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Jessica Asplund

On a 2008 student-athlete questionnaire, Jessica Asplund, ’09 nursing, said that of any moment in history, she would choose to live in the present. As...

Q&A – Graham Kash

Graham Kash has taught literature, composition, folklore and speech at Tennessee Tech since 1963. He is best known for coaching the speech and debate...

Q&A – Gretta Stanger

Gretta Stanger has been a sociology professor at Tech for almost 47 years. Stanger has taught many students the importance of sociology. She has...

Traditionally TTU

Ask anyone what makes Tech special and the answer will be the same. It’s the people who form our campus family. For some, Tech is...

Morrison opens shop

Cigi Morrison, ’06 human ecology, is returning to Cookeville after almost a decade in Atlanta open a clothing, home accents and gifts shop near...

Garner saves the team

Though she grew up watching and playing basketball, Pickett County High School’s Spanish teacher and softball coach, Brittney Garner, ’12 interdisciplinary studies, recently saved...

Outstanding alumni

Eight TTU alumni recognized as ‘Outstanding’ Two professors, a married couple, a retired coach, a businessman, an engineer and an award-winning musician were recognized this...

More than 50 years of friendship

Through letters and visits, eight women have maintained strong friendships begun in 1961 during their freshman year at Tech. The eight members of the Class...

Drinking Art

THE BUSINESS OF CRAFT BEER, CRAFT GLASSES Through a narrow door downtown, three focused young men race around a work zone labeling, taping and packing...

The Archivist

Mancil Johnson Since 1985, Mancil Johnson has been the repository of Tech’s stories, histories and traditions. In that time, the archivist has helped countless students,...