Tusculum University is a

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university with its main campus in

Tusculum, Tennessee Tusculum is a city in Greene County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 3,298 at the 2020 census. It is the site of Tusculum University, the oldest university in Tennessee and the 28th oldest in the United States. Tusculum is a suburb ...

. It is Tennessee's first university and the 28th-oldest operating college or university in the United States. In addition to its main campus, the institution maintains a regional center for Adult and Online Studies in

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, and Morristown.

History

In 1806, emancipated slave John Gloucester became the first African-American student to study at Greeneville College. He was the first African-American educated by a college in Tennessee and later helped found the First African Presbyterian Church in 1807, in Philadelphia. Samuel Doak and Hezekiah Balch sought the same goals through their separate colleges. They wanted to educate

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s of the American frontier so that they would become better

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, and therefore, in their thinking, better

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Origin of name

Samuel Doak left Washington College (now Washington and Lee University) and founded Tusculum Academy, on the present campus of Tusculum University, in 1818 with his son, Samuel Witherspoon Doak. S.W. Doak was named after Princeton University's then-president Dr.

John Witherspoon John Witherspoon (February 5, 1723 – November 15, 1794) was a Scottish-American Presbyterian minister, educator, farmer, slaveholder, and a Founding Father of the United States. Witherspoon embraced the concepts of Scottish common sense real ...

, a signer of the

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and Tusculum Academy was named after Witherspoon's estate at the College of New Jersey (Princeton). The original

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was a city near

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, Italy, and home to

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scholar and philosopher

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. It was he who, along with others, identified the civic virtues that form the basis of civic

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an tradition, which emphasizes citizens working together to form good

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that in turn foster individuals of good character.

Presidents

*Greeneville College (1794–1868) **

Hezekiah Balch Hezekiah Balch, D.D. (1741–1810) was a Presbyterian minister and the founder of Greeneville College (Greeneville, Tennessee) in 1794. After the Civil War, Greeneville College merged with what is now Tusculum University. Early life and edu ...

, 1794–1810 ** Charles Coffin, 1810–27 ** Henry Hoss 1828–36 ** Alfred Hoss 1836–38 ** James McLin, 1838–40 ** Samuel Matthews 1843–45 ** Charles Van Vlech 1845–46 ** John Fleming 1846–47 ** William B. Rankin, 1854–58 ** John Lampson 1859–60 *Tusculum Academy (1818–68) **

Samuel Doak Samuel Doak (1749–1830) was an American Presbyterian clergyman, Calvinist educator, and a former slave owner in the early movement in the United States for the abolition of slavery. Early life Samuel Doak was born August 1, 1749, in Augusta Co ...

, 1818–29 ** Samuel Witherspoon Doak, 1829–44 *Tusculum College (1844–68) ** Samuel Witherspoon Doak, 1844–64 ** William Stephenson Doak, 1865–68 *Greeneville and Tusculum College (G&T) (1868–1908) ** William Stephenson Doak, (1868–82) ** Alexander M. Doak, (acting) 1882–83 ** Jeremiah Moore, 1883–1901 ** Samuel A. Coile, 1901–07 *Washington and Tusculum College (W&T) (1908–1912) ** Charles O. Gray, 1907–12 *Tusculum College (1912–2018) ** Charles O. Gray, 1912–31 ** Charles A. Anderson, 1931–42 ** John McSween, 1942–44 ** Jere A. Moore, (acting) 1944–46 ** George K. Davies, 1946–50 ** Leslie K. Patton, (acting) 1950–51 ** Raymond C. Rankin, 1951–65 ** Douglas C. Trout, 1965–68 ** Charles J. Ping, (acting) 1968–69 ** Andrew N. Cothran, 1969–72 ** Thomas G. Voss, 1972–78 ** Earl R. Mezoff, 1978–88 ** Robert E. Knott, 1989–2000 ** Thomas J. Garland, (interim) 2000 ** Dolphus E. Henry III, 2000–07The Tusculum College board of trustees placed President Dolphus Henry on paid administrative leave on May 22, 2007, following a vote of no confidence by the faculty. (Se
Tusculum College president on leave
''

