasing student retention through
the creation of an academic and social environment that facilitates success
and rewards achievement.
4. Advance the Cumberland Gap and tri-state region through community
service programs in continuing education, leadership development,
recreation, and the fine and performing arts.
5. Continue to be a critical educational, cultural, and recreational center for
the area, and to develop and maintain facilities, which are safe, accessible,
and conducive to the development of body, mind, and spirit.
6. Attract and retain a highly qualified faculty and staff, committed to
teaching, research, and service, by providing the best compensation
program possible.
7. Commit resources to support the teaching, research, and service role of the
institution and the faculty.
8. Continue to strengthen the faculty and staff development program with
priority for allocation of resources determined by institutional needs.
9. Increase technology for all educational sites. Specifically, the university
seeks to continuously improve continuously its computer and other
technological resources for faculty and students.
10. Develop and implement academic programs in response to anticipated or
demonstrated educational needs, and to continuously evaluate and improve
the effectiveness of current programs.
11. Continue the tradition of providing a caring and nurturing environment
where students, faculty, and staff with varied talents, experiences, and
aspirations come together to form a community where diversity and growth
in the pursuit of academic and career goals are encouraged. The university
seeks to develop students’ potential in a supportive environment while
challenging to grow intellectually and personally.
12. Provide high quality educational opportunities through selected
undergraduate, graduate, and professional degree programs for students
who live or work a significant distance from the Lincoln Memorial
University main campus, and for whom other options are not as accessible
or satisfactory.
Values • Education • Service
Lincoln Memorial University
6965 Cumberland Gap Parkway
Harrogate, TN 37752
www.lmunet.edu

2005-2006 - Lincoln Memorial University

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