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Lipscomb University is a
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in
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. It is affiliated with the
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. The campus is located in the Green Hills neighborhood of Nashville, between Belmont Boulevard to the west and Granny White Pike on the east. Student enrollment for the fall 2016 semester was 4,632, which included 2,986 undergraduate students and 1,646 graduate students. It also maintains two satellite locations called "Spark," in the Cool Springs area of
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and in
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to serve the business community.


History

Lipscomb University was founded in 1891 by David Lipscomb and James A. Harding. The campus grounds consist predominantly of the former estate of David Lipscomb, who donated it to the school. The school was always intended to function as a
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institution. It is still affiliated with the
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and a
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is part of the university. In an early catalog, the founders expressed their views about providing a liberal education that included Christian underpinning: Several prominent
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received at least a portion of their
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here (see
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below). The university remains thoroughly affiliated in the Churches of Christ: Potential full-time, undergraduate faculty must prove their membership in a Church of Christ before being hired. Its original name was the Nashville Bible School, which was changed to David Lipscomb College, then to Lipscomb University. Lipscomb graduated its first senior class in 1948, leaving behind the name of
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forever. In 1954, the
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granted Lipscomb its first accreditation. In 1988, Lipscomb attained Level III (master's degree-granting) status and became known as Lipscomb University. All full-time, undergraduate students are required to take
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classes and attend chapel twice a week. (Half of these chapels are now held in the
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s facility
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, and half are "break-out" sessions that are held in multiple places on the same schedule.) The university operates an on-campus
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and
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as part of its training of teachers and research programs. The associated
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moved to a renovated former
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a few blocks away in 1986. All three form
Lipscomb Academy Lipscomb Academy is a private, college preparatory, Christian school serving students from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade, located in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. History The Nashville Bible School was founded in 1891 by David ...
, offering
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through high school education. In January 2019, the university launched LipscombLEADS, a $250 million fundraising campaign to fund various improvements to the campus, including new academic buildings, renovations to existing academic and residence buildings, and new programs. Additionally, funds will go to increased financial aid for students and growing the endowment. At the time of announcement, $186 million had already been raised from 42,000 donors. In September 2020, Lipscomb announced that it would be merging with the
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in Austin, Texas. The merger would become official in January 2021, with Lipscomb managing all of AGST's affairs and expanding their course offerings.


Presidents

There have been 14 superintendents or presidents of Lipscomb over 18 administrations. * James A. Harding (1891-1901) *William Anderson (1901-1905) *J. S. Ward (1905-1906) *E. A. Elam (1906-1913) *J. S. Ward (1913) * H. Leo Boles (1913-1920) *A. B. Lipscomb (1920-1921) *H. S. Lipscomb (1921-1923) *H. Leo Boles (1923-1932) *
Batsell Baxter Batsell Baxter (November 17, 1886 – March 4, 1956) was one of the most important leaders and educators in the Churches of Christ in the first half of the 20th century. Biography He received his early education from David Lipscomb and Jame ...
(1932-1934) *
E. H. Ijams E. H. Ijams (1886 - July 12, 1982) was an American minister of the Churches of Christ and academic administrator. He was the president of Lipscomb University from 1934 to 1943, and the author of several books. Early life Ijams was born in 1886 in ...
(1934-1943) *
Batsell Baxter Batsell Baxter (November 17, 1886 – March 4, 1956) was one of the most important leaders and educators in the Churches of Christ in the first half of the 20th century. Biography He received his early education from David Lipscomb and Jame ...
(1943-1946) *Athens Clay Pullias (1946-1977) *G. Willard Collins (1977-1986) * Harold Hazelip (1987-1997) *Steve Flatt (1997-2005) * L. Randolph Lowry III (2005–2021) *Candice McQueen (2021–present) The Nashville Bible School was co-founded in 1891 by college founders David Lipscomb and James A. Harding. David Lipscomb never served as president, but as chairman of the board of trustees. James A. Harding served as the school's first superintendent.