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'', 23 May 2007.) Two trustees with notable experience as university presidents (Drs. Edward J. Kormondy and Angelo Volpe) alternately shared leadership responsibilities until an interim president could take office. (Se
Trustees Volpe, Kormondy taking on transitional presidential leadership at Tusculum College
, Tusculum College press release, May 29, 2007.) Dr. Henry announced his resignation in July 2007. (Se
Dolphus Henry resigns as president of Tusculum College
, Tusculum College press release, 19 July 2007.) ** Russell L. Nichols, (interim) August 2007–April 2009Dr. Russell L. Nichols, president emeritus of

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, assumed the duties of interim president on 1 August 2007. (Se
Dr. Russell L. Nichols coming as interim president of Tusculum College
, Tusculum College press release, July 19, 2007.) ** Nancy B. Moody, April 2009 – 2017On February 28, 2009, the Tusculum College board of trustees elected Dr. Nancy B. Moody, president of

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, to be the institution's 27th president. She was scheduled to assume office on April 27, 2009. (Se
Tusculum College Names Dr. Nancy Moody President
Greeneville Sun, March 2, 2009.) ** James L. Hurley, 2017–2019 *Tusculum University (2018–present) ** James L. Hurley, 2017–2019 ** Greg Nelson, (acting) 2019–2020 ** Scott Hummel, 2020–present

Academics

Tusculum is

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by the

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) is a regional educational accreditor recognized by the United States Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. As of 2022, the organization oversees ap ...

to award associate, baccalaureate and

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degrees.

Athletics

Tusculum Athletics wordmark The Tusculum athletic teams are called the Pioneers. The university is a member of the Division II ranks of the

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(NCAA), primarily competing in the

South Atlantic Conference The South Atlantic Conference (SAC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level, which operates in the southeastern United States. The SAC was founded in 1975 as ...

since the 1998–99 academic year. Tusculum fields 24 recognized varsity sports teams: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, bowling, cross country, cheerleading, football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, tennis, track & field and volleyball; while women's sports include basketball, beach volleyball, bowling, cross country, cheerleading, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field and volleyball.

Overview

Although most of those sponsored sports compete in NCAA D-II in the SAC, two teams compete as de facto

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members. In women's bowling, a sport added in 2019–20 in which the NCAA holds a single championship open to members of all three NCAA divisions, the Pioneers are single-sport members of the

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. Also added for 2019–20 was men's volleyball, in which the NCAA holds a combined Division I/II national championship; the Pioneers compete in that sport as an independent. Tusculum also added the non-NCAA sport of men's bowling in 2019–20, and also recognizes its cheerleaders (both male and female) as varsity athletes. In 2004, Ricardo Colclough, a defensive back and kick returner, became the first Tusculum Pioneers football player to be drafted by the

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when he was selected in the second draft round by the

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. Colclough, the first Tusculum player to appear in an NFL game, played for the

Carolina Panthers The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Panthers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC South, South division. The t ...

. He was dismissed from the team in August 2008. In 2007, former Tusculum College basketball player, Tyler White, became a member of the Washington Generals, the exhibition team that travels with and plays against the Harlem Globetrotters. In August 2009, Chris Poore, another former Tusculum College basketball player, also became a member of the Washington Generals. On September 4, 2014, the Tusculum football team hosted the College of Faith, an online institution in

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. In a 71–0 win, the Pioneers set two NCAA all Division records: fewest total yards allowed (minus-100) and fewest rushing yards allowed (minus-124). Tusculum also had three safeties, which tied a Division II record.

Notable people

Alumni

* Stu Aberdeen (1935–1979), American college men's basketball coach; head coach,

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* Alexander Outlaw Anderson (1794–1869),

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from Tennessee; later served in the

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and on the

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* William Coleman Anderson (1853–1902),

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from Tennessee * DeAundre Alford (b. 1997),

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for the

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of the National Football League * James D. Black (1849–1938),

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in 1919 * Vincent Boreing (1839–1903), U.S. Representative from Kentucky * Roe Campbell (1900–1988), Football and Basketball player for the

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, member of Tusculum College's Sports Hall of Fame * Robert Looney Caruthers (1800–1882), judge, politician,

from Tennessee * Ricardo Colclough (b. 1982),

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in the

* Steve Crane (b. 1972), former English

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player *

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(b. 1984),

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pitcher for the

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* Henry Dircks (1806–1873) (Honorary degree, 1868), English engineer who is considered to have been the main designer of the projection technique known as

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in 1858 *

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(1920–1987) Broadway, film and television actor * Cyrus Fees (b. 1982), mixed martial arts/pro wrestling TV announcer * John Frederick Fulbeck (1916–2011), prominent poet and professor of comparative literature at the

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* John Harvey Girdner (1856–1933), Prominent

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surgeon who attended President

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after Garfield was shot in 1881; inventor of a "telephonic bullet probe" that came into use before the first x-rays and a pioneer in skin grafting; author of Newyorkitis * Cho Gyeong-chul (1929–2010), South Korean astronomer who worked at

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and the

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* Joan B. Hague (b. 1929), member of the

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from 1979 to 1982 * David B. Hawk (b. 1968), member of the

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* Thomas Gray Hull (1926–2008),

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, legal counsel to Governor

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of Tennessee from 1979 to 1981 * Spencer Jarnagin (1792–1853),

from Tennessee from 1843 to 1847 * Anup Kaphle Nepalese journalist; executive editor, Rest of World; previously worked for

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and led

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as editor-in-chief * Tommy Kilby (b. 1964), member of the

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Richard Kollmar Richard Tompkins "Dick" Kollmar (December 31, 1910 – January 7, 1971), was an American stage, radio, film and television actor, television personality and Broadway producer. Kollmar was the husband of journalist Dorothy Kilgallen. Early l ...

(1910–1971), Actor, television personality, stage producer and director * Pryor Lea (1794–1879), U.S. Representative from Tennessee * Marianne W. Lewis (b. 1967), academic; Dean, Carl H. Lindner College of Business, the

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; previously, dean,

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, England * Oscar Lovette (1871–1934), U.S. Representative from Tennessee * William McFarland (1821–1900), U.S. Representative from Tennessee * Samuel Milligan (1814–1874), Justice of the

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and a Judge of the Court of Claims * Diana da Costa Neves (b. 1987) (attended, transferred to Vanguard University), Australian-Portuguese professional basketball player * Park Overall (b. 1957), actress and 2012 Democratic candidate for

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seat held by Bob Corker * David Trotter Patterson (1818–1891), judge, United States senator from Tennessee * Lucas Paulini (b. 1989,

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, Argentina), former professional soccer player in the United States * Charles Ready (1802–1878), lawyer, member of

, member of the

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Biographical Directory of the United States Congress * Harry L. Sears (1920–2002), member of the

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* Eddie Smith (b. 1979), politician, former member of

, current member of Tennessee Public Charter School Commission * George Caldwell Taylor (1885–1952), federal judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee * Oliver Perry Temple (1820–1907) (attended, two years), attorney, author, judge, and economic promoter in East Tennessee in the latter half of the 19th century * Dave Tollett, head baseball coach of Florida Gulf Coast * John White (Kentucky politician) (1802–1845), 15th

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, member of

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* John Henry Wilson (1846–1923), U.S. Representative from Kentucky

Faculty

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(1889–1980), American biblical scholar, leading authority on Dead Sea Scrolls * Michael Taylor (glass artist) (b. 1944), Prominent artist known for geometric fused glass sculptures Taylor, Michael, "Michael Taylor: A Geometry of Meaning", ISBN 978-1-55595-262-4, Hudson Hills Press, Manchester,VT 2006

Notes

References

External links

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