Academics

'' U.S. News & World Report'' ranks Lipscomb University 18th among Regional Universities (South) according to its "2015 America's Best Colleges" guidebook. Lipscomb's
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curriculum includes a wide range of academic programs in the arts and sciences. The curriculum continues to evolve, notably with the addition of civil and environmental engineering in the Raymond B. Jones College of Engineering, and the doctorate in pharmacy in the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Under the administration of President Lowry, Lipscomb increased the number of its graduate programs from 8 in 2005 to 44 in 2015.


Colleges and institutes

Lipscomb University comprises the following colleges, schools and institutes:


Campus


The center of the university, known as Bison Square, is located between the Bennett Campus Center and the Willard Collins Alumni Auditorium. The south side of the Bennett Campus Center was converted from a single upstairs and downstairs entry into an amphitheater-style seating area and entryway, as well as having an entirely renovated interior with redesigned seating and lighting that create a more welcoming atmosphere. A full-service
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store has also opened inside the campus center, complete with its own separate entry on both the interior and exterior of the building. The bricked square is traditionally used during warm weather as the location for devotionals, concerts, and other campus activities. Willard Collins Alumni Auditorium has been completely renovated with new seating, flooring, and audio/video equipment, updating its look from the original design.
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, a 5,028-seat multipurpose facility, opened in October 2001 on the site of the old McQuiddy Gymnasium. Part of the McQuiddy Gymnasium still remains between Allen Arena and the Student Activities Center (the SAC), a multi-purpose student activity space with workout facilities, basketball courts, and an indoor track. The SAC offers a variety of workout classes to students, including spin classes on exercise bikes. Yearwood Hall, an older women's dormitory, was torn down for construction of Allen Arena and its accompanying parking garage.


Academic buildings

Attached to Willard Collins Alumni Auditorium is the A. M. Burton Health Sciences Center. The Burton building was fully renovated to house the College of Pharmacy. The entire renovation of the building received
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Gold certification. On the southeast corner of Burton, is the music wing, the McMeen Music Center. It has a large rehearsal room for music ensembles on the main level, with music offices and practice rooms on the lower level. To the south side of Burton is the Swang Business Center, where business and computing classes are held, along with various other classes. The university's newest academic buildings have been constructed on the north side of campus, where the university expanded beyond its historic northern boundary. The Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center houses the university's graduate pharmacy program. The neighboring James D. Hughes Center houses all the university's health-science programs and the physician assistant program. The Nursing and Health Sciences Center next door houses the graduate College of Nursing. The Fields Engineering Center is also located on the north side of campus. The Ezell Center comprises the religious, education, mass communication, social work, history, political science, philosophy, and professional studies departments. Other academic buildings include the McFarland Science Building, where science and math classes are held, and the attached Ward Hall, which was fully renovated. The basements of McFarland and Ward now house the majority of the arts-related programs as they await the delayed opening of the new
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Event Center. This will house the College of Entertainment and the Arts. Beaman Library was constructed in time for the university's centennial in 1991. The university's old library, the Crisman building, now serves as the university's administrative building. Lipscomb has announced plans for a new College of Business building and a new performing arts center.


Housing

The university has seven residence halls. Women's residences include Elam Hall, Fanning Hall, and Johnson Hall, all of which have a large enclosed courtyard. Men's residences include Sewell Hall, which was renovated in the late 1990s, and the eight-story High Rise, the university's tallest structure. The Village is a co-ed, apartment style housing for upperclassmen. Bison Hall, the newest residence hall, is a hotel-style, co-ed housing option for upperclassmen that also doubles as Bison Inn, a hotel option for visitors to campus. Men and women are not allowed in dorms belonging to the opposite sex, with a few exceptions: 1) members of both sexes can enter the lobby during certain hours, 2) during moving days, and 3) on "open dorm" occasions; 4) and men are also allowed into the central courtyard of the women's dormitories only when cookouts or other such mixers are being held.


Tax exempt bonds

Some academic buildings were built with tax-exempt municipal bonds, and, because Lipscomb is a Christian school, this led to an extended lawsuit on the basis of whether or not a private religious institution is allowed to use public bonds. This case was debated for many years and ultimately made it to the
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. The court upheld the decision of the lower court, that, plainly stated, the government could not withhold public bonds based on Lipscomb's religious affiliation. However, one of the stipulations for receiving public funding was that these buildings cannot have religious classes taught in them. For example, no Bible classes are taught in the McFarland Hall of Sciences; however, the rule about excluding Bible classes does not apply to Ward Hall, even though it is attached to McFarland Hall. Construction of Ward was funded through private donations. This decision has allowed other private, religious universities to pursue public funding for capital projects.


Campus life

Lipscomb does not have
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. Rather, it has social clubs, which are local and unique to Lipscomb University and are not part of any national Greek system. The women's social clubs include Delta Sigma, Delta Omega, Kappa Chi, Pi Delta, Phi Nu, and Phi Sigma. The men's social clubs are Delta Nu, Theta Psi, Sigma Alpha, Sigma Iota Delta, and Tau Phi. Students participate in Singarama (an annual spring musical variety show), as well as other entertainment, social, and service activities throughout the year. The university also offers membership in other academic, professional, and service clubs including
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International Business Fraternity (Delta Kappa chapter),
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women's music fraternity, Alpha Phi Chi men's service club, Pi Kappa Sigma women's service club, Sigma Pi Beta co-ed service club,
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National Honors Society,
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National English
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,
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,
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, and
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. ''The Babbler'' is the defunct student newspaper and was published weekly during the spring and fall semesters. The title of the publication comes from
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17:18 which in part says "What does this babbler have to say?" ''The Backlog'' is the school's yearbook and is published annually. The Lumination Network, the school's converged student media outlet, replaces the weekly ''Babbler'' and is tied heavily with the academic program of the Department of Communication and Journalism. An independent student newsletter, the ''Lipscomb Underground'', provides unfiltered student opinion for the campus. Originally running from 1994 to 2008 and resurfacing in 2016, the title of the ''Lipscomb Underground'' comes from the musical ''
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'' which in part says "Make for the sewers, go underground!"


Global learning

Lipscomb offers a handful of study abroad programs, which the university terms global learning. In the mid-1990s a semester-long, study abroad program in
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, Austria, was first offered, and is the flagship trip for the university. Additional study abroad trips include
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, Chile;
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, Italy; and
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, United Kingdom. Lipscomb Global Learning announced that beginning in Fall 2019, the Santiago program would end and be replaced with a new program in Heredia, Costa Rica. Several academic departments take short trips to various sites around the world. These trips are usually for fewer than 10 hours credit and a shorter time abroad. The university also partners with the
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to offer other trips ranging from 10 days to year-round, thanks to the newly developed programs of 2013. The current head of the global learning department is Michael Winegeart.


Athletics

Lipscomb athletic teams are the Bisons. The university is a member of the Division I level of
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(NCAA), primarily competing in the
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(formerly known as the Atlantic Sun Conference until after the 2015–16 school year) since the 2003–04 academic year. The Bisons previously competed in the TranSouth Athletic Conference (TranSouth or TSAC) of the
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(NAIA) from 1996–97 to 2000–01. Lipscomb competes in 17 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, tennis and track & field (indoor and outdoor); women's sports include basketball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track & field (indoor and outdoor) and volleyball.


Overview

Sports teams are
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d "The Bisons," and there is a large statue of the namesake animal centrally located on the campus. At one time the school was a small-college sports powerhouse, notably in
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and
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in the NAIA. The university has an ongoing sports rivalry with
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, just down the road from Lipscomb. Traditionally basketball games between the two schools are called the "Battle of the Boulevard". Overall the Bisons have the series advantage 75–72. In 2006, the rivalry reached a new level when Belmont and Lipscomb advanced to the finals of the Atlantic Sun tournament at the
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in
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, with the winner earning its first-ever bid to the NCAA tournament. Belmont won 74–69 in overtime. Lipscomb was invited to the
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as the regular-season conference champion, losing in its first game. LU The Bison serves as the official
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of Lipscomb University.


Notable alumni


Academia

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(1970), retired president of the
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, former chancellor of
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* Dr. W.B. West, Jr. (1929) Founder and former Dean of
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, fourth president of
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* Richard A. Batey (H.S. 1951, David Lipscomb College 1955),
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scholar * Judy G. Hample (1969), former Chancellor of the
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(PASSHE) * Howard A. White, fifth president of
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, third president of
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* George E. Howard, 1958 Head of Dept. of Religion
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, New Testament scholar, author


Athletics

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(2009), actor, former professional baseball player *
Rex Brothers Rex Colman Brothers (born December 18, 1987) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. After playing college baseball at Lipscomb University, Brothers was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 2009 MLB draft. He debute ...
(2011), professional baseball player for the
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(2010), professional baseball player for the Baltimore Orioles *
Garrison Mathews Garrison Mathews (born October 24, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed “Gary Bird”, he played college basketball for the Lipscomb Bisons men's baske ...
(2019), professional basketball player for the
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* John Pierce (1994),
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all-time/all-division scoring leader with 4,230 points


Medicine

* J. Ridley Stroop (1921), psychology and biblical professor, known for his interference research in
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known as the
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(1977), physician and public health leader, currently director of the Vanderbilt Institute for Global Health, former national center director at the U.S.
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(CDC), former provost at
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.


Music & Arts

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Kelsea Ballerini Kelsea Nicole Ballerini (born September 12, 1993) is an American country pop singer. She began songwriting as a child and signed with Black River Entertainment in 2014, releasing her debut studio album the following year, '' The First Time''. ...
(2012), country music singer and songwriter *
Pat Boone Patrick Charles Eugene Boone (born June 1, 1934) is an American singer and actor. He was a successful pop singer in the United States during the 1950s and early 1960s. He sold more than 45 million records, had 38 Top 40 hits, and appeared in mo ...
(H.S. 1952), singer *
Jim Jinkins James Jinkins (born August 8, 1953) is an American animator, cartoonist, and children's author. He is best known as the creator of the animated ''Doug (TV series), Doug'' television series which was later the basis for a Doug's 1st Movie, feature ...
(1975), creator of the animated '' Doug'' series *
Dustin Lynch Dustin Charles Lynch (born May 14, 1985) is an American country music singer and songwriter, signed to Broken Bow Records. Lynch has released four albums and one EP for the label: a self-titled album in 2012, '' Where It's At'' in 2014, '' Curren ...
(2007), country music singer and songwriter * Michael Shane Neal (1991), portrait artist *
NIKI (singer) Nicole Zefanya (born 24 January 1999), known professionally as Niki, (stylized in all uppercase), is an Indonesian singer, songwriter and record producer. She is currently based in the United States and signed with the record label 88rising. E ...
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Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
n singer and songwriter *
Monty Powell Monty Powell (born June 1, 1961) is an American country music songwriter best known for collaborating with Keith Urban, and for producing albums by Diamond Rio. Powell's first songwriting credit was a jingle for an Allstate commercial. After mov ...
(1984), Multiple award-winning country music singer, songwriter and producer *
Thomas Rhett Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (disambiguation) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the Ap ...
(2011), country music singer and songwriter * Marty Roe (1984), lead singer of the country music band
Diamond Rio Diamond Rio is an American country music band. The band was founded in 1982 as an attraction for the Opryland USA theme park in Nashville, Tennessee, and was originally known as the Grizzly River Boys, then the Tennessee River Boys. It was foun ...
* Ray Walker (1956), bass singer for
The Jordanaires The Jordanaires were an American vocal quartet that formed as a gospel group in 1948. Over the years, they recorded both sacred and secular music for recording companies such as Capitol Records, RCA Victor, Columbia Records, Decca Records, Vocal ...
quartet


Politics

* LaMar Baker (1938), former
U.S. Representative The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they c ...
from
TN-03 The 3rd congressional district of Tennessee is a list of United States congressional districts, congressional district in East Tennessee. It has been represented by Republican Chuck Fleischmann since January 2011. Current boundaries The district ...
* David French (1991), (
political commentator A pundit is a person who offers mass media opinion or commentary on a particular subject area (most typically politics, the social sciences, technology or sport). Origins The term originates from the Sanskrit term ('' '' ), meaning "knowledg ...
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Beth Harwell Beth Halteman Harwell (born July 24, 1957, in Norristown, Pennsylvania) is a member of the board of directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority and the former List of Speakers of the Tennessee House of Representatives, Speaker of the Tennessee Ho ...
(1978), former Tennessee
State Representative A state legislature is a legislative branch or body of a political subdivision in a federal system. Two federations literally use the term "state legislature": * The legislative branches of each of the fifty state governments of the United Sta ...
, first female
Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives The Tennessee House of Representatives is the lower house of the Tennessee General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Tennessee. Constitutional requirements According to the state constitution of 1870, this body is to consi ...
, candidate for
governor of Tennessee The governor of Tennessee is the head of government of the U.S. state of Tennessee. The governor is the only official in Tennessee state government who is directly elected by the voters of the entire state. The current governor is Bill Lee, a ...
in the 2018 election * Benjamin Pollock, Democratic political consultant for
Beto O'Rourke Robert Francis "Beto" O'Rourke ( , ; ; born September 26, 1972) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2013 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, O'Rourke was the party's nominee for the U.S. Senat ...
*Dave Retterer (1974) Mayor of
Ada, Ohio Ada ; ; is a village in Hardin County, Ohio, United States, located about southwest of Toledo. The population was 5,952 at the 2010 census. History Following the 1817 Treaty of Fort Meigs, the Shawnee Indians held reservation land at Hog Cree ...
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Kerry Roberts Kerry E. Roberts is a Republican member of the Tennessee Senate for the 23rd district, which includes Robertson County, Dickson County, Cheatham County, Humphreys County and Hickman County. In January 2020, Roberts left his weekly radio show ...
(1983), Tennessee
State Senator A state senator is a member of a state's senate in the bicameral legislature of 49 U.S. states, or a member of the unicameral Nebraska Legislature. Description A state senator is a member of an upper house in the bicameral legislatures of 49 U ...
* David Sampson (1978), former
United States Deputy Secretary of Commerce The Deputy Secretary of Commerce is a high-ranking position within the U.S. Department of Commerce. It was created on December 13, 1979, when President Jimmy Carter sent a letter to the U.S. Senate and nominated Luther H. Hodges Jr., who then curr ...
* William R. Snodgrass (1942), former Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury


Religion

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Robert Henry Boll Robert Henry Boll (June 7, 1875 – April 13, 1956) was a German-born American preacher in the Churches of Christ. Boll is most known for advancing a premillennialist eschatology within the Churches of Christ, in articles written during his editors ...
, German-born American preacher in the Churches of Christ * Charles R. Brewer (1918), professor, preacher, poet, and leader * G. C. Brewer (1911), author, preacher, and teacher * B.C. Goodpasture (1918), preacher and writer * Ira L. North (1941), preacher and author


Other

* Cyntoia Brown (2015), a woman whose murder conviction at age 16 was a national controversy; she was granted clemency in 2019 * Savannah Chrisley, reality television personality and pageant queen *
Douglas A. Foster Douglas A. Foster (born August 30, 1952) is author and scholar known for his work on the history of Stone-Campbell Restoration Movement. Life Douglas A. Foster was born in Sheffield, Alabama. He grew up in Tuscumbia, Alabama. Upon completing his ...
(1974), author and scholar known for his work on the history of Stone-Campbell Restoration Movement *
David Edwin Harrell David Edwin Harrell Jr. (February 22, 1930 – March 15, 2021) was an American historian best known for his scholarship of religion in the United States. Harrell was born in Jacksonville, Florida to parents David Edwin (a physician) and Mildred ...
(1954), historian at
Auburn University Auburn University (AU or Auburn) is a public land-grant research university in Auburn, Alabama. With more than 24,600 undergraduate students and a total enrollment of more than 30,000 with 1,330 faculty members, Auburn is the second largest uni ...
* W. Mark Lanier (1981), founder of The Lanier Law Firm *
Barry Stowe Barry Stowe (born November 1957) is an American business executive. He held senior positions at leading insurance companies, including Prudential plc and American International Group (AIG). Early life and education Barry Lee Stowe was born ...
(1979), CEO,
Jackson National Life Jackson National Life Insurance Company (often referred to as simply Jackson) is a U.S. company that provides annuities for retail investors and fixed income products for institutional investors. Jackson subsidiaries and affiliates provide specia ...


References


External links

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Official athletics website
